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Further Education Funding

Mr. Bryan Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment on what date she received the Further Education Funding Council's claim for additional grant in aid for demand-led element enrolments for colleges exceeding their growth targets. [14625]

Mr. Paice: Further to my reply of 3 February, Official Report, column 460, the Department received the latest claim on 4 February.

Mr. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she last made a statement on the availability of demand-led funding for colleges exceeding their growth targets. [14624]

Mr. Paice: On behalf of my right hon. Friend, I wrote to the Further Education Funding Council for England and

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to all further education colleges in England about demand-led funding on 5 February. I am placing a copy of my letter in the Library.

Mr. Rooker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much of the demand-led element of funding for further education has been used as core funding in the most recent financial year. [14698]

Mr. Paice: None. The £82 million additional grant in aid that the Department is making available in the current financial year to the Further Education Funding Council for England for it to pay colleges for demand-led funding is additional to the original provision for further education set out in the estimates for financial year 1996-97.

Mr. Rooker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much of the demand-led element of funding for further education was consolidated into college targets for 1993-94. [14699]

Mr. Paice: Within the Department's planned provision for financial year 1993-94, the Department made available to the Further Education Funding Council for England £152,500,000 for demand-led funding including in college's enrolment targets.

Financial year 1993-94 was the first year of the sector's existence. During that year, £152,500,000 was paid to colleges for demand-led funding included in colleges' enrolment targets. This sum was found within the planned provision for further education and did not require additional resources.

Mr. Rooker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment she has made of the effect on financial control in further education of moving college accounting to a year end of 31 July while maintaining a year end of 31 March for her Department's transfers to the funding council; and if she will make a statement on how the demand-led element of funding is affected by using two different year end dates.[14700]

Mr. Paice: Further education colleges have used a 1 August to 31 July financial year since the creation of the further education sector, with the exception of its first financial year which ran from 1 April 1993 to 31 July 1994. The Further Education Funding Council for England takes account of the difference in the Government and college financial years in determining its spending plans and in making payments to colleges. Demand-led funding is paid to colleges in February, April and July each year. The timing of those payments is not affected by the year end dates and I have made it clear to all colleges that demand-led payments due to them for contractual commitments for the academic year 1996-97 entered into on or before 28 January 1997 will be made under existing arrangements.

Mr. Rooker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if the vote incorporating the demand-led element of further education funding is cash limited. [14701]

Mr. Paice: The vote incorporating the demand-led element of further education funding is not cash limited.

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Moral Values

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps she is taking to promote moral values within the educational system.[14695]

Mrs. Gillan: My right hon. Friend expects to receive advice from the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority later this month on the recommendations of its national forum for values in education and the community.

Scouts and Guides (Funding)

Mr. Chris Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will provide public funding to support (a) the Scout Association and (b) the Girl Guides; and if she will make a statement. [14997]

Mr. Paice: Both the Scout Association and the Girl Guides receive funding through the Department's scheme of grants for national voluntary youth organisations. The current scheme runs from 1996-99. For 1997-98, £3.05 million had been allocated for grants under the scheme including £125,000 for the Scout Association and £40,855 for the Girl Guides. All grants are for approved programmes of work designed to promote the personal and social education of young people.

Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget, allotted by each local education authority in the current financial year for (i) mandatory exceptions from delegation, (ii) discretionary exceptions outside the potential schools budget, (iii) discretionary exceptions within the potential schools budget and (iv) the aggregated schools budget; [10401]

Mr. Robin Squire [pursuant to his reply, 13 January 1997, c. 75-84]: The following table corrects the figures previously given in the columns showing the amount per pupil allocated through discretionary exceptions within the potential schools budget, the percentage of the general schools budget allocated through mandatory exceptions and the percentage of the GSB allocated through the cost of statements.

Amounts per pupil and percentage of GSB--section 122 1996-97

LEAAggregated schools budget Discretionary exceptions outside the PSB Discretionary exceptions within the PSB Mandatory exceptions
£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB
Barking/Dagenham2,03160.82136.41444.395228.5
Barnet1,99467.32368.01715.856118.9
Barnsley1,51270.91939.11798.424811.6
Bath and North-east Somerset1,92677.12208.81616.51907.6
Bedfordshire1,77173.61456.02058.51676.9
Berkshire1,82576.81285.41094.631413.2
Bexley1,71873.51526.51446.232313.8
Birmingham1,97177.11877.32148.41847.2
Bolton1,69474.62199.72018.81566.9
Bradford1,68464.81937.42208.550219.3
Brent2,04271.01154.01836.453418.6
Bristol2,11378.72168.01575.91997.4
Bromley1,68971.125610.8994.233214.0
Buckinghamshire1,70468.62108.41365.543717.6
Bury1,76278.21436.42219.81275.6
Calderdale1,63669.52008.51667.135315.0
Cambridgeshire1,67067.61967.91807.342317.1
Camden2,53063.63388.51864.792423.2
Cheshire1,78477.01717.41586.82038.7
Cornwall1,73069.82299.31747.034513.9
Corporation of London3,19666.93607.54399.278016.3
Coventry1,93476.41937.61315.227210.8
Croydon1,93472.31846.92258.433212.4
Cumbria1,78073.91697.01988.226310.9
Derbyshire1,55170.71878.522810.422610.3
Devon1,76575.61707.31928.22068.8
Doncaster1,79571.92479.91827.327310.9
Dorset1,61073.01858.41326.027812.6
Dudley1,75281.6713.31527.11718.0
Durham1,68174.12179.61818.01908.4
Ealing2,01976.52138.12629.91465.5
East Riding1,85477.42159.02309.6974.0
East Sussex1,84074.22038.21877.525010.1
Enfield1,91668.52087.41585.751418.4
Essex1,75175.51928.31807.81958.4
Gateshead1,80666.527510.11495.548817.9
Gloucestershire1,64073.31577.01215.431814.2
Greenwich2,35778.61735.82207.32508.3
Hackney2,35568.82808.240511.838211.2
Hammersmith/Fulham2,50573.52417.139011.42738.0
Hampshire1,87276.91837.51445.92359.7
Haringey2,13464.933610.22437.457317.4
Harrow2,09677.12318.5752.831611.6
Hartlepool1,68576.72079.41587.21466.7
Havering1,89483.61617.1904.01205.3
Hereford/Worcester1,72475.01868.11205.226811.6
Hertfordshire1,89179.11285.41707.12008.4
Hillingdon1,91572.52087.91345.138514.6
Hounslow2,06172.92298.11384.940014.2
Hull1,73577.41968.82029.01094.9
Isle of Wight1,75776.41998.61486.51958.5
Isles of Scilly3,28976.92345.52816.647311.1
Islington2,31368.11504.41945.774121.8
Kensington/Chelsea2,80472.62887.52295.953914.0
Kent1,75374.42179.21195.126711.3
Kingston1,92680.31958.1833.51958.1
Kirklees1,69373.52109.11777.72229.7
Knowsley1,88577.51395.72048.42038.4
Lambeth2,36166.13399.52978.357416.1
Lancashire1,73673.12179.22018.42219.3
Leeds1,84072.21244.91676.541916.4
Leicestershire1,75076.223810.41767.71315.7
Lewisham2,28578.62488.52368.11404.8
Lincolnshire1,81575.12189.01285.325410.5
Liverpool1,82476.31436.01857.723810.0
Manchester1,83771.21646.42359.134613.4
Merton1,93363.72227.3772.580226.4
Middlesbrough1,76166.82399.11836.945117.1
North east Lincolnshire1,80177.42038.72189.41054.5
Newcastle1,85574.62299.22018.12018.1
Newham1,85568.432411.91907.034412.7
Norfolk1,84672.01786.92228.731712.4
North Lincolnshire1,81375.22289.524210.01295.3
North Somerset1,89177.42209.01586.51737.1
North Tyneside1,76973.21546.41837.631212.9
North Yorkshire1,82879.21918.31817.81084.7
Northamptonshire1,77074.91365.71245.233414.1
Northumberland1,73975.31707.42299.91727.4
Nottinghamshire1,58873.91989.21969.11687.8
Oldham1,81177.91857.91908.21385.9
Oxfordshire1,79870.51566.11515.944617.5
Redbridge1,95975.21726.61294.934613.3
Redcar and Cleveland1,74176.52179.51657.31516.6
Richmond2,03281.31947.8552.22178.7
Rochdale1,70176.21225.42019.02109.4
Rotherham1,73278.02019.11346.01536.9
Salford1,77566.31846.91917.152819.7
Sandwell1,69275.22069.11416.32119.4
Sefton1,82174.72178.91546.324410.0
Sheffield1,69072.824310.51898.11988.5
Shropshire1,71871.21536.32148.932713.6
Solihull1,83481.81094.91617.21376.1
Somerset1,76977.91717.51135.02199.7
South Gloucestershire1,86374.02128.41726.827110.8
South Tyneside1,66874.82089.31436.42099.4
Southwark2,25571.92698.62999.531310.0
St. Helens1,82177.12048.62018.51365.7
Staffordshire1,67577.51265.81717.91898.7
Stockport1,80174.41747.21506.229412.2
Stockton on Tees1,79078.71898.32059.0883.9
Suffolk1,87979.41506.41667.01707.2
Sunderland1,81977.51195.11486.326111.1
Surrey1,86072.01957.62268.730211.7
Sutton1,89666.71796.31746.159220.8
Tameside1,55666.81757.51657.143318.6
Tower Hamlets2,24165.42627.62527.467219.6
Trafford1,55672.72029.41476.923611.0
Wakefield1,58662.02329.11847.255621.7
Walsall1,75878.91978.9843.71908.5
Waltham Forest2,16073.81394.82558.737412.8
Wandsworth2,31372.72728.52437.635511.2
Warwickshire1,71366.61947.61857.248018.7
West Sussex1,79577.42189.41396.01677.2
Westminster2,35171.72788.52156.543513.3
Wigan1,89277.71466.01797.42178.9
Wiltshire1,71373.51918.224610.61807.7
Wirral1,78075.31827.71847.82199.3
Wolverhampton1,75674.91496.41626.928312.1
York1,71878.62139.81195.41366.2

The information in this table has been derived from financial statements produced under the section 122 of the Education Act 1996 (formerly section 42 of the Education Reform Act 1988), incorporating LEA's changes to their statements notified to the Department by 31 December 1996.


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LEAPremature retirement compensation Home to school transport Cost of statements School meals (net of income)
£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB£ per pupilPercentage of GSB
Barking/Dagenham160.5270.8742.2712.1
Barnet130.4602.0752.5391.3
Barnsley190.9160.8884.1783.7
Bath and North-east Somerset441.8803.2682.7391.6
Bedfordshire220.9652.7190.8652.7
Berkshire100.4572.4150.6251.1
Bexley50.2251.1512.2431.9
Birmingham230.9491.9411.6943.7
Bolton200.9351.5833.6592.6
Bradford381.4391.5813.11013.9
Brent421.5592.0180.6702.4
Bristol411.5461.72.40.9702.6
Bromley60.3361.51004.2401.7
Buckinghamshire150.6823.3361.4170.7
Bury381.7231.0180.8934.1
Calderdale251.1200.9883.7612.6
Cambridgeshire220.9612.5903.6451.8
Camden70.2541.3631.6882.2
Cheshire220.9572.4401.7170.7
Cornwall190.8602.41204.8492.0
Corporation of London190.450.100.03136.6
Coventry261.0291.1331.3672.6
Croydon100.4511.9501.9511.9
Cumbria461.9622.6723.0421.7
Derbyshire221.0482.2934.2874.0
Devon281.2893.8612.6401.7
Doncaster271.1240.9963.8532.1
Dorset160.7733.3431.9251.2
Dudley180.8281.3110.5542.5
Durham231.0612.7833.7512.2
Ealing200.8772.9662.5772.9
East Riding251.1853.660.3582.4
East Sussex90.4512.1361.5582.4
Enfield190.7291.0702.5652.3
Essex60.3763.3873.7341.5
Gateshead351.3271.0321.2762.8
Gloucestershire221.0713.2723.2301.3
Greenwich40.1521.790.3983.3
Hackney170.5932.7551.61333.9
Hammersmith/Fulham110.3972.8672.01614.7
Hampshire130.5471.9241.0391.6
Haringey190.6341.0150.41063.2
Harrow120.4321.2742.7261.0
Hartlepool231.0281.3160.7703.2
Havering120.5231.0612.7251.1
Hereford/Worcester90.4733.2763.3160.7
Hertfordshire140.6592.5682.9170.7
Hillingdon150.6923.5210.800.0
Hounslow90.3371.3401.4521.9
Hull301.3442.070.3833.7
Isle of Wight100.4582.5703.1562.4
Isles of Scilly781.8741.72074.81022.4
Islington00.0511.5421.2742.2
Kensington/Chelsea160.470.2691.81463.8
Kent130.5723.1723.1351.5
Kingston220.9351.5723.0220.9
Kirklees210.9351.5642.8562.4
Knowsley291.2361.5140.6984.0
Lambeth40.1712.01684.71313.7
Lancashire311.3562.31074.5532.3
Leeds220.9311.2200.8532.1
Leicestershire140.6642.8853.7421.8
Lewisham50.2351.2652.21043.6
Lincolnshire231.0953.9692.8140.6
Liverpool341.4341.4361.5883.7
Manchester501.9401.680.31194.6
Merton270.9351.1882.930.1
Middlesbrough110.4220.8170.7712.7
North-east Lincolnshire411.8321.4120.5783.4
Newcastle00.0230.9522.11114.5
Newham261.0331.21053.9883.2
Norfolk180.7953.7732.8481.9
North Lincolnshire341.4662.740.2692.8
North Somerset401.6813.3723.0401.7
North Tyneside351.4231.0632.6783.2
North Yorkshire110.51114.8472.0200.9
Northamptonshire110.5532.3190.8281.2
Northumberland401.7803.5642.8391.7
Nottinghamshire452.1361.7120.6562.6
Oldham170.7170.7160.7723.1
Oxfordshire421.6793.1632.5371.5
Redbridge130.5562.2190.7321.2
Redcar and Cleveland241.0341.5291.3612.7
Richmond100.4271.1732.900.0
Rochdale251.1261.1361.61024.6
Rotherham130.6291.3311.4512.3
Salford341.3461.7421.6853.2
Sandwell110.5371.6311.4612.7
Sefton261.1281.1401.7712.9
Sheffield401.7351.5783.4753.2
Shropshire281.2903.7411.7361.5
Solihull180.8311.4472.1311.4
Somerset170.7723.2803.5271.2
South Gloucestershire351.4542.1672.7692.8
South Tyneside251.1160.7160.7743.3
Southwark100.3872.8652.11183.8
St. Helens441.9542.3713.0602.5
Staffordshire271.3472.2482.2401.8
Southport140.6241.0662.7562.3
Stockton-on-Tees50.2301.3241.1602.6
Suffolk130.6783.3451.9210.9
Sunderland100.4261.1381.6592.5
Surrey180.7983.8712.7281.1
Sutton60.2451.6271.0461.6
Tameside271.2341.5502.2241.0
Tower Hamlets210.6481.4822.41353.9
Trafford190.9341.6492.3482.2
Wakefield200.8311.2612.4793.1
Walsall301.3200.9341.5552.5
Waltham Forest200.7431.540.1732.5
Wandsworth140.482261073.4722.3
Warwickshire351.4682.6230.9431.7
West Sussex30.1532.3401.7301.3
Westminster150.5270.8772.31133.5
Wigan461.9321.3241.0532.2
Wiltshire210.91134.9522.2482.0
Wirral451.9532.2401.7672.8
Wolverhampton502.2351.5221.0753.2
York100.5452.1552.5331.5

The information in this table has been derived from financial statements produced under the section 122 of the Education Act 1996 (formerly section 42 of the Education Reform Act 1988), incorporating LEA's changes to their statements notified to the Department by 31 December 1996.


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