National Funding Formula (Hansard, 21 January 1997)

HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 cc546-7W 547W

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make it her policy not to introduce a national funding formula. [12065]

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The Government published a discussion paper on national funding for grant-maintained schools in May 1996. The Government are analysing the responses, which have raised a number of issues.