§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what evaluation has been made of the effect of the 1995–96 budget settlement on(a) discretionary awards and (b) the youth service;
(2) what evaluation of the likely effect on (a) discretionary awards and (b) the youth service was made in calculating education standard spending assessments for 1996–97. [5831]
§ Mr. ForthSpending on discretionary awards and the youth service in 1995–96 and in 1996–97 will depend on the decisions of individual local education authorities.