Question follow-through · 9920

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include a review of the current arrangements for religious education in the planned review of the national curriculum.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
18 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
28 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include a review of the current arrangements for religious education in the planned review of the national curriculum.

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.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. ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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