§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 9 January 2002,Official Report, column 934W, on Early Years Excellence, (1) when she expects to announce the results of the assessment of the interests of Somerford Infant School; [27726]
(2) by what means her Department plans to follow up interest in Somerford Infant School; [27727]
(3) whether the further guidance issued on 5 October 1991 was sent direct to Somerford Infant School; and if she will make a statement. [27728]
§ Margaret HodgeThe additional guidance issued on 5 October 2001 was not sent to Somerford Infant School, but to Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships, local authorities and others who received the February 2001 guidance, in response to which the school submitted its expression of interest in joining the programme.
Officials provided feedback to Somerford on their proposals in June 2001, and will shortly further follow up Somerford's interest in the programme by contacting the headteacher of the school in the first instance.
Following expressions of interest, the Department announces only the names of newly designated Early Excellence Centres. Such announcements are made periodically.