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<p>The table attached shows the amount funding paid by the Education and Skills Funding
Agency (ESFA) to the Workers Educational Association for the past three funding years
(from August to July).</p><p> </p><p>The Workers Educational Association are in scope
to receive an allocation and will be notified of the amount of funding available to
them shortly.</p><p> </p><p>For 2018 to 2019, the ESFA will continue to allocate the
Adult Education Budget (AEB).</p><p> </p><p>From 2019 to 2020, responsibility for
the AEB will be devolved to eight Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater
London Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Once authorities take on the role they will, within
the agreed conditions of their devolution deal, be responsible for commissioning AEB
provision in their local areas, having the freedom to set their own priorities, whilst
still being subject to the statutory duties of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary
of State. This will allow them to focus on meeting local area need and delivering
local economic objectives.</p><p>The ESFA will continue to allocate funding to providers
that do not deliver in the devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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