funding
22 Feb 2017
Ministers ‘falling short’ on school funding
The government has fallen short on a promise to deliver fairer funding for schools, say education campaigners. Proposals for delivering fair funding for schools need substantial revision, says the f40...
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21 Feb 2017
EU funding for M3 rural businesses
Rural businesses around the M3 motorway are to receive a share of £3.6m in European funding. The funding is being awarded to rural businesses across north Hampshire as well as...
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08 Jan 2017
Defra confirms £120m in rural funding
Defra secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed a £120m funding boost for rural businesses across England. Some £120m in funding will be made available to rural businesses – generating thousands of jobs...
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23 Dec 2016
‘Sparsity’ funding to protect rural schools
Government plans will see small rural schools protected by a ‘sparsity’ funding factor have been broadly welcomed. Education secretary Justine Greening made the announcement in the House of Commons on...
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15 Dec 2016
Rural dismay at funding settlement
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for...
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