§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the changes made by his Department since 2 May 1997 to the rules on allocating capital approvals for special school re-organisation projects. [84557]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThere have been no changes. Proposals to alter, establish or discontinue special schools are subject to a statutory process, and we give priority within available capital resources to projects to implement approved proposals. The Department is currently considering responses to a recent consultation paper on its Schools Capital Strategy.