Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Schools: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds any analysis on the potential effects of the national penalty notice threshold, introduced in August 2024, on school attendance rates.
Answer: The causes of school absence are complex, and penalty notices are one part of a wider toolkit to help ensure children receive the education they are entitled to. The government remains committed to a support- first approach, with enforcement only used whe...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTruancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will release an estimation of the legal costs incurred in prosecuting school attendance offences in each of the last three academic years.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the legal costs incurred in prosecuting school attendance offences.Statutory guidance on attendance makes it clear that legal intervention, including prosecution, should be considered only where support has been exhaus...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTruancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prosecutions for school attendance offences in Cornwall in each of the last three academic years resulted in (a) a conviction, (b) a withdrawal, and (c) an unsuccessful outcome.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. The Outcomes by Offence data tool shows how many people have been prosecuted and con...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTruancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prosecutions for school attendance offences in England in each of the last three academic years resulted in (a) a conviction, (b) a withdrawal, and (c) an unsuccessful outcome.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. The Outcomes by Offence data tool shows how many people have been prosecuted and con...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTruancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prosecutions related to school attendance offences were brought in Cornwall in each year, over the last three academic years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. This data is available through the Outcomes by Offence data tool which shows h...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTruancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prosecutions related to school attendance offences were brought in England in each year, over the last three academic years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. This data is available through the Outcomes by Offence data tool which shows h...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential revenue raised by introducing a voluntary discounted settlement scheme for Plan 2 student loan borrowers whose loans are not projected to be repaid i
Answer: One of the fundamental principles of student loans is that repayments are income contingent and only due when the borrower is earning over the relevant repayment threshold. Outstanding debt, including interest accrued, is cancelled at the end of the loan ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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