Maria Caulfield MP, Lewes

How Maria Caulfield voted on academy schools.

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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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Maria Caulfield consistently voted for academy schools

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Key votes about academy schools:

On 25 May 2016: Maria Caulfield voted not to take the opportunity to oppose good or outstanding schools being forced to become an academy and not to take the opportunity to oppose further increases in university tuition fees. Show vote
On 13 Apr 2016: Maria Caulfield voted in favour of turning all primary and secondary schools in England to become academies, shifting control over them from local councils to central government. Show vote
On 22 Mar 2016: Maria Caulfield voted to approve the March 2016 budget which contained plans to spend £56bn more than was expected to be taken in, introduced a policy of requiring all schools to become academies and introduced a new soft drinks levy. Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2016-05-25. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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