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Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the cash resources to be paid directly to Stroud schools, by sector, in 2001-02 on the basis of proposals in the pre-Budget report; and if he will list the schools to benefit, giving the sum in each case. [152179]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The following table shows the estimated allocations made to schools in the Stroud constituency for additional devolved formula capital in 2000-01, following the pre-Budget report. This funding was made available in 2000-01 rather than 2001-02. Gloucestershire local education authority will be able to confirm the final allocations made to non-Voluntary Aided schools. A total of £4.346 million devolved formula capital has been made available to schools in Gloucestershire in 2000-01.
Schools in Gloucestershire will benefit from over £11.5 million through New Deal for Schools Devolved formula capital over the three years 2001-02 to 2003-04, plus a share of the £300 million of additional funds made available by the Chancellor for the programme in his Budget of 7 March.
Overall, central Government support for capital investment in school buildings in England has tripled from £683 million a year in 1996-97 to over £2 billion in 2000-01. It will be £3.5 billion in 2003-04, including grant, credit approvals and Private Finance Initiative credits. There will be central Government investment of £8.5 billion in school buildings in total from 2001-02 to 2003-04.
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Mr. Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the cash resources paid to schools, by phase, in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district in each financial year since 2 May 1997; and if he will list the schools that benefited and indicate the sum in each case. [153005]
Ms Estelle Morris: The first table shows amounts payable to schools for School Standards Grant and devolved capital allocations in the financial year 2000-01. Neither grant was payable before that year. The amounts payable by phase are as follows:
| Nursery | Primary | Secondary | Special | PRU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemsworth | |||||
| School Standards Grant | -- | 279,000 | 320,000 | 30,000 | 3,000 |
| Devolved capital | -- | 440,319 | 296,664 | 22,052 | 5,476 |
| Wakefield | |||||
| School Standards Grant | 15,000 | 1,005,000 | 780,000 | 135,000 | 6,000 |
| Devolved capital | 15,543 | 1,563,764 | 720,064 | 103,054 | 11,135 |
The following table shows funding allocations for Wakefield LEA since 1997-98 for Standard Spending Assessment, Standards Fund (including class size grant from 1999-2000) and NDS capital:
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| SSA | Standards Fund | NDS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 111.5 | 2.960 | 0.600 |
| 1998-99 | 122.9 | 5.045 | 1.924 |
| 1999-2000 | 129.0 | 7.503 | 2.382 |
| 2000-01 | 135.5 | 12.466 | 4.422 |
| 2001-02 | 141.0 | (24)12.156 | (25)1.997 |
(24) Allocation not finalised and likely to increase
(25) NDS Condition and NDS Devolved Formula; not related to NDS4 in 2000-01
The amounts payable to each school for School Standards Grant and devolved capital are contained in tables, copies of which have been placed in the Library.
The increase in funding in Wakefield LEA between 1997-98 and 2000-01 is £340 per pupil in real terms.
Lone Parents (Wansbeck)
Mr. Denis Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many lone parents in Wansbeck have entered employment through the New Deal for Lone Parents in the last year. [153142]
Ms Hodge: In the year January to December 2000, 45 lone parents in Wansbeck have entered employment through the New Deal for Lone Parents. Since this New Deal was introduced in October 1998, 89 lone parents in Wansbeck have found jobs.
Youth Parliament
Mr. Opik: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will meet representatives of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss its Youth Manifesto; and if he will make a statement; [153150]
- (2) what assessment his Department has made of the proceedings of the UK Youth Parliament held in London on 25 February; and if he will make a statement; [153151]
(3) how he plans to develop the relationship between the Home Office and the UK Youth Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [153152]
Mr. Wicks: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid-Kent (Mr. Rowe) on 14 March 2001, Official Report, column 614W. I was pleased to attend the first sitting of the UK Youth Parliament; however, no formal assessment of the first sitting has been made by my Department in advance of the publication of the UKYP Youth Manifesto. Relationships between the Home Office and the UK Youth Parliament are properly the business of the Home Office and I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid-Kent by the Minister of State, Home Office with responsibilities for young people, my right hon. Friend the Member for Brent, South (Mr. Boateng) on 15 March 2001, Official Report, column 692W.
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