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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Stephen Hepburn (Labour). It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Monday, 29 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


School Funding: North-East

Question

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for schools in the North East.

Answer

Funding for schools in the north-east has increased by 2.9% per pupil compared to 2017-18, which is equivalent to an extra £77.4 million in total, when rising pupil numbers are taken into account.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
910565 
659 c15 
Session
2017-19
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Finance Schools North East
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk