Question follow-through · 13242
Private Education: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Minister of State for Security on independent primary and secondary schools owned by Chinese (a) businesses and (b) nationals.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Aug 2026 · 40 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Minister of State for Security on independent primary and secondary schools owned by Chinese (a) businesses and (b) nationals.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Aug 2026
Answer published
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, regularly meets colleagues across government to discuss issues in education, including issues relating to school governance and ownership.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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