§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the proportion of the Standards Fund available for the year ending 31 March that will be claimed; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for under-claiming. [118236]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 7 April 2000]: The full Standards Fund claim by local education authorities for the year ending 31 March 2000 will not be known until later in the year. Authorities' final claims follow from audited, closed accounts for 1999–2000.