The Chairman Of Governors At Kings Science Academy In Bradford

EDM number 329 in 2014-15, proposed by David Ward on 10/09/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Schools.

That this House notes that Mr Alan Lewis has been described as being Chairman of Governors at the Kings Science Academy free school in Bradford during its opening year on the school's website, in the school's prospectus, in an email from the school to the Department for Education (DfE), in an application to open a second Kings Science Academy in Sheffield, on the Conservative Party's website and in a draft investigation report by the Department for Education into the school's finances; further notes that the Department for Education said that it previously believed that Mr Lewis was the Chairman of Governors between October 2011 and 2012 but now says this was not the case and in fact no Chairman appears to have been in place; raises concerns that the Department's position that the school had no Chairman of Governors is contradicted by its own investigation report into the school which says it believes there was a Chairman in place; further notes that the Department believed Mr Lewis was the Chairman of Governors at the school when it approved plans to build the Kings Science Academy on Mr Lewis's company's land in a deal worth close to £6 million over 20 years; believes that the conflicting version of events at the school demonstrates a lack of accountability in the Government's free school programme; and calls on the Secretary of State to make a statement clarifying the situation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 2 MPs.