HC Deb 25 November 1994 vol 250 cc395-6W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary for Education if she will list, for each local authority, for(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94 and (c) 1994–95 the amount of money received from the training of youth and community workers category of GEST.

Mr. Boswell

The expenditure supported through the GEST programme for training for youth and community work for each local education authority in each year is set out in the table.

GEST allocations to LEAs for training of youth and community workers
LEAs 1992–93 (£000) 1993–94 (£000) 1994–95 (£000)
Corporation of London 0.0 0.0 0.0
Camden 5.0 5.0 4.4
Greenwich 5.0 6.3 5.7
Hackney 5.0 5.8 3.0
Hammersmith 5.0 5.0 1.9
Islington 5.0 5.0 2.7
Kensington and Chelsea 5.0 5.0 1.5
Lambeth 5.0 5.9 2.3
Lewisham 5.0 6.1 4.9
Southwark 5.0 6.1 3.6
Tower Hamlets 5.0 5.0 4.1
Wandsworth 5.0 6.0 2.4
Westminster 5.0 5.0 3.0
Barking 5.0 5.0 3.7
Barnet 5.0 9.1 6.7
Bexley 5.0 5.9 5.9
Brent 5.0 6.9 4.2
Bromley 5.0 8.2 2.5
Croydon 5.0 9.0 7.0
Ealing 5.0 7.9 3.1
Enfield 5.0 7.5 7.1
Haringey 5.0 5.0 3.7
Harrow 5.0 5.7 4.1
Havering 5.0 6.4 6.6
Hillingdon 5.0 6.4 2.0
Hounslow 5.0 5.8 5.7
Kingston upon Thames 5.0 5.0 2.8

whether they should, in appropriate circumstances, include an interview with parents in their admission procedures.

Mr. Robin Squire

Guidance on the use of interviews in school admission procedures is contained in circular 6/93, "Admissions to maintained schools". This was issued to all schools in July 1993.