§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he is taking to assist LEAs in combating out-of-hours vandalism in their schools. [17947]
§ Mr. Hain£1.25 million has been allocated for school security measures, divided on a formula basis to the 22 LEAs under the Grants for Education Support and Training (GEST) programme in 1997–98. I recently announced the successful bids under the New Deals for272W Schools for which an additional £5.025 million capital funding is available this financial year; over £650,000 was allocated for improvements to school security.