New Deal for Schools

HC Deb 17 June 1998 vol 314 cc213-4W

Mr. Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what criteria he used for the recently-awarded funding under the New Deal for Schools Capital Programme Phase 2 for the North Somerset council area; [45992]

(2) what criteria are used for awarding funding under the New Deal for Schools Capital Programme Phase 2. [45993]

Mr. Byers

Applications for funding received from all Local Education Authorities (and the Funding Agency for Schools) under Phase 2 of the New Deal for Schools initiative were considered against the priorities and criteria set out in the guidance issued by this Department on 5 November 1997. A copy of the full guidance has been placed in the Library.