The education secretary will be “making representations” to the Treasury about “significant” funding pressures faced by schools, but whether they avoid cuts is down to the new prime minister as he decides the “priorities of the government”.
Kit Malthouse appeared in the House of Commons for his first education questions since taking up the job last month.
However, with Rishi Sunak due to take over as prime minister this week following Liz Truss’s resignation, today’s session may also have been Malthouse’s last.
