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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Mudie: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the standard spending assessment for education in Leeds in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01 and the actual spending and planned spending by the local authority on education in those years. [125425] Ms Estelle Morris: The following table sets out, for Leeds Local Education Authority, the Education Standard Spending Assessment for (a) 1998-99 (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01; the planned spending by the local authority on education for each of these years; the actual spending on education for 1998-99, the latest year for which such information is available; and the total resources available per pupil (5-15) through SSA and special and specific grant for all three years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Education SSA (£ million) 278.7 292.4 306.6 Budget (£ million) 297 306.6 315.2 Net revenue expenditure (£ 292.6 -- -- million) SSA + Special and Specific Grant 2,505 2,683 2,937 per pupil (5-15) (£) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Budget figures are based on education budgeted net revenue expenditure taken from information reported by the authority on the RA and RA(SG) forms. The comparable outturn figure is based on information on the RO1, RS and RG Outturn forms. Net revenue expenditure figures include an estimate of education CERA made centrally, based on information in the forms.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

125425; 351 c630W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Education Expenditure Leeds Standard spending assessments

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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