Question follow-through · 2583
Education: Equal Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce pay inequalities between Further Education staff and staff in schools and academised sixth form colleges.
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
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce pay inequalities between Further Education staff and staff in schools and academised sixth form colleges.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2026
Answer published
Further education (FE) colleges and sixth form colleges are responsible for setting and negotiating pay within colleges and have the freedom to implement pay arrangements within their own local circumstances. In addition, there are sector-led arrangements...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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