Question follow-through · 103239
Schools: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional costs incurred by (a) each school in the Witham constituency and (b) across Essex, as a result of the increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions in (i)
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional costs incurred by (a) each school in the Witham constituency and (b) across Essex, as a result of the increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions in (i)
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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19 Jan 2026
Answer published
School funding has increased by £3.7 billion in financial year 2025/26, meaning that core school budgets total £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in 2024/25. This includes almost £1 billion in additional funding being provided to support schools and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Special Educational Needs: Witham
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