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Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise school buildings through (a) energy efficiency retrofitting and (b) renewable energy installations; and how these measures will help ensure that the Department

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise school buildings through (a) energy efficiency retrofitting and (b) renewable energy installations; and how these measures will help ensure that the Department

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is committed to supporting the UK net-zero carbon targets. Since 2021, our own building standards require that all new school buildings we deliver ar...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Schools: Dyslexia

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Schools: Special Educational Needs

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Reading: Civil Society Covenant

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Civil Society Covenant will have a role in the implementation of the National Year of Reading.

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Reading

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the department has to promote the National Year of Reading in a) early years settings, b) primary schools, c) secondary schools, d) further education and e) higher education.

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Reading

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote reading.

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Reading: Equality

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.