HC Deb 18 April 1990 vol 170 cc846-7W
Ms. Armstrong

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science which local authorities have applied under section 210 of the Education Reform Act 1988 for grant to(a) finance existing provision for refugees or displaced persons living in camps or reception centres and (b) finance new provision; how many of (a) and (b) have received grant; and what is the amount of grant allocated to each local authority.

Mr. MacGregor

The following local authorities have applied for grant to (a) finance existing provision for refugees or displaced persons living in camps or reception centresDerbyshire, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey. (b) finance new provision Oxfordshire, Kirklees Derbyshire, Richmond and Surrey also applied for grant to expand their provision.

All these authorities have received grant. Expenditure to be supported in 1990–91 is as follows:

£000's
Derbyshire 35.2
Kirklees 26.7
Oxfordshire 15.8
Richmond 54.1
Surrey 39.0