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Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the cost of school transport for students outside London is affordable and does not place a disproportionate financial burden on families; and whether her Depa

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the cost of school transport for students outside London is affordable and does not place a disproportionate financial burden on families; and whether her Depa

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 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. Local a...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Pre-school Education: Finance

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of early years funding rates in helping to ensure the financial sustainability of pre-school and nursery settings.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pre-school Education: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many early years pre-school settings have closed in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the last 12 months; and what steps the Government is taking to support the financial sustainability of earl

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Childcare

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to review the Childcare Sufficiency Duty.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Social Media

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of teaching on social media harms, including body image and algorithmic content, within PSHE curricula in secondary schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Equality

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Personal, Social, Health and Economic education in schools includes specific teaching on racism, sexism and gender equality across all state schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Further Education: Finance

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) maintain funding for all 16 to 24 year olds enrolled in further education and training, (b) extend VAT reimbursement to further education colleges

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

School Meals: Standards

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the timeline for reviewing school food standards.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal powers on the ability of parents and carers to secure named school placements for children with education, health and ca

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs

14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to hold local authorities accountable for meeting the statutory 20-week timeframe for issuing education, health and care plans.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs

14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many speech and language therapists and educational psychologists will be required to deliver the Experts at Hand service set out in the SEND White Paper.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Schools: Transport

16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of school transport costs on families in areas outside London; and whether she has plans to review school transport policy to address region

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupil Exclusions

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on (a) the use of suspension by schools in England and (b) compliance with the statutory guidance "Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pup