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Government Levy On School Balances

EDM number 2159 in 2006-07, proposed by Bernard Jenkin on 19/10/2007.

That this House notes that school balances have been charged in the past; expresses concern at Government proposals for a universal five per cent. levy on unspent balances to be imposed on schools in England; further notes that many schools prudently plan for the future and save for special projects; considers that schools should not be penalised for building up balances to cover planned education projects that will deliver the best possible education to students; stresses that excessive school balances have fallen in the past five years; further notes that the National Association of Head Teachers has stated that attempting to cut surpluses already committed to projects would be unacceptable and that the Association of School and College Leaders has said that schools should not be penalised if they have a significant balance when it is part of their planned expenditure programme; and calls on the Government to take into account the legitimate concerns of schools, head teachers and governors in consulting on the Draft School Finance Regulations 2008.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bernard Jenkin19/10/2007North EssexConservativeProposed
Frank Field19/10/2007BirkenheadLabourSeconded
Anne Main19/10/2007St AlbansConservativeSeconded
Douglas Carswell19/10/2007HarwichConservativeSeconded
Kate Hoey19/10/2007VauxhallLabourSeconded
Adam Holloway19/10/2007GraveshamConservativeSeconded
Andrew Selous22/10/2007South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
David Laws22/10/2007YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock22/10/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley22/10/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Lee Scott22/10/2007Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Graham Stringer23/10/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Stephen Williams23/10/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Ancram23/10/2007DevizesConservativeSigned
Derek Conway23/10/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Andrew MacKay23/10/2007BracknellConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones23/10/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Tim Loughton24/10/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
John McDonnell24/10/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss24/10/2007North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Colin Breed24/10/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Fallon24/10/2007SevenoaksConservativeSigned
Tony Baldry24/10/2007BanburyConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton24/10/2007CongletonConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton24/10/2007MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
John Leech24/10/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson25/10/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Wilshire25/10/2007SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn29/10/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Whittingdale29/10/2007Maldon and East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned

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