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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Literacy more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adults without basic literacy skills. more like this
tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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Chris Evans remove filter
uin 179202 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-23more like thismore than 2018-10-23
answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. This is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.</p><p>To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.</p><p>Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning more flexibly to adults with low or intermediate skills.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this