Ministerial statement on Thursday, 13 March 2014, in the House of Commons, led by David Laws.

School Funding

Statement on delivering fair funding for English schools.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 577 cc426-441
Session: 2013-14
Department: Department for Education
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2014-0399
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Schools
Monday, 24 March 2014
Written questions
House of Commons; Schools
Monday, 24 March 2014
Written questions
House of Commons; School Funding
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: David Laws | 577 cc427-9 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, I would like to make a statement about the action we are taking today to deliver...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 577 cc429-431 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for the statement and the small amount of notice we had of its contents.
...; David Laws | 577 cc431-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful, I suppose, to the hon. Gentleman for his response, but all of us in the House are ...; Lord Harper | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
Gloucestershire is one of the lowest funded local authorities, so the Minister of State’s announc...; David Laws | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. He notes quite correctly that the Labour party does not lik...; Bill Esterson | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
Under this Government, changes to local government funding have benefited the wealthiest areas at...; David Laws | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I completely disagree with the hon. Gentleman. If he goes to some of the most disadvantaged commu...; Jonathan Djanogly | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
This is welcome news for Cambridgeshire. As my right hon. Friend knows, Cambridgeshire receives l...; David Laws | 577 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend and I compliment him on the work that he and other county MP...; Clive Efford | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
In my experience, announcements made at the Dispatch Box often sound very fair, but when we look ...; David Laws | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
This is not overnight funding; we intend to address these issues for the long term. On fairness, ...; Julian Huppert | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
Cambridgeshire has been underfunded for 30 years now and, at £600 per pupil below the English ave...; David Laws | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. We are determined to ensure that these changes take place. ...; Liz Kendall | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
Currently, schools get the pupil premium based on the number of parents who apply for free school...; David Laws | 577 c433 (Link to this contribution)
As the hon. Lady will know, that is an issue in places, such as Newham and Durham, where the elig...; Robert Buckland | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
Schools and families in Swindon will warmly welcome this announcement. Will my right hon. Friend ...; David Laws | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his welcome. Swindon is one of the authorities that will bene...; Derek Twigg | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
Halton is the 27th most deprived borough in England. Is it a gainer under these proposals? Will i...; David Laws | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
There are 153 authorities, so I will have to write to the hon. Gentleman on that point. He can al...; Steve Barclay | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
I join my Cambridgeshire colleagues in welcoming this rise, which is much needed by schools in Ea...; David Laws | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Cambridgeshire parents will not forget the underfunding und...; Nicholas Dakin | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
It is good finally to get this statement, but, as my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham (Clive Eff...; David Laws | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
This is an announcement for schools and it is covered by the schools protection provisions.; Nicholas Dakin | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
There are a lot of 16 to 18-year-olds in schools.; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 577 c434 (Link to this contribution)
Order. There should be one question and no comments from a sedentary position—not from a Whip.; Andrew Bridgen | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
For many years, schools in my county of Leicestershire have bumped along the very bottom of the e...; David Laws | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome my hon. Friend’s comments. As I made clear, this is the first major step towards fair f...; Heidi Alexander | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
We have heard much today about fairer revenue funding for schools, but I would like to press the ...; David Laws | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
At the end of last year we announced a massive allocation of capital for basic need right across ...; Annette Brooke | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the statement and note that it has taken a coalition Government to make some progress o...; David Laws | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Once again, I praise her resilience in campaigning on this ...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 577 c435 (Link to this contribution)
The civil service is meant to be independent; this is outrageous.; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Order. If Opposition Front Benchers insist on speaking, it should be sotto voce and not so that t...; Diana Johnson | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
It is very interesting that the Minister is able to give the allocations that are relevant to Gov...; David Laws | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I have mentioned many of the authorities represented by Opposition Members that will gain from th...; Baroness Coffey | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I really welcome the announcement. It is a significant step towards a fairer funding formula, whi...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Oh, I’m sure he does.; David Laws | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Labour Members are making a lot of noise, which reflects their embarrassment at the fact that thi...; Chris Skidmore | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Under the current funding regime inherited from Labour, South Gloucestershire is the second-lowes...; David Laws | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to confirm the figure that I mentioned a moment ago to another Gloucestershire MP, my ...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 577 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Oh, shut up.; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The whole House heard the hon. Gentleman’s remark from a sedentary position. An apology wo...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
Without reservation, I apologise.; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for acting honourably and trust he will now be a little quieter.; Nick Harvey | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
May I warmly welcome this significant step in the right direction? An extra £200 per pupil in Dev...; David Laws | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his support. Our intention is clear that the increases should...; Andrew Jones | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement and on targeting funding towards pupils in t...; David Laws | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I can confirm that north Yorkshire is one of the authorities affected by today’s announcement. It...; Rehman Chishti | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome the Minister’s statement. It addresses the unfair funding system for students...; David Laws | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I of course—it is quite possible to do this—have a list of the 62 authorities impacted. If the ho...; Martin Horwood | 577 c437 (Link to this contribution)
May I tell my right hon. Friend that this announcement will be warmly welcomed in Cheltenham and ...; David Laws | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
We will now have the consultation on the measures announced today. We will listen to the feedback...; Bob Blackman | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
In the London borough of Harrow, 12 primary schools will add an extra class to each year group th...; David Laws | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
We are certainly trying to ensure that in areas such as my hon. Friend’s we put in extra money to...; David Morris | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend confirm that had the funding criteria been in place a few years ago, th...; David Laws | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
Certainly. We are announcing significant amounts of money today. Hon. Members on both sides of th...; Paul Burstow | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for the announcement about basic needs capital earlier this year, in...; David Laws | 577 c438 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for welcoming this announcement. In the paper on which we w...; Damian Hinds | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend agree that the combination of fairer area funding, the pupil premium an...; David Laws | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I am incredibly proud of what we will have done on school f...; Jeremy Lefroy | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the movement, at last, towards fairer funding. I also welcome the additional amount for...; David Laws | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I am looking down my list, but I will have to come back to my hon. Friend because I do not have t...; John Glen | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
Wyvern college in my constituency is one of many Wiltshire schools that has been historically und...; David Laws | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I would, of course, be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss these matters. Wiltshire is one of...; Andrew George | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
Like other Members, I welcome this important step to put right, in the case of Cornwall, more tha...; David Laws | 577 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I assure my hon. Friend that we will bring fairness to capital as well as to revenue funding. Und...; Andrew Percy | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
When I started campaigning on this issue in 2008, Labour said locally that I was trying to steal ...; David Laws | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
There is a long list to go down and Lincolnshire is certainly on it. Its per pupil funding will r...; Robert Halfon | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
This announcement, along with the pupil premium and free school meals for poor pupils, shows that...; David Laws | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
I should explain that what the Government will do under these proposals is to ensure that each lo...; Simon Wright | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the proposals, which could mean several million pounds of extra funding for Norfolk sch...; David Laws | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his support. He has been a robust campaigner for fairness for...; Julian Smith | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister join the tributes to my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Mr Walker) who, i...; David Laws | 577 c440 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the work done by the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr Walker) i...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 577 c441 (Link to this contribution)
A surprising last-minute entry, Mr Bill Wiggin.; Bill Wiggin | 577 c441 (Link to this contribution)
I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the statement and hearing how my right hon. Friend is teas...; David Laws | 577 c441 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I certainly can. Herefordshire is one of the authorities that were underfunded by previous L...
Subjects: Disadvantaged Finance Public consultation Pupils Schools Per capita costs
Contains statistics: Yes
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