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Written question asked by Barbara Follett (Labour) on Monday, 20 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 November 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Thursday, 23 November 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


School Building

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Schools for the Future Programme.
Answer

Building Schools for the Future aims to renew all secondary schools in England in 15 waves of investment starting last year. It is still in its early stages. An initial three-year contract to evaluate the impact on educational achievement of this leading strategic programme has been placed with PricewaterhouseCoopers, following an Official Journal of the European Union procurement. It also aims to learn early lessons from the programme to inform its development.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102301; 453 c185W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Schools Building schools for the future programme
Link
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