Stephen Metcalfe
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(12 years, 10 months ago)
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Michael Gove
That is a very fair point. In our consultation we are explicitly saying that there should be a fixed sum for all primary schools, to ensure that smaller primary schools remain viable.
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con)
Woodlands school in Basildon has just received the excellent news that its much-needed rebuild is to proceed. However, may I ask my right hon. Friend to adopt a slightly more flexible approach so that if schools wish to keep some of their existing better-quality buildings they can do so, to meet local need?
Michael Gove
I absolutely support local flexibility, and I think that Essex county council has shown admirable imagination in the past in doing just that.