HC Deb 28 February 1995 vol 255 c522W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grant-maintained schools were formerly(a) country, (b) voluntary aided, (c) voluntary controlled and (d) special agreement schools.

Mr. Robin Squire

The numbers of grant-maintained primary and secondary schools in each category is as follows:

Former status Number
County 698
Voluntary aided 226
Voluntary controlled 95
Special agreement 13

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list, by local authority, the capital bids from grant-maintained schools for 1995–96.

Mr. Robin Squire

These matters are now the responsibility of the Funding Agency for Schools. I have asked the chairman of the funding agency to write to the hon. Member with this information.