Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 February 2005. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005 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 much funding was allocated by the Government to support enterprise in the curriculum in (a) secondary schools and (b) further education colleges in (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2003-04 and (iv) 2004-05 including Enterprise Week in 2004; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding was allocated by the Government to support enterprise in the curriculum in (a) secondary schools and (b) further education colleges in (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2003-04 and (iv) 2004-05 including Enterprise Week in 2004; and if she will make a statement. [209601] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Over the past two years the Government invested £15 million to over 195 fund enterprise pathfinder projects involving over 700 school and £16 million on the Enterprise Advisers service to help prepare schools in deprived areas for Enterprise Education. In addition, from September 2005 funding of £60 million will provide an Enterprise Education entitlement for all the key stage 4 pupils. Funding to support Enterprise Education in Further Education is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council and I have therefore asked Mark Haysom, the Council's Chief Executive, to write to my hon. Friend. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Library. The DfES worked closely with Enterprise Insight to support Enterprise Week 2004 in ways other than financial.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 209601; 430 c806W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Curriculum Finance Education Further education Innovation Secondary education
Contains statistics: Yes
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