"Let me make some progress and then I will give way.
The hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne) mentioned the number of teaching staff being made redundant from our schools. I say to him that there are 15,000 more teachers in our schools today than when his Government …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"I will make some more progress before I give way.
In responding to several Opposition Members on nursery school funding, I would like to say how important our nursery schools are. They are a vital part of our childcare sector. We have already committed to an additional £55 million a …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"I can, as a result of the formula that has been put forward. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made that very clear today.
My right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) mentioned social mobility and the importance of education in our primary schools. She …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"The Government have had to look extremely carefully at funding in a number of areas over the past seven years, because when the Government the hon. Lady was part of left office in 2010, they left behind a deficit of £150 billion—the country was spending £150 billion more than it …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"I will make some more progress before I give way.
We are also responding positively to help councils meet the cost of increasing service pressures. In the spring Budget we provided an additional £2 billion to put social care on a more stable footing, and allowed relevant authorities the flexibility …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"I will not, because I am just coming on to the point that the hon. Gentleman raised.
Before I cover the details of local government finance, I want to mention the important points made by the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) and my hon. Friend the Member …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"As I have said, we are absolutely committed to allowing local government to keep more of the money it raises locally and we will work with local government to achieve that.
Some of our councils have also been sorely tested in recent weeks, dealing with major terrorist attacks in London …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"Recently, Georgie Hall, my 23-month-old constituent, lost her short fight against meningitis. Her parents Matt and Paula Hall are understandably devastated. Given the impasse over the meningitis B vaccine, can my hon. Friend the life sciences Minister use his best offices to resolve the issue between GlaxoSmithKline and the Government? …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"I completely agree with my hon. Friend. There is a massive disparity in my area, which is sandwiched between Leicester, Coventry and Birmingham which get hundreds of pounds extra in funding a year per pupil. Does he agree that that needs to change—it is vital that that happens—because my local …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech
"Children’s day nurseries are places where all sorts of bugs go round. Often the level of sickness absence is a lot higher than in other places of work. Is it not right, therefore, that more people are trained so that if paediatric first-aiders are absent because of sickness, someone else …..." Marcus Jones - View Speech