SCHOOL FUNDING IN CUMBRIA

That this House recognises the impact of changes to school funding which leaves schools with greater financial liabilities; regrets that this will leave schools across the country with a £3 billion deficit by 2020, and schools in Cumbria with a £23 million deficit by that date; is concerned that cuts on such a scale would hit staff numbers and impact on the standard of education provided to students; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans and to choose instead to invest in education for the future.