School Funding

Debate between Fiona Mactaggart and James Duddridge

Wednesday 25th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)]

The hon. Lady is listing Members who are unhappy. I, like her, am unhappy. All the schools in Southend are receiving a cut under this funding formula, and I think it is the only local authority area outside central London where that is the case.

[Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab)]

No, it is not.

[James Duddridge]

The figures I have are from the House of Commons Library. I apologise if I have misread them, but that is my reading. Is not the point that this is a consultation? If this were a fait accompli, I would not support the Secretary of State, but this is a consultation.