Ms Margaret Gorman:

We are very aware that finance is an issue for schools. In our next newsletter we will deal with that issue. The question of a differentiated capitation grant brings into sharp focus the issue of the minor works grant, which we think could be going. We are still hopeful that some money might be found somewhere for these works, although it is said that it could be gone. Schools are making that point to us. We get a significant level of correspondence on minor works grants, particularly from older schools.