Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What recent assessment he has made of the stability of the Northern Ireland Assembly.”
Tabled: 19 October 2021Answered: 27 October 2021
Asked by
Liz Twist
Labour — Blaydon and Consett
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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.