Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government will take to ensure the delay in the Planning Inspectorate report on the Silverthorne Lane development in Bristol does not have a negative impact on the construction of the Oasis Academy Secondary School, in the event that approval for the development is granted.

The proposed school, the Oasis Academy Temple Quarter, has a current target for opening in 2025, subject to planning permission being granted. It is to be funded by the Department for Education to address a shortage of secondary places in central and east Bristol. The Planning Inspectorate is liaising with officials in my department on programming, and speaking with officials in the Department for Education in order to achieve the target.