Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 190689

Educational Visits: Low Incomes

Tabled: 21 June 2023
Answered: 27 June 2023
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to enable pupils from low-income households to participate in school trips.

Answer

A parent’s income should not be a barrier to a pupil participating in a school trip.Schools may not charge for school trips that take place during school hours, or which take place outside school hours but are part of the National Curriculum, part of reli...

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