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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Lifelong Education (28 June 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of introducing free lifelong learning education in further education colleges.

Asked by:
Alex Burghart (Conservative)

Answer

The Government offers a range of support for adult learners, including through the Adult Education Budget and through Advanced Learner Loans. Details of the funding are published through the Skills Funding Letter (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/599089/SFA_Letter_2017-18_final.pdf). The Government has also announced £40 million at this year’s Budget to fund pilots that will test ambitious, new approaches to removing barriers to lifelong learning.


Answered by:
Anne Milton (Independent)
6 July 2017

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