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Secondary Education: Milton Keynes

Volume 491: debated on Tuesday 21 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in funding for secondary schools in Milton Keynes announced for 2009-10 by the Learning and Skills Council; (268958)

(2) for what reasons the Learning and Skills Council replaced the final funding allocation sent to schools in Milton Keynes on 3 March 2009 with a final funding statement on 31 March 2009; what assessment he has made of the effect of this on schools’ budgetary planning; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to the press statement of 3 April 2009, which is available at:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0068