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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Tony Baldry Excerpts
Monday 22nd April 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Laws Portrait Mr Laws
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We have not ditched the limit. We have almost tripled the investment in basic need compared with 2008-09, when the hon. Lady’s party was in power.

Tony Baldry Portrait Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend confirm that between now and 2015, the Government will spend £5 billion on new school places, which is twice as much as was spent by the Labour party during a similar time frame, and that £1 billion of that is earmarked for areas that are under the greatest pressure?