Visual Classroom Testing (Hansard, 26 February 2001)

§ Mr. Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment his Department has

Table A: Central Government capital investment in school in Leeds local education authority
£000
Funding stream	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Basic Credit Approvals	6,914	7,046	5,052	3,036	5,219
Supplementary Credit Approvals	925	196	294	2,518	1,578
Grant to Voluntary Aided Schools	163	376	315	1,089	2,095
New Deal for Schools	—	1,402	1,909	4,112	9,094
PFI Credits	—	—	—	4,100	39,800
Schools Renewal Challenge Fund Grant	600	—	—	—	—
School Security Grant	—	180	226	229	228
Outside Toilets Grant	—	—	348	—	—
Energy Efficiency Initiative	—	—	220	—	—
Key Stage 1 Class Size Initiative	—	—	200	437	569
National Grid for Learning Grant	—	—	1,700	1,350	2,316
Assistance with Asset Management Plans	—	—	—	90	—
Seed Challenge Funding	—	—	—	—	401
Devolved Formula Capital for Schools	—	—	—	—	4,928
Renewal of School Laboratories	—	—	—	—	386
Schools Access Initiative Grant	—	—	—	—	17
Early Excellence Centre Grant	—	—	—	90	257
Nursery Provision	—	—	—	—	95
Total	8,602	9,200	10,264	17,051	66,983

Table B: Forecast investment in schools in Leads local education authority
£000
Funding stream	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Basic Credit Approvals	3,226	¹—	¹—
Grant to Voluntary Aided Schools	1,020	¹—	¹—
Private Finance Initiative Credits	—	¹—	¹—
New Deal for Schools Devolved Formula	2,619	3,523	6,806
New Deal for Schools Condition Funding	1,973	5,569	7,073
Seed Challenge Funding	460	833	833
Renewal of School Laboratories	386	¹—	¹—
Schools Access Initiative	697	¹—	¹—
National Grid for Learning	²3,274	²1,924	²1,924

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made of visual classroom testing; what school trials his Department has planned for visual classroom testing; what school trials have been completed of visual classroom testing; what the results indicated; and if he will make a statement. [150435]