HC Deb 31 January 1995 vol 253 cc634-5W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 722, if she will list the 28 hoards, authorities, committees and other public bodies and the total amount of public spending relevant to each body.

Mr. Boswell

The information given is the latest available.

Grant allocations to public bodies in FY 1994–95
(£ million)
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit 4.699
Centre for Information on Language Teaching1 0.832
Education Assets Board 0.118
Fulbright Commission 0.389
Funding Agency for Schools 237.026 (net)
Further Education Unit2
Further Education Staff College2
Further Education Development Association3
Further Education Funding Council (including 9 regional committees) 2,847.058
Higher Education Funding Council in England 3,436.079
National Council for Education Technology 5.391
National Youth Agency 1.394
Royal Ballet School 2.200
School Curriculum Assessment Authority 34.000
Special Educational Needs Tribunal 0.220

Grant allocations to public bodies in FY 1994–95
(£ million)
Student Loans Company 16.638
Teacher Training Agency4 2.000
University Commissioners5
Yehudi Menuhin School 0.450
1 In addition to the DFE grant, CILT will receive grant of over £100,000 from other government departments.
2 The further education unit and the Further Education staff college ceased to be supported by the Department for Education after the end of the 1992–93 financial year, Government funding now falls under the FEFC budget.
3 Government funding for the Further Education Development Association falls under the FEFC budget.
4 The expenditure total of £2 million includes a small amount£68,000—of preparatory expenditure prior to the establishment of the agency.
5 The university commissioners ceased to be supported by the Department for Education after the end of the 1993–94 financial year. In the 1994–95 financial year provision of £25,000 was made in the Department's running costs for the residual work of the commissioners.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 722, if she will list the appointees of each of the 28 boards, authorities, committees and other public bodies, and what the remuneration was of the appointees.

Mr. Boswell

I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.