§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to decentralise powers and funding from(a) national Government to local government and (b) local education authorities to schools; and if she will make a statement. [11488]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe White, Paper, "schools: Achieving Success", sets out the Government's agenda for transforming secondary education in England, including increased autonomy for successful schools.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions will shortly be publishing a White Paper on the role of local government. It will cover, among other things, our plans to reform the local government finance system, including ensuring that schools receive a fair share of the funding provided by central government to local education authorities.