Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Small Group Tuition

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which local education authorities will receive funds from that part of the Dedicated Schools Grant earmarked for small group tuition; and how much each of them will receive.

Answer: All local authorities will receive some funding within their Dedicated School Grant (DSG) allocations for personalised learning, from which they will be able to make available funding to schools for small group tuition. A summary of allocations of DSG to each local authority has been placed in the House Library, including indicative allocations of funding for personalised learning. This information is also available on the Teachernet website at:"www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/schoolfunding/2006–07_funding_arrangements/DSG200608/"

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