Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sam Gyimah and James Davies

Monday 4th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Gyimah]

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made it very clear: the core education budget of £40 billion is the highest amount ever invested in education. We are supporting our schools to achieve educational excellence everywhere. We are reforming the funding formula to ensure that that excellence can be delivered across all schools, rather than it being determined by a postcode lottery, as it is at the moment.

[Dr James Davies (Vale of Clwyd) (Con)]

12. What steps her Department is taking to improve schools in parts of the country where there has been persistent underperformance.