Marcus Jones has welcomed the Government’s announcement that schools in Nuneaton will receive extra funding in 2015/16 to address a historic unfairness in the way school funding is allocated.

As part of the funding, Nuneaton schools will receive an extra £118 per pupil and comes following a long-standing campaign that Marcus and a number of MPs who represent similar constituencies have been pursuing for the last three years.  

The money is part of a proposed £350 million boost to the most underfunded local authorities. It represents a huge step towards removing the unfairness in the school funding system.

Commenting, Marcus said: “The school funding system that we inherited from Labour is unfair. It is a postcode lottery that results in pupils attracting very different levels of funding without good reason.

“I am delighted that as part of our long-term economic plan we are determined to deliver the best schools and skills for our young people so that they can get the skills they need to get on in life. This announcement is great news for Nuneaton pupil’s as it represents a huge step towards removing the unfairness in the school funding system.”