A question on #ArmedForces #Children tabled by Lord Blunkett on 18-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Armed Forces: Children
Question ID: 1786053
UIN: HL5877
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-18
Asking Member ID: 395
Asking Member display name: Lord Blunkett
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide military families with priority for school admissions when parents are transferred from one place to another.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The government has policies in place to support schools and local authorities to fulfil their duty to give due regard to the Armed Forces Covenant. This includes in specific areas of education provision, including school admissions.The school admissions c...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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