§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he intends to carry out a full audit of how the funding under the Schools Access Initiative has been used throughout England and Wales. [63826]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMatters on expenditure in Wales are for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. Local education authorities (LEAs) in England are asked each year to return confirmation of their spending in the previous financial year on projects supported through the Schools Access Initiative and to identify individual projects which have been carried out. Expenditure on such projects by LEAs and by grant maintained schools in England is subject to their normal external audit arrangements.