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Written Question
Schools: Hertfordshire
Monday 15th June 2015

Asked by: Oliver Heald (Conservative - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will take steps to maintain the schools budget and per-pupil spending in Hertfordshire.

Answered by Sam Gyimah

At a time of difficult financial decisions for the country, we have made a conscious choice to prioritise spending on education. We will continue to protect the schools budget, and will ensure that the funding schools receive increases as pupil numbers increase. In 2015-16, we added £390million to the budgets of 69 local authorities considered to have been unfairly funded in previous years, including £11.3million of additional funding for Hertfordshire.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Mar 2015
First Aid Techniques: National Curriculum

"A mother and daughter were at the launch of the campaign in Parliament square. The daughter had saved her mother’s life by recognising that she was not breathing, and she was able to do CPR until the ambulance came. Seeing mother at the launch, chirpy and with it, was a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2015
Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the Church of England provides a structure right across the country for faiths to come together? It is the only Church of any size to do so and, as such, it plays a vital role. Other faiths support the role of bishops in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2015
Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill

"If one looks at the experience of women priests—who now make up roughly half of the priests out there—there is no reason to think that there will not be plenty of women bishops coming through. This provides an opportunity for them to go into the House of Lords...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I join in the condolences expressed by my right hon. Friend.

Given the vital importance of budgeting and money management in tackling personal debt, does my right hon. Friend agree that numeracy is more important than ever? Will she update the House on what progress is being made in our …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Post Office Mediation Scheme

"The conundrum that one of my constituents had is slightly different. She was prosecuted and found guilty. Her claim is that that was totally unfair and wrong, but she put into the scheme too late for the deadline. Now, of course, she is being offered a review by the Post …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Post Office Mediation Scheme

"If there are problems with the software, or if the system is vulnerable to hacking of the sort that my right hon. Friend described, surely the Post Office would have taken steps to improve the software and/or made sure that it was more difficult to hack its system? Is there …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Dec 2011
Financial Education

"May I say what a fantastic job my hon. Friend and the all-party parliamentary group are doing? Does he agree that these issues also come up with pensions? One of the great concerns with auto-enrolment is that people who have not previously saved will need to understand the products, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Dec 2011
Financial Education

"Does the hon. Lady agree that there is also an important issue about an entrepreneurial society? If we do not have enough basic financial information and knowledge in our community, it is a brake on innovation and entrepreneurialism. It also means that people who do set up a business often …..."
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