Question follow-through · 105335
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the level of school absences among working class students.
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
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 16 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
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the level of school absences among working class students.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2026
Answer published
Absence is a key barrier to opportunity. Children need to be in school to achieve and thrive. The government recognises that some pupils, including those eligible for free school meals, face additional barriers to regular attendance. This is why the depar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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