Baroness Prentis of Banbury: DfE: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Faith Schools: Choirs

Tuesday 12th August 2025

Asked by: Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have held any meetings with the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church regarding the protection of cathedral schools and their choral traditions.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

Ministers and departmental officials hold regular meetings with both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The most recent meetings with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education took place earlier this month. There have been no issues or concerns raised about the protection of Cathedral Schools and their choral traditions.