To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost to the public purse was of payments to European Schools in respect of (a) teachers’ salaries and (b) other support in the last year for which figures are available. (294031)

In the 2008-09 financial year the cost was (a) circa £8,901,000 for teachers’ salaries and (b) circa £943,000 for other support.