A question on #Schools #GoverningBodies tabled by Freddie van Mierlo on 27-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Schools: Governing Bodies
Question ID: 1817413
UIN: 63438
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-27
Asking Member ID: 5296
Asking Member display name: Freddie van Mierlo
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Freddie van Mierlo
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of unfilled vacancies on school governing bodies.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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Is holding answer: false
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: According to the National Governance Association’s 2024 survey, 25% of respondents stated that their board did not have any vacancies. 76% of respondents reported difficulty in recruiting new governors and trustees. 44% of boards had two or more vacancies...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true