Claw Back Of School Balances (EDM2105)

Claw Back Of School Balances

EDM number 2105 in 2006-07, proposed by David Laws on 15/10/2007.

That this House condemns the Government plans to claw back up to Â£225 million over the next three years from the cash balances held by some 20,500 English schools; notes that such a policy would penalise schools which have budgeted prudently, including those which have saved up for a major capital investment scheme; further notes that the five per cent. claw back will be imposed on balances as of March 2007, even when these balances have been spent since that date; believes that this is a backward step which will undermine the freedom of individual schools; considers that head teachers and governing bodies of schools are better able to make judgements about managing their financial positions than ministers and civil servants in Whitehall; and calls upon the Government to withdraw immediately its plans to claw back money from school balances.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
David Laws	15/10/2007	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Stephen Williams	15/10/2007	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Annette Brooke	15/10/2007	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Don Foster	15/10/2007	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Edward Davey	15/10/2007	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Susan Kramer	15/10/2007	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew George	15/10/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	16/10/2007	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Holmes	16/10/2007	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	16/10/2007	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	16/10/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
John Leech	16/10/2007	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	17/10/2007	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Mark Hunter	17/10/2007	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	17/10/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	17/10/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	18/10/2007	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Lamb	19/10/2007	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	19/10/2007	Falmouth and Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	22/10/2007	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	22/10/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Russell	23/10/2007	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	23/10/2007	Hornsey and Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	23/10/2007	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	23/10/2007	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	23/10/2007	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	23/10/2007	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sarah Teather	23/10/2007	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	23/10/2007	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Burstow	23/10/2007	Sutton and Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	23/10/2007	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	23/10/2007	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heath	23/10/2007	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	24/10/2007	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Browne	24/10/2007	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Horwood	24/10/2007	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	24/10/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/10/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	29/10/2007	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	29/10/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	29/10/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	29/10/2007	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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