This House of Commons Library Briefing provides information in response to some key questions relating to childcare during the coronavirus outbreak
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Changes to funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses (229 KB, PDF)
The purpose of this note is to outline the current debate on funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses and to summarise changes in policy in this area.
ESOL funding has been subject to a series of changes since 2007 when automatic fee remission was removed. This note provides background on these changes, comments on the relevance of proposed changes with regard to the ongoing debate on social cohesion and integration and highlights Parliamentary debate on this issue.
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Changes to funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses (229 KB, PDF)
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