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Mike Wood Excerpts
Monday 20th July 2015

(9 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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We need to consult widely to understand the issues, but what we do know is that, around the country, the funding for schools with the same characteristics are based on historical allocation, rather than on the needs of either the school or the pupil.

Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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T7. Too many families in Brierley Hill and Wordsley in my constituency are unable to secure places at local schools. What plans do the Government have to meet demand for places in Dudley South?

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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Supporting local authorities to deliver sufficient places is one of this Government’s top priorities. Dudley local authority has been allocated £8.9 million of basic need funding for the period 2015-18. This will help to create the places required.