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Written question asked by Angela Rayner (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 June 2019. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Department for Education: Billing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds a copy of Electrical Services Project Management Ltd invoices to (a) Bright Tribe Trust and (b) Adventure Learning Academies Trust for Conditional Improvement Fund works in line with draw-downs from the Education Funding Agency.

Answer

The Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Trusts have completed their initial review work to establish the facts surrounding existing concerns about Bright Tribe and Adventure Learning Academy Trusts, including those aired in the BBC Panorama programme of 10 September 2018. The results of the investigations are sensitive and cannot be shared at this time.

The Condition Improvement Funded works at The Whitehaven Academy and Fowey River Academy were undertaken by independent, externally appointed consultants. An official from the Department for Education was present at the technical inspection which took place at Fowey River Academy on 23 August 2018, but was not present at the Whitehaven Academy technical inspection, which took place on 17, 18 July and 30 August. However, officials had previously visited the academy on a number of occasions.

Our current policy is that reports into such reviews are published and we will do so once due process has been completed.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
260027
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Billing Department for Education Bright Tribe Trust Adventure Learning Academy Trust Condition Improvement Fund
Link
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