To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he will announce the allocation of credit approvals to local education authorities and of capital grant to the governors of voluntary aided schools. [6357]

I shall announce the allocation of £33 million of credit approvals to local education authorities under the 1997–98 round of the Schools Renewal Challenge Fund and £3.9 million of grant to governors of voluntary aided schools under the Voluntary Aided Schools Minor Works Challenge on Tuesday 1 July. Details of these allocations will be placed in the Library.