§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many school governing bodies have set deficit budgets in the current year. [18400]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department does not collect this information.
§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list by education authority the total unspent balances in schools at the conclusions of each of the last three financial years. [18554]
§ Mr. Robin SquireFor the financial year 1993–94, the information requested may be found in the answer given on 1 March to my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, South (Mrs. Currie),Official Report, columns 614–16. The requisite information for 1992–93 is at present being collated by the Department from the local management of schools outturn statements published by local education authorities for that year, and I will write to my hon. Friend when this work is complete. For 1994–95, the information is not yet available.