§ Mr. DonaldsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements are being made to ensure that the additional funding for schools announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer will go directly into school budgets in Northern Ireland. [117858]
§ Mr. George HowarthI can confirm that £14.7 million will be distributed for the benefit of every primary, post-primary and special school in Northern Ireland, and that decisions on the use of this additional funding will be for schools to make. The funds will be paid through the normal funding mechanisms.