Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Emma Reynolds (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Engagements

Question: In July the Education Secretary promised that Wolverhampton's Building Schools for the Future programme would be unaffected by cuts. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the much needed refurbishment of secondary schools across the city will go ahead as planned, and not suffer devastating cuts of 40%?

Answer: I am afraid that what happened was that the previous Government set out 50% cuts—[Interruption.] I know the Opposition do not like hearing it. They set out 50% cuts in capital spending, but did not tell us where one penny piece was going to come from. That is what happened. We have had to scrap the unaffordable and badly put forward Building Schools for the Future programme, but in the spending plans for the next four years are £15 billion additional capital for school building, so there are plenty of opportunities for additional school building, and not just secondary schools, but primary schools as well. That is what we will be making available.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 517 c312
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Wolverhampton Building schools for the future programme Caravan sites Travellers Warwickshire
Link: View this Prime Minister's question on www.publications.parliament.uk