Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Multi Academy Trusts have closed down in each year since 2010.
The Department has a role in monitoring the performance of Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and the academies within them. This includes transferring an academy where there are significant concerns about performance from one MAT to another.
MATs are charitable trusts and companies limited by guarantee. It is for its board to decide whether or not to dissolve the trust; the Department has no role.