Question follow-through · 8860
Religion: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of legislative changes to the statutory framework governing religious education.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2026 · 85 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of legislative changes to the statutory framework governing religious education.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2026
Answer published
The government has not made assessments about the legislative framework applying to religious education (RE) or the Agreed Syllabus Conference model. We are clear that teaching on RE helps pupils understand the wide range of religions and beliefs, includi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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