Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from (a) schools, (b) other organisations and (c) individuals on the continued funding problems in West Sussex schools.

The Department regularly receives representations from schools, local authorities, representative bodies and individuals about school funding.

In the second stage of the consultation on the National Funding Formula for schools last year, the Department received 25,222 responses. 9% of these were from respondents in West Sussex. The Department also received a number of separate representations from schools, organisations and individuals in West Sussex regarding funding for schools.