Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 31 January 2022.
Robin Walker
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, Minister of State (Education)
My hon. Friend is right to speak up for his old school. I am concerned to hear of the issues there. I understand that he met my noble Friend the Minister for the School System and senior officials. We have been engaging with the Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust on this matter and it has received £585,000 this financial year to improve its school buildings, but I would of course be happy to meet my hon. Friend again.
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