A question on #BasicSkills #PrimaryEducation tabled by Ian Lavery on 21-01-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Basic Skills: Primary Education
Question ID: 1757201
UIN: 25229
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-21
Asking Member ID: 4139
Asking Member display name: Ian Lavery
Asking Member handle: IanLaveryMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @IanLaveryMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle the decline in pupils achieving the expected standard in (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) maths by age 11 in Northumberland.
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.Attaining proficient standards...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true