§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her letter of 17 March on school budget deficits, if she will list the schools running a budget deficit indicating in each case the amount. [21410]
§ Mr. Robin SquireI regret that the effort and cost entailed in compiling such a list would be disproportionate.
§ Mr. PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her letter of 17 March on school budget deficits, what estimate she has made of the number of local education authorities which plan to take back delegated budgets from schools in deficit. [21411]
§ Mr. SquireMy right hon. Friend has made no such estimate.