Lisa Nandy

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Labour MP for Wigan

@lisanandy https://facebook.com/Lisa-Nandy-194243072092

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.

Photo: Anna Armstrong

Lisa Nandy consistently voted against academy schools

To suggest amendments or new votes for inclusion, please use this feedback form.

TheyWorkForYou has calculated this MP’s stance based on votes we have grouped on this topic. Learn more.

You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk. We are in the process of moving away from using the PublicWhip and there may be some discrepancies between the two sites.

Major votes

Minor votes

  • On 25 May 2016: Lisa Nandy 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: Lisa Nandy 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: Lisa Nandy 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: Lisa Nandy voted to allow schools for children with special needs to become academies. Show vote

Note for journalists and researchers: The data on this page may be used freely, on condition that TheyWorkForYou.com is cited as the source.

This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.

For an explanation of the vote descriptions please see our page about voting information on TheyWorkForYou.

Profile photo: © Parliament (CC-BY 3.0)