Patrick Spencer MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Vocational Education: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional annual cost to schools of delivering the proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed technical education pathways on the revised Progress 8 and Attainment 8 performance measures.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of differing access to technical education pathways as a result of variations in local employer, school and further education capacity on pupils in different
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist facilities and equipment in secondary schools to deliver the proposed technical education pathways from September 2028.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, at what age and date in the academic year the Government expects pupils to select a technical education pathway from September 2028, and what assessment she has made of the impact of that choice on the subjects
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government's proposed technical education pathways will require changes to the funding available for post-16 transport in rural areas such as Suffolk.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding she intends to make available for the recruitment and training of specialist staff required to deliver technical education pathways from September 2028.
Answer: The department is at an early stage of developing the new technical education pathways. Our ambition is to give every young person access to high-quality technical education pathways from age 14 and support progression into further study, training and ski...
Answered 6 Oct 2026
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has considered on whether proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14 will improve pupil outcomes compared with existing Key Stage 4 technical provision.
Answer: The department is at an early stage of developing the new technical education pathways. Our ambition is to give every young person access to high-quality technical education pathways from age 14 and support progression into further study, training and ski...
Answered 6 Oct 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether Suffolk will have sufficient specialist school places to meet the needs of pupils who are unable to have their needs met through the Government's proposed more inclusive
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how proposed technical education pathways for pupils from the age of 14 differ from technical education available to pupils through existing Key Stage 4 qualifications.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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