Rural Schools

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 3:09 pm on 8 December 2021.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 3:09, 8 December 2021

I thank the Member for that question. I don't accept the premise of the question that Wales has been given this money by the UK Government. There are taxpayers in Wales who've contributed to that resource as well, and we're perfectly entitled to our share of the overall UK-wide fund. On the point that he makes about small and rural schools' funds in particular, he will know, of course, that the funding of individual schools is ultimately allocated by local authorities, but he will have my assurance that I'm doing all that I can, as I always have, to make sure that schools in Wales have all the funds that they need in order to continue to provide the excellent education that they do to our learners.