Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Priti Patel Excerpts
Monday 19th March 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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No. On the same basis as I answered the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Helen Goodman), if the formula were implemented fully in the Bradford South constituency, it would mean an increase of 1.6% or £1.3 million. Across the system, per pupil real-terms funding is being maintained.

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel (Witham) (Con)
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The cost of advertising for teachers and the cost of supply teachers, especially through agencies, are putting strain on school funding and budgets. What action are the Government taking to ensure that more money goes to the education frontline and less on bureaucracy?