Question follow-through · 84326

Recycling: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help children and young people understand the circular economy.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
29 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help children and young people understand the circular economy.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The government recognises the importance of ensuring that children and young people are taught about and understand sustainability and the circular economy, which is why this topic can already be covered across a range of subjects, including science and d...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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