That this House notes that Halifax plc has now donated a total of ??1 million over the last four years to the Halifax Education Action Zone, a figure that alone meets the Government's target of ??250,000 per zone per year from businesses and other partners and that a recent independent review of the Halifax Education Action Zone found that 'all the indications are that schools are more confident and more able to face challenges that they would previously have found dispiriting hurdles'; further notes that among the benefits to which the funding has contributed are the employment of extra teachers, the provision of a wide range of extra-curricular activities and a far greater access to information and communication technology for schools in the area; and further notes that this announcement shows the benefit of the Education Action Zone initiative in improving the education of the children of Halifax and in equipping them with the skills they will need in order to have fulfilling and successful working lives.

That this House notes that Halifax plc has now donated a total of ??1 million over the last four years to the Halifax Education Action Zone, a figure that alone meets the Government's target of ??250,000 per zone per year from businesses and other partners and that a recent independent...