Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the public purse has been made available for adult education courses in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last ten years.

The adult education budget (AEB) is not allocated to specific geographies. The department allocates the AEB to individual providers who, under the current freedoms and flexibility policy, are able to use their funds to support any English learners in line with the funding rules set each year.

We publish our allocations by training provider. These can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/19-funding-allocations#supporting-documents. This data relates to training providers and is therefore not a measure of allocation to residents within Coventry or the West Midlands.

From 1 August 2019, part of the AEB was devolved to 6 mayoral combined authorities and the Greater London Authority. These authorities are now responsible for funding and allocating adult education provision for learners who are resident in their areas.