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EDM number 33 in 1995-96, proposed by David Rendel on 15/11/1995.

That this House notes the Association of Metropolitan Authorities' report into the lack of central Government funding for vital services; notes that in the current year local education authorities are expected to cope with a cut in real terms of ú50 per primary pupil and ú194 per secondary pupil in the amount of money that the Government expects them to spend; notes that in England this represents a cut of over ú700 million; notes that failure to centrally fund the teachers' pay award reduced by ú300 million money available for expenditure on pupils; notes that in England from January 1994 to January 1995 the number of primary pupils in classes of 40 or more has risen by 30 per cent. to over 18,000; and calls upon the Government to provide the necessary resources in the 1996-97Budget and the Financial Statement so that all schools are funded adequately to provide high quality education for all children.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Rendel15/11/1995NewburyProposed
Nick Harvey15/11/1995North DevonSigned
Nigel Jones15/11/1995CheltenhamSigned
Archy Kirkwood15/11/1995Roxburgh & BerwickshireSigned
Liz Lynne15/11/1995RochdaleSigned
Paul Tyler15/11/1995North CornwallSigned
Lynne Jones16/11/1995Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Ken Livingstone16/11/1995Brent EastSigned
Don Foster16/11/1995BathSigned
Alex Carlile20/11/1995MontgomerySigned
Chris Davies20/11/1995Littleborough and SaddleworthSigned
Harry Barnes20/11/1995North East DerbyshireSigned
Bill Michie21/11/1995Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Roland Boyes21/11/1995Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Jamie Cann22/11/1995IpswichSigned
Michael Clapham22/11/1995Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Colin Pickthall23/11/1995West LancashireSigned
Eddie Loyden23/11/1995Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Alan Meale23/11/1995MansfieldSigned
Eric Clarke23/11/1995MidlothianSigned
Anne Campbell27/11/1995CambridgeSigned
David Chidgey27/11/1995EastleighSigned
Margaret Hodge28/11/1995BarkingSigned
Diana Maddock14/10/1996ChristchurchSigned

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