Chris Bryant

Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)

Labour MP for Rhondda

@RhonddaBryant https://facebook.com/Chris4Rhondda

Academy Schools

Schools with "Academy Status" are given financial independence and freedom from local authority control. Votes have also been held on what requirements ought be made of Academy Schools in relation to admissions, exclusions and personal, social and health education.

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Chris Bryant generally voted against academy schools

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Major votes

Minor votes

  • On 25 May 2016: Chris Bryant was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Forcing Schools to Become Academies — Further Rises in University Tuition Fees Show vote
  • On 13 Apr 2016: Chris Bryant voted against turning all primary and secondary schools in England into academies, shifting control over them from local councils to central government. Show vote
  • On 26 Jul 2010: Chris Bryant voted against treating applications from schools seeking academy status received before the bill comes into force as if they were applications under the provisions of the bill. Show vote
  • On 21 Jul 2010: Chris Bryant was absent for a vote on Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies Show vote

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