Question follow-through · 84655

Armed Forces: Maintained Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of state school places for children of armed forces personnel who are relocated during the academic year.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
31 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of state school places for children of armed forces personnel who are relocated during the academic year.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials collaborate with colleagues in the Department for Education (DfE) regarding the education of children from Armed Forces families. MOD officials are members of the DfE Admissions Working Group and are presently engaged w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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