Schools: Rural Areas
(asked on 11th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on additional funding for rural schools.
This question was answered on 11th March 2019
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State meets Her Majesty's Treasury Ministers regularly to discuss matters of shared interest, including funding for schools.
The Department provides additional support aimed at rural schools. For example, the sparsity factor in the National Funding Formula allocates £25 million specifically to schools that are both small and remote.