Oral Question·Department for Education
“What her planned timetable is for decision on existing free school applications.”
Tabled: 25 November 2025Answered: 1 December 2025
Asked by
Paul Holmes
Conservative — Hamble Valley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)
As was mentioned earlier, the Government took the sensible, pragmatic decision to pause a number of free school applications in order to consider real concerns about value for money and to make sure new places are created in parts of the country that need them.