Education: Public Funding Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Education: Public Funding

Michael Fabricant Excerpts
Tuesday 4th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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No school in the hon. Lady’s constituency will see a cut in per pupil funding as a consequence of the move to the new, fairer national funding formula.

Michael Fabricant Portrait Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
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My right hon. Friend will recall, probably with gloom, my question to him two or three weeks before the general election, but, as Arnie Schwarzenegger would say, “I’m back,” and I want to ask him the same question. He told me that in Staffordshire the new funding formula would mean that two thirds of my schools would benefit but one third would receive a cut. Is he now saying that that is not the case and that all schools in Staffordshire will benefit?

Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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I am very happy to see my hon. Friend back in his place. He is absolutely right that no school in his constituency will see a cut in funding.