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Written Question
Free Schools: Liverpool
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delay to the opening of King's Leadership Academy Wavetree.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

To open a free school the Secretary of State must be satisfied that there is a suitable and deliverable site for the school. In order to deliver a suitable site for the school, a sequence of planning applications are required. The first of these has been submitted.

Officials are engaging with Liverpool City Council and Local Planning Authority officers to meet their planning requirements for the scheme but despite the best efforts of all parties, it is not possible to implement all of the necessary requirements in time to achieve a September 2024 opening.

While a free school project is in the pre-opening phase, local authorities cannot offer firm places at a school under the co-ordinated admissions process. Therefore, any offers of pupil places for King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree are conditional, to ensure all pupils have a firm and secure start to the school year at another school in the area.

The local authority has confirmed it is able to place secondary school pupils in Liverpool for September 2024 without Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree, and officials continue to work closely with the local authority and planning authority to progress this scheme as swiftly as possible for a future opening of the school.


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One of 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 249 Noes - 219
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Lord Storey (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 70 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 263 Noes - 233
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Storey (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 70 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 226
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Storey (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Storey (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 71 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 230
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Storey (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 251 Noes - 214
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