Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the creation of a new curriculum arms-length body on existing educational publishers.

As an integral part of the process to set up Oak National Academy as an arm’s length body, with close regard to Cabinet Office guidance, the department produced a business case which included an assessment of potential market impact. This business case will be published in due course. Monitoring market impact will be a priority throughout Oak National Academy’s lifetime and will be factored into the arm’s length body’s ongoing evaluation and two-year review.