Schools

David Cameron speaking in February 2009.

The Conservative party wants nothing less than radical decentralisation, to reach every corner of the country [England]. The policies we launch today are a decisive step towards that goal. They fall into three broad groups. There are plans to give people a much greater say over the issues that affect their daily lives; plans to give local councils much more responsibility and power; and plans to actually reshape the way political power is structured in this country.

February 2010.

Local authorities in England could lose many of their planning powers regarding schools if the Conservatives win the general election.

A draft of the party's planning policy, seen by BBC One's The Politics Show, says their schools secretary would take decisions on building new schools.