Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Tiverton High School: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made in delivering the School Rebuilding Programme for Tiverton High School.
Answer: The project is at pre-feasibility stage, and the department is undertaking technical work and planning appraisals. Work to date suggests that significant development of the school will be required, and that this may not be permitted by the planning author...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation Act 1996Department for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data from local authorities on the reasons why Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 is applied.
Answer: The department collects data from local authorities on placement reasons for pupils educated under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 for those in local authority funded placements.This information is published annually in the ‘Schools, pupils and their...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Missing PersonsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of embedding a cross-governmental approach to young people who go missing.
Answer: The government takes the issue of any child going missing, from home or care, extremely seriously and has provided clear guidance about responsibilities for all children who go missing. When a child is found, they must be offered an independent Return Hom...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to schools who wish to decarbonise their buildings but who currently do not have the means to do so.
Answer: The department recognises that decarbonising the school estate is an important part of meeting the government’s net zero commitments.The Great British Energy Solar Partnership (GBESP) programme is supporting 250 schools and colleges to decarbonise by inve...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure adequate external scrutiny of the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement with families, charities, campaigners and leading organisations across the UK to shape and in...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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