Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 13 January 2026Answered: 19 January 2026

Asked by

Charlie Dewhirst

ConservativeBridlington and The Wolds

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

Bridget Phillipson

I would of course be happy to meet, or to arrange for a Minister to meet, the hon. Gentleman and colleagues. He will appreciate that changes of the manner he describes will often take time, to make sure we get them right. It has been necessary, because of the timelines available to us, to provide funding on the basis on which it was allocated previously, but we are considering other options through the schools White Paper.