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15/10/2010
'Fairness' Fund Set Up For Poorest Kids
Government's plans to include a £7bn "fairness premium" for disadvantaged children in the education system, as part of the spending review, will be announced today.
The poorest 20% of pupils will benefit including those who receive free school meals. It will also include free nursery places for two-year-olds, extra money for schools and funding for higher education.
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, is expected to say that while the spending review will result in cuts, it will also "increase our investments in fairness, and in particular in the promotion of social mobility and life chances.
"It will be an investment package for future fairness."
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to set out cuts worth £83bn on Wednesday in an attempt to reduce the UK budget deficit within the next four years.
Cuts are expected in all Government departments, including education.
Speaking at a junior school in Derbyshire, Mr Clegg is expected to say: "The way we tackle the deficit will be a test of the character of the coalition.
"I am clear that we have a moral obligation to wipe the slate clean. We must shelter the next generation from the legacy of debt - and especially the most disadvantaged children."
He will renew the government commitment to "ensuring a better future for our children".
He will add: "There's been lots of talk of 'red lines' in the CSR process. It should be obvious from what I've said today that the reddest line of all is the one around our commitment to their future."
(BMcN/KMcA)
The poorest 20% of pupils will benefit including those who receive free school meals. It will also include free nursery places for two-year-olds, extra money for schools and funding for higher education.
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, is expected to say that while the spending review will result in cuts, it will also "increase our investments in fairness, and in particular in the promotion of social mobility and life chances.
"It will be an investment package for future fairness."
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to set out cuts worth £83bn on Wednesday in an attempt to reduce the UK budget deficit within the next four years.
Cuts are expected in all Government departments, including education.
Speaking at a junior school in Derbyshire, Mr Clegg is expected to say: "The way we tackle the deficit will be a test of the character of the coalition.
"I am clear that we have a moral obligation to wipe the slate clean. We must shelter the next generation from the legacy of debt - and especially the most disadvantaged children."
He will renew the government commitment to "ensuring a better future for our children".
He will add: "There's been lots of talk of 'red lines' in the CSR process. It should be obvious from what I've said today that the reddest line of all is the one around our commitment to their future."
(BMcN/KMcA)
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