Question follow-through · 84401
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that local authority funding for school holiday support schemes is (a) properly audited and (b) delivers value for money.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that local authority funding for school holiday support schemes is (a) properly audited and (b) delivers value for money.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. That’s why the department recently confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years from 2026/27. Delivering best v...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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