HC Deb 14 January 1999 vol 323 c259W
19. Mr. Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the total investment in schools in Medway through the new deal has been to date. [64058]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Medway schools were included in those projects which were supported by Kent Local Education Authority in the first round of the New Deal for Schools in September 1997. The Department allocated £1,159,927 to Kent Local Education Authority to support projects costing £1,267,173 in this round. A further £1,186,618 was allocated specifically to the Medway Unitary Authority in April 1998 as part of the second round of the New Deal for Schools to support projects costing £1,228,134.