HC Deb 10 November 1998 vol 319 c136W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the funds which have been made available to(a) local education authorities and (b) schools for projects as part of the £19 billion extra spending on education as announced in the House by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 14 July 1998, Official Report, columns 187–211. [58988]

Ms Estelle Morris

[holding answer 9 November 1998]England's share of the additional £19 billion for education over the next three years is £16 billion. Increases in Education Standard Spending Assessments account for £7.135 billion of this. Local education authorities and schools will also benefit from substantial other additional resources, including an additional £1.5 billion for schools capital and a big increase in the Standards Fund. A number of areas are still to be finalised, and full details will be published in the Department's Annual Report in the spring.