Labour minister confirms funding in place to re-build Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Education: Secondary / Tue 18th Feb 2025 at 08:46am
HARLOW MP Chris Vince has continued to make good on his pledge to see Sir Frederick Gibberd College (SFG College) rebuilt.
Last month, he stood up in the House of Commons to address education minister, Stephen Morgan on the issue (see below).
Mr Morgan had visited the school when it had to close in August 2023.
Now the persistent Mr Vince has received correspondence from Mr Morgan, which above anything else, confirms funding is in place.
Mr Vince said: “I have been pressing the Government at every opportunity to get answers regarding Sir Frederick Gibberd School.
During the election campaign, I welcomed Stephen Morgan MP to the site and emphasised the need for funding to rebuild the school.
“Hopefully, this letter will provide some relief to the parents and students who attend the school. I will continue to stand up for residents in the town.”
Peter Henegan
2025-02-18 12:44:41
Well done Chris
Seamus
2025-02-18 13:03:21
You can see that letter was dated before recent events of nato funding and the prime minister saying we will go to 2.5% of gdp despite being unable th say when, in his multiple speaches as he knows the economy is on the slide downwards and all fiscal room has been extinguished. The letter displayed above is in the same vain, a pledge with no date. Hardly a victory, if anything, a confirmation that the money simply isn't there for SFG.
Stuart
2025-02-18 14:00:51
Seamus - suggest you clean your glasses. It literally states the funding for the rebuild has been confirmed, so how you read that as confirmation of the opposite is anyone's guess.
Seamus
2025-02-18 14:13:26
Stuart, it's what they didn't say. It does not give a date to start, an end date or the amount of funding it will cost. All there is, like so many labour pledges, is just a pledge. Perhaps with your better than mine vision, you can see the dates and cost and not just another vague letter/promise?
Stuart
2025-02-18 15:38:28
Seamus - I see the categoric statement "the funding for this is confirmed". Everything else is conjecture. Labour once again cleaning up a Tory cockup.
Sodthisforalark
2025-02-18 18:46:05
Seamus - it says "the project team are currently working to rebuild the permanent school buildings". It's ongoing, now. The funding for this confirmed - this is GOOD news, no matter which political party anyone supports.
Seamus
2025-02-18 19:34:05
I know what it says and also what it doesn't say. I see no dates and no budget mentioned. A project team in Whitehall is not a builder on the ground in SFG. I see no mention of the amount despite a claim of budget in place. This is Labour we are talking about who spent the whole of the election saying, we know the problems, we have a plan and they are all costed and looked what happen. So unless YOU know of a date when the BUILDERS start on the ground and how much the budget is, then all you have is as I've said, yet another pledge with no detail.
David Forman
2025-02-19 10:00:30
Funding is in place, but as Seamus says let's see when diggers start breaking ground.
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