Written question asked by Shivani Raja (Conservative) on Monday, 14 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2026. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.

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Religion: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 22510 on Teachers: Religious Education, whether the increase in postgraduate Religious Education initial teacher training recruitment cited was attributable in part to the availability of a bursary; and for what reason it concluded that recruitment would remain sufficient following the withdrawal of that bursary.