Question follow-through · 22607
Department for Education: Westminster Hall Sittings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in her D
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Music: Secondary Education · 14 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in her D
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
It is not possible to provide an estimate of the time spent preparing ministers to respond to Westminster Hall debates. The amount of Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time involved varies depending on the policy issues covered and the length...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Music: Secondary Education
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued on the minimum amount of curriculum time that schools should allocate to music at Key Stage 3.
Music: Secondary Education
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the relationship between the amount of music teaching pupils receive at Key Stage 3 and subsequent participation in GCSE Music.