Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 19th February 2019 Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 19 February 2019

Education

Tuesday 19th February 2019 Ministerial Corrections

Education Funding: Cheshire

The following is an extract from a debate in Westminster Hall on Education Funding: Cheshire on Wednesday 13 February 2019.

[Nick Gibb]

The sparsity factor in the formula allocates additional funding of £25 million specifically to schools that are both small and remote. This year, seven schools in my right hon. Friend’s constituency attracted a combined total of £133,000 in sparsity funding.

[Official Report, 13 February 2019, Vol. 654, c. 363WH.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for School Standards.

An error has been identified in the response I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Ms McVey).

The correct response should have been:

[Nick Gibb]

The sparsity factor in the formula allocates additional funding of £25 million specifically to schools that are both small and remote. This year, seven schools in my right hon. Friend’s local authority attracted a combined total of £133,000 in sparsity funding.

Transport

Tuesday 19th February 2019 Ministerial Corrections

Draft Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The following is an extract from the debate on the draft Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 5 February 2019.

[Jesse Norman]

Certain functions will also be transferred to the Secretary of State, such as the Commission’s power to specify the technical requirements of the tachograph, which will become a domestic regulation-making power using the affirmative procedure.

[Official Report, Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee, 5 February 2019, c. 4.]

Letter of correction from the Minister of State, Department for Transport, the hon. Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman).

An error has been identified in my contribution to the debate.

The correct statement should have been:

[Jesse Norman]

Certain functions will also be transferred to the Secretary of State, such as the Commission’s power to specify the technical requirements of the tachograph, which will become a domestic regulation-making power using the negative procedure under this affirmative procedure SI.