Edward Timpson corrected a written answer on Free Schools: North West

27 February 2015 · Commons written answer · Department for Education

Mark Hendrick (Labour, Preston) asked written question 223512 on 5 February 2015. Mr Edward Timpson answered on 12 February 2015 for the Department for Education, and Mr Edward Timpson corrected the answer on 27 February 2015. The figure £12,013,185 in the original became £14,802,909.77 in the correction. Altogether 7 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools there currently are in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West; and how much funding her Department has allocated to the funding of free schools in each such area.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
In answer to the above question; There are currently no free schools in Preston. There are currently three free schools in the local authority area of Lancashire with the total revenue funding allocation of £2,789,724 for the academic year 2014 to 2015. There are currently ~~seven~~ free schools in the county of Lancashire, which includes the local authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, with the total revenue funding allocation of ~~£12,013,185~~ for the academic year 2014 to 2015. The North West has 41 free schools with a total revenue funding allocation of £54,002,376 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.	In answer to the above question; There are currently no free schools in Preston. There are currently three free schools in the local authority area of Lancashire with the total revenue funding allocation of £2,789,724 for the academic year 2014 to 2015. There are currently ten free schools in the county of Lancashire, which includes the local authorities of Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, with the total revenue funding allocation of £14,802,909.77 for the academic year 2014 to 2015. The North West has 40 free schools with a total revenue funding allocation of £54,002,376 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.

Original

Corrected

In answer to the above question;
There are currently no free schools in Preston.
There are currently three free schools in the local authority area of Lancashire with the total revenue funding allocation of £2,789,724 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.
There are currently ~~seven~~ free schools in the county of Lancashire, which includes the local authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, with the total revenue funding allocation of ~~£12,013,185~~ for the academic year 2014 to 2015.
The North West has 41 free schools with a total revenue funding allocation of £54,002,376 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.

In answer to the above question;
There are currently no free schools in Preston.
There are currently three free schools in the local authority area of Lancashire with the total revenue funding allocation of £2,789,724 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.
There are currently ten free schools in the county of Lancashire, which includes the local authorities of Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, with the total revenue funding allocation of £14,802,909.77 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.
The North West has 40 free schools with a total revenue funding allocation of £54,002,376 for the academic year 2014 to 2015.

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