Question follow-through · 115811
Free Schools: Walsall
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
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
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
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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9 Mar 2026
Answer published
The payment represents a contribution towards the capital costs of developing the school site, as has happened with a number of free school projects. It is included within an agreement with the local authority, signed prior to the commencement of the pipe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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