Question follow-through · 61701

Natural History: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Natural History GCSE will be made available to students.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Jun 2025
Target answer date
24 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Natural History GCSE will be made available to students.

  2. 24 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for North West Leicestershire to the answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 36968.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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