Question follow-through · 9405
Free Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Every child achieving and thriving White Paper published 23 February 2026, by which policies and mechanisms free schools will form part of the move to a system where all schools will be pa
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Every child achieving and thriving White Paper published 23 February 2026, by which policies and mechanisms free schools will form part of the move to a system where all schools will be pa
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2026
Answer published
Free schools, as academies, are already able to join or form multi-academy trusts and will continue to do so through both expansion of existing high‑quality trusts and the establishment of new trusts.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide further details on the transitional PE Premium payment for primary schools.
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1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the timing of the announcement to the Sports Premium on schools' ability to set an effective budget to be approved in time for the next academic year.
Free School Meals: Universal Credit
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on extending free school meals to all children whose families are in receipt of Universal Credit by the September 2026 deadline; and whether eligible families will have to opt-
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