§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what estimate he has made of the amount of public money spent on the assisted places scheme since its inception; [3596]
(2) how many assisted places there are in each of the private schools of Wales. [3595]
§ Mr. HainI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on Wednesday 11 June 1997,Official Report, column 487.
§ Mr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the amount of public money that must be provided to the assisted places scheme up to the cessation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement. [3597]
§ Mr. HainSubject to Parliamentary approval of the Education (Schools) Bill, the assisted places scheme will be phased-out over a period of 7 years. The total cost of the scheme over that time is estimated at around £20 million.