Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much further education colleges were originally told would be clawed back in adult education funds from each college; and how much was re-allocated to colleges following their appeal, by each further education college institution.

In March 2021 the reconciliation threshold for Education and Skills Funding Agency grant funded 2020/21 academic year Adult Education Budget adult skills, including non-formula funded community learning was lowered from 97% to 90% in recognition of the difficulties and uncertainties many providers are facing because of the impact of COVID-19.

The department intends to publish details of 2020/21 academic year final funding by the end of March 2022 following the completion of year end business processes.