Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86891

School Day

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on the amount of (a) break and (b) lunch time provided in schools; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reduced break times on (i) disabled children a

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department recognises that play is critical to children’s wellbeing, learning and development. This is reflected in the early years foundation stage statutory framework, which supports early years practitioners to design a rich curriculum that include...

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