§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of which education divisions grants have been approved for 1978–79 under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966; what is the size of the grant in each case; and how many pupils qualifying for such special expenditure attend school in each division concerned.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesInformation on the breakdown of Section 11 grant aid to education divisions within local authorities is not held centrally. Kent County Council, however, has submitted estimates of eligible expenditure for grant in respect of the employment of education staff for 1978–79 by districts as follows:
Gravesham £27,812 Medway £11,326 Dartford £15,824 The amount of grant is not related directly to the number of pupils. A local education authority is eligible to claim grant when 2 per cent. or more of its school population in those districts for which grant is claimed consists of Com 664W monwealth immigrant pupils. Current figures for the total Commonwealth immigrant school population in the above districts are not available and the above estimates have been accepted on the basis that the 2 per cent. criterion has continued to be met.