Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials of her Department have had with (a) families and (b) staff affected by the collapse of Wakefield City Academies Trust on the new trusts with which the schools will be placed; and if she will make a statement.

Discussions with families and staff are usually carried out at Trust level. In this instance, we have invited interested groups, including families, to share their views with the Department for Education before 12 November by contacting academies.rebrokerage@education.gov.uk. Department officials are in the process of responding to those representations.

In addition, all of the provisionally identified trusts have been engaging with parents and staff at all 21 schools during this period.