Statement on school funding reform
20 July 2011 (updated on 20 July 2011)
Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 July on school funding reform.
Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Andy Burnham responded to the statement on behalf of the opposition.
Watch the statement on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
Oral statements
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