School Funding

Derek Twigg Excerpts
Thursday 13th March 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Laws Portrait Mr Laws
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his welcome. Swindon is one of the authorities that will benefit from these changes. It currently receives funding of around £4,100 per pupil. Under the proposals we are announcing today, which we will consult on, that will increase by £100 per pupil, delivering almost £3 million extra to Swindon.

Derek Twigg Portrait Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
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Halton is the 27th most deprived borough in England. Is it a gainer under these proposals? Will it gain as much as, say, Cambridge?

David Laws Portrait Mr Laws
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There are 153 authorities, so I will have to write to the hon. Gentleman on that point. He can also pick up a copy of the details from the Vote Office. Given the level of deprivation, his constituency will be receiving a huge amount of pupil premium funding, which was never received under the Government he supported.