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Schools: Closures

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128328

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance exists for local authorities making permanent school closure decisions during the period before Local Government Reorganisation.

Answered by Georgia Gould

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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