§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what considerations he has given to Leeds local education authority entering into partnership with a public sector organisation to run its proposed joint venture company. [147272]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLeeds city council invited bids from the list approved by the DfEE. That list includes several consortiums involving public sector organisations.
§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what evaluation he has made of the performance of Leeds local education authority over the period following the publication of the Ofsted and PricewaterhouseCoopers reports on it. [147273]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThere has been no further review.
§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the costs of implementing the proposed joint venture company to run Leeds local education authority. [147274]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLeeds local education authority will transfer to the company sufficient funds to provide education services to schools. In addition, there will be some transitional costs. We are still discussing these with Leeds city council and prospective partners.
§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment by what means the costs of establishing and running the proposed Leeds local education authority joint venture company will be met. [147275]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Department for Education and Employment will contribute to transitional costs.