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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Antoinette Sandbach Excerpts
Monday 11th September 2017

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I recognise the points that the hon. Gentleman makes. I was committed to making sure that we protected the funding for children with additional needs under this formula, and that is what I hope we will be able to do. It is, indeed, particularly important for communities such as his own.

Antoinette Sandbach Portrait Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)
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I very much welcomed the Secretary of State’s announcement before the recess of the £4,800 floor for secondary pupils. When might we expect the announcement in respect of primary school funding?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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The final part of the process is to set out the Government’s response to the second stage of the consultation. We will do that very shortly. It will include a number of further final steps in relation to the formula, including for primary schools. I will set that out at the time.