Question follow-through · 9744
Schools: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient school places to meet demand in new housing developments in the countryside; and whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State f
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 25 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient school places to meet demand in new housing developments in the countryside; and whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State f
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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25 Oct 2024
Answer published
Local authorities are responsible for providing enough school places for children in their area. The department engages with local authorities on a regular basis to review their plans for creating additional primary and pre-16 secondary school places, and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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