Oral Question·Department for Education
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 24 February 2026Answered: 2 March 2026
Asked by
Sir Desmond Swayne
Conservative — New Forest West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Bridget Phillipson
We were elected on a manifesto to deliver a limit on the number of branded items to cut the cost of school uniform. Unfortunately, some of what the right hon. Gentleman proposes could have unintended consequences that would not tackle the problem we are facing, which is that children should be smart when they go to school, but it should not cost their parents the earth.