Question follow-through · 34515

Natural History: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue the implementation of a new GCSE in Natural History.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue the implementation of a new GCSE in Natural History.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Shipley to the answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18517.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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