Debates between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Tim Loughton during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Tim Loughton
Monday 17th October 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tim Loughton Portrait Tim Loughton
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I was delighted to attend in Leeds recently the Magic Breakfast charity, which has done fantastic work. It is a social enterprise that has worked its brilliant magic on schools up and down the country to make sure that kids get a healthy breakfast. We want to see more of that through organisations such as Magic Breakfast. I would hope that the hon. Lady supported such organisations.

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con)
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There is a strong feeling in Bromley, which is in the vanguard of the academies movement, that the proposed formula for the top-slicing of LACSEG—local authority central spend equivalent grant—unfairly penalises very efficient local authorities. Will the Secretary of State agree to a meeting to discuss this concern?