Secondary Education: Finance
Commons · Question 2824 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) Salford and (e) Surrey local authorities on capital funding for additional secondary school plac
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 9 Sep 2024
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department engages with local authorities, including those mentioned, on a regular basis to review their plans for creating additional primary and pre-16 secondary sch...