Question follow-through · 74569
Nurseries: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of nursery places available for children in rural areas.
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
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2025 · 56 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
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of nursery places available for children in rural areas.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2025
Answer published
It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In 2025/26 alone, the department plans to pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Schools: North Shropshire
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School Leaving: GCSE
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Pupils: Dental Health
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Schools: Fires
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fires have been recorded in (a) North Shropshire constituency, (b) Shropshire, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England’s school estate in each of the last 10 years.
Schools: Fires
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Schools: Buildings
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