| Heading: |
Pupils: Attendance |
| Question ID: |
1746576 |
| UIN: |
17587 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4638 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
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| Asking Member handle: |
TanDhesi
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@TanDhesi
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking increase school attendance among children who are living in poverty. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4653 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Morgan
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenmorganmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenmorganmp
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| Answer text: |
Today, 4.3 million children are living in poverty in this country. Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the op... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |