Question follow-through · 35469
Pupils: Young Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence among young carers.
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
- 4 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence among young carers.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2025
Answer published
The department wants to ensure that young carers have the best life chances by supporting them in their education. We recognise that absence from school is almost always a symptom of wider needs and barriers that a family is facing. It is often the best e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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