If implemented, Labour's proposals would increase 16 to 18 spending per pupil to # 5,800, equivalent to 8 per
cent over the parliament, but this would still leave sixth form spending «about 11 per cent below» the # 6,500 per pupil amount the party would give to secondary schools.
Not exact matches
But then the SNP did win previously safe - as - houses Glasgow East from Labour at the by - election earlier in the summer on a swing of
over 20 per
cent, and they start with an advantage in Glenrothes in that the party already holds the almost identical Fife Central seat in the Scottish
Parliament.
The Member of
Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko, said former President John Mahama's government broke the Appropriation Act 2016 when it spent
over GH
cents 51 billion instead of the approved GH
cents 43 billion.
The Member of
Parliament for New Juabeng North, Dr Assibey Yeboah, speaking on the floor of the house, said there was no logic in giving out
over 55 per
cent waiver on a project that the country would have only 30 per
cent shareholding in.
However, from a high point last year when the Tory lead
over Labour was more than 20 per
cent, the gap between the parties has narrowed with most recent polls suggesting there will be a hung
parliament.
However, at the 2009 European
Parliament election the opposition Tories won
over 27 per
cent of the vote and came first, electing three MEPs, compared to Labour's 21 per
cent vote and two MEPs.
«Surveying
over 10,000 people, the poll gives an insight into voting intentions for the next Scottish elections, opinions of party leaders and achievements of the Scottish
Parliament, while putting support for independence at 26 per
cent, the no vote at 65 per
cent and just 10 per
cent undecided.»
According to the analysis, while the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are all proposing to spend more on 16 to 18 education
over the course of the next
parliament, only Labour's spending plans will result in a real - terms increase (8 per
cent in real terms).
The Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates that schools in the UK will face up to 12 per
cent real term cuts
over the next
Parliament while forecasts suggest pupil numbers will increase by seven per
cent, a result of rising immigration and higher birth rates
over the next five years.
The IFS says that, taking those together with pressures «on other costs», it forecasts school spending per pupil will fall by 8 per
cent in real terms
over the course of this
Parliament.
Given what he knows about National Insurance and pension costs, he thinks that the right figure for a real - terms cut in funding
over the life of the next
Parliament from the IFS forecasts is closer to 12 than to seven per
cent.
I would resist a 10 per
cent cut in real terms
over the coming
parliament and seek to reverse the 25 per
cent reduction in funding for the foundation stage.
Additionally, sixth forms have seen a 20 per
cent reduction
over the life of this
parliament, in part to cover the unfunded costs of raising the participation age in education or training to 18.
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (ISF), schools face average cuts of 6.5 per
cent over the course of this
parliament as a result of rising cost pressures and frozen per - pupil funding.