§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many pupils currently receive support from the assisted places scheme in each of the recipient schools; if he will state the total amount of cash received by each school since the assisted places scheme began; and if he will make a statement. [1996]
§ Mr. HainThe information requested is shown in the following table:
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School Number of APS pupils in scheme 1996–97 Cash received from financial year 1981–82 to date Christ College 101 3,546,477 Ffynone House1 7 22,032 Howell's, Cardiff 186 4,847,708 Howell's, Denbigh 83 23,664,341 Kings Monkton1 11 39,177 Llandovery College 69 2,288,966
School Number of APS pupils in scheme 1996–97 Cash received from financial year 1981–82 to date Lowther College3 — 38,953 Monmouth Boys 146 4,810,473 Monmouth Girls 82 2,078,708 Rougemont School1 15 50,660 Ruthin School1 11 49,622 Penrhos College4 — 2,452,683 Rydal School4 — 2,241,682 Rydal Penrhos 142 750,478 St. Clare's School1 14 38,770 St. Gerard's School1 9 24,655 St. John's College1 11 28,557 Total all Wales 887 26,973,943 1 Joined the scheme September 1996. 2 Excludes final payment for academic year 1995–96 which has yet to be claimed. 3 Lowther College closed in July 1982. 4 Amalgamated to become Rydal Penrhos with effect from 1996–97.