§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost of introducing educational reforms under the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 between 1 April 1990 and 31 March 1994.
§ Mr. AncramFrom April 1990 to April 1994 some £136 million additional resources have been made available for the implementation of the reform programme. These resources have been applied, on top of targeted baseline provision, to a number of areas, in broad terms the main ones being curriculum development, assessment and support—£67 million—the introduction of local management of schools and colleges—£16 million—and the accommodation and equipment needs of schools—£50 million. It is not, however, possible to identify expenditure due solely to the changes introduced in the 1989 Order.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost of introducing assessment arrangements as part of the education reforms for(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94.
§ Mr. AncramThe cost of introducing assessment arrangements as part of education reform is £2.50 million in 1992–93 and £2.63 million in 1993–94. These figures do not include in-service training costs incurred by education and library boards; this information is not held centrally.