(5 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberEducation is, of course, a devolved matter, but it is also true that funding per pupil is slightly higher in England than it is in Wales.
(6 years, 6 months ago)
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The free schools programme has added enormously to diversity and innovation in our school system, which is why it is important that we continue to expand their number, through our plans for another 110 or so over the next few years.
This has been described as new money. In areas such as mine in Wales, where we have no grammar schools—proudly—and no selection, will the Government’s announcement bring a consequential that we can spend on all our children?
This is all part of existing capital funding. I mentioned earlier the much larger figure of which this is one part.