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Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 7 November 2025UIN 78026

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate the flying of the (a) Union flag and (b) Saint George's Cross at schools in England.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Schools in England are free to display the Union flag and the Saint George’s Cross, and it is a matter for individual schools to decide.

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