§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many micro-computers are estimated to be in(a) schools and (b) prisons for prison education purposes; at what cost to his Deprtment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThere are some 112,000 micro-computers in educational use in maintained primary, middle and secondary schools in England. These have been funded from a variety of sources; there have been no direct costs to this Department. In 1988–89 the Department will make grants in support of £8.5 million of expenditure by LEAs on micro-computer systems for use in schools.
Education in prisons is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department.