§ Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the expenditure of the Cheshire Learning Partnership was in each of the last five financial years for which figures are available. [179636]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisLearning Partnerships receive funding from a number of different sources. My Department only holds information about expenditure related to funds that it has provided. Therefore, expenditure by Cheshire Learning Partnership, for the last five financial years, was as follows:
1999–2000 64,188 2003–04 133,172 2003–04 187,940 2003–04 198,540 2003–04 63,000
§ Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding will be made available to the Cheshire Learning Partnership for the current financial year. [179637]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Learning and Skills Council assumed responsibility for Learning Partnerships from April 2003. This is therefore a matter for the Learning and Skills Council and I have asked the Chief Executive, Mark Haysom, to reply to you direct, copying his reply to me.