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Diana Johnson Excerpts
Monday 16th June 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend and to do everything I can to ensure both that the need for a new school is met and that the concerns across the community that he highlights are properly addressed.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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Can the Secretary of State explain exactly what “security grounds” means when used to turn down a free school application?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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All free school applications go through a rigorous process that is policed by the Department’s due diligence and counter-extremism unit and will ensure that any inappropriate application that is put forward is not accepted.