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Sign Language: GCSE |
Question ID: |
1818153 |
UIN: |
64039 |
House: |
Commons |
Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
Asking Member ID: |
4131 |
Asking Member display name: |
Jim Shannon
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Asking Member handle: |
jimshannonmp
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Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jimshannonmp
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Member interest: |
false |
Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to introduce a GCSE on British Sign Language. |
Is named day: |
false |
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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: |
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: |
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is in the process of developing a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE. This landmark GCSE is an important step towards greater recognition of BSL as a l... |
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Answering body ID: |
60 |
Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
Tweeted: |
true |