Schools Funding Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Schools Funding

Barry Gardiner Excerpts
Wednesday 7th July 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I am sure that the whole House will have heard what my hon. Friend says.

Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)
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Does the Secretary of State understand not only the anger but the confusion of the young students from Copland school and Alperton school, who, at the very moment when he was at the Dispatch Box making his original statement, were receiving an award from the organisers of Building Schools for the Future for their contribution to the design of the new schools that they then heard him announce were not going ahead?

Does the Secretary of State also understand that the manner of his dealing with questions on the statement—

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I have cut the hon. Gentleman off at one and a half questions, but I think we have the gravamen of what he wanted to convey.