Question follow-through · 902934
Schools: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2025
Answer published
It was John Swinney himself who said education was the “defining mission” of the SNP government. Yet just last week, we got the news that standards of attainment in Scotland's schools are declining across the board and, shamefully, outcomes for young work...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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