§ Mr. DhandaTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will ring-fence a specific grant in 2005–06 for planning, preparation and assessment time for primary school teachers. [186308]
§ Mr. MilibandI refer the Member for Gloucester to the written statement I laid before the House on 13 July 2004,Official Report, column 55W'S, on school funding for 2005–06. On the same day there was also a press notice issued by the Department (DfES press notice 2004/0137), which included a statement welcoming the 998W school funding settlement by those school workforce unions represented on the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group.
The written statement to the House sets out how we have considered, with our partner signatories, the costs of implementation of the National Agreement. It announces what funds will be available to schools to implement the Agreement in 2005–06.