Urgent Question on holidays during school term-time: 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 (updated on 19 May 2016)
The Minister for Schools, Nick Gibb MP, responded to an Urgent Question, asked by Steve Double MP, on the recent decision by the High Court that established the right of parents to take their children on holiday during term-time on Thursday 19 May 2016 in the House of Commons.
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