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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Vicky Ford Excerpts
Monday 25th June 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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The figures have already been published. We are providing increases in school funding for every school and every pupil—we are providing funding to local authorities on that basis. It is up to local authorities, in discussion with their schools, to decide how to allocate that funding to individual schools. I suggest that the hon. Lady takes up the matter with her local authority.

Vicky Ford Portrait Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con)
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This morning, I attended the schools’ engineering and technology competition in Chelmsford, where Essex students had designed a wheelchair that climbs stairs. Does the Minister agree that such projects are key to inspiring the engineers of the future? Will he congratulate the Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society and all who were involved?

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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Yes to all the above.