§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide an analysis of the bids, according to nature of application, for Standards Fund money in 1999–2000. [HL4491]
§ Baroness BlackstoneThe following table shows the number of local education authorities that submitted bids and the number that received grant for each of the Standards Fund grants allocated by a bidding process in 1999–2000. For 2001–02 we have developed a simplified Standards Fund with much less bidding.
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Standards Fund 1999–2000: Grants Allocated by Bid Grant Number of Local Education Authorities Submitting Bids Number of Local Education Authorities Receiving Grant Local Recruitment Measures 79 70 Summer Literacy Schools 144 144 Summer Numeracy Schools 134 134 Literacy at Key Stage 3 26 26 Numeracy at Key Stage 3 94 16 Family Numeracy 130 51 Special Educational Needs 97 62 Work Related Learning 148 97 Social Inclusion Pupil Support 148 134 National Grid for Learning 150 150 Education of Travellers and Displaced Persons 91 91 Expanding Local Authority Music Services 127 80 Study Support Summer School Pilots 5 5 Best Practice Research Scholarships 25 14 Reduction of Infant Class Sizes 144 144