Children, Schools and Families Bill

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 4:18 pm on 11 January 2010.

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Photo of Edward Balls Edward Balls Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 4:18, 11 January 2010

No; if I may be allowed to do so, I shall finish my points before the hon. Gentleman stands up again.

I am raising the schools budget in 2011-12 and 2012-13, with the agreement of the Chancellor. The hon. Gentleman proposes to cut the schools budget in 2010-11, however; the reason is that the shadow Chancellor has told him he has got to do so. Despite regular attempts in the House to wriggle out of this, the fact is that, unlike the Conservatives' health budget, under the hon. Gentleman's watch the education budget is set to be cut.