Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide emergency funding to academies in Gloucestershire while the review of education funding is pending to cover additional costs associated with changes in the level of (a) teachers' pay, (b) national insurance contributions and (c) pension costs; and if she will make a statement.

We remain committed to introducing a national funding formula from 2017, so that schools can start benefitting from fairer funding as soon as possible. This reform will mean the money the Government is investing in education is better matched to need, and that school leaders have more certainty about their funding over the longer term. As well as making funding fairer we are supporting schools with tools and guidance to improve their financial health, so they can manage their budgets effectively and keep driving up standards.