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Department for Education: Public Consultation and Reviews

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 89005

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by her Department since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The information is not readily available or held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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