Question follow-through · 16800

Department for Education: Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how their Department defines strategy.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
2 Dec 2024
Answer
6 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how their Department defines strategy.

  2. 2 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Dec 2024

    Answer published

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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