Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 10 of her Department's consultation, Schools that work for everyone, whether the suggestion that the 50 per cent cap on faith-based schools admissions does not achieve inclusivity defines inclusivity by (a) income background and (b) ethnic background.

The Department’s decision to remove the 50% cap on faith admissions and replace it with a series of safeguards to ensure new faith free schools are inclusive is based on a broad range of evidence on the impact of the cap. This includes the data set out in the consultation document. In developing these safeguards we will also consider evidence produced via the consultation.