§ Mrs. Maureen HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much funding is allocated to individal compacts operating in urban areas; and what consideration is being given to providing additional funding in response to the increasing numbers of schools now included in the original schemes.
Mr. JacksonA compact operating in an urban programme authority (UPA) area in England receives up to £450,0000 of pump-priming funding over five years to assist its establishment. The existing funding arrangements encourage the expansion of the compact to cover further schools in the area, and to raise resources which will lead to self-sufficiency after Government funding ceases.