A question on #Pupils #SouthSuffolk tabled by James Cartlidge on 25-03-2025 has been answered by Stephen Morgan.

Heading: Pupils: South Suffolk
Question ID: 1788494
UIN: 41207
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-25
Asking Member ID: 4519
Asking Member display name: James Cartlidge
Asking Member handle: jcartlidgemp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jcartlidgemp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to tackle persistent absences in secondary schools in South Suffolk.
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Date answered: 2025-04-02
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4653
Answering Member display name: Stephen Morgan
Answering Member handle: stephenmorganmp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenmorganmp
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Answer text: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which limits their opportunity to succeed. There is evidence that mor...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true