Proceeding contribution from Ed Balls (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on 21st Century Schools.

21st Century Schools

The point is that the hon. Lady is right. When it became clear in March that we had a shortfall in our budget for places for 16 to 18-year-olds, I found £650 million of efficiency savings so that I could pay for 55,000 more places. Despite my seven letters to her Front Benchers, she cannot get that commitment matched by them. I am spending the money on apprenticeship places; the Opposition would spend it on inheritance tax cuts. That is the difference, and that is why she should be so concerned.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 495 c175
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Assessments Disclosure of information Admissions Curriculum Discipline Culture Licensing Dyslexia Qualifications Parents Management Pupils Physical education Standards Schools Teachers Training School choice Secondary education Sports Literacy Leicester Gloucestershire Milton Keynes Academies Blackpool Gifted children Numeracy
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21st Century Schools

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