School Funding

James Duddridge Excerpts
Wednesday 25th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Duddridge Portrait James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)
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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.

James Duddridge Portrait James Duddridge
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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.

Angela Rayner Portrait Angela Rayner
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I hope that the hon. Members I mentioned will make contributions today, because the motion before the House makes it clear that our schools are facing a cocktail of cuts that will see 98% of schools lose out in the funding formula. I hope that the Government think again about their proposals.