| Heading: |
Children's Play: School Day |
| Question ID: |
1818447 |
| UIN: |
64273 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5210 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Tom Hayes
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Tom Hayes
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Centre for Young Lives report, entitled Everything to Play For, published in June 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of decline in the duration of free playtime dur |
| 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: |
The department supports active lunch and break times, and government guidance sets a minimum school week of 32.5 hours, inclusive of breaks, to allow time for play.The early years foundation stage framework is clear that play is essential for learning and... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |