Written questions

Department for Education: Research

Commons · Question 106036 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 26 Feb 2026

The cost of feasibility studies conducted by the department on school building capital projects that did not proceed in the last 5 years is £8,689,888.These costs are made up of capital funding, property costs, professional and technical services, staff a...