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Claw Back Of School Balances

EDM number 2105 in 2006-07, proposed by David Laws on 15/10/2007.

That this House condemns the Government plans to claw back up to £225 million over the next three years from the cash balances held by some 20,500 English schools; notes that such a policy would penalise schools which have budgeted prudently, including those which have saved up for a major capital investment scheme; further notes that the five per cent. claw back will be imposed on balances as of March 2007, even when these balances have been spent since that date; believes that this is a backward step which will undermine the freedom of individual schools; considers that head teachers and governing bodies of schools are better able to make judgements about managing their financial positions than ministers and civil servants in Whitehall; and calls upon the Government to withdraw immediately its plans to claw back money from school balances.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Laws15/10/2007YeovilLiberal DemocratProposed
Stephen Williams15/10/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Annette Brooke15/10/2007Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Don Foster15/10/2007BathLiberal DemocratSeconded
Edward Davey15/10/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Susan Kramer15/10/2007Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George15/10/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey16/10/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes16/10/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed16/10/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley16/10/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Leech16/10/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell17/10/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Mark Hunter17/10/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock17/10/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones17/10/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley18/10/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb19/10/2007North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy19/10/2007Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker22/10/2007LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell22/10/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell23/10/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Featherstone23/10/2007Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron23/10/2007Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt23/10/2007SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams23/10/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb23/10/2007NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather23/10/2007Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable23/10/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Burstow23/10/2007Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore23/10/2007Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes23/10/2007North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath23/10/2007Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith24/10/2007Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Browne24/10/2007TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood24/10/2007CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson24/10/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson25/10/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Keetch29/10/2007HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer29/10/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Jo Swinson29/10/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen29/10/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned

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