§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many applications for Education Action Zone status have now been received; and [HL1616]
What applications for Education Action Zone status have been made by local education authorities; and [HL1617]
What applications for Education Action Zone status have been made by non local education authority interests; and [HL1618]
What applications for Education Action Zone status has been made by commercial or business interests. [HL1619]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)Some 60 applications have been received and are currently being assessed. We cannot comment on individual applications until that assessment has been completed. An announcement on the successful applicants will be made in June.
§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what date they will announce the successful bids to establish Education Action Zones which will form the first phase of five zones starting in September 1998. [HL1620]
§ Baroness BlackstoneWe expect to announce in June the 12 zones which will start in September 1998.
§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what date they will announce the successful bids to establish Education Action Zones which will form the second phase of twenty Zones starting in January 1999. [HL1621]
§ Baroness BlackstoneWe expect to announce in June the 13 zones which will start in January 1999.