Question follow-through · 117273
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department will offer to parents at independent schools that are closing to help them take over the running of the school.
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
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Schools: Finance · 19 Mar 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department will offer to parents at independent schools that are closing to help them take over the running of the school.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
It is for private schools, as private businesses, to manage their operations and take decisions on closure. All children of compulsory school age are entitled to a state-funded school place, should they need one. The department continues to support local ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Schools: Finance
19 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer on 12 March 2026 to question 117273, if she will provide financial assistance to schools to accommodate pupils from nearby private schools that have closed.
Department for Education: Written Questions
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times her Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.