Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Jacob Rees-Mogg Excerpts
Monday 6th November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I take the hon. Lady’s point. It is important that we work with schools—and indeed parents —to ensure that they get all the benefits and support to which they are entitled. I assure her that work is under way to ensure that children and schools are not underfunded, and are receiving what they should receive.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con)
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Page 50 of the Conservative party manifesto says:

“We will replace the unfair and ineffective inclusivity rules that prevent the establishment of new Roman Catholic schools”.

It did not promise an interminable review. When will my right hon. Friend implement Conservative policy?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I am not sure whether my hon. Friend responded to that review, but we certainly had a number of responses. We are looking through them carefully and I will update the House in due course.