§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education who are the directors of the Grant-Maintained Schools Foundation Ltd; who has been appointed as chief executive; and what was the Department's involvement in the appointments.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe directors of the Grant-Maintained Schools Foundation Ltd. are Sir Robert Balchin, chairman, Mr. John Spiers, Sir Christopher Lawson, Mr. David Allan, OBE, Mr. Lawrence Norcross, OBE and Mr. Thomas Savage. The company's chief executive is Mr. Andrew Turner. The Department was not involved in the appointment of the directors or the chief executive.
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much grant aid the new Grant-maintained Schools Foundation Ltd. has applied for in 1994–95; and what level of grant has been granted.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Grant-Maintained Schools Foundation Ltd. is currently in discussion with the Department about grant aid for 1994–95. Decisions on the total level of grant have yet to be taken.