Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 27650

Religion: Education

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national plan for religious education.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Religious education (RE) is an important subject that should provide pupils with an opportunity to learn about a wide range of religious and non-religious beliefs. RE should help pupils to better understand the values and traditions of different religious...
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