Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104372

Free Schools

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to written question 100178, if she will publish the criteria used by her Department to evaluate (a) the need for places, (b) value for money, (c) whether they would provide a distinctive or innovative

Answer

Josh MacAlister
We have written to trusts, local authorities and members of Parliament setting out the position on individual projects, as well as offering more detailed feedback. The department considered whether there was a strong need for the school in the medium ter...

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