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Schools (Battersea)
Mr. Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the additional resources his Department has made available to schools in Battersea since 1997 according to sector; and under which scheme or fund they are provided. [154831]
Jacqui Smith: Information showing the schools in the Battersea constituency that benefited from capital investment under the New Deal for Schools is shown in Table A. These allocations formed part of the £4.651 million investment made so far in schools in the London borough of Wandsworth local education authority under the New Deal for Schools programme.
The New Deal for Schools was introduced as a new additional programme targeted specifically at addressing the backlog of urgent repairs in school buildings that had built up after 18 years of under-funding under the previous Administration. It has been in addition to other capital funds made available to the London borough of Wandsworth local eduction authority. In total, since 1997, the London borough of Wandsworth local education authority has received some £13.214 million of funding for capital investment in school buildings as shown in Table B.
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 £3.5 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. Capital investment already allocated to the London borough of Wandsworth local education authority in 2001-02, including the increases announced by the Chancellor in the Budget statement of 7 March, amounts to £5.942 million.
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I refer my hon. Friend to the letter sent to him by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 16 February for details of increases to revenue funding for schools in the London
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borough of Wandsworth. An extract of revenue funding allocated is shown in Table C. Information at constituency level or sector is not readily available.
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| Year/school | Project | Grant awarded (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | ||
| Alderbrook Primary | Replace gas heaters | (11)135,000 |
| Joseph Tritton Primary | Provide a secure main entrance with CCTV | |
| 1998-99 | ||
| Chesterton (with Chantfield) Primary | Replacement of three asbestos clad huts | 123,338 |
| St. George's C of E Primary (VA) | Renew heating pipework system | 73,840 |
| Joseph Tritton Primary | Major works to corroded boundary wall | 57,477 |
| Honeywell Infant | Demolition of old dining hall and outside toilets and replacement with new | 194,419 |
| Honeywell Junior | Demolition and replacement of old dining hall and outside toilets | 196,299 |
| Borough wide package of 22 schools | Safety of chimneys/flue renewals | (12)379,500 |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| Included within a 12 school package: | ||
| Belleville Primary | ||
| High View Primary | Renewal of mechanical and electrical services | (12)1,015,500 |
| The Vines | ||
| Wix Primary | ||
| Included within eight school package: | ||
| Chesterton Community College | Asbestos removal | (12)157,886 |
| 2000-01 | ||
| Included within a 12 school package: | ||
| Allfarthing Primary | ||
| Battersea Technology College | Renewal of roof and associated drainage works | (12)1,621,017 |
| Bolingbroke Primary | ||
| John Burns Primary | ||
| Chesterton Primary | Replacement of temporary classrooms | 234,240 |
(11) Local education authorities (LEAs) were not required to specify individual project costs for phase 1 of the NDS programme, so the amount shown is the total allocation in that year to the LEA. London borough of Wandsworth local education authority holds project level information
(12) Denotes total allocation made to package projects covering more than one school. London borough of Wandsworth local education authority will be able to advise the value of projects at schools which have benefited from these allocations
Note:
Funding by sector is not readily available except where specific allocations to Voluntary Aided (VA) schools are identified
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Note:
Funding by school sector is not readily available, other than where specific grant to the Voluntary Aided sector is shown above. Other programmes may, however, include funding for Voluntary Aided schools.
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| £ million | ||
|---|---|---|
| Standard spending assessment | Grants | |
| 1997-98 | 89.1 | 3.1 |
| 1998-99 | 93.7 | 1.2 |
| 1999-2000 | 98.2 | 3.2 |
| 2000-01 | 101.9 | 8.9 |
Note:
The following revenue grants have been included: DfEE contributions to the Standards Fund; Class Size Reduction Grant; Funding for Education Action Zones; Grant for Nursery Vouchers in 1997-98; School Budget Support Grant; School Standards Grant; and Education Budget Support Grant.
Battersea Technology College
Mr. Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what funding has been made available, listed by project and funding scheme, for pupils and teachers at Battersea Technology College, since 2 May 1997. [154820]
Ms Estelle Morris: Most funding provided by the Department is distributed via local education authorities. The initial budget share for 1998-99 to 2000-01 financial years made available by Wandsworth Local Education Authority to Battersea Technology College is set out in the table. Figures for 1997-98 are not readily available. In addition, Battersea Technology College received £40,000 School Standards Grant in 2000-01. It also received at least £218,069 in 2000-01 through the Standards Fund. Figures for payments through the Standards Fund are not available for 1998-99 and 1999-2000. The Department does not hold information relating to specific projects and project schemes made available at Battersea Technology College since 2 May 1997.
| Budget share | Per pupil (average) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 1,155,000 | 2,608 |
| 1999-2000 | 1,351,000 | 2,712 |
| 2000-01 | 1,930,399 | 2,907 |
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Circulars
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list by date the circular documents which have been sent by his Department to (a) local education authorities, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools since 1 May 1997; and how many pages each document contained. [148352]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 2 February 2001]: Our monthly batched mailings to schools clearly distinguish between documents requiring action and those for guidance and information. Since May 1997 schools have had an average of one action document a fortnight during term time from DFEE. Many of these related to literacy and numeracy, teachers pay or funding improvements. Most items sent are for information only.
Since September 2000, we have sent less automatically to schools. Of the 47 documents sent to all primary schools since September 2000 only 11 required action. The main documents of substance were the guide to improve grammar teaching and the autumn package of benchmarking data on pupil performance.
The position for secondary schools was similar. Of the 48 documents sent since September 2000 only 11 required action. The main document of substance was the autumn package of benchmarking data on pupil performance.
The table shows for each school how many documents we sent to all primary or all secondary schools. Many documents went to both types of school and are counted in each list. The full list of titles is in the Library.
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| Items | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | (13)2000-01 | |
| Primary | ||||
| Literacy and numeracy--items for action | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Literacy and numeracy--information/guidance | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| National curriculum--items for action | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| National curriculum--information/guidance | 11 | 7 | 25 | 4 |
| Teachers pay and school funding--items for action | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Teachers pay and school funding--information/guidance | 8 | 2 | 48 | 9 |
| Other material requiring action | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Information and guidance on other topics | 43 | 59 | 47 | 19 |
| Secondary | ||||
| Literacy and numeracy--items for action | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Literacy and numeracy--information/guidance | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| National curriculum--items for action | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| National curriculum--information/guidance | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4 |
| Teachers pay and school funding--items for action | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Teachers pay and school funding--information/guidance | 11 | 9 | 48 | 10 |
| Other materials requiring action | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Information and guidance on other topics | 52 | 80 | 62 | 23 |
(13) 2000-01 to end March only
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A list of documents sent to LEAs since March 2000 has also been placed in the Library. My answer to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Mr. Willis) on
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22 March 2000, Official Report, column 571W, gave the number of mailings prior to this date. Page lengths of mailings to LEAs are not recorded centrally.
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