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Question follow-through · 8936

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure faith groups are regularly consulted on locally agreed syllabuses for religious education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
17 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure faith groups are regularly consulted on locally agreed syllabuses for religious education.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Religious education (RE) is an important subject that should provide pupils with an opportunity to learn about a wide range of religious and non-religious beliefs. RE should help pupils to better understand the values and traditions of different religious...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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