§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what grants are available to provide computers for(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools; and for each type of grant for the last available financial year, if he will state, in separate tables for primary and secondary schools (i) the cash allocation in total and by education authority, (ii) the number of schools that have received a cash allocation by education authority and (iii) the number of computers provided, by education authority.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsCurrent provision of funding to equip primary and secondary schools to use information technology across the curriculum is in the form of education support grant allocated by bid to local education authorities. Provision for an advisory teacher service is also included in the funding. Grant to support eligible expenditure of £1,475,800 was made available in 1988–89 and grant to support eligible expenditure of £1,583,800 is available in the current financial year.
37WThe tables show the figures for expenditure for each LEA, and figures supplied by LEAs of numbers of computers purchased in 1988–89.
Figures detailing LEA allocations of ESG to individual schools are not collected centrally.
1988–89: Expenditure eligible for ESG support by LEA for IT in Schools LEA ESG allocation, £s Including £s for hardware purchase Clwyd 161,200 51,200 Dyfed 228,700 126,700 Gwent 233,100 108,100 Gwynedd 122,400 47,400 Mid Glamorgan 316,900 153,900 Powys 59,500 21,500 South Glamorgan 199,400 92,400 West Glamorgan 154,600 44,600
1988–89: Numbers of computers purchased through ESG Secondary Primary Special schools Clwyd 11 21 11 Dyfed 122 45 5 Gwent 118 0 0 Gwynedd 32 25 3 Mid Glamorgan 211 0 3 Powys 20 0 0 South Glamorgan 92 0 0 West Glamorgan 1 1— 1— 1 Figures not yet supplied.