Question follow-through · 6512

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to monitor the effectiveness of her Department's work to support the mental health of children in poverty in (a) schools and (b) other educational settings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
9 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to monitor the effectiveness of her Department's work to support the mental health of children in poverty in (a) schools and (b) other educational settings.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity and learning. The right support should be available to every young person that needs it, which is ...

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