| Heading: |
English Language: Asylum |
| Question ID: |
1805928 |
| UIN: |
HL7861 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3785 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
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Baroness Thomas of Winchester
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are enough English for Speakers of Other Languages classes throughout the country to meet demand, and whether those classes are free for asylum seekers and refugees. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-06 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
The department supports adults aged 19+ in England to access English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision, funded through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), subject to the eligibility requirements laid out in the ASF. This allows learners to develop... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |