§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has made of the effect of the proposals to reduce section 11 funding under the Local Government Act 1966 on Barham primary school;
(2) how many representations he has received regarding the recent consultative document to reduce funding under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966.
§ Mr. Peter LloydUp to 25 March, some 500 letters, and 6 petitions bearing some 1,200 signatures, had been received in response to the Home Office letter of 26 November to local authorities and other recipients of funding under section 11. Grant will continue to be available to support all projects approved for funding, but we have invited local authorities to let us have their views on how the reduced level of grant can be deployed most effectively. It is for local education authorities to assess the position of individual schools.