§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what level of fee is charged by each institution in Wales covered by the assisted places scheme in the current academic year.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
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School APSfee1 £ Christ College, Brecon 5,484 Howell's, Denbigh 5,556 Howell's, Cardiff 3,309 Rydal School, Colwyn Bay 5,531 (preparatory) 6,396 (senior) Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay 5,280 (mid) 5,655 (upper) Monmouth Boys 4,419 Monmouth Girls 3,594 3,900 (VI) Llandovery College 4,696 (junior) 5,129 (mid) 5,259 (VI) 1 As at September 1993.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of state for Wales what safeguards are used by the Welsh Office to ensure that schools covered by the assisted places scheme meet recognised educational standards.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsAll schools participating in the assisted places scheme have had to satisfy stringent criteria before being accepted. Ongoing monitoring of standards is carried out by members of the office of Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools in Wales. The Department also collects the examination results of pupils at the individual schools.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment the Welsh Office has made of the assisted places scheme.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsSome 700 pupils are currently receiving education at one of the participating schools in Wales whose parents would not otherwise have been able to afford it. Almost all available places for 1993–94 have been taken up and the examination results of APS pupils are consistently good.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the schools in Wales which have pupils under the assisted places scheme in the current academic year; how many pupils are supported at each institution; and how much it has cost the Welsh Office to provide this support.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
School Number of APS pupils in scheme September 1993 Expenditure Financial year 1992–93 £ Christ College, Brecon 87 359,755 Howell's, Denbigh 72 310,222 Howell's, Cardiff 165 399,642 Rydal School, Colwyn Bay 46 228,082 Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay 61 273,711 Monmouth Boys 137 434,415 Monmouth Girls 71 200,728 Llandovery 52 250,671 Total 691 2,457,226 Estimated expenditure for the financial year 1993–94 is £2,616,000.
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