| Heading: |
Schools: Political Parties |
| Question ID: |
1826547 |
| UIN: |
HL9928 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4970 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
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| Asking Member handle: |
LordWeirDUP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LordWeirDUP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect schools from party political interference after the minimum voting age has been lowered to 16. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-08-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Schools are subject to statutory duties regarding political impartiality under Sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996. This means schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |