Debates between Derek Twigg and Justine Greening during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Mon 17th Jul 2017

Schools Update

Debate between Derek Twigg and Justine Greening
Monday 17th July 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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My hon. Friend will know that the original consulted formula looked at how schools in more sparsely populated areas could cope effectively and at how we would cope with housing growth when it takes place. I have said that I will respond more fully to the consultation in September, and that response will cover all those points, but he is right to put the issues on the table. We will think carefully about them.

Derek Twigg Portrait Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
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Many of the primary schools in my constituency are planning to cut staff and, under the new schools funding formula, all but one of our secondary schools will have big cuts in their budgets. If this new formula and the new settlement are so good, will that no longer have to happen?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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The amount of money that the hon. Gentleman’s local authority will get in the coming two years will not see any cuts. In fact, as I have said, a 0.5% increase per pupil will be allocated to that community. I reiterate that this is indeed a better settlement for those schools than would have been the case had his party won the election.