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Monday 4th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Come on, I’ve got to get through these questions. I call Mike Kane.

[Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)]

T2. The brilliant Sale High School in my constituency is in desperate need of refurbishment. To that end, I have been working with local partners to put a deal on the table. With the help of the Minister in the other place, the deal went to the Department’s playing field strategy committee in June. Will the Minister please apprise the House of the outcome?

[The Minister for School Standards (Mr Robin Walker)]

I recognise that the hon. Gentleman has been pressing my noble Friend in the other place on this matter. The case for the high school did not go to the playing field panel in June, because queries requiring further information from the applicant were raised by the Department’s design team. The applicant has been fully updated on the request and the information required. The case should now be going to the panel in September and I will ensure we update him at that stage.