Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) employers and (b) organisations that offer retraining programmes that are funded by the adult skills budget.

In 2017-18, there were 650 providers that delivered level 2 learning aims and qualifications through the adult education budget (excluding apprenticeships). The majority of the level 2 qualifications delivered are to learners who already have a level 2 or equivalent qualification.