§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when he will introduce a targeted local government grant for pupil mobility. [94635]
§ Mr. MilibandWhen we were developing the new LEA funding formula, we looked at whether we should introduce a targeted grant for LEAs with high mobility. However, we found that the problem was surprisingly widespread and it did not therefore seem sensible to introduce a targeted grant which would give a little funding to many authorities. We intend to look further at the question of pupil mobility in the light of data from the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census, with the aim of considering the possible introduction of a relevant factor when the formula freeze on Education Formula Spending ends in 2006–07.