Question follow-through · 127058
Schools: STEM Subjects
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children in rural schools have equitable access to advanced STEM programs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children in rural schools have equitable access to advanced STEM programs.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is committed to ensuring that all pupils, including those in rural schools, have access to high‑quality science, technology, engineering and maths (S...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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