Question follow-through · 45907

Department for Education: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of the reception held for trade unions and other stakeholders in her Department on 11 July 2024; what (a) food and (b) alcohol was provided; and who attended.

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 17 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 23 Apr 2025
Answer: 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of the reception held for trade unions and other stakeholders in her Department on 11 July 2024; what (a) food and (b) alcohol was provided; and who attended.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
This event was held to enable my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education to outline the new government’s priorities for education and social care to a wide range of delivery partners and stakeholders. This acknowledges the key role played ...

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