Question follow-through · 11189

Schools: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to replace capital funding originally allocated to (a) Arnold Academy, (b) Parkfields Middle School, (c) Toddington St. George Church of England School, and (d) The Firs Lower Scho

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Oct 2024
Target answer date
29 Oct 2024
Answer
4 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to replace capital funding originally allocated to (a) Arnold Academy, (b) Parkfields Middle School, (c) Toddington St. George Church of England School, and (d) The Firs Lower Scho

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The department has written to the responsible bodies to encourage them to reapply to the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), which opened for applications for the 2025/26 round on 22 October 2024. The bodies should closely review the guidance and all the do...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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