Question follow-through · 123503
Pre-school Education: Finance
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.
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
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Social Media · 10 Apr 2026
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Equality · 10 Apr 2026
- Further Education: Finance · 10 Apr 2026
- School Meals: Standards · 10 Apr 2026
- Special Educational Needs: Tribunals · 14 Apr 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2026
Answer published
The government expects to provide over £9.5 billion for the early years entitlements in 2026/27, more than doubling annual public investment in the early years sector compared to 2023/24, as a result of successfully rolling-out the expansion of government...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
Pupil Exclusions
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the consistency with which the statutory guidance on suspensions is applied across schools in England; and what guidance his Department provides to parents where they
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
13 May 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
Special Educational Needs: Reform
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of the SEND reform consultation process for families with caring responsibilities, disability, literacy barriers or limited time to engage with technical docume