HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 c85W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what monitoring is being undertaken by his Department of spending by schools allocated funding from the technology schools initiative.

Mr. Robin Squire

TSI projects include a tender stage when project details are finalised and competitive tenders are sought to ensure value for money is obtained. For grant-maintained school projects, approval from the Department must then be obtained before work on the project can begin. Grant is paid only for expenditure which has been approved, and invoices must be submitted to support claims.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place in the Library a copy of Stratford grant-maintained school's successful bid for £300,000 under the technology schools initiative.

Mr. Robin Squire

No. Bids for awards under the technology schools initiative—TSI—were prepared by individual schools, with the involvement of the local education authority where applicable, for submission to the Department. Schools did not necessarily prepare their bids with any expectation that they would become public documents.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education by what date he expects Stratford school to have completed the project for which grants were awarded under the technology schools initiative.

Mr. Robin Squire

The project is expected to be completed before the end of the 1993–94 financial year.