§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the expenditure and achievements of his Department in North Yorkshire during 1991; and what was the comparable position between June 1978 and May 1980.
§ Mr. EggarMost Government support for expenditure on education in North Yorkshire is paid to North Yorkshire county council as unhypothecated revenue support grant. In 1991–92, the Department is making available specific grant to North Yorkshire local education authority of some £3,168,000 through its programme of grants for education support and training, to support expenditure on implementing the national curriculum, local management of schools and a number of other national priorities; and of some £83,000 to support the education of children of travellers, refugees and other displaced persons. There were no similar specific grants between 1978 and 1980. The Department also pays grant to North Yorkshire local education authority to cover the cost of mandatory awards to students undertaking higher education. The Department additionally pays grant to the University Funding Council and the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council, which support higher education in North Yorkshire.