§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the meetings held between Ministers in his Department and representatives of LEAs, individually or collectively, to discuss education funding for 2001–02. [143937]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisMy ministerial colleagues and I regularly talk to representatives of LEAs and funding issues are sometimes on the agenda. In 2001–02, real terms funding per pupil will rise in England by £150, following an increase of £300 since 1997. This contrasts with a cut of £60 per pupil between 1994–97 in real terms.