Funding and Schools Reform Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Funding and Schools Reform

Karen Buck Excerpts
Wednesday 17th November 2010

(14 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andy Burnham Portrait Andy Burnham
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It is depressing to hear such nonsense from the Government Benches after all these years. Is the hon. Gentleman saying to me that it is acceptable for a school to have leaking roofs or to have no playing field? Is he saying that office blocks are fine for schools? I disagree. I believe that we can do better for our children. If that is a call to cut off the funding to deprived authorities, he should be utterly ashamed of himself.

Karen Buck Portrait Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab)
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Perhaps the hon. Member for Peterborough (Mr Jackson) could enlighten the House by pointing us to any private schools that have outside toilets and leaking roofs.