Education Standards (Hansard, 16 January 1996)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if the percentage of lessons consistently identified as poor by Ofsted included assessments of lessons given in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [9071]

§ Mr. Richards
No.

§ Mr. Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of failing schools in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [9070]

§ Mr. Richards
No such estimates are made. Whether a school is in need of special measures will depend on the findings of a full office of Her Majesty's chief inspector.

§ Mr. Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what cash he has earmarked to identify and improve failing schools; and if he will make a statement. [9072]

§ Mr. Richards
The costs of identifying failing schools are borne from within the overall budget for the office of Her Majesty's chief inspector. Those for improving failing schools will vary: they are not limited to a specifically earmarked sum.