Speaking in a debate on education funding and school reform in the House of Commons, Alok Sharma welcomes moves to open a free school for 120 pupils in September next year.

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con): In addition to welcoming the success of the academies in my hon. Friend's constituency, does he also welcome, as I do, the Secretary of State's recent decision to allow the National Education Trust, the Centre for British Teachers and the Friends of All Saints school to move forward to the next stage of setting up a free school in my constituency with the aim of opening a 120-pupil school in September next year? That local school is backed by local people and the whole of the local community.

Mr Wilson: Of course I welcome that. My hon. Friend has done a great deal to help that process.

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