Education and Skills written question – answered at on 7 April 2005.
Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on repairing schools in Coventry in each year since 1997.
Stephen Twigg
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (School Standards)
It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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House of Parliament 'Major Parliamentary Occasions - http://www.parliament.uk/works/occasion.cfm#prorog
BBC News A-Z Parliament - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/p-q/82524.stm
