Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 22 November 2022.
Minister, last week, the UK Government's autumn statement announced an increase in funding for education, which would equate to roughly £200 million extra for education in Wales if we were to do the same, with Welsh Government, of course, receiving an extra £1.2 billion in additional funding, overall, over the two years. Minister, it's now imperative, with all the extra pressures on our schools, that this Welsh Government ensures that any additional funding for future budgets that's being provided for schools in England by the UK Government will be matched in Wales, to go to our schools, whose budgets desperately need it. Can the Welsh Government today give that reassurance and commitment to headteachers and schools up and down Wales?