Cambridge MP Julian Huppert yesterday presented schools minister David Laws with a petition of around 2,000 signatures urging the Government to implement proposals to give Cambridgeshire an extra £20 million for schools.

As I reported over a year ago, for too long Cambridgeshire schools have been starved of cash, receiving £600 less per pupil than the national average and putting us at the bottom of the national funding league table.

Today Julian joined forces with other MPs to secure a debate in parliament about this funding unfairness and the Government’s proposals to address it.  He said

“Finally we have the chance to put that right; but I also want to make sure that this is only the beginning of sustained funding year-on-year to repair our school buildings and upgrade our classrooms to provide the learning environment our children deserve.”

The consultation on the proposals is due to close at the end of this week.  You can still sign the petition here.