Core School Budget Allocations - Commons Urgent Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 5:31 pm ar 17 Hydref 2023.

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Photo of Lord Storey Lord Storey Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education) 5:31, 17 Hydref 2023

My Lords, the Minister will know through her visits to schools that school budgets are stretched to breaking point. Head teachers are telling me, and no doubt telling the Minister, that day in and day out they are struggling to make ends meet. The average primary school will receive £12,000 less than the average secondary school and £57,000 less than was expected. Schools will have planned their budgets for 2024-25; that is the critical point. Does the Minister think that commitments made back in July to the House should be honoured and the original national funding formula rates should stand?