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Calum Miller

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Budget: Implications for Farming Communities
Monday 4th November 2024

(1 day, 23 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Obviously, set-up questions have very long answers. We should be able to have shorter questions and answers.

Calum Miller Portrait Calum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock) (LD)
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T3. I noted the Minister’s answer to the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), but will she clarify whether the £1 billion announced in the Budget last week for SEND goes to new expenditure? What will the Government do about the statutory override that is preventing local authorities from going bust, with a total of nearly £4 billion owing?

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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We expect the additional funding to go directly to providing provision for children and young people. We will set out wider plans about the issues the hon. Gentleman raises in due course.

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