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Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 12 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 1998. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.


Dept for Education and Employment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to increase the number of literacy summer schools. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to increase the number of literacy summer schools. [34925] Mr. Byers: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently announced at the Secondary Heads Association conference that we will expand the Summer Literacy Schools scheme. It will grow from 50 schools last summer to 562 this summer with 503 being LEA-maintained, 57 grant-maintained and 2 independent schools.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34925; 309 c261W
Session
1997-98
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Literacy Summer schools
Contains statistics
Yes