§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what extra resources have been made available to fund the new history curriculum.
§ Mr. EggarResources have not been specifically earmarked for the history curriculum. The implementation of the national curriculum is being supported by the Government via specific grants to local education authorities. These grants totalled some £100 million in 1989–90; some £120 million in 1990–91; and in 1991–92 they will support LEA expenditure of around £170 million.
Eligible expenditure includes the employment of advisory teachers, support for non-teaching support staff, the provision of extra books, materials and equipment and INSET. It is, however, for individual LEAs to apply for these grants, to identify needs and priorities for different subjects in the light of local circumstances and to direct spending towards them.