§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is the total amount of matched funding which has been pledged by business in the first year of the operation of Round Two Education Action Zones; and what proportion of that funding will be in cash; [98284]
(2) how much of the £18 million of sponsorship for the Education Action Zone initiative which was announced on 8 November has been (a) in kind and (b) in cash. [98283]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisOver £6 million for Round one and £12 million for Round two Education Action Zones has been pledged for their first year of operations. The respective shares of cash and in kind have yet to be precisely confirmed. This and other relevant financial information will be available as part of the annual audited accounts for each zone.