§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much is earmarked for the assisted places scheme in 1986–87, and 1987–88; and how much since the scheme's inception has been paid in each operative year for (a) school uniforms for the assisted places scheme and (b) travel grants.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe allocation for the financial year 1986–87 is £1,090,000 and subject to parliamentary approval, proposed expenditure for 1987–88 is £1,347,000. Payments in respect of costs incurred on school uniform and travel grants are shown in the following table. There are still some claims outstanding:
Payments School year School uniform (£) Travel grants (£) 1981–82 2,547.78 3,288.87 1982–83 4,817.00 4,997.75 1983–84 6,045.45 6,387.45 1984–85 5,765.35 8,314—50 1985–86 1,018.60 3,069.86