Question follow-through · 9745
Literacy and Numeracy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) (i) basic and (ii) general literacy and (b) (A) times tables and (B) general numeracy rates.
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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 help improve (a) (i) basic and (ii) general literacy and (b) (A) times tables and (B) general numeracy rates.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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25 Oct 2024
Answer published
High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life. The government knows that inc...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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