§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions Ministers and officials have had with the Department for Education and Skills regarding the 2004–05 settlement for those local authorities whose formula grant increase is equal to their schools' formula spending share increase. [143145]
§ Mr. RaynsfordMinisters and officials from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department for Education and Skills have met on a number of occasions in recent months to discuss the additional resources that we propose to provide to these authorities.