§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much money has been made available for information technology initiatives since May 1997 for(a) initial teacher training and (b) schools. [75021]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIn respect of initial teacher training (ITT), the Teacher Training Agency has allocated just over £6 million for measures to improve the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) across the curriculum. This includes £1 million to support implementation of Qualified Teacher Status standards and the ITT National Curriculum for primary English and mathematics. During this period, support for £666 million of ICT-related initiatives in schools in England has been announced as part of a £1 billion programme to implement the National Grid for Learning.