Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What steps her Department is taking to support people aged 16 to 19 in education.”

Tabled: 17 October 2023Answered: 23 October 2023

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.