Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government is making on ensuring that funding is fairly distributed to schools across England.

The way schools funding is currently distributed is unfair, opaque and outdated. As the Secretary of State announced to the House on the 14 December, we are introducing a national funding formula which will, for the first time, create a clear and transparent system that matches funding to children’s needs. All schools will receive consistent and fair funding, to enable them to give every child the opportunity to reach their full potential.