Schools Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:32 pm on 17 July 2017.

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Photo of Bambos Charalambous Bambos Charalambous Labour, Enfield, Southgate 4:32, 17 July 2017

Does the Secretary of State accept that, with schools having to pay £575 million in employer contributions to the teachers’ pension scheme and £625 million in national insurance contributions, and with inflation at 2.9%, the £1.3 billion that has been announced will barely cover those costs?