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Debate between Damian Hinds and Lord Hanson of Flint(5 years, 5 months ago)
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David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
Damian Hinds
Education is, of course, a devolved matter, but it is also true that funding per pupil is slightly higher in England than it is in Wales.
Schools That Work For Everyone
Debate between Damian Hinds and Lord Hanson of Flint(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Damian Hinds
The free schools programme has added enormously to diversity and innovation in our school system, which is why it is important that we continue to expand their number, through our plans for another 110 or so over the next few years.
David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
This has been described as new money. In areas such as mine in Wales, where we have no grammar schools—proudly—and no selection, will the Government’s announcement bring a consequential that we can spend on all our children?
Damian Hinds
This is all part of existing capital funding. I mentioned earlier the much larger figure of which this is one part.