Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 103918

Extracurricular Activities: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support families of disadvantaged pupils with the cost of school trips.

Answer

Georgia Gould
It is for schools to decide whether to offer school trips to their pupils. Schools receive pupil premium funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, which may be used to support extracurricular activities, including school trips.Scho...

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