§ Lord Denningasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the "known" foundations referred to in Article 4(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2530; on what date each such foundation was established and by what trust deed; how they will be divided into separate foundations; and on what grounds their trust assets will be divided into three-fourteenths and eleven-fourteenths.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (Baroness Blatch)The foundations referred to in Article 4(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2530 are all those which are the subject of the order with the exception of East Molesey, which is not included in this article. Provision for the Sunday school funds has been made at the request of the trustees of the foundations specified in Article 4 and with the agreement of the Diocesan Authority and the Secretary of State.
The first column of the schedule to the order states the date and manner in which each foundation was established. The foundations will be divided in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4 and 6 of the order. The trust assets of the foundations will be divided into three-fourteenths and eleven-fourteenths in exercise of the Secretary of State's powers under Section 2(4) of the Education Act 1973, which provides, inter alia, for the endowments to be used for appropriate educational purposes partly in connection with voluntary schools and partly in other ways related to the locality served by the school that has been discontinued.
The proportion of assets normally allocated for the purpose of establishing a Sunday school fund is three-fourteenths. This is based on Sunday school usage of one and a half days out of seven in accordance with the provisions made generally in deeds of church schools.