Written questions

Numeracy: Adult Education

2026-06-14 · Department for Education · 10016 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of the Multiply programme on adult numeracy participation before the programme was discontinued.

Answer

Multiply was funded from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and ran for three years, from April 2022 to March 2025. The programme boosted existing efforts to address low levels of adult numeracy in England. Multiply delivered 288,605 enrolments across the thre...