Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

What estimate she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions on the number of teachers employed in schools.

Tabled: 22 April 2025Answered: 28 April 2025

Asked by

Mr Louie French

ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for School Standards (Catherine McKinnell)

The Tories left a trail of devastation across our schools, with buildings crumbling and teachers leaving in their droves. Through taking tough decisions at the Budget to fix the foundations, Labour has been able to increase school funding by over £3.2 billion. As a result, there is a forecast of £400 million of headroom in schools’ budgets nationally. The Tories’ only plan is to cut school budgets to restore private schools’ tax breaks. We are getting on with the job of delivering for children.