House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Apr 2002 (pt 12)

Playing Fields

Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money was realised by each local education authority from the disposal of school playing fields in each of the past five years. [51919]

Mr. Timms: The exact amount of money raised by each local education authority from the disposal of school playing fields is not known. In those cases where disposal has been approved, the disposal transaction, whether it is a sale, land exchange or the granting of a lease, might not yet be concluded. It is not possible, therefore, to say exactly what proceeds have been raised. Proceeds from the disposal of school playing fields can only be used to help improve sports and education facilities at maintained schools.

The table shows the proceeds that each local education authority expects to raise from approved applications to dispose of areas equal to, or larger than, a small sports pitch of 2000m ² suitable for use by the under-10s.

Estimated proceeds by local education authority in England arising from approved applications to dispose of school playing fields larger than a sports pitch under section 77 and Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, October 1998 to 19 April 2002

Local education authority 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Barking and Dagenham — — — — —

Barnet — — 8,650,000 — —

Barnsley — — — — —

Bath and North East Somerset — — — — —

Bedfordshire — 72,000 — 100,000 —

Bexley — — 650,000 — —

Birmingham — — — 900,000 —

Blackburn with Darwen — — — — —

Blackpool — — 450,000 — —

Bolton — 800,000 — — —

Bournemouth — — — — —

Bracknell Forest — — — — —

Bradford — — — — —

Brent — — — — —

Brighton and Hove — — — — —

Bristol 2,200,000 — — — —

Bromley — — — — —

Buckinghamshire — 468,000 4,500,000 — —

Bury — — — — —

Calderdale 1,038,000 — — — —

Cambridgeshire — — — — 500,000

Camden — — 285,000 — —

Cheshire — — 3,175,000 308,000 —

County Durham — 32,600 6,520 — —

Cornwall — — — — —

Coventry — — — — —

Croydon — 3,000,000 — — —

Cumbria — — — — —

Darlington — — — — —

Derby, City of — — — — —

Derbyshire — 218,000 363,000 — —

Devon — 750,000 150,000 — —

Doncaster — — — — —

Dorset — — — 1,500,000 —

Dudley — — — — —

Ealing — — 1,000,000 — —

East Riding of Yorkshire — — — — —

East Sussex — — — — —

Enfield — 1,200,000 — — —

Essex — 1,000,000 7,500,000 4,000,000 —

Gateshead — — — — —

Gloucestershire 99 — 900,000 — —

Greenwich — — — — —

Hackney — — — — —

Halton 50,000 — — — —

Hammersmith and Fulham — 400,000 — — —

Hampshire — — — 10,000 —

Haringey — — — — —

Harrow — — — — —

Hartlepool — — — — —

Havering — — 6,850,000 — —

Herefordshire — — — — —

Hertfordshire — 10,650,000 — 800,000 —

Hillingdon — 700,000 — — —

Hounslow — — — — —

Isle of Wight — — — — —

Isles of Scilly — — — — —

Islington — — — — —

Kensington and Chelsea — — — — —

Kent — 480,000 2,585,000 75,000 —

Kingston upon Hull — — — — —

Kingston upon Thames — — — — —

Kirklees — — — — —

Knowsley — — — — —

Lambeth — — — — —

Lancashire — 1,225,000 — 315,000 —

Leeds — 650,000 — 720,000 —

Leicester, City of — — — — —

Leicestershire — — — — 3,500,000

Lewisham — — — — —

Lincolnshire — — — — —

Liverpool — — — 2,500,000 —

London, Corporation of — — — — —

Luton — — — — —

Manchester — — — — 3,020,100

Medway Towns — — 600,000 — —

Merton — — — — —

Middlesbrough — — — — —

Milton Keynes — 5,480,000 — — —

Newcastle — 1,250,999 — — —

Newham — — — — —

Norfolk — — 181,500 — —

North East Lincolnshire — — — — —

North Lincolnshire — — — — —

North Somerset — — — — —

North Tyneside — 95,000 — — —

North Yorkshire — — — — —

Northamptonshire — — — 4,000,000 —

Northumberland — 1,350,018 5,158,000 5,850 —

Nottingham — — — — —

Nottinghamshire — — 140,000 — —

Oldham — — — — —

Oxfordshire — 980,000 3,700,000 — —

Peterborough — — — 1,985,000 —

Plymouth — — — — —

Poole — — — — —

Portsmouth — — — — —

Reading — — — — —

Redbridge — — — — —

Redcar and Cleveland — — — — —

Richmond upon Thames — — — — —

Rochdale — 300,000 — 400,000 —

Rotherham — — — — —

Rutland — — — — —

Salford — — — — —

Sandwell — — — — —

Sefton — 5,000 — — —

Sheffield — 160,000 — — —

Shropshire — — — 600,000 —

Slough — — 278,615 — —

Solihull — — — — —

Somerset — — — — —

South Gloucestershire — — — — —

South Tyneside — — — — —

Southampton — — — — —

Southend on Sea — — — — —

Southwark — — — — —

St. Helens — — — — —

Staffordshire — 1,700,000 — — —

Stockport — — — — —

Stockton on Tees — — — — —

Stoke on Trent — — — — —

Suffolk — 120,000 — — —

Sunderland — — — — —

Surrey — 4,413,000 1,950,000 — —

Sutton — — — — —

Swindon — — — — —

Tameside — — — — —

Telford and Wrekin — — 300,000 — —

Thurrock — — — — —

Torbay — — — — —

Tower Hamlets — — — — —

Trafford — — 2,900,000 — —

Wakefield — 1,505,000 48,000 — —

Walsall — 2,000,000 — 3,100,000 —

Waltham Forest — — — — —

Wandsworth — — — — —

Warrington — — — — —

Warwickshire 245,000 300,000 800,000 3,000,000 —

West Berkshire — — — — —

West Sussex — 7,900,000 2,945,000 — —

Westminster — — — — —

Wigan — 1,380,000 600,000 — —

Wiltshire — — — 2,010,000 —

Windsor and Maidenhead — — — — —

Wirral 2,414,000 — — — —

Wokingham — — — — —

Wolverhampton — — 2,387,500 — —

Worcestershire — — — 2,000 —

York — — — — —

Local education authority	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Barking and Dagenham	—	—	—	—	—
Barnet	—	—	8,650,000	—	—
Barnsley	—	—	—	—	—
Bath and North East Somerset	—	—	—	—	—
Bedfordshire	—	72,000	—	100,000	—
Bexley	—	—	650,000	—	—
Birmingham	—	—	—	900,000	—
Blackburn with Darwen	—	—	—	—	—
Blackpool	—	—	450,000	—	—
Bolton	—	800,000	—	—	—
Bournemouth	—	—	—	—	—
Bracknell Forest	—	—	—	—	—
Bradford	—	—	—	—	—
Brent	—	—	—	—	—
Brighton and Hove	—	—	—	—	—
Bristol	2,200,000	—	—	—	—
Bromley	—	—	—	—	—
Buckinghamshire	—	468,000	4,500,000	—	—
Bury	—	—	—	—	—
Calderdale	1,038,000	—	—	—	—
Cambridgeshire	—	—	—	—	500,000
Camden	—	—	285,000	—	—
Cheshire	—	—	3,175,000	308,000	—
County Durham	—	32,600	6,520	—	—
Cornwall	—	—	—	—	—
Coventry	—	—	—	—	—
Croydon	—	3,000,000	—	—	—
Cumbria	—	—	—	—	—
Darlington	—	—	—	—	—
Derby, City of	—	—	—	—	—
Derbyshire	—	218,000	363,000	—	—
Devon	—	750,000	150,000	—	—
Doncaster	—	—	—	—	—
Dorset	—	—	—	1,500,000	—
Dudley	—	—	—	—	—
Ealing	—	—	1,000,000	—	—
East Riding of Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	—
East Sussex	—	—	—	—	—
Enfield	—	1,200,000	—	—	—
Essex	—	1,000,000	7,500,000	4,000,000	—
Gateshead	—	—	—	—	—
Gloucestershire	99	—	900,000	—	—
Greenwich	—	—	—	—	—
Hackney	—	—	—	—	—
Halton	50,000	—	—	—	—
Hammersmith and Fulham	—	400,000	—	—	—
Hampshire	—	—	—	10,000	—
Haringey	—	—	—	—	—
Harrow	—	—	—	—	—
Hartlepool	—	—	—	—	—
Havering	—	—	6,850,000	—	—
Herefordshire	—	—	—	—	—
Hertfordshire	—	10,650,000	—	800,000	—
Hillingdon	—	700,000	—	—	—
Hounslow	—	—	—	—	—
Isle of Wight	—	—	—	—	—
Isles of Scilly	—	—	—	—	—
Islington	—	—	—	—	—
Kensington and Chelsea	—	—	—	—	—
Kent	—	480,000	2,585,000	75,000	—
Kingston upon Hull	—	—	—	—	—
Kingston upon Thames	—	—	—	—	—
Kirklees	—	—	—	—	—
Knowsley	—	—	—	—	—
Lambeth	—	—	—	—	—
Lancashire	—	1,225,000	—	315,000	—
Leeds	—	650,000	—	720,000	—
Leicester, City of	—	—	—	—	—
Leicestershire	—	—	—	—	3,500,000
Lewisham	—	—	—	—	—
Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	—
Liverpool	—	—	—	2,500,000	—
London, Corporation of	—	—	—	—	—
Luton	—	—	—	—	—
Manchester	—	—	—	—	3,020,100
Medway Towns	—	—	600,000	—	—
Merton	—	—	—	—	—
Middlesbrough	—	—	—	—	—
Milton Keynes	—	5,480,000	—	—	—
Newcastle	—	1,250,999	—	—	—
Newham	—	—	—	—	—
Norfolk	—	—	181,500	—	—
North East Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	—
North Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	—
North Somerset	—	—	—	—	—
North Tyneside	—	95,000	—	—	—
North Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	—
Northamptonshire	—	—	—	4,000,000	—
Northumberland	—	1,350,018	5,158,000	5,850	—
Nottingham	—	—	—	—	—
Nottinghamshire	—	—	140,000	—	—
Oldham	—	—	—	—	—
Oxfordshire	—	980,000	3,700,000	—	—
Peterborough	—	—	—	1,985,000	—
Plymouth	—	—	—	—	—
Poole	—	—	—	—	—
Portsmouth	—	—	—	—	—
Reading	—	—	—	—	—
Redbridge	—	—	—	—	—
Redcar and Cleveland	—	—	—	—	—
Richmond upon Thames	—	—	—	—	—
Rochdale	—	300,000	—	400,000	—
Rotherham	—	—	—	—	—
Rutland	—	—	—	—	—
Salford	—	—	—	—	—
Sandwell	—	—	—	—	—
Sefton	—	5,000	—	—	—
Sheffield	—	160,000	—	—	—
Shropshire	—	—	—	600,000	—
Slough	—	—	278,615	—	—
Solihull	—	—	—	—	—
Somerset	—	—	—	—	—
South Gloucestershire	—	—	—	—	—
South Tyneside	—	—	—	—	—
Southampton	—	—	—	—	—
Southend on Sea	—	—	—	—	—
Southwark	—	—	—	—	—
St. Helens	—	—	—	—	—
Staffordshire	—	1,700,000	—	—	—
Stockport	—	—	—	—	—
Stockton on Tees	—	—	—	—	—
Stoke on Trent	—	—	—	—	—
Suffolk	—	120,000	—	—	—
Sunderland	—	—	—	—	—
Surrey	—	4,413,000	1,950,000	—	—
Sutton	—	—	—	—	—
Swindon	—	—	—	—	—
Tameside	—	—	—	—	—
Telford and Wrekin	—	—	300,000	—	—
Thurrock	—	—	—	—	—
Torbay	—	—	—	—	—
Tower Hamlets	—	—	—	—	—
Trafford	—	—	2,900,000	—	—
Wakefield	—	1,505,000	48,000	—	—
Walsall	—	2,000,000	—	3,100,000	—
Waltham Forest	—	—	—	—	—
Wandsworth	—	—	—	—	—
Warrington	—	—	—	—	—
Warwickshire	245,000	300,000	800,000	3,000,000	—
West Berkshire	—	—	—	—	—
West Sussex	—	7,900,000	2,945,000	—	—
Westminster	—	—	—	—	—
Wigan	—	1,380,000	600,000	—	—
Wiltshire	—	—	—	2,010,000	—
Windsor and Maidenhead	—	—	—	—	—
Wirral	2,414,000	—	—	—	—
Wokingham	—	—	—	—	—
Wolverhampton	—	—	2,387,500	—	—
Worcestershire	—	—	—	2,000	—
York	—	—	—	—	—

Notes:

1. Excludes applications that have been withdrawn or rejected.

2. Excludes applications covered by a general consent.

3. Includes applications to dispose of playing fields at foundation, voluntary and former grant-maintained schools.

4. 'Sports pitch' means areas of open grassed land which are equal to, or larger than, the Football Association's recommended area for games played by under-10s, that is 2,000m

⁽¹³⁾ and which have a configuration making them suitable for sports pitches.

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