Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of devolving skills provision and funding to local areas in order to ensure that the industrial strategy is a success for all parts of the country.

Mayoral Combined Authorities will be able to use their devolved Adult Education Budget to align their skills support with opportunities in the local labour market, and offer more bespoke solutions to individuals with multiple needs. We are committed to ensuring we have a strong skills system that can drive increases in productivity, improvements in social mobility and help make a success of Brexit. This will be essential to the success of our Industrial Strategy.