Question follow-through · 113009
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the benefits of updating the Education Act 1944 with regard to distance thresholds for school transport.
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
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the benefits of updating the Education Act 1944 with regard to distance thresholds for school transport.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to creating opportunities for all children so that they can achieve and thrive. The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport.The elig...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Further Education: VAT
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the costs to FE colleges of their ineligibility for the VAT refund scheme.