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English Language: Education

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 September 2025UIN 71463

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was allocated for English for Speakers of Other Languages provision by her Department in 2024-25; what the budget is for 2025-26; and what proportion in each case was allocated as gra

Answered by Mike Tapp

Please refer to the 4th of July response from the former Minister for Children and Families, Janet Daby MP, for more detail on how ESOL is funded [UIN 63247].

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