§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost of proposals contained within the document, 'Time for Standards'; and what discussions he has had with the Treasury on the document. [89365]
§ Mr. MilibandWithin the Government's agreed spending plans, we estimate that the cost of workforce reform will rise to some £1 billion per annum by 2005–06. This is well within the £6 billion planned increase in school budgets to be achieved by that year. These spending plans and the proposals in "Time for Standards" naturally carry the support of the Treasury.