HC Deb 03 May 2001 vol 367 cc722-4W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the membership of the education strategy group, together with their qualifications, grade and geographical area of employment (separately indicating the technical group); if he will list(a) the terms of reference of the group and (b) the schedules of meetings of the strategy and technical groups; if he will publish a verbatim account of those meetings; and if he will indicate when the conclusions and the Government's response will be published. [158901]

Ms Estelle Morris

The Education Funding Strategy Group has been set up to take forward work on the proposals for education funding set out in "Modernising Local Government Finance: A Green Paper" and is supported in that work by a technical sub-group. The groups include key stakeholders with an interest in local education authority and school funding and details of the membership of both groups are outlined in the tables. Members of both groups are not appointed on the basis of their grade or qualifications but have been nominated by the organisations they represent. Representatives have been selected for their knowledge of the wide range of circumstances local education authorities and schools face and local government members represent a balance of different authority types, regions and expertise. The Education Funding Strategy Group's papers are available on the DfEE's website (www.dfee.gov.uk/efsg/). Separate papers are not prepared for the sub-group, as its role is to consider papers before they are submitted to the Education Funding Strategy Group. The Government expect to publish their proposals on the future arrangements for education funding later this year.

Education Funding Strategy Group
Name Organisation
Central Government representatives
Helen Williams (chair) DfEE
Andrew Wye DfEE
Jonathan Anstey DfEE
Susanna Todd DfEE
Audrey Brown DfEE
Joe Crilly DfEE
Peter Kane HM Treasury
Nicholas Holgate HM Treasury
Mark Lambirth DETR
Bryony Houlden DETR
Joe Beeley DETR
Nick Ville Audit Commission
David Singleton Ofsted
Local Government representatives
Neil Kinghan Local Government Association
Neil Fletcher Local Government Association
Mike Grealy Local Government Association
Stephen Lord Local Government Association
Mike Heiser Local Government Association
Gale Waller Local Government Association
Bob Kerslake Local Government Association
Jon Pittam Local Government Association
David Smith Local Government Association
Alan Parker Local Government Association
Liz Nicholson Local Government Association
Chris Waterman SEO/ACEO
Stephen Fitzgerald Association of London Government
Hilary McCollum Association of London Government
Trade union representatives
David Hart NAHT
Peter Downes SHA
Ian Langtry ATL
Joe Boone NASUWT
John Bangs NUT
Alan Manasseh PAT
Christina McAnea UNISON
John Fisher TGWU
Mick Graham GMB
George Phipson AHFAS
Education Funding Strategy Group
Name Organisation
Representatives from schools' bodies
Mrs. Joan Binder FAVASA
David Lankshear CofE Board of Education
Michael Power Catholic Education Service
Peter Rickard National Bursars Association
Terry Pearson National Governors Council

Technical sub-group to the Education Funding Strategy Group
Name Organisation
Andrew Wye DfEE
Jonathan Anstey DfEE
Jenny Holmes DfEE
Joe Crilly DfEE
Joe Beeley DETR
Anthony Hammil HM Treasury
Stuart Taylor HM Treasury
Keith Bartley Ofsted
Nick Ville Audit Commission
Jack Hatch NAHT
Joe Boone NASUWT
George Phipson AHFAS
Peter Downes SHA
Peter Rickard National Bursars Association
John Bangs NUT
Terry Pearson National Governors Council
Steve Lord LGA
Mike Heiser LGA
Gale Waller LGA
Tom Fairclough LGA
Thomas Whiffen LGA
David Gallie LGA
Roy Smith LGA
Stephen Fitzgerald ALG
Jo Mennell ALG