Academies (Funding) Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Academies (Funding)

Charlie Elphicke Excerpts
Thursday 16th June 2011

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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These issues are faced by all Governments and all Departments—[Hon. Members: “How much?”] I do not have those figures to hand, but if I am able to get them, I will write to the hon. Gentleman.

Charlie Elphicke Portrait Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)
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Three of the 704 new academies are in my constituency. We are seeing an education revolution, so why are we not discussing that and the success of our schools, rather than accounting errors that are a car crash left by the previous Government?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. The simple answer to the hon. Gentleman’s inquiry is that we are discussing this matter because an urgent question application was submitted to me and granted by me. No further discussion of that point is required.