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Written question asked by Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour) on Friday, 21 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 November 2016. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Friday, 4 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Pupils: Nationality

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 12 October (HL Deb, col 1889–90), whether any of the information supplied in response to the 20 information requests made by the Home Office of the National Pupil Database since April 2012 related to the information now being sought from schools as part of the school census on pupils' nationality; and whether such information will be supplied in response to future requests for information.

Answer

Data on nationality and country of birth have not and will not be shared with the Home Office or anyone else. It is solely for DfE research.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2513
Session
2016-17
Related items
School Census: Pupils’ Nationality
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Census Pupils Nationality Schools
Link
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