Question follow-through · 66252
Pupil Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be an increase in the pupil premium following the introduction of free school meals for all pupils from families on Universal Credit.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 8 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
- Nurseries: Finance · 29 Aug 2025
- Nurseries: Finance · 29 Aug 2025
- Prisoners: Parents · 29 Aug 2025
- Parents: Prisoners · 29 Aug 2025
- Nurseries: Finance · 10 Oct 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be an increase in the pupil premium following the introduction of free school meals for all pupils from families on Universal Credit.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2025
Answer published
The allocation of pupil premium funding to schools will continue to be based on the existing earned income threshold for free school meal eligibility of £7,400 in the 2026/27 financial year.The pupil premium eligibility criteria also includes children loo...
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.
Nurseries: Finance
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the rate of growth in each of the last five years in the (a) absolute number and (b) proportion of nurseries that are backed by (i) private equity firms, (ii) pension funds and (
Nurseries: Finance
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the financial viability of nursery groups funded by (a) private equity firms and (b) venture capital funds.
Prisoners: Parents
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the proposed timeline for implementing a system to identify children with a parent in prison.
Parents: Prisoners
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring coordination in establishing a system to identify children with parents in prison.
Nurseries: Finance
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September 2025 to Question 70899 on Nurseries: Finance, whether her Department has made an assessment of the financial viability of private equity-backed nursery providers.
Media: Education
22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibility her Department has for ensuring media literacy.
Media: Teachers
22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) initial teacher training and (b) continuing professional development for teachers in media literacy.
Media: Education
22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve levels of media literacy among vulnerable children who are more at risk online.
Postgraduate Education: Childcare
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of childcare costs on the ability of parents to undertake postgraduate study.
Students: Childcare
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and percentage of a) undergraduate and b) postgraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities.
Students: Childcare
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what percentage of undergraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities receive the Childcare Grant.
Postgraduate Education: Childcare
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the percentage of doctoral loans used by students to cover the costs of childcare.