§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the £35 million allocated by the Government to protect and improve provision for non-teaching costs will be allocated to Welsh education authorities; and how much has been allocated to date.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe figure of £35 million, which is an England-only figure, relates to the whole 323W period covered in the last public expenditure White Paper—Cmnd 7841—revalued to November 1979 prices. The equivalent Welsh figure amounts to £2.1 million. Of the combined England and Wales provision of £37.1 million, some £8 million was allowed for in the 1980–81 RSG settlement which was made on an England and Wales basis. Under the RSG system the way money is spent is a matter- for the local authorities to determine themselves.