Question follow-through · 7623

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on expanding the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on expanding the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The department is continuing to hold Spending Review discussions regarding future funding for children’s social care with colleagues across government.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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