School Buildings (Expenditure)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 15 Mehefin 2009.

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Photo of Edward Balls Edward Balls Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2:30, 15 Mehefin 2009

If I heard the question right, the hon. Gentleman asked whether spending on consultants will jeopardise investment. It is vital to ensure that we get the financing right and that the configuration works, which is why there is a charge for consultants as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we should keep that to a minimum to ensure that the money goes directly into schools, but the greater jeopardy comes from the £4.5 billion of cuts that his party's Front Benchers propose, which would mean that a number of schools in his Constituency would not be rebuilt or refurbished. That is the real threat to his constituents.

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