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Dept for Education and Employment

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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the credit approvals allocated to Sefton borough in each year from 1997 to 2004; and if he will specify the projects which received approvals and their associated cost. [151291] Jacqui Smith: The table lists credit approvals issued to Sefton local education authority for the financial years 1997-98 to 2001-02, and shows those schools for which the credit approvals were allocated, together with details of the projects supported, where this information is known. Credit approvals for local authorities for the years beyond 2001-02 have not yet been issued. Sefton local education authority will have had discretion as to the application of credit approvals to specific projects and will be able to provide more information about the individual projects which have been supported through credit approvals. Credit approvals allocated to Sefton local eduction authority (LEA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year/school Project Credit approval awarded £000 1997-98 LEA-wide allocation Annual Capital Guideline settlement: Commitments arising from previous years {1}70 Details not readily available Special Education Needs (SEN) {2}20 1998-99 LEA-wide allocation Annual Capital Guideline settlement: Commitments arising from previous years {1}9 Formula {1}208 Minor Works {1}60 Greenbank High Enhance facilities for the teaching of 100 languages Green Park County Primary Schools Access Initiative (SAI) project 2 Orrell County Primary SAI project 4 Davenhill County Primary SAI project 6 Grange County Primary SAI project 5 Linaker County Primary SAI project 3 Freshfield County Primary SAI project 3 Crosby Road North County Primary SAI project 5 Northway County Primary SAI project 4 Manor High SAI project 34 1999-2000 LEA-wide allocation Annual Capital Guideline settlement: Commitments arising from previous years {1}104 Formula {1}327 Basic Need {1}161 SEN projects {1}87 Minor Works {1}91 Netherton Moss County Primary Surplus places removal 76 Redgate County Primary Surplus places removal 33 Litherland Moss County Primary Surplus places removal 92 Rowan Park Special Alterations 217 Presfield Special Alterations 40 Ronald House Special Alterations 40 Greenacre Nursery SAI project 1 Birkdale Community Primary SAI project 10 Davenhill Community Primary SAI project 18 Farnborough Road Community Infant and Junior SAI project 21 Freshfield Community Primary SAI project 2 Larkfield Community Primary SAI project 42 Linaker Community Primary SAI project 1 Thomas Gray Community Infant SAI project 4 Range High SAI project 8 Waterloo Community Primary SAI project 5 St. John's CE Primary, Crossens SAI project 10 St. Luke's CE Primary, Formby SAI project 4 Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SAI project 2 St. George's Catholic Primary SAI project 3 St. Peter's CE Primary SAI project 1 Holy Family Catholic High SAI project 10 2000-01 LEA-wide allocation Annual Capital Guideline Settlement: Commitments arising from previous years {1}868 Formula {1}380 Basic Need {1}202 Minor Works {1}139 Chesterfield High Enhance facilities for the teaching of 100 sport Ronald House Special Alterations 42 Bedford Primary SAI project 11 Birkdale Primary SAI project 10 Larkfield Primary SAI project 7 Linaker Primary SAI project 6 Range High SAI project 17 St. John's CE Primary, Crossens SAI project 3 St. Luke's CE Primary, Formby SAI project 4 Twelve schools SAI project {2}147 English Martyrs Catholic Primary SAI project 2 St. Nicholas CE Primary SAI project 1 St. Peter's CE Primary SAI project 2 2001-02 LEA-wide allocation Annual Capital Guideline settlement: Commitments arising from previous years {1}2,725 Basic Need {1}225 LEA co-ordinated voluntary local programme {1}101 (LCVAP) Holy Family RC High LEA liabilities on project to provide 47 23 additional sixth form places Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary LEA liabilities in respect of project to 2 create nursery _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} This credit approval was LEA-wide; Sefton LEA can provide details of how this funding was used. {2} Details of which school(s) benefited from this credit approval are not readily available; Sefton LEA can provide details of which school(s) benefited from this funding. Explanation of terms used in table Commitments--funding to meet commitments that have arisen from allocations made in previous years; Special Educational Needs (SEN)--funding to meet costs of statutorily approved projects at SEN schools; Basic Need--allocation towards the cost of providing sufficient numbers of school places; Formula--allocation made on a per pupil basis; VA Minor Works--funding to meet LEA liabilities for projects costing less than £250,000 at Voluntary Aided (VA) schools; Surplus places removal--funding to remove surplus places; LEA Co-ordinated Voluntary Local Programme (LCVAP)--this has replaced the Minor Works programme, and is broadly similar.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

151291; 363 c658W;363 c658-9W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Borrowing Finance Education Grants Schools Sefton

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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