Question follow-through · 11822

Children in Care: Gloucester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational outcomes for (a) children in social care and (b) care-experienced young people in Gloucester.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
31 Oct 2024
Answer
6 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational outcomes for (a) children in social care and (b) care-experienced young people in Gloucester.

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Reforming children’s social care is critical to giving all our children and young people the start in life they deserve. The government is committed to working in partnership with local government to support children who have experienced the care system a...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Basic Skills: Gloucester

14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve children's oracy in Gloucester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Childcare: Gloucester

21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of childcare in Gloucester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Unemployment: Young People

21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work, education and training in (a) Gloucester and (b) Gloucestershire in the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Foster Care: Gloucester

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with local authorities to help (a) recruit and (b) retain foster carers in Gloucester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Kinship Care: Gloucester

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support kinship carers in Gloucester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Home Education: Gloucester

12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to identify children who are educated outside of school in Gloucester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Young Futures Hubs: Gloucester

30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on establishing Young Futures Hubs in Gloucester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Educational Psychology: Gloucester

12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of educational psychologists in Gloucester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Secondary Education: Gloucester

13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of secondary school places in Gloucester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children: Digital Technology

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of screen time on children aged five and under in Gloucester; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce that time.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Transport

26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of home to school transport for pupils with SEND in Gloucester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Gloucester

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve teacher retention rates in Gloucester constituency.