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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 12 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.


Education: Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what resources from which standards funds have been allocated by his Department in the last 12 months.
Answer

The following table shows the Standards Fund allocations made to local authorities for 2008-09 and 2009-10 to date.

Standards Fund allocations to local authorities
£ million
2008-09 2009-10
Revenue Grants
School Development Grant 1,915.0 1,950.8
School Lunch Grant 78.8 78.8
Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant 184.9 194.0
Targeted Improvement Grant¹ 12.2 15.1
Making Good Progress 7.7 126.6
1-2-1 Tuition and Participation Key Stage 2 early roll out² 15.7 —
Extended Schools—Sustainability 73.5 134.5
Extended Schools Subsidy 7.1 37.8
Targeted Support for the Primary National Strategy 195.8 220.3
Targeted Support for the Secondary National Strategy 109.5 108.3
City Challenge¹ 32.8 10.13
Extending and increasing flexibility of free entitlement for 3-4 year olds 80.0 170.0
Music 82.6 82.5
Playing for Success 12.8 13.1
Key Stage 4 Engagement Programme 17.0 18.5
National Challenge¹ 54.9 37.3
Total Revenue Grants 2,880.2 3197.7
Capital Grants³
Devolved Formula Capital 802.0 1,090.5
Building Schools for the Future (BSF)4 635.8 849.4
Primary Capital Programme 143.5 734.8
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—Standards and Diversity 53.6 66.8
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—One School Pathfinders 435.4 329.0
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—Main Programme 170.5 9.5
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—Kitchens 8.3 47.1
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—Cookery in the Curriculum 1.0 30.1
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—14-19 Diploma/SEN — 302.3
Targeted Capital Fund (TCF)—Specialist Sports Colleges5 — 22.0
Modernisation — 300.6
Harnessing Technology 200.8 200.8
Framework Academies4 101.3 263.0
Extended Schools (Capital) 84.0 89.0
Miscellaneous Capital 24.8 34.7
Basic Need Safety Valve 22.7 19.3
City Learning Centres 15.8 15.8
Specialist Schools Capital 17.5 12.9
School Travel Plans 15.4 11.0
Home Access for Targeted Groups6 18.0 —
Total Capital Grants 2,750.3 4,428.6
¹ Further allocations to be made during 2009-10 as projects progress.
² Within Making Good Progress from 2009-10.
³ From October 2009 the Department has transferred certain of its operational functions in relation to schools capital funding, including capital grant payments to local authorities, to Partnerships for Schools.
4 Full year spend for 2009-10 could reach £1,010 million (BSF) and £350 million (Framework Academies) if projects in the pipeline reach their expected milestones during the year.
5 Part of TCF Standards and Diversity programme in 2008-09.
6 Home Access Programme will be not routed through local authorities in 2009-10.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
497 c1408-9W; 293405
Session
2008-09
Related items
Education: Finance
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Standards Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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