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Children: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency do not have English as their first language.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
22 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency do not have English as their first language.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    A pupil is recorded to have English as an additional language if they are exposed to a language at home that is known or believed to be other than English. This measure is not a measure of English language proficiency nor a good proxy for recent immigrati...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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