| Heading: |
Foster Care |
| Question ID: |
1818549 |
| UIN: |
64175 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5085 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Llinos Medi
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Llinos Medi
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing foster carers with the same legal status as (a) health workers and (b) teachers. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
I pay tribute to the vital efforts of foster carers, who carry out a challenging role that requires skill, dedication and love. This government’s investments in foster care will recruit hundreds more new foster families and strengthen support to retain ex... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |