HC Deb 28 January 1999 vol 324 c401W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will list the total amount of the private sector financial contribution for each Education Action Zone and show this as a proportion of the total available budget; [67295]

(2) if he will list those instances where a contribution from a TEC to an Education Action Zone has been included as a private sector contribution. [67289]

Ms Estelle Morris

The 25 Education Action Zones have so far raised some £5 million towards the £6 million target for business contributions in their first year of operation. We will be in a position to provide a more detailed statement of the private sector contributions to each zone when they submit their audited financial statements for the financial year 1998–99.

A contribution from a TEC to an EAZ does not count as a business contribution unless it is being sourced from the private sector.