A question on #SignLanguage #GCSE tabled by Jim Shannon on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: 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
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
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.
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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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: 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