§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make additional sums available to individual nursery, infant, primary and high schools for the purpose of adopting security measures against intruders; and if he will make a statement. [38090]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesFunds have already been provided from my Department to enable eight schools in Wales to benefit from the Home Office's closed circuit television challenge. In addition, all the recommendations of the working group on school security, which included providing funding for security measures in schools, were welcomed and accepted by the Government and consideration is currently being given as to how best to implement them in Wales.
§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the implications for Wales of the Government's acceptance of the recommendations of the working group on school security regarding the provision of additional long-term funding specifically allocated for improving school security. [37846]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesFunds have already been provided from my Department to enable eight schools in Wales to benefit from the Home Office's closed circuit television challenge. In addition, all the recommendations of the working group on school security, which included providing funding for security measures in schools, were welcomed and accepted by the Government and consideration is currently being given as to how best to implement them in Wales.