Local authorities are under a statutory duty to ensure that there is a school place available for every child. The Department provides local authorities with basic need funding for every new place that is needed, based on local authorities’ own data on pupil forecasts. They can use this funding to provide places in new schools or through expansions of existing schools, and can work with any school in their local area, including academies and free schools. Liverpool has been allocated £56.6 million to provide new school places from 2011-21, and Knowsley has been allocated £3 million.

The Department trusts schools to manage their own budgets and the vast majority are operating with a cumulative surplus, with only a small percentage having a deficit. The Department will be publishing data on maintained school reserves in 2018-19 in October, following the introduction of the national funding formulae. 2018-19 data on academy reserves will be published next spring.

On Friday 30 August, the Department announced a three-year settlement which will provide a total increase in funding of over £14 billion over the next three years, including an additional £7.1 billion in 2022-23, bringing the core schools’ budget in that year to £52.2 billion. This means we can ‘level up’ school funding by raising the minimum per pupil funding for secondary schools to £5,000 next year, and the minimum per pupil funding for primary schools to £3,750 in 2020-21 and £4,000 in 2021-22.

Overall, school funding is increasing significantly by 5% and the Department is increasing funding for the lowest-funded schools even faster. In addition, the Department are providing for an increase in per pupil funding at least in line with inflation for every school in England next year, with most schools attracting real terms increases.

This funding announcement means further increases for every school in Garston and Halewood over the next three years. The Department will be publishing school-level details in October.

Overall, schools in Garston and Halewood constituency attracted £4,840 per pupil for 2018-19, an increase of 1.3% on their 2017-18 baselines. For 2019-20, this will increase to £4,877 per pupil, an increase of 2.0% on 2017-18 baselines.

Schools in East Hampshire constituency attracted £4,257 per pupil for 2018-19, an increase of 2.5% on their 2017-18 baselines. For 2019-20, this will increase to £4,333 per pupil, an increase of 4.3% on 2017-18 baselines.

The Level 3 Mathematics Support Programme is a new programme designed to support schools and colleges setting up and maintaining level 3 mathematics provision, including AS/A level mathematics and further mathematics, and level 3 core maths qualifications. We are in the process of procuring an organisation to deliver this initiative.

As part of its remit, the programme is expected to target eligible schools and colleges in opportunity areas and areas of low level 3 mathematics participation for additional support, and to work with them to increase participation. Therefore, any school or college opening level 3 provision in Knowsley would fall within the scope of the targeted element of the programme.

Information on average water and sewerage charges for particular groups of customers is not readily available centrally. Water companies set out the basis for all their charges in charges schemes, published annually on their websites.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not intend to undertake another review of the guidance in relation to concessionary schemes for community groups for surface water drainage charges, following the review carried out last year.

The guidance allows water companies the flexibility to introduce concessions that best suit their local circumstances. This has meant, for example, that United Utilities has been able to introduce the following changes for schools with playgrounds teaching key stages 1-5:

• a bill credit of 15% on wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges for 2017/18; and

• a 50% reduction to wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges from 2018/19 onwards. This would represent approximately a 40% reduction in the overall wastewater bill.

Information on average water and sewerage charges for particular groups of customers is not readily available centrally. Water companies set out the basis for all their charges in charges schemes, published annually on their websites.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not intend to undertake another review of the guidance in relation to concessionary schemes for community groups for surface water drainage charges, following the review carried out last year.

The guidance allows water companies the flexibility to introduce concessions that best suit their local circumstances. This has meant, for example, that United Utilities has been able to introduce the following changes for schools with playgrounds teaching key stages 1-5:

• a bill credit of 15% on wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges for 2017/18; and

• a 50% reduction to wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges from 2018/19 onwards. This would represent approximately a 40% reduction in the overall wastewater bill.

Information on average water and sewerage charges for particular groups of customers is not readily available centrally. Water companies set out the basis for all their charges in charges schemes, published annually on their websites.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not intend to undertake another review of the guidance in relation to concessionary schemes for community groups for surface water drainage charges, following the review carried out last year.

The guidance allows water companies the flexibility to introduce concessions that best suit their local circumstances. This has meant, for example, that United Utilities has been able to introduce the following changes for schools with playgrounds teaching key stages 1-5:

• a bill credit of 15% on wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges for 2017/18; and

• a 50% reduction to wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges from 2018/19 onwards. This would represent approximately a 40% reduction in the overall wastewater bill.

Information on average water and sewerage charges for particular groups of customers is not readily available centrally. Water companies set out the basis for all their charges in charges schemes, published annually on their websites.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not intend to undertake another review of the guidance in relation to concessionary schemes for community groups for surface water drainage charges, following the review carried out last year.

The guidance allows water companies the flexibility to introduce concessions that best suit their local circumstances. This has meant, for example, that United Utilities has been able to introduce the following changes for schools with playgrounds teaching key stages 1-5:

• a bill credit of 15% on wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges for 2017/18; and

• a 50% reduction to wholesale surface water and highway drainage charges from 2018/19 onwards. This would represent approximately a 40% reduction in the overall wastewater bill.

We have made a significant investment in our schools by providing an additional £1.3 billion across 2018-19 and 2019-20, over and above existing plans. As the independent IFS have confirmed, overall funding per pupil will now be maintained in real terms up to 2020. The national funding formula will deliver higher per pupil funding in respect of every school, and every local area.

Since 2015, the schools budget has been protected in real terms. Both Liverpool’s and Knowsley’s School Block allocations have been protected in cash terms per pupil.

Local authorities, in consultation with local schools, set their own formulae that determine schools’ budgets. As my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State set out in July, this will continue in 2018-19 and 2019-20, providing stability for schools during the transition to the national funding formula.

Local formulae must include the minimum funding guarantee, which means that no school’s budget can be reduced by more than 1.5% per pupil in any year.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.

The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.

The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

Further information can be found in the attached table.

Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018.

We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.

We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.