§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether grants to local education authorities under section 21 of the Education Act 1980 are taken into account in calculating the cash limits of local authorities.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI have not set expenditure targets or cash limits for individual local authorities. However the aggregate total of rate support grant is cash limited as are some specific grants, including those made under section 21 of the Education Act 1980.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether specific grants to local education authorities under section 21 of the Education Act 1980 are taken into account in calculating the grant-related expenditure for local authorities.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsNo. Local authorities grant related expenditures are assessed net of specific and supplementary grants.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount of funding made available to local education authorities in Wales beyond their rate support grant allocations in each year under section 21 of the Education Act 1980.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsIn 1980–81, £329,418 was paid in grant to local education authorities in Wales under section 21 of the Education Act 1980. For 1981–82 it is expected that payments to local education authorities will amount to £504,000.