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Secondary Education: Construction

Commons · Question 15875 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of section 68 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the funding routes available for new secondary school provision required to serv

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 9 Jul 2026

These sections of the Act allow, alongside proposals for new academies, for local authorities to invite proposals for other types of school and to put forward their own proposals. Allowing additional routes to delivery helps to ensure that good schools ar...