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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the time series trends are of the proportion of entrants for (a) GCSEs and (b) other public examinations that use a method other than hand writing for any written, as opposed to practical or coursework, as
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
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Recorded timeline
13 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the time series trends are of the proportion of entrants for (a) GCSEs and (b) other public examinations that use a method other than hand writing for any written, as opposed to practical or coursework, as
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jun 2025
Answer published
This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to the hon. Member for East Hampshire directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Private Education
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the fall in the number of children at independent schools was in line with her Department’s projections.
Teachers: Standards
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's definition is of expert teachers.
Schools: Internet
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54726 on Schools: internet, what steps she is taking to ensure blocks on illegal content are (a) technically enforced and (b) cannot be overridden in all educat
Apprentices: Finance
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to fund level 6 apprenticeships for all ages for 2027-28.
Schools: Admissions
25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date her Department first published a projection of the number of (a) Primary and (b) Secondary school places that would be needed in September 2024.
Teachers: Recruitment
9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects.
Teachers: Recruitment
9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the key subjects into which her Department is recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers.
GCSE: Digital Technology
15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential advantages and disadvantages of moving most GCSEs for most pupils to a digital format.
GCSE: Digital Technology
15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with (a) OfQual (b) examination boards on the potential impact of moving most GCSEs for most pupils to a digital format.
Teachers: Training
3 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the indicative total contract value for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract has reduced from £150 million in April 2025 to £89 million in September 2025.
Teachers: Training
3 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the number of cohorts has been reduced in the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract.
Languages: Education
13 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department has reduced funding for the language hubs programme.