| Heading: |
Schools: Rural Areas |
| Question ID: |
1813237 |
| UIN: |
60387 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5342 |
| Asking Member display name: |
John Whitby
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
John Whitby
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support rural primary schools with declining pupil numbers. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-24 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4125 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine McKinnell
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| Answering Member handle: |
CMcKinnellMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@CMcKinnellMP
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| Answer text: |
The government recognises the challenges some schools are facing due to falling pupil rolls.Local authorities hold the statutory place planning function, ensuring there are sufficient schools in their area to meet the needs of pupils. It is for local auth... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |