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HANSARDSchool Funding: DistributionFigures show that our schools have 66,000 more pupils but 5,400 fewer teachers, 2,800 fewer teaching assistants, 1,400 fewer support staff, and 1,200 fewer auxiliary staff—a total…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI think the Minister has comported himself well tonight. I feel sorry for him, because in answers to my right hon. Friends the Members for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and for…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCatholic Sixth-form CollegesAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Referring to a faith-based debate as an “EVEL debate” might not be the best phraseology. In addition to…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist). I always want to sing “Blaydon Races” every time I think of her constituency. I thought she did her duty diligently as a…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingForgive me; the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley), too. We know that that authority is having to cut—let me get my figures accurate—£8.9 million from the schools…04 Mar 2019 Bills sponsored (2)