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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the capital investment in schools in Leeds local education authority was from 1996 to 1999 (a) in total and (b) by funding stream; and what his forecast is for the next three years. [150451] Jacqui Smith: Leeds local education authority has received some £45 million of funding from central Government for capital investment in schools between 1996-97 and 1999-2000 as shown in the following table A. Table B shows the forecast investment over the next three years. Nationally, investment in school buildings has tripled from £683 million a year in 1996-97 to over £2 billion in 2000-01. It will be £3.2 billion in 2003-04, including grant, credit approvals and Private Finance Initiative credits. There will be central Government investment of £7.8 billion in school buildings in total from 2001-02 to 2003-04. Table A: Central Government capital investment in schools in Leeds local education authority £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Funding stream 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Basic Credit Approvals 6,914 7,046 5,052 3,036 5,219 Supplementary Credit 925 196 294 2,518 1,578 Approvals Grant to Voluntary Aided 163 376 315 1,089 2,095 Schools New Deal for Schools -- 1,402 1,909 4,112 9,094 PFI Credits -- -- -- 4,100 39,800 Schools Renewal Challenge 600 -- -- -- -- Fund Grant School Security Grant -- 180 226 229 228 Outside Toilets Grant -- -- 348 -- -- Energy Efficiency -- -- 220 -- -- Initiative Key Stage 1 Class Size -- -- 200 437 569 Initiative National Grid for Learning -- -- 1,700 1,350 2,316 Grant Assistance with Asset -- -- -- 90 -- Management Plans Seed Challenge Funding -- -- -- -- 401 Devolved Formula Capital -- -- -- -- 4,928 for Schools Renewal of School -- -- -- -- 386 Laboratories Schools Access Initiative -- -- -- -- 17 Grant Early Excellence Centre -- -- -- 90 257 Grant Nursery Provision -- -- -- -- 95 Total 8,602 9,200 10,264 17,051 66,983 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table B: Forecast investment in schools in Leeds local education authority £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Funding stream 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Basic Credit Approvals 3,226 {1}-- {1}-- Grant to Voluntary Aided Schools 1,020 {1}-- {1}-- Private Finance Initiative -- {1}-- {1}-- Credits New Deal for Schools Devolved 2,619 3,523 6,806 Formula New Deal for Schools Condition 1,973 5,569 7,073 Funding Seed Challenge Funding 460 833 833 Renewal of School Laboratories 386 {1}-- {1}-- Schools Access Initiative 697 {1}-- {1}-- National Grid for Learning {2}3,274 {2}1,924 {2}1,924 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Future years' allocations shown in the above table are those already announced as being attributable to Leeds local education authority. In addition to the amounts shown above, schools in the authority will also benefit from a share of other programmes where allocations have not yet been made. These include over £1 billion of credit approvals, mainly to provide new pupil places; £440 million of grant to governors of voluntary aided schools; £555 million funding through the NDS Modernisation programme and £170 million worth of funding under the Schools Access Initiative. Funding under the National Grid for Learning (NGfL) in 2002-03 and 2003-04 is a partial allocation based on a formula. Figures are provisional and confirmed levels of NGfL funding for 2002-03 and 2003-04 will be published in due course. This funding will be augmented by capital receipts and other contributions from local education authority sources, and the contribution which governors of voluntary aided schools make to their building work. In addition, more than £1 billion is available nationally through private finance initiative credits for projects which will sign in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Funding specifically ring fenced for the renewal of school laboratories and secondary learning support units is ending in 2001-02. Local authorities will be able to prioritise their other increased funding for this purpose, if they wish. {2} Provisional figures, they also include a small proportion of revenue funding. (Also see {1}).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

150451; 363 c370W;363 c370-1W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Buildings Capital investment Finance Leeds Local education authorities Schools Leeds Education Authority

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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