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Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Thursday, 15 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2001. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the annual increase has been in the Standards Fund since 1996; and how much standards funds have been spent in (a) the constituency of Crosby and (b) the Borough of Sefton in each year since 1996. - Includes table.
Answer

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the annual increase has been in the Standards Fund since 1996; and how much standards funds have been spent in (a) the constituency of Crosby and (b) the Borough of Sefton in each year since 1996. [151295] Ms Estelle Morris: The following table shows the annual cash increase in the Standards Fund since 1996-97: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Total allocations Increase on previous DfEE contribution Increase on previous year year 1996-97 265 14 163 12 1997-98 320 55 211 48 1998-99 620 300 395 184 1999-2000 1,260 640 862 467 2000-01 2,490 1,230 1,913 1,051 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The total allocation figures include both Government and local authority contributions. Figures for the amount of grant spent in an individual constituency cannot be provided, but the following table shows the Standards Fund grant spent in Sefton local education authority since 1996-97. The figures include all grants paid through the Standards Fund payment system excluding New Deal for Schools capital, which is not part of the Standards Fund programme. Amount of standards fund spent in the borough of Sefton £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total expenditure DfEE contribution 1996-97 1.3 0.8 1997-98 1.5 1.0 1998-99 3.5 2.2 1999-2000 6.0 4.2 2000-01 12.9 9.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 1. The total expenditure figures include both Government and local authority contributions. 2. The figures for 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 are audited outturn expenditure figures. 3. The figures for 2000-01 are the total expenditure currently expected to be incurred in this financial year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
151295; 363 c388-9W;363 c389W
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Finance Education Grants Liverpool Schools Standards Fund Sefton Crosby
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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