Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps her Department is taking to safeguard children in schools.”
Tabled: 30 March 2023Answered: 17 April 2023
Asked by
Marsha De Cordova
Labour — Battersea
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Matthew Pennycook
There are legitimate reasons why developer contributions can be held by local authorities—for example, so that they can complete phased development, or bring forward other sites over a period of time—but we are aware that certain local authorities hold, in some cases, significant sums, and we are giving the matter some attention.