Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 15 November 2017.
Diolch, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, this Welsh Government, along with its predecessor administrations, has a legacy of underfunding Welsh schools. We know that there are huge differences in terms of school budgets between here and England, and that is putting pupils here in Wales at a serious disadvantage. According to NASUWT Cymru, the per-pupil funding gap, compared to schools in England, now stands at £678 per pupil. That's £678 less for Welsh pupils than for learners in England. We're in the bottom half of the international league tables. Wales is propping up the UK league tables in terms of its education system, and when you were in opposition, Cabinet Secretary, you committed to narrowing this gap. Now that you're in Government, what are you doing to sort it out?