Question follow-through · 108619
Free Schools: Walsall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, what steps her Department is taking to assess the (a) need for places and (b) value for money of the Swift Academy; and if she will pu
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Free Schools: Walsall · 28 Jan 2026
- Oak National Academy: Finance · 28 Jan 2026
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- Free Schools: Walsall · 25 Feb 2026
- Oak National Academy · 25 Feb 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, what steps her Department is taking to assess the (a) need for places and (b) value for money of the Swift Academy; and if she will pu
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Feb 2026
Answer published
The criteria for the mainstream free schools pipeline review were set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 22 October 2024. The department assessed the local need for school places, value for money and whether projects would provide a distinct...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Free Schools: Walsall
28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, how much funding her Department has provided to Swift Academy in each financial year since 2016-17.
Oak National Academy: Finance
28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the funding for the Oak Academy is in the 2025-2026 financial year.
Oak National Academy: Finance
28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to outline funding arrangements for the Oak National Academy in 2026-2029.
Free Schools: Walsall
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 109084, on Free Schools, what information her Department holds on the reasons for Walsall Council's payment of £1million to the Department for Education; an
Oak National Academy
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help address concerns raised in relation to the Judicial Review of Oak National Academy by (a) education unions, (b) publishers, (c) authors and (d) any other educational suppliers.
Oak National Academy: Finance
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Oak National Academy’s plans for spending unspent money from the £53 million grant it received from the Government in the last three years.
Oak National Academy: Finance
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase levels of transparency on the Oak National Academy's future funding and scope, in the context of the absence of a public consultation.
Oak National Academy: Finance
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the context of levels of financial pressures on schools.
Oak National Academy: Finance
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to UIN 109087 and the answer of 2 February 2026, what the funding is for Oak National Academy for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028; and when it will be published.