§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made 667W of the means by which the additional funding for the reduction of class sizes will be met by local education authorities and diocesan authorities. [63773]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisWe are making sufficient resources available for the class size pledge to be delivered fully by local education authorities and schools. £560 million is available over the next three years and this will be paid in the form of 100 per cent. grant for capital and revenue funding for all the types of schools covered by local authority implementation plans.