Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what new school projects are currently being considered for the East Ham Police Station site which has recently been acquired by the Education Funding Agency; and if she will make a statement.

The East Ham Police Station site is currently earmarked for the London Design and Engineering (LDE) University Technical College (UTC). However, the Department for Education has not yet entered into a funding agreement with the LDE UTC trust and is in discussion with the trust about the development of the project, including the most suitable site to meet the UTC’s needs. A number of other new school projects are also currently being considered as alternative options for the East Ham Police Station site. A decision will be made in early 2015.

Given the sensitivity of the discussions I am not able to to release the names of the projects at this stage.