HC Deb 20 October 2003 vol 411 c432W
Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent progress has been made towards providing additional funding for schools with a high percentage of pupils drawn from families serving in Her Majesty's armed forces. [132804]

Mr. Miliband

Additional funding for such schools would need to come through the budget shares calculated in accordance with the local education authority's school funding formula. Any school concerned with this issue should press for change through local consultative procedures. The Department will be considering the overall needs of such schools through a working group being set up this autumn.

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