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Debate between Barry Gardiner and Yvonne Fovargue
Monday 11th November 2013

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)
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4. What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement.

Yvonne Fovargue Portrait Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab)
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13. What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement.

David Laws Portrait The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws)
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We will spend £5 billion by 2015 on creating new school places across the country—more than double the amount spent by the previous Government in the same time frame. We have worked closely with councils on reforms to school place funding so that it is now more accurate than ever before.