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Written Question
Schools: Bromley
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Asked by: Bob Stewart (Independent - Beckenham)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Bromley Council to provide additional school places in the north-west of the borough.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department provides capital funding through the Basic Need grant to support local authorities to provide school places, based on their own pupil forecasts and school capacity data. Local authorities can use this funding to provide places in new schools or through expansions of existing schools and can work with any school in their local area, including academies and free schools. Bromley has received just over £80 million to support the provision of new school places needed between 2011 and 2022. Bromley has not been allocated funding in subsequent allocations because its data indicates need for mainstream places up to September 2026 had already been funded in previous years.


Division Vote (Commons)
6 Feb 2024 - Ministerial Severance: Reform - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 1 Independent No votes vs 6 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 275
Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 2 Independent No votes vs 5 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 285
Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 5 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 289
Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent Aye votes vs 1 Independent No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 39
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jan 2024 - Media Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 1 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 20 Noes - 288
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jan 2024 - Media Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 7 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 284
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jan 2024 - Media Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 7 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 294
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jan 2024 - Media Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Stewart (Ind) voted No and in line with the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 7 Independent Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 295
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jan 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day

Speech Link

View all Bob Stewart (Ind - Beckenham) contributions to the debate on: Holocaust Memorial Day