Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many civil servants in her Department are working solely on the devolution of the adult education budget (a) in total and (b) in each mayoral or combined authority.

There are currently 7 civil servants in the department working solely on devolution of the Adult Education Budget with additional input and assistance from an additional number of people from across the department and the Education and Skills Funding Agency. It is the responsibility of each Mayoral Combined Authority and the Greater London Authority to determine their own level of resourcing.