Question follow-through · 20051

Dedicated Schools Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 113742 on Dedicated Schools Grant, how the writing off of deficits will be scored on the public sector accounts; and whether this will count as an increase i

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 113742 on Dedicated Schools Grant, how the writing off of deficits will be scored on the public sector accounts; and whether this will count as an increase i

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The High Needs Stability Grant is to compensate local authorities for historic spending incurred under the Dedicated Schools Grants statutory override. This spending has already taken place and has been recorded in the public sector accounts in the usual ...

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