§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many Ofsted contracts have been awarded to local education authority-based registered 933W inspectors; what is their total value; in how many cases the contract was awarded to an LEA-based registered inspector when there was a lower bid entered by a registered inspection from outside the LEA sector; and what is the sum of the amounts by which the awarded contracts exceeded the value of lowest bid submitted by a non-LEA-based inspector in the financial year 1993–94 to date;
(2) how many Ofsted contracts were awarded to registered inspectors based outside local education authorities; what is their total value; in how many cases the contract was awarded to a registered inspector from outside the LEA sector when there was a lower bid entered by an LEA-based registered inspector; and what is the sum of the amounts by which the awarded contracts exceeded the value of the lowest bid submitted by an LEA-based inspector, in the financial year 1993–94 to date.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe arrangements for inspecting schools under the Education (Schools) Act 1992, including the awarding of contracts to registered inspectors, are a matter for Ofsted.
I have asked Professor Sutherland to write to the hon. Member.