Question follow-through · 8347
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take this academic year to help schools tackle absences.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 18 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Music and Dance Scheme · 31 Mar 2025
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Recorded timeline
9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take this academic year to help schools tackle absences.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Oct 2024
Answer published
The government recognises school absence as a key barrier to learning and tackling this must be a top priority. Thanks to the sector's efforts, more students are attending school this year compared to last. However, 1.6 million children remain persistentl...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Music and Dance Scheme
31 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to fund the Music and Dance Scheme in 2025-26.
Physical Education: Curriculum
7 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of PE provision in the national curriculum.