§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications have been received by his 348W Department for the payment of grants under section 21 of the Education Act 1980; how many have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted; and if he will publish in the Official Report the amount and details of each application.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsForty-five applications were received for grant for projects starting in the financial year 1980–81; of these eight were accepted in full, 16 were accepted in part and 21 were not accepted for grant-aid in 1980–81.
For a detailed breakdown of the grants allocated I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Carmarthen (Dr. Thomas) on 28 January.—[Vol. 997, c. 444–46.] It is not the practice of the Department to disclose details of unsuccessful applications.
Fifty two applications have been received for grant for projects to start in the financial year 1981–82. These are currently being considered.