“Educational Excellence Everywhere”: Academies

Debate between Graham Stuart and Fiona Mactaggart

Monday 9th May 2016 Commons Chamber

[Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)]

May I join colleagues—

[Fiona Mactaggart]

Give us an answer!

[Graham Stuart]

I think you have had your question. May I join colleagues in congratulating the Secretary of State on her statement and on the way in which she has engaged with colleagues on both sides of the House? The Education Committee described the healthy tension between local authority schools and academy schools, which has contributed to 1.4 million fewer children being at weak schools. Does the Secretary of State agree that if local authorities that do manage to deliver outstanding schools and excellent overview and intervention, they can continue?