HC Deb 11 December 1997 vol 302 cc658-9W
33. Miss Melanie Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what financial resources he has allocated in respect of his strategy to raise standards in literacy. [18784]

Mr. Byers

More than £54 million is available in the new Standards Fund to support activities to raise the standards of literacy in primary schools. This includes £50 million to support the professional development of teachers through the National Literacy Strategy, £4 million for Summer Literacy Schools (with private sponsorship providing a further £1 million), and additional support for Family Literacy, details of which we expect to announce shortly.

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