Debates between Henry Smith and Lord Johnson of Marylebone during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between Henry Smith and Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Monday 6th November 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Joseph Johnson)
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That letter was sent not by the Government, but by an MP acting in an individual capacity. The Government have made it clear that they fully support academic freedom and have recently entrenched that further in law through the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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Under the new national funding formula, West Sussex schools are set to have a funding increase of 10.7%. However, the county has been historically one of the lowest funded. Are there any other measures that can be brought forward to ensure that that historical underfunding is righted?

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