§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress he has made in combining the 49 standards funds into six blocks. [134396]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisAs part of our reforms to make the Standards Fund simpler and more streamlined, from 2001–02 all Standards Fund allocations will be grouped in six categories: School Improvement, Inclusion, Standards and Curriculum, Diversity and Excellence, Teachers and Support, and Capital and Infrastructure. The
£ united kingdom England, Wales and Northern Ireland Scotland HEFCE funding 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2000–01 Total teaching 115,810,756 121,360,509 119,496,105 12,526,559 Total research 7,248,003 6,874,165 6,888,267 — Special funding 541,734 — 300,000 235,300 Total resource 123,600,493 128,234,674 126,684,372 12,761,859 The figures in the last year are not directly comparable to the earlier years. Responsibility for funding Open University students in Scotland now lies with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and this funding is shown separately in the table.