Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60681

Department for Education: Surveys

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on in-person surveys conducted by external polling companies in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025 to date.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department’s expenditure is recorded by financial year. It has spent the following on public polling through external polling companies between 2023 and 31 May 2025:2022/23: £66,750.2023/24: £45,750.2024/25: £24,250.2025/26 (to date): £0.