§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list(a) the total administration costs and (b) administration costs as a percentage of income for each local education authority in England in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [110708]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave on 11 January 2000,Official Report, columns 148–52W. As part of the 2000–01 settlement, the Secretary of State set targets for LEAs relating to delegation of resources and retention of central costs.