HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 cc249-50W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what provision is made in the rate support grant settlement to allow local authorities to develop bilingual policies.

Mr. Grist

Central Government support towards bilingual education comes from two main sources. Specific grants support expenditure on certain local authority schemes approved by the Secretary of State. Our intention for the rate support grant settlement for 1989–90 is that such grants should amount to .£1.5 million. Further spending by local authorities on bilingual education is eligible for rate support grant, but information on expenditure supported in this way is not held centrally.