Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Apr 2017
School Funding: North-east of England
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Apr 2017
School Funding: North-east of England
"I am thankful for, and moved by, the Minister’s tributes to me, my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Tom Blenkinsop) and other colleagues. He talked about funding increases in general terms, which is true, but we are also seeing record pupil numbers. Will he pledge …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 24th April 2017
Asked by:
Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to increase the funding per pupil in Hartlepool constituency in real terms; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We want schools to have the resources they need, and through our careful management of the economy we have been able to protect the core schools budget in real terms. School funding is now at its highest level on record at almost £41bn in 2017-18 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise, to £42 billion by 2019-20.
We are going to end the historic post code lottery in school funding and under the proposed national schools funding formula, more than half of England’s schools will receive a cash boost.
Our proposals include significant protections so that no school would face reductions of more than 1.5% per year or 3% overall per pupil as a result of this formula, and on high needs funding for pupils with special education needs and disabilities, no area would lose funding at all.
We recognise the increasing cost pressures schools are facing and will continue to provide advice and support to help them use their funding in cost effective ways, and improve the way they buy goods and services, so they get the best possible value for their pupils. We have produced tools, information and guidance for schools financial health and efficiency, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/schools-financial-health-and-efficiency.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions
"On labour market participation, the Red Book shows that funding for returnships will be £5 million, as opposed to £655 million for extending the free schools programme. Does the Secretary of State think that is an appropriate balance?..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh); he made a thoughtful and forward-looking speech, although I have to say that I could not disagree with him more on the matters of insurance-based payments to fund our NHS and selective education; those are the …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions
"But the public sector debt is almost touching £2 trillion. The hon. Gentleman cannot be satisfied with that situation when the whole nature of Tory Governments since 2010 has been not only to reduce the deficit, but also to get the debt down to manageable proportions.
On that point, having …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Mar 2017
Budget Resolutions
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Written Question
Tuesday 28th February 2017
Asked by:
Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Department for Education made no payments to Uber for Business from 28th October 2016 to 20th February 2017.
We do not have access to this information. The Department for Education reimburses employees’ expenses via an online expenses system. All personal reimbursement for taxi fares are classified as ‘Taxis’, and the name of the company is not recorded.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I think that is the kindest thing that anybody has ever said to me.
The Secretary of State fully appreciates that uncertainty lasting for months and years will drain business investment away from Britain. In our Select Committee this morning, Funding Circle told us that an £100 million investment deal …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Secretary of State for attending the Thursday sitting of the Select Committee, which is conducting an inquiry on steel. He may recall that I asked him about the maintaining of confidence. There is growing concern that firms are not supplying to Tata facilities because they fear that …..."Iain Wright - View Speech
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