Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support the Department plans to provide for Revealweb: the National Database of Accessible Resources after March 2006. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 28 February 2005).

Answer: Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support the Department plans to provide for Revealweb: the National Database of Accessible Resources after March 2006. [218477] Margaret Hodge :[holding answer 28 February 2005]: The Department of Culture Media and Sport, through the Museums Libraries and Archives Council, supported the establishment of Revealweb with a grant of £100,000 per year for three years (2003/04;2004/ 05;2005/06). It was made clear that funding was to cease after 2005/06 and that it would become the responsibility of the managers of Revealweb, to sustain the project thereafter. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has set up a link between the Reveal website and the DfES special educational needs (SEN) inclusion site. We have also publicised Reveal in our regular SEN update, which is available free on subscription. The DfES is not planning to provide any financial support for Revealweb. We are already providing substantial funding--over £600 million--to schools, colleges and universities to improve access to education, including access to the curriculum.

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