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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:31 pm on 24 November 2010.

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Photo of Joan Ruddock Joan Ruddock Labour, Lewisham, Deptford 12:31, 24 November 2010

The Secretary of State has spoken a great deal about the poorest, but he appears not to understand that no matter how much money is in the schools budget, it is the money in the family budget that matters so much. What would he tell the parents of the thousands of young people in my constituency about their prospects when the £30-a-week education maintenance allowance is cut by his budget?