West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has today welcomed the spending round which emphasized local priorities and highlighted plans to bring fairer funding to county schools. Harriett commented: “The Chancellor has a difficult job to get public spending under control to help us reduce the debt that we pass on to our children and grandchildren. “However, this spending round emphasised West Worcestershire priorities, which will benefit the area. “I particularly welcome the news to protect investment in flood defences and to find a fairer funding formula for our schools. The Chancellor actually mentioned the hard work of my colleague Robin Walker in the campaign for Worcestershire schools. “I welcome the focus on broadband, science and transport infrastructure and I will be making the case for the Worcester Parkway station and the Southern Link Road. “There is also further good news for the host of cyber-security businesses in “cyber valley” in Worcestershire with a commitment to increase spending in this crucial area. “My constituents will also welcome another two years of freeze on council tax increases and the protection of spending on schools and the NHS by further cutting waste in Whitehall.”