Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86585
Schools: Chess
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to distribute funds to support chess in schools during 2025-26.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe core funding schools receive is not ringfenced, and it is for headteachers to decide how best to manage their budgets.