§ Adam PriceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he plans to increase financial resources available for education in the coalfields in the local authority finance review. [51556]
§ Mr. TimmsI have been asked to reply.
As part of the review of local authority finance we are working up proposals for a reformed system of LEA funding for introduction in 2003–04. Our aim is to create a fairer formula that reflects fairly, on the basis of up-to-date evidence, the needs of authorities in different parts of the country.