HC Deb 04 November 1993 vol 231 cc397-8W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the standards of probity with which the new tendering arrangements for schools inspection are being conducted.

(£000's)
1989–90 1989–90 1990–91 1990–91 1991–92 1991–92
Expenditure on books and equipment in 1989–90 to 1991–92 by LEA in secondary schools Text and library books Education equipment stationery and materials Books and equipment Text and library books Education equipment stationery and materials Books and equipment Text and library books Education equipment stationery and materials Books and equipment
Corporation of London 5 2 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Camden 140 456 596 219 715 934
Greenwich 142 794 936 196 305 501
Hackney 3 394 397 153 208 361
Hammersmith and Fulham 62 127 189 8 301 309
Islington 102 504 606 137 568 705
Kensington and Chelsea 162 350 512 132 538 670
Lambeth 69 140 209 88 86 174
Lewisham 121 355 476 91 259 350
Southwark 0 399 399 0 726 726
Tower Hamlets 151 839 990 203 917 1,120
Wandsworth 131 1,377 1,508 157 904 1,061
City of Westminster 43 549 592 47 753 800
Barking 206 867 1,073 199 876 1,075 291 736 1,027
Bamet 319 828 1,147 302 874 1,176 394 1,284 1,678
Bexley 228 991 1,219 223 913 1,136 365 1,235 1,600
Brent 0 1,262 1,262 0 668 668 153 971 1,124
Bromley 240 1,225 1,465 318 880 1,198 307 884 1,191

Mr. Robin Squire

The arrangements for inspecting schools under the Education (Schools) Act 1992 are a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Professor Sutherland to write to the hon. Member.