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23 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We looked at claims on: how many students fully repay their tuition fees, how many drop out of university, and how many refugees are coming to the UK. Read

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16 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked claims on: schools rated outstanding by Ofsted, exam stress in schools, spending on adult skills, and defence spending over time. Read

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9 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked claims on: the pay of people who work in social care and childcare, the gender pay gap, unemployment, and the value of the pound. Read

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6 February 2018

Education

Spending on schools in England

Real-terms per pupil funding for schools stayed at roughly the same level from 2010/11 to 2015/16, and fell after that. Since 2017/18 it has flattened out. Read

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2 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We've factchecked claims on: the number of women killed by their partners, the number of rapes that go to trial, and the number of rape allegations that are false. Read

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26 January 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We've factchecked claims on: how much Scotland spends on public services compared to England, and how much is being spent on the Scottish NHS. Read

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19 January 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on: Labour policy on PFI contracts, spending on security at Calais over the past three years, UK and French spending on defence and EU nurses leaving the NHS. Read

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12 January 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on: spending on the NHS in England; how population and life expectancy levels have increased since the NHS was founded and whether the NHS has more beds. Read

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9 January 2018

Crime

Police funding in England and Wales

Police funding fell from 2010/11 to 2015/16. An extra £460 million for 2018 largely comes from allowing PCCs to increase council tax. Read

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15 December 2017

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on: breastfeeding in the House of Commons, how many NHS Trusts are in deficit, household savings, and protections for homeless people as the weather gets colder. Read

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