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Written Question
Ilkley School
Monday 21st October 2019

Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the outcome of Ilkley Grammar School and the Moorland Trust's application to open a 1,000 place sixth form college under the Free School programme.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Successful applications from wave 13 of the free schools programme were announced on 14 June 2019. The application from Moorlands Learning Trust was not successful, due to a lack of need for additional post-16 places in the proposed location of the school.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Jul 2019
English for Speakers of Other Languages

"I am particularly grateful to you, Ms Dorries, for fitting me in, almost beyond the last minute. As I often am, I was inspired to speak by my parliamentary neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch). Keighley often looks for inspiration to Halifax—I say that as someone …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Jul 2019
English for Speakers of Other Languages

"That is an inspiration; that example is not from Halifax, but we can take inspiration from all round the country. Second chances are very important in learning.

I have little else to add, other than to say that we are grateful in Bradford and Keighley for the money that has …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Uniforms
Thursday 20th December 2018

Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to give statutory force to his Department's guidelines to school's governing bodies on exclusivity arrangements for the sale of school uniforms.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The Government remains committed to putting the school uniform guidance on a statutory footing and will do so when a suitable legislative opportunity arises.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. Do Ministers accept figures from the Local Government Association that suggest there will be a shortage of 134,000 secondary school places in five years’ time? Should well-performing local authorities not be able to open new schools?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Sep 2017
16-to-19 Education Funding

"I will make just two brief points. On the national situation, I will add one point to the sparkling speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin), who mentioned the underspending on 16 to 19-year-olds. The latest figure he cited was from 2015-16, but according to a …..."
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