Question follow-through · 66081
Schools: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing flexibility for term-time absences for children from families employed in the (a) agricultural and (b) tourism sectors.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing flexibility for term-time absences for children from families employed in the (a) agricultural and (b) tourism sectors.
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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16 Jul 2025
Answer published
The department has high expectations for all pupils’ attendance. Parents are legally responsible for ensuring regular attendance if their child is of compulsory school age and registered at a school.Taking children out of school for holidays can significa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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