§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the amounts awarded under section 21 of the Education Act 1980 during 1992–93(a) per local education authority (b) to the Welsh Joint Education Committee, (c) to other bodies (d) to the Welsh Language Education Development Committee for distribution to produce (i) Welsh resources, first and second language and (ii) subjects taught through the medium of Welsh and (e) to support the administrative costs of the Welsh Language Education Development Committee.
§ Mr. RichardsThe relevant figures are as follows:-(a) shown in the following table; (b) £1,437,000 (including £98,950 for Welsh resources administered by the Welsh Language Education Development Committee and £284,144 for the administrative costs of the Welsh Language Development; (c)£1,264,000, (d)(i)£98,950 (ii)Nil; (e)£284,144.
Local education authority £ Clwyd 281,000 Dyfed 257,000 Gwent 245,000 Gwynedd 231,000 Mid Glamorgan 271,000 Powys 209,000 South Glamorgan 197,500 West Glamorgan 238,500 Total 1,930,000
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if the grants under section 3(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 which are awarded by the Welsh Language Board have drawn from section 21 of the Education Act 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RichardsThe Welsh Language Board's allocation for grants under section 3(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 for 1995–96 includes £68,000 formerly paid by the Welsh Office under section 21 of the Education Act 1980.