HC Deb 05 March 1998 vol 307 cc704-5W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current level of funding from his Department under section 11 for the employment of teachers. [31745]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Information is not readily available in the form requested. But, in the current financial year, nearly £78.6 million is allocated under section 11 grant to support the cost of employing teachers and other staff (including bilingual assistants, nursery nurses and home/school liaison workers) on projects to address additional needs of ethnic minority school pupils.