HC Deb 27 April 2004 vol 420 c974W
Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been received by the General Teaching Council from his Department in each year since its creation. [167571]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Funding has been provided by this Department to the General Teaching Council (GTC) as shown in the table:

£000
General Teaching Council
2000–01 14,000
2001–02 9,024
2002–03 3,735
2003–04 1,463
1 Grant in aid payments to the GTC began in September 2000. Funding in 2000–01 therefore covered the period September 2000 to March 2001 inclusive