§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what allocations will be made to local education authorities under the grants for education support and training programme for 1991–92; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeMy Department is today writing to all local education authorities in England to inform them of the level of expenditure which I have approved for support in the grants for education support and training programme for 1991–92. The programme will support total expenditure of some £364 million in 1991–92. The programme is summarised in the table.
I am placing in the Library a more detailed table setting out allocations to individual local education authorities in each activity.
Expenditure to be supported in the 1991–92 GEST programme £ million School management 71.9 Teacher information 0.8 Teacher appraisal1 10.0 College management 3.4 NC assessment 35.0 IT in schools 23.3 National Curriculum 85.7 LEA inspectors/advisers 1.2 Teacher recruitment 7.7 Licensed teachers 5.5 Under 5s 4.8 Health education 7.3 Pupil behaviour 1.8 Training for SEN 5.5 SEN in ordinary schools 1.0 SEN in FE 0.9 PICKUP 2.1 IT in FE 1.1 National Vocational qualifications 2.1 Ethnic diversity in FE 0.9 Workers Educational Association 1.2 Adult literacy 0.7 Youth and community workers 1.2 Management of training 19.9 Activities being handled separately Articled teachers 8.0 Educational Psychologists 2.6 Committed expenditure From ESG projects begun in 1990–91 and earlier years: 58.0 TOTAL 363.6 1 Indicative allocation, to be confirmed subject to satisfactory bids.