Question follow-through · 91297

Schools: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the technology state schools require pupils to have.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the technology state schools require pupils to have.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The department does not require pupils to own specific technology and does not hold information on individual pupil requirements. Our policy focuses on ensuring schools have the right infrastructure to support teaching and learning.We have set six core di...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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