Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85770

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase substitute funding for schools.

Answer

Georgia Gould

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department does not specifically fund substitute provision. However, the overall core schools budget (CSB) is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financia...

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