Secondary Education: Sutton Coldfield
Commons · Question 34784 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on increasing the number of secondary school places in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Mar 2025
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department provides capital funding through the Basic Need grant to support local authorities to provide school places, based on their own pupil forecasts and school c...