Question follow-through · 68802
Health: Pupils
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of equity of access for children to healthcare checks in independent schools in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 1 Aug 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of equity of access for children to healthcare checks in independent schools in the UK.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Aug 2025
Answer published
Access to healthcare services is based on the clinical needs of the individual. The type of school a child attends does not affect their eligibility for access to NHS healthcare services. Parents or carers with concerns about their child’s health can spea...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Dance and Music: Finance
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Special Educational Needs: Finance
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities operate a clear system for accessing high needs top up funding, in the context of her Department's High Needs operational guidance.
Schools: Finance
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to publish criteria and guidance, so schools understand how funding decisions are made, what evidence is required, who makes those decisions, and how consistency is ensured.