Sir Nicholas Soames led a delegation of West Sussex Members of Parliament; Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs), Jeremy Quin (Horsham), Henry Smith (Crawley) and Gillian Keegan (Chichester), on the 28^th November to see the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP, to continue to press the case for increased funding in our local West Sussex schools.

Sir Nicholas said; “We raised the issue of school funding, the very serious problems of SEND funding and the question of improving standards. The Secretary of State gave us a very fair hearing and is well aware of the pinch points in West Sussex and where we badly need to find some solutions.”

After the meeting Sir Nicholas said; “We were grateful for the Secretary of State for listening so carefully to us.  We intend, in the New Year, to take a delegation of West Sussex Members to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer to specifically press the need for increased resources for education in West Sussex.