§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to change the year of calculation of education development plans to a financial year basis. [156442]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLocal education authorities' targets for raising pupil attainment are the key elements of an education development plan. These targets are necessarily related to schools' academic years. Information about an authority's planned expenditure in support of their EDP is already included in the plan on a financial year basis. New regulations and guidance will be required for the next generation of EDPs from 2002, which are under consideration.