§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what specific investments have been made in new funding for secondary school buildings by the Welsh Office in 1993; and what is proposed for 1994.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsUnder the voluntary aided schools capital building programme, in addition to the funding for routine repair and maintenance schemes, three secondary schools received funding for new school buildings and improvements to existing buildings in 1993–94. In the same period, under the grant-maintained schools capital building programme, in addition to the formula-related capital grant which such schools receive, six secondary schools received funding for new school buildings and improvements to existing buildings. I hope to announce successful applications for grant for new starts for both the voluntary aided and grant-maintained sectors in 1994–95 shortly. Grant has also been allocated to eight secondary schools under the technology schools initiative, including one grant-maintained school and to one technology centre.
Building works at LEA-maintained schools are the responsibility of individual authorities and it is for each to decide on the level of spending, within the overall resources made available, on each service including education and thereafter on which school.