Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What recent assessment his Department has made of the level of pollution in the river Wear.”
Tabled: 21 April 2022Answered: 28 April 2022
Asked by
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)
In 2017, the Government’s spending watchdog estimated that free schools would create 57,500 surplus places. This Government took the sensible, pragmatic decision to pause a number of proposed free schools due to real concerns about value for money. We recognise the need for clarity, and we will provide a substantive update on this project and others in the mainstream pipeline review very soon.