Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

Steve Barclay Excerpts
Monday 7th July 2025

(3 weeks, 5 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State agree to write to me, as a matter of urgency, regarding the frankly bizarre decision by the Government to twice turn down funding for a new heating system for Meadowgate academy, a special educational needs academy, rated outstanding, that provides places to 182 pupils, which is at risk of having to close as a result of that decision? It is bizarre to announce special educational needs co-ordinators, while both delaying the new 210-place new special educational needs school that was to be provided to Fenland and risking the closure of the existing outstanding school, because the Government are refusing to fund a new heating system.

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising important constituency matters. I will be happy to look into the details. If he could share some more information with me after this session, I will ensure he gets a full response.