Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Teather and Natascha Engel

Monday 20th December 2010 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Teather]

The report by the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr Field) is an extremely useful contribution to the debate, especially given his focus on prioritising early years, which supports the work that the Government are already doing to make sure that we are investing particularly in a free entitlement for two-year-olds, which will become statutory by 2013. We are also taking forward the work that he did on life chances indices, which will support the wider work of the Government on child poverty.

[Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab)]

10. What assessment he has made of the effects of local government funding allocations on services provided to schools by local authorities; and if he will make a statement.