§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what monitoring he is undertaking of the Islington Education Service; and what meetings he has held with representatives of the education service; [87817]
(2) what is the expenditure by his Department on the contracting out of part of Islington Education Service. [87819]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Department and Islington Local Education Authority have commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise on contracting out of most or all services to Islington schools and their pupils, to draw up specifications for such services and to advise on the suitability of interim arrangements. Officials are in regular contact with the authority's officers, and I met head teachers in Islington on 16 June. The Department will contribute towards the cost of PricewaterhouseCoopers' consultancy but has made no payments to date.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much(a) revenue support and (b) capital allocation was provided to Islington Education Service for education up to the age of 16 years in each of the past five years. [87815]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table gives, for each financial year from 1995–96 to 1999–2000, the amounts allocated to the Islington local education authority for revenue support and for capital.