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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:22 am on 24 January 2019.

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Photo of Ben Lake Ben Lake Plaid Cymru, Ceredigion 11:22, 24 January 2019

The Department for Education is consulting on proposals to allocate up to £910 million in additional funding to schools and colleges in England to cover higher teacher pension scheme costs in 2019-20. Can we please have a statement clarifying the basis on which this figure was calculated, and whether a Barnett consequential of it will be sufficient to cover the costs in Wales? Given that schools and colleges in Wales will also be impacted by these changes, the UK Government must ensure that funding is made available to them, so that they can fully cover the increased costs.