Oral Question·Wales Office
“What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on financial support for people in Wales affected by the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 10 November 2020Answered: 18 November 2020
Asked by
Chris Elmore
Labour — Bridgend
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson)
The Department is working with schools to plan ahead and organise appropriately for changing demographics. Falling rolls funding is available to local authorities, and more widely we are looking creatively at how we can turn extra space in schools into an opportunity, including through opening up Best Start school-based nurseries to make childcare more accessible and affordable.