Department for Education

Part of Estimates Day – in the House of Commons at 5:19 pm on 3 July 2018.

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Photo of Lucy Powell Lucy Powell Labour/Co-operative, Manchester Central 5:19, 3 July 2018

I thank the Minister for giving way; he did intervene on a number of colleagues during the debate. He champions numeracy, but does he accept that spending power is reduced when costs go up and income remains the same? The number of teachers who can be employed, the amount of training that can be put on and the support that schools can provide has reduced, and budgets have therefore fallen.