Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 113869

Skills Bootcamps: Finance

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat — Glastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that colleges do not face disproportionate reductions in Skills Bootcamps budgets compared with 2025-26.

Answer

Andrew Western

We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...

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