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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Just to be clear, there has been significant growth in funding in the system. In 2022-23, schools in the north-east, to which the noble Baroness opposite referred, will see a…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]It was Blackpool and Manchester.15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I see the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, is tempted to answer the question. The figures I referred to were from 2017. I am happy to set out in a letter to the noble Lord more of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I turn first to Amendment 89 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Storey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys. As the noble Baroness said very eloquently, providing…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am sure all your Lordships understand that the timing and content of what we discuss at Report is a matter that will be agreed with the Chief Whip and through the usual…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am glad that I have been promoted to be the noble Lord’s “noble friend”; things are looking up. I am very happy to take this offline with the noble Lord. It is just not case…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am more than happy to commit to taking back the views of the House to the Secretary of State. Clause 29: Local authorities: power to apply for an Academy order Amendment 5915 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The Government have worked hard. I know the noble Baroness is familiar with the data, but if she looks at the most recent allocations, we are, dare I say it, trying to level up…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The noble Lord’s point is a little broader than what we are talking about at the moment. With the free school applications that have come across my desk I have certainly tried to…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will start by setting out the principles of Clause 33, in response to the intention of the noble Lord, Lord Davies, to oppose the question that the clause stand part…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I genuinely welcome the chance to talk to your Lordships about reforms to the national funding formula. We will come on to this in more detail on Clause 33 in the next…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I will come back to the noble Baroness on that point. I do not have the answers to hand but I will write to her. We believe that there will be circumstances where it is right to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My noble friend is right—the thing we should principally be concerned about is improving the education of our children. I will be more than happy to meet my noble friend or any…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]As the noble Lord heard me say, this was agreed through the usual channels where we could have discussed that, had serious concerns been raised. The point has been heard loud and…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 35B and 36, which amend Schedule 1. Schedule 1 extends certain provisions in maintained school legislation which currently apply to academies…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I must explain to the Committee that I am not able to give a firm date on that today, but as soon as I am able to, I will update the House.13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]13 Jun 2022