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Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 April 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 22 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Middlesbrough Academies

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) revenue and (b) capital support has been provided to (i) the King’s Academy, (ii) the Unity City Academy and (iii) the Macmillan Academy in Middlesbrough since their formation.
Answer

The following table shows the capital support for King’s, Unity City and Macmillan Academies since their formation until 31 March 2006. Capital covers the costs of construction and any further capital work.

£ 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
King’s Academy (opened September 2003) 253,213 10,005,471 9,609,051 433,370 —
Unity City Academy (opened September 2002) — 1,876,816 10,800,780 5,764,004 517,698
Macmillan Academy (opened September 2005) — — — 171,969 821,273

The following table shows the revenue costs for the same period. Revenue covers the costs of establishing the Academies and then their day-to-day running costs. Running costs are comparable to other local schools as they are based on the local authority funding formula.

£ 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
King’s Academy (opened September 2003) — 144,988 650,603 4,817,400 5,447,106 6,752,662
Unity City Academy (opened September 2002) 93,275 508,761 4,378,682 5,525,109 6,196,624 8,044,595
Macmillan Academy (opened September 2005) — — — — 169,263 4,619,188

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c1370W;446 c1370-2W; 67186
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Academies Middlesbrough
Link
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