Question follow-through · 74627
Languages: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of pupils learning languages in school.
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
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2025 · 9 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
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of pupils learning languages in school.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2025
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The study of languages is compulsory under the national curriculum at key stages 2 and 3 for all maintained schools, and will become compulsory in academies, subjec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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