https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx<\/a>.<\/p>According to the survey, adults who have the lowest proportion of literacy and numeracy skills (with a L2 qualification or above) are in London and the North East respectively. However, this does not take into account adults who have English as a second language.<\/p>
We are working with a range of sector and research partners to improve the evidence base on the best ways to support adults to secure basic English and maths skills. This includes exploring innovative ways through the Career Learning Pilots.<\/p>"}
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Government is addressing fuel poverty by improving home energy efficiency and making energy more affordable for vulnerable households. Parliament has passed legislation to introduce an energy price cap, protecting households on standard variable and default tariffs in addition to the protection provided by the pre-payment and vulnerable customer safeguard tariffs. Over 2 million low income and vulnerable households will also benefit this winter from the Warm Home Discount, a £140 rebate on their energy bill which we have committed to through to 2021 and all pensioner households receive between £100 and £300 over the winter months through the Winter Fuel Payment.<\/p>
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We have also announced that we will focus all of the £640 million per year Energy Company Obligation on low income and vulnerable households from 2018 to 2022. This new scheme will also include support for innovation, aimed at improving quality and reducing the cost of technologies that will be required to meet the fuel poverty target. Beyond those dates, we committed through the Clean Growth Strategy to extending support for energy efficiency at least at the current level of ECO through to 2028, meaning over £6 billion of investment will be made into home energy efficiency over the next ten years. In addition, we introduced legislation in April this year requiring private landlords to improve the energy efficiency of F and G rated properties, so that all tenants can heat their home at a reasonable cost.<\/p>"}
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Protecting low income and vulnerable consumers when it comes to their energy costs is a priority for this Government. This is why the Energy Company Obligation, our main domestic energy efficiency scheme, will now be solely focused on upgrading the homes of those on low incomes to help tackle the root cause of fuel poverty.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has also recently extended the Warm Home Discount scheme, which supports over 2 million low income and vulnerable households by cutting £140 off their winter energy bills.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government is also introducing the energy price cap to protect over 11 million households on poor value standard variable tariff deals this winter.<\/p>"}
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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>
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>
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>
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Jobcentre Plus works in partnership with local training providers to deliver essential communication skills, numeracy skills, digital literacy skills and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training to unemployed benefit claimants in England, Scotland and Wales.<\/p>
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Wider adult education and skills policy is the responsibility of the Department for Education in England and devolved to the Scottish and Welsh Governments in Scotland and Wales.<\/p>"}
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This Government is determined to make sure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily, confidently, and without extra cost.<\/p>
<\/p>
In 2017/18 the Government provided around £1 billion of funding to enable local authorities in England to provide statutory and discretionary concessions for 9.8 million disabled and older travel pass holders. The Government has committed to maintaining this concession. Concessionary bus travel is a devolved policy area so the legislative and administrative arrangements differ throughout the UK, and local authorities are also able to offer additional concessions, such as companion passes for disabled people who require assistance to travel.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Disabled Persons Railcard allows disabled people to get one third off their rail fares. The Government made a commitment in the Inclusive Transport Strategy that it would work with the Rail Delivery Group and the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee to review the eligibility criteria for it.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>In 2019, the Department will launch a major public awareness campaign, which, among other things, will seek to increase awareness and take up of these and other forms of assistance for disabled passengers.<\/p>"}
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We provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English and mathematics qualifications from entry level to level 2.<\/p>
To raise standards of adult literacy and numeracy, we are reforming English and mathematics Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will ensure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.<\/p>
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We are also establishing 21 Centres for Excellence across the country, with at least one in every region of England, to improve the quality of mathematics teaching and basic mathematics knowledge and skills in post-16 institutions. The programme will spread best practice across the country through mathematics networks, which will benefit adult learners.<\/p>
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We provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English and mathematics qualifications from entry level to level 2.<\/p>
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We are also establishing 21 Centres for Excellence across the country, with at least one in every region of England, to improve the quality of mathematics teaching and basic mathematics knowledge and skills in post-16 institutions. The programme will spread best practice across the country through mathematics networks, which will benefit adult learners.<\/p>
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Government has been working closely with the creative industries, including the UK television and film sector, to understand the impacts and opportunities presented by our decision to leave the EU.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will continue to engage the creative industries as the UK prepares to leave and ensure any future relationship best serves the UK\u2019s national interest, including helping the UK screen sectors to continue to thrive.<\/p>
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