Written question asked by Joe Benton (Labour) on Friday, 23 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 April 2004. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 April 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding money has been spent on repairing schools in Bootle in each year since 1997. - Inc table and figures.

Answer: Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding money has been spent on repairing schools in Bootle in each year since 1997. [169083] Mr. Miliband: The majority of capital funding is now allocated to local authorities and schools by needs- related formulae. Authorities invest according to priorities agreed in their asset management plans. The following table shows total capital allocations to Sefton local education authority (LEA) since 1996-97. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Allocation £0001 1996-1997 1,904 1997-1998 1,634 1998-1999 1,802 1999-2000 4,562 2000-2001 9,388 2001-2002 11,146 2002-2003 15,980 2003-2004 16,930 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Includes allocations to the voluntary aided sector. To date, we have also announced indicative allocations of around £10.2 million for 2004-05 and £5 million for 2005-06.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c1047-8W; 169083
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Capital investment Expenditure Schools Repairs and maintenance Sefton Bootle
Contains statistics: Yes
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