Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 July 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Thursday, 11 July 2002 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, when the rules governing school sponsorship were last reviewed.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the rules governing school sponsorship were last reviewed. [67338] Mr. Miliband: The rules governing specialist school sponsorship were last reviewed in May this year. As a result, we made one significant change to the criteria by reducing the amount of sponsorship required by small mainstream schools (defined as those with under 500 pupils on roll) to £100 per pupil, subject to a minimum of £20,000, rising to £50,000 for a school with 500 pupils.

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