The last flippant comment was not necessary; these are all serious issues.

My hon. Friend is right.

The situation is unfortunate for local authorities, which will have been spending time calculating their school budgets on a local author

I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for the great work that she did as children’s Minister in the Department for Education.

Deprivation and disadvantaged children have been the core driving force of all our reforms since 2010.

On the increases in funding last year and this year, funding is increasing by £3.9 billion in 2022-23 and by £1.8 billion in 2024-25.

The actual allocations to schools happen in December each year in the normal way, so this situation will not affect the figures that loca

I understand the hon. Lady’s points, and I share the concern of parents with children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The funding allocated for local authorities is ringfenced.

I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for the great work that she did as children’s Minister in the Department for Education.