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Asked by Priti PatelConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 23 February 2026UIN 112606

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, When she will complete her review of the representations sent in relation to her Department’s cancellation of funding for Lodge Farm School in Witham.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Representations sent in by trusts and local authorities are currently being considered. Final decisions taken by ministers on individual projects will be communicated by letter as soon as possible.

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