Question follow-through · 2784
Maintained Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, what plans she has to safeguard local authority-run schools.
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
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, what plans she has to safeguard local authority-run schools.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ white paper sets out the unique and vital role local authorities play in delivery of high-quality education and opportunities for all children in their communities, including through working collaboratively with lo...
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.
Schools: Temperature
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum temperature threshold above which schools should not open.
Schools: Temperature
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children in schools during periods of extreme heat.
Music: Education
1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote music education in schools.
Adoption: Mental Health Services
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services for adopted children and their families.