Schools Access Initiative (Hansard, 19 October 1999)

HC Deb 19 October 1999 vol 336 c534W 534W

§ Mr. Boswell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on progress with the Schools Access Initiative. [94725]

§ Jacqui Smith
The Schools Access Initiative gives capital support to make more mainstream schools accessible to pupils with disabilities and those with sensory impairments. It has run each year since 1996 and a total of £25 million had been allocated by March 1999. We have allocated a further £20 million in 1999–2000 which will benefit over 1,600 schools and are planning further big increases for the following two years.