HL Deb 13 November 2000 vol 619 cc13-4WA
Lord Astor of Hever

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide an analysis of the bids, according to nature of application, for Standards Fund money in 1999–2000. [HL4491]

Baroness Blackstone

The following table shows the number of local education authorities that submitted bids and the number that received grant for each of the Standards Fund grants allocated by a bidding process in 1999–2000. For 2001–02 we have developed a simplified Standards Fund with much less bidding.

Standards Fund 1999–2000: Grants Allocated by Bid
Grant Number of Local Education Authorities Submitting Bids Number of Local Education Authorities Receiving Grant
Local Recruitment Measures 79 70
Summer Literacy Schools 144 144
Summer Numeracy Schools 134 134
Literacy at Key Stage 3 26 26
Numeracy at Key Stage 3 94 16
Family Numeracy 130 51
Special Educational Needs 97 62
Work Related Learning 148 97
Social Inclusion Pupil Support 148 134
National Grid for Learning 150 150
Education of Travellers and Displaced Persons 91 91
Expanding Local Authority Music Services 127 80
Study Support Summer School Pilots 5 5
Best Practice Research Scholarships 25 14
Reduction of Infant Class Sizes 144 144