Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 5 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 October 2001. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2001 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, how many schools bidding for specialist status under the specialist schools programme were supported by donations from the Technology Colleges Trust as part of the qualifying sponsorship criteria in the years (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-01. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools bidding for specialist status under the specialist schools programme were supported by donations from the Technology Colleges Trust as part of the qualifying sponsorship criteria in the years (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-01. [7689] Mr. Timms: The Technology Colleges Trust does not itself make donations to applicant schools but raises funds from other donors. Detailed information on the sponsorship included in school applications for specialist status in 1999-2000 and 2000-01 is not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, we do have an analysis of applications for Arts, Technology and Language College status in June and October 1999 and in March 2000, which shows that 37 per cent. of applicants included sponsorship arranged through the Technology Colleges Trust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7689; 372 c1231W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Applications Finance Schools Specialist schools Sponsorship Technology Colleges Trust
Contains statistics: Yes
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