Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98847

Adult Education and Lifelong Education

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the government has made an assessment of the trends in the range and take up of lifelong learning and evening class courses since 2015.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The government recognises the importance of lifelong learning, funding a range of courses across further education (FE) and higher education (HE) for adult learners.We do not collect data on delivery mechanisms in FE. Part-time and full-time data for HE i...

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