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Brexit Negotiations
Monday 11th December 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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We greatly value the important role that faith schools play in our education system. They are high performing, they are popular with parents and they make an excellent contribution to our education system. Through the free schools programme, we have facilitated the creation of 71 new state-funded faith schools.

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)
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T5. What impact has the £659 million of cuts to Sure Start and early years investment had on the educational attainment of Britain’s poorest children?

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Sure Start schemes up and down the country are being delivered by local authorities, and it is up to them to make the decisions. However, we have already discussed the roll-out of hubs by some local authorities, which are proving particularly effective. As I say, it is for local authorities to determine what is best for their children.

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