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Written question asked by Parmjit Dhanda (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Schools: Gloucestershire

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the schools capital project budget is for Gloucestershire in 2009-10.
Answer

The schools' capital budget for Gloucester for 2009-10 is set by the local authority in accordance with asset management plans prepared locally. The budget is determined by allocations from the Department and any resources available locally, which can include brought forward reserves.Allocations made by the Department to Gloucestershire in the financial year 2009-10 are set out in the following table, including funds advanced from 2010-11 to 2009-10. The local authority has considerable flexibility in deciding how these are used.

Description £ million
14-19 Diplomas Pathfinder projects 1.3
Basic Need—for school expansion 9.2
Devolved Formula Funding—prioritised at school level 17.2
Expansion of popular schools 0.9
ICT Harnessing Technology 2.7
Voluntary Aided Schools 3.7
Modernisation 6.4
Primary Schools 5.0
14-19 Diplomas, SEN and Disabilities 4.0
Small programmes 2.4
Total 52.8

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
503 c300W; 308139
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Schools Gloucestershire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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