| Heading: |
Pupils: Absenteeism |
| Question ID: |
1760341 |
| UIN: |
27643 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5038 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Anneliese Midgley
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| Asking Member handle: |
anneliese_midge
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@anneliese_midge
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the rate of absenteeism in primary schools in Knowsley constituency. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| 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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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence, which is a fundamental barrier to learning and life chances. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which li... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |