All 1 Debates between Lord Agnew of Oulton and Lord Morris of Aberavon

Department for Education: Use of Statistics

Debate between Lord Agnew of Oulton and Lord Morris of Aberavon
Thursday 11th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Agnew of Oulton Portrait Lord Agnew of Oulton
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My Lords, I am afraid I do not accept it. I will use the work of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which has done a long-range analysis of school funding since 1979. It has said that the real-terms per-pupil funding for five to 16 year-olds in 2020 will be more than 50% higher than it was in 2000 and 70% higher than it was in 1990.

Lord Morris of Aberavon Portrait Lord Morris of Aberavon (Lab)
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My Lords, is there any other government department that charges 6.2% on loans or any other contribution?

Lord Agnew of Oulton Portrait Lord Agnew of Oulton
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I am not aware of the practice in other government departments. As I said in my earlier answer, this is a subject of ongoing debate. We have to consider where the cost of this education lies. Is it with the individual, who will benefit in his or her future, or with the general taxpayer?