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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

William Wragg Excerpts
Monday 19th March 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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My right hon. Friend makes a very good point about one of the cost pressures facing schools. We are working on seeing what we can do to help and developing a new framework to help to bring down recruitment costs, especially on the supply teachers she mentions.

William Wragg Portrait Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con)
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Schools in my constituency welcome the principle of the national funding formula, which will see an increase in funding. Will my right hon. Friend meet me and representatives of primary and secondary schools to ensure it is implemented in the right way?

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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My hon. Friend is correct to say that the implementation of the national funding formula is a very important step forward. I always happy to meet my hon. Friend.