§ 27. Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans she has to safeguard the funding of schools in the new unitary authorities. [19195]
§ Mr. Robin SquireEach new authority will receive its fair share of the national standard spending assessment totals. It will be for the new authorities themselves to482W decide priorities between different services within the total resources available. The Department will be ensuring that these authorities are adequately briefed on their education responsibilities, including local management of schools.