West Worcestershire MP has called on the Chancellor to invest in county education budgets as part of his Spending Review which will take place next Wednesday. The review, which has been brought forward to next week, when Parliament resumes, is Chancellor Sajid Javid’s opportunity to set out the Government’s spending plans for the next year. And Harriett, who has been a long-standing campaigner for a better funding deal for Worcestershire schools, has called on her fellow county MP to put local schools high on his list for increased budgets. Harriett is a former Treasury Minister herself and has put her name forward for the chair of the prestigious select committee which will oversee the Chancellor’s work. She commented: “The Chancellor has brought forward the annual Spending Review debate to next week when MPs return after the summer recess, and this is an important debate at which the Government will set out its future spending plans. “While a General Election this autumn is a possibility, the Treasury will have to set out improved funding for some of the issues which continue to be an issue on the doorstep – and improved education funding is my highest priority. “We saw another great set of results at A level and GCSE but I know from the conversations with local headteachers, just how hard the job is to balance budgets and offer a wide range of subjects. “I have always put fairer funding as one of my top priorities locally and I hope that my fellow county MP, in his new role as Chancellor, does exactly the same and announces some positive news next week.”