Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether schools forums will be able to agree a funding baseline for the guaranteed per pupil increase which is higher than current per pupil funding.

Answer: Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether schools forums will be able to agree a funding baseline for the guaranteed per pupil increase which is higher than current per pupil funding. [127931] Alan Johnson: The Secretary of State said in his statement on school funding of 17 July stated that local education authorities and schools will work together through their Schools Forums to agree the funding baseline to which the guaranteed per pupil increase will be applied. We aim to issue guidance and draft regulations on this during the autumn.

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