Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Friday, 23 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2000. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Monday, 3 July 2000 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, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd June, Official Report, 352 c269W, on the Standards Fund, if he will break down the way in which sums surrendered for the Standards Fund were used. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 22 June 2000, Official Report, column 269W, on the Standards Fund, if he will break down the way in which sums surrendered for the Standards Fund were used. [128065] Ms Estelle Morris: The sums surrendered for the Standards Fund 2000-01 were mainly used to provide further support for LEAs and schools to achieve the objectives of the specific grants in the programme, in particular Special Educational Needs, National Grid for Learning, and Protecting and Expanding Music Services. In addition, £9 million of the surrendered amount is being used to fund the new Pupil Allowance Scheme, announced on 27 April, for secondary schools in Excellence in Cities areas who accept difficult pupils outside the normal school admission round.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 128065; 353 c78W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Finance Education Expenditure Local education authorities Standards Fund
Contains statistics: Yes
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