Proceeding contribution from Lucy Powell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 July 2017. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Schools Update.
Schools Update
While I welcome this announcement of extra money today, is not the fact that the Government got themselves into such a mess over schools funding an indication of the fact that they have not been straight with people all along—and I am not sure they are being entirely straight with people now? The Secretary of State talks about an increased schools budget but fails to mention that the number of pupils has increased significantly. Is it not the case that, even taking into account the money announced today, when considering per pupil funding the real-terms cuts that schools have faced since 2015 is £2.8 billion, with additional cuts of £8.9 billion, so there is still a massive shortfall? It is about time that the Government started being straight with the figures on the reality of what schools are facing on the frontline.
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- Disclosure of information Cost effectiveness Health Finance Local government Pupils Procurement Primary education Physical education Standards Schools Sports Per capita costs Department for Education Free schools PE and sport premium
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