HC Deb 08 March 2001 vol 364 cc303-4W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the names and location of city academies(a) established to date and (b) in the process of being established together with, for each city academy, (i) the private sector investors, (ii) the total private sector financial contribution, (iii) the total public expenditure contribution and (iv) the total number of pupils in attendance and the admission limit. [152502]

Ms Estelle Morris

To date we have announced City Academy partnerships in Brent, Lambeth, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Haringey and Hillingdon. Further announcements will be made shortly. Private and voluntary sector sponsors announced to date are Frank Lowe of the Lowe Group of Advertising Agencies and Octagon sports management, Barry Townsley, of stockbrokers Insinger Townsley, BT, Marconi, Amey plc, the Church of England and the Grieg Trust. These partnerships are developing detailed project plans to establish City Academies. The total public sector and private and voluntary sector financial contributions, and the total number of pupils and the admission limits will depend on the plans developed for each City Academy