§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what adjustment was made in the standard spending assessment for 1994–95 for educational purposes arising from the reduction of section 11 funding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robin SquireWhen the additional educational needs index within education standard spending assessments was reviewed, allowance was made for the proposed reduction in section 11 funding in two ways. The weight accorded to the index was increased and, within the index, the weight accorded to the ethnicity factor was increased.