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Education: Knowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to educational opportunities in Knowsley constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
24 Jan 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to educational opportunities in Knowsley constituency.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    This government has a driving mission to break down the barriers to opportunity and end the link between background and success. Education is at the heart of this mission, ensuring all young people get the best start in life and are set-up to achieve and ...

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Pupils: Absenteeism

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the rate of absenteeism in primary schools in Knowsley constituency.

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Pupils: Absenteeism

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce rates of secondary school absenteeism in Knowsley constituency.

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Primary Education: Literacy

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in the year one phonics screening check in Knowsley constituency.

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GCE A-level: Knowsley

14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 year olds in Knowsley study A-levels after GCSEs.

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GCE A-level: Knowsley

14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 year olds study A-levels after GCSEs in each ward in Knowsley.

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GCE A-level: Knowsley

14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in surrounding areas Knowsley A-level students are attending.

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GCE A-level: Knowsley

14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the proportion of young people who wish to study A-levels and are unable to do so due to transport or distance barriers in Knowsley constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

GCE A-level: Knowsley

14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to help students in Knowsley access A-levels in other local authority areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Young People: Knowsley

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the distribution of young people of A-level-studying age across different neighbourhoods in Knowsley.

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Social Services: Children

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils with above-average demand for children’s social care receive adequate resources under the revised needs-based formula.