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Pupils: Ethnic Groups

Asked by Paulette HamiltonLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 12 June 2026UIN 6580

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on preventing unwanted touching of (a) Black and (b) mixed-heritage children’s Afro-textured hair in (i) early years and (ii) school settings; how this issue is addressed w

Answered by Georgia Gould

I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Birmingham Erdington to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 6581.

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