Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on children's well-being of children being taught in different schools on account of their religious background.

We want a diverse educational system that provides greater choice for parents and a high quality education. The proposals in our consultation document, “Schools that work for everyone”, aim to increase the number of high quality places and broaden the types of providers of schools, including faith groups. We expect all schools to cater for the well-being of their pupils whatever their background and the type of school they attend.