Question follow-through · 17587
Pupils: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking increase school attendance among children who are living in poverty.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Children: Poverty · 4 Dec 2024
- Unemployment: Slough · 12 Dec 2024
- Disadvantaged · 13 Dec 2024
- Pupils: Absenteeism · 13 Dec 2024
- Students: Finance · 14 Jan 2025
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking increase school attendance among children who are living in poverty.
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2024
Answer published
Today, 4.3 million children are living in poverty in this country. Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the op...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Children: Poverty
4 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children living in relative poverty are not eligible for free school meals.
Unemployment: Slough
12 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of (a) work, (b) education and (c) training in Slough.
Disadvantaged
13 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the impact of socio-economic disadvantage on future earnings.
Pupils: Absenteeism
13 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence in schools in Slough constituency.
Students: Finance
14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for implementing alternative student finance following the introduction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement in the 2025-26 academic year.
Students: Finance
14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to increase awareness of financial support available to students.
Special Educational Needs: Standards
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of local councils who have failed to meet the time limit of 20 weeks for the issuing of an Education, Health and Care Plan within the last year.
Special Educational Needs
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) guidance available to (i) parents and (ii) guardians of children who require an Education, Health and Care Plan to navigate the proc
Breakfast Clubs
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure meals provided in free breakfast clubs meet nutritional guidelines set for schools.
Schools: Food
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review school food standards to ensure they adequately address the nutritional content of meals provided in breakfast clubs.
Special Educational Needs
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increased demand for SEN support in schools.
Special Educational Needs
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that there is equal service provision by local authorities for the (a) issuing and (b) delivery of education, health and care plans.