Written question asked by Gavin Shuker (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 October 2016. It was answered by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Free Schools: Luton

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on developing and supporting the Saint Anne's High School for Girls free school project in Luton prior to its cancellation.

Answer: In line with the Government’s transparency agenda the Department’s policy is to publish expenditure data in a manner helpful to the public. With that in mind we publish the full pre-opening revenue cost of cancelled or withdrawn free school projects once the amount of expenditure has been finalised. Once it has been finalised, the expenditure for Saint Anne’s High School for Girls will be published on: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-expenditure-for-free-schools

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