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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what level of support is being made available by his Department to primary and secondary schools for the delivery of drugs education in the financial year 1999-2000; and how much will be available in the following two years. [102794] Jacqui Smith: Specific support to schools for drug education is available through the Standards Fund, via Local Education Authorities. During 1999-2000, £7.5 million has been made available through the Standards Fund Drug Prevention Grant. For the financial year 2000-01 the Drug Prevention Grant will be incorporated into the larger Social Inclusion: Pupil Support, Drug Prevention and Youth Service (SIPS) Grant. A total of £140 million will be available through the SIPS grant and minimum of £7.5 million is available for Drug Education, however, LEAs may opt to spend more. In line with the Anti-Drugs Strategy, the Department is seeking to deliver drug education within the wider context of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and the Healthy Schools Programme. We are supporting the development of PSHE through Standards Fund moneys, £12 million will be made available during 2000-01 for the development of PSHE and Citizenship in schools. Levels of funding for 2001-02 and beyond fall into the coming CSR period and are yet to be agreed.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

102794; 342 c223W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Education Drugs Misuse Primary education Schools Secondary education

Contains statistics

Yes