§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what his priorities are with regard to capital allocations to local education authorities.
§ Mrs. RumboldIn formulating capital allocations priority is given to committed expenditure up to the levels previously indicated to authorities, new projects to meet population growth and new projects to remove surplus places in the schools sector and tertiary projects arising out of approved statutory proposals, and provisions for the capital implications of education support grants in further and higher education. The remaining resources are distributed to local authorities to use for the improvement or replacement of defective buildings. I also refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Mr. Ashton) on 11 April 1989, at column426, for the criteria applied to allocating resources for voluntary aided and special agreement schools.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will list the capital allocation to each local education authority as a percentage of the bid of that local education authority in each of the last nine years;
(2) if he will list the bids for capital allocations in the last nine years from all local education authorities.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation on local education authorities' cash plans is not available for the years 1981–84. The information for prescribed expenditure for the years 1984–85 to 1989–90 is set out in the table.
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Education capital allocation and plans at cash prices 1984–88 1984–85 £000s LEA Plans cash Capital allocations cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Barking 695 1,442 207 Barnet 2,939 2,453 83 Bexley 1,399 845 60 Brent 2,576 1,678 65 Bromley 3,777 492 13 Croydon 1,749 1,227 70 Ealing 2,721 1,347 50 Enfield 901 576 64 Haringey 2,640 1,090 41 Harrow 2,785 523 19 Havering 894 216 24 Hillingdon 4,362 1,068 24 Hounslow 4,987 3,063 61 Kingston 2,673 1,330 50 Merton 2,098 993 47 Newham 4,232 2,039 48 Redbridge 1,971 1,006 51 Richmond 2,106 735 35 Sutton 1,011 451 45 Waltham 2,613 889 34 ILEA 22,045 9,703 44 Birmingham 9,533 6,484 68 Coventry 5,188 2,919 56 Dudley 5,460 3,516 64 Sandwell 3,453 1,705 49 Solihull 708 723 102 422W
LEA Plans cash Capital allocations cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Walsall 4,116 1,026 25 Wolverhampton 3,890 2,375 61 Knowsley 1,174 895 76 Liverpool 6,973 4,243 61 St. Helens 3,031 2,111 70 Sefton 2,334 824 35 Wirral 4,114 2,117 51 Bolton 2,229 1,536 69 Bury 1,824 1,030 56 Manchester 11,180 6,997 63 Oldham 1,778 968 54 Rochdale 3,805 1,452 38 Salford 2,230 822 37 Stockport 1,540 1,770 115 Tameside 3,116 1,690 54 Trafford 1,631 1,027 63 Wigan 3,041 2,004 66 Barnsley 864 401 46 Doncaster 1,778 1,226 69 Rotherham 1,182 471 40 Sheffield 5,035 3,007 60 Bradford 18,220 6,707 37 Calderdale 3,408 1,090 32 Kirklees 6,746 3,753 56 Leeds 5,184 2,899 56 Wakefield 3,993 1,596 40 Gateshead 3,934 572 15 Newcastle 3,600 2,265 63 North Tyneside 3,673 721 20 South Tyneside 3,765 1,280 34 Sunderland 4,354 2,862 66 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 Avon 11,121 5,270 47 Bedfordshire 4,534 2,439 54 Berkshire 10,238 8,227 80 Buckinghamshire 18,602 6,854 37 Cambridgeshire 6,655 5,039 76 Cheshire 10,594 7,366 70 Cleveland 7,463 3,626 49 Cornwall 6,943 4,377 63 Cumbria 8,026 3,982 50 Derbyshire 9,885 6,546 66 Devon 9,087 7,832 86 Dorset 8,744 5,385 62 Durham 4,271 2,054 48 East Sussex 10,389 4,601 44 Essex 17,675 6,604 37 Gloucestershire 6,416 2,772 43 Hampshire 20,652 9,666 47 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 3,378 1,669 49 Hertfordshire 5,912 5,479 93 Humberside 11,677 6,883 59 Isle of Wight 1,445 948 66 Kent 8,716 4,347 50 Lancashire 13,646 11,055 81 Leicestershire 8,229 7,074 86 Lincolnshire 9,022 4,455 49 Norfolk 7,771 4,261 55 North Yorkshire 11,725 5,675 48 Northamptonshire 7,059 4,179 59 Northumberland 2,580 1,002 39 Nottinghamshire 4,376 2,666 61 Oxfordshire 4,194 3,245 77 Shropshire 4,359 2,072 48 Somerset 3,367 2,559 76 Staffordshire 15,277 10,691 70 Suffolk 5,554 4,348 78
LEA Plans cash Capital allocations cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Surrey 8,416 4,340 52 Warwickshire 2,781 1,428 51 West Sussex 6,544 5,027 77 Wiltshire 6,771 3,810 56 423W
1985–86 LEA Plans cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a per cent. of plans Barking 1,579 947 60 Barnet 5,825 2,612 45 Bexley 1,396 504 36 Brent 4,619 891 19 Bromley 4,518 628 14 Croydon 3,626 2,170 60 Ealing 3,352 2,451 73 Enfield 1,375 966 70 Haringey 3,644 895 25 Harrow 3,007 299 10 Havering 1,013 334 33 Hillingdon 2,368 521 22 Hounslow 4,638 1,566 34 Kingston 4,070 2,131 52 Merton 4,226 2,277 54 Newham 7,672 2,558 33 Redbridge 1,738 1,330 77 Richmond 752 379 50 Sutton 966 474 49 Waltham 2,334 985 42 ILEA 27,686 15,080 54 Birmingham 6,569 3,695 56 Coventry 7,419 3,094 42 Dudley 7,016 2,671 38 Sandwell 4,429 1,914 43 Solihull 1,297 642 49 Walsall 3,222 1,329 41 Wolverhampton 3,793 2,047 54 Knowsley 1,986 973 49 Liverpool 8,461 4,870 58 St. Helens 3,190 1,827 57 Sefton 2,060 1,671 81 Wirral 2,585 766 30 Bolton 1,317 570 43 Bury 1,507 803 53 Manchester 17,545 7,450 42 Oldham 2,650 1,014 38 Rochdale 2,885 1,802 62 Salford 2,891 1,551 54 Stockport 2,691 1,411 52 Tameside 1,360 532 39 Trafford 3,208 1,594 50 Wigan 3,990 1,464 37 Barnsley 1,226 1,090 89 Doncaster 1,353 424 31 Rotherham 1,751 481 27 Sheffield 8,044 3,497 43 Bradford 13,383 8,269 62 Calderdale 2,305 830 36 Kirklees 6,955 3,304 48 Leeds 9,301 3,325 36 Wakefield 3,307 1,438 43 Gateshead 3,714 1,122 30 Newcastle 3,948 1,716 43 North Tyneside 4,300 2,235 52 South Tyneside 2,851 1,339 47
LEA Plans cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a per cent, of plans Sunderland 4,679 3,047 65 Isles of Stilly 0 0 — Avon 10,965 3,951 36 Bedfordshire 5,427 1,625 30 Berkshire 11,584 7,490 65 Buckinghamshire 12,649 5,978 47 Cambridge 6,506 4,387 67 Cheshire 9,518 5,005 53 Cleveland 7,482 4,493 60 Cornwall 4,523 3,319 73 Cumbria 5,254 3,803 72 Derbyshire 10,794 7,239 67 Devon 11,046 6,405 58 Dorset 8,666 5,265 61 Durham 6,415 2,995 47 East Sussex 7,993 4,870 61 Essex 28,705 11,679 41 Gloucester 7,261 4,652 64 Hampshire 23,877 11,844 50 Hereford and Worcester 2,688 1,480 55 Hertford 8,417 5,960 71 Humberside 7,400 4,138 56 Isle of Wight 2,125 1,230 58 Kent 9,481 5,209 55 Lancashire 20,050 15,156 76 Leicester 12,299 6,718 55 Lincoln 8,834 3,532 40 Norfolk 6,698 3,070 46 North Yorkshire 6,625 3,798 57 Northampton 6,268 4,492 72 Northumberland 2,322 1,254 54 Nottinghamshire 4,810 3,421 71 Oxfordshire 9,134 3,650 40 Shropshire 5,680 3,924 69 Somerset 2,941 1,243 42 Staffs 13,621 9,717 71 Suffolk 6,505 3,871 60 Surrey 9,717 4,365 45 Warwick 3,105 1,703 55 West Sussex 5,641 3,429 61 Wiltshire 6,314 3,478 55 424W
1986–87 LEA Plans Cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Barking 3,717 1,135 31 Barnet 7,399 1,621 22 Bexley 2,096 715 34 Brent 4,797 1,589 33 Bromley 3,357 1,747 52 Croydon 3,519 2,784 79 Ealing 5,702 2,154 38 Enfield 1,698 706 42 Haringey 4,455 797 18 Harrow 5,315 4,078 77 Havering 1,074 395 37 Hillingdon 1,806 306 17 Hounslow 4,783 668 14 Kingston 6,445 1,806 28 Merton 3,959 1,203 30 Newham 6,825 1,271 19 Redbridge 2,167 1,149 53 Richmond 1,050 249 24 Sutton 1,318 329 25 Waltham 3,962 2,184 55 ILEA 29,331 12,575 43 Birmingham 9,015 5,016 56 Coventry 15,086 5,396 35 425W
1986–87 LEA Plans Cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Dudley 6,703 2,012 30 Sandwell 4,091 1,203 29 Solihull 2,666 1,295 49 Walsall 3,711 1,119 30 Wolverhampton 6,664 1,418 21 Knowsley 2,750 1,483 54 Liverpool 7,878 2,904 37 St. Helens 2,325 772 33 Sefton 3,983 2,667 67 Wirral 2,824 1,402 50 Bolton 1,692 576 34 Bury 995 882 89 Manchester 21,998 6,501 30 Oldham 2,910 1,428 49 Rochdale 4,545 2,163 48 Salford 3,382 1,625 48 Stockport 3,702 1,453 39 Tameside 1,685 306 18 Trafibrd 2,702 1,276 47 Wigan 3,243 2,339 72 Barnsley 1,054 577 55 Doncaster 771 338 44 Rotherham 1,651 578 35 Sheffield 7,890 2,330 30 Bradford 10,116 7,061 70 Calderdale 1,708 1,203 70 Kirklees 7,548 1,956 26 Leeds 8,557 2,634 31 Wakefield 3,284 1,990 61 Gateshead 4,968 1,451 29 Newcastle 8,641 2,586 30 North Tyneside 3,210 1,536 48 South Tyneside 2,911 732 25 Sunderland 7,188 1,928 27 Isles of Stilly 0 0 — Avon 10,821 4,070 38 Bedfordshire 6,282 1,934 31 Berkshire 10,696 5,399 50 Buckinghamshire 15,970 5,582 35 Cambridgeshire 4,910 2,591 53 Cheshire 11,327 3,837 34 Cleveland 12,605 4,933 39 Cornwall 7,583 3,592 47 Cumbria 5,640 2,254 40 Derbyshire 13,942 7,202 52 Devonshire 16,957 8,418 50 Dorset 8,255 3,377 41 Durham 6,264 2,231 36 East Sussex 10,176 3,786 37 Essex 31,384 11,417 36 Gloucestershire 10,306 6,561 64 Hampshire 29,354 12,905 44 Hereford and Worcestershire 3,911 1,929 49 Hertfordshire 10,968 4,677 43 Humberside 10,802 7,524 70 Isle of Wight 2,270 1,139 50 Kent 9,801 6,405 65 Lancashire 21,743 12,538 58 Leicestershire 12,311 7,061 57 Lincolnshire 6,044 3,908 65 Norfolk 7,004 4,394 63 North Yorkshire 5,576 2,504 45 Northamptonshire 7,536 4,339 58 Northumberland 2,687 1,003 37 Nottinghamshire 5,347 3,043 52 Oxfordshire 13,423 2,055 15
1986–87 LEA Plans Cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Shropshire 5,277 2,602 49 Somerset 6,832 2,014 29 Staffordshire 17,517 9,313 53 Suffolk 8,619 5,866 68 Surrey 11,030 3,610 33 Warwickshire 2,993 1,236 41 West Sussex 6,116 2,157 35 Wiltshire 4,556 1,983 44 426W
LEA Plans cash 1987–88 capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Barking 2,126 806 38 Barnet 11,234 1,744 16 Bexley 2,692 1,641 61 Brent 8,249 2,514 30 Bromley 3,283 1,618 49 Croydon 5,305 2,428 46 Ealing 7,624 2,147 28 Enfield 2,980 1,222 41 Haringey 8,427 1,121 13 Harrow 5,525 2,952 53 Havering 1,093 393 36 Hillingdon 3,782 1,059 28 Hounslow 5,259 1,255 24 Kingston 9,674 1,683 17 Merton 2,390 1,054 44 Newham 5,000 1,165 23 Redbridge 2,935 1,761 60 Richmond 1,275 115 9 Sutton 1,966 247 13 Waltham 5,276 2,585 49 ILEA 44,342 14,957 34 Birmingham 11,141 3,860 35 Coventry 12,364 5,709 46 Dudley 5,067 1,329 26 Sandwell 2,955 576 19 Solihull 1,778 500 28 Walsall 2,483 824 33 Wolverhampton 7,088 1,932 27 Knowsley 5,510 1,108 20 Liverpool 10,072 1,885 19 St. Helens 4,953 855 17 Sef'ton 4,616 1,790 39 Wirral 4,826 1,316 27 Bolton 1,934 645 33 Bury 996 320 32 Manchester 32,669 8,968 27 Oldham 4,809 2,799 58 Rochdale 5,493 2,220 40 Salford 3,016 1,882 62 Stock port 4,004 1,243 31 Tameside 1,884 389 21 Trafford 2,947 1,064 36 Wigan 4,550 2,717 60 Barnsley 1,073 530 49 Doncaster 403 365 91 Rotherham 2,336 287 12 Sheffield 10,762 3,197 30 Bradford 24,853 6,303 25 Calderdale 3,381 1,883 56 Kirklees 8,782 1,664 19 Leeds 12,502 2,802 22 Wakefield 5,210 2,074 40
LEA Plans cash 1987–88 capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Gateshead 4,073 1,112 27 Newcastle 9,479 3,369 36 North Tyneside 4,498 1,935 43 South Tyneside 5,121 1,932 38 Sunderland 13,391 2,305 17 Isles of Scilly 60 30 50 Avon 10,865 4,386 40 Bedfordshire 4,814 1,248 26 Berkshire 8,281 3,597 43 Buckinghamshire 10,384 6,004 58 Cambridgeshire 10,016 3,399 34 Cheshire 9,420 5,043 54 Cleveland 8,539 4,351 51 Cornwall 8,061 5,645 70 Cumbria 6,224 2,852 46 Derbyshire 20,028 9,036 45 Devon 11,291 4,734 42 Dorset 9,577 4,349 45 Durham 6,263 1,371 22 East Sussex 15,038 4,884 32 Essex 34,169 11,600 34 Gloucester 10,302 7,167 70 Hampshire 28,643 10,918 38 Hereford and West 5,633 2,585 46 Hertfordshire 14,293 4,100 29 Humberside 14,865 10,753 72 Isle of Wight 3,192 1,375 43 Kent 13,345 7,514 56 Lancashire 18,800 5,994 32 Leicester 13,336 5,526 41 Lincoln 7,745 4,625 60 Norfolk 7,864 5,019 64 North Yorkshire 5,150 2,035 40 Northamptonshire 5,132 1,726 34 Northumberland 2,060 655 32 Nottinghamshire 5,512 2,379 43 Oxfordshire 11,326 1,942 17 Shropshire 8,486 5,257 62 Somerset 6,220 2,626 42 Staffordshire 18,219 7,591 42 Suffolk 8,830 6,683 76 Surrey 9,339 3,828 41 Warwickshire 3,473 1,101 32 West Sussex 7,420 1,739 23 Wiltshire 7,021 3,177 45 427W
1988–89 £000s LEA Plans cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Barking 10,457 1,639 16 Barnet 11,192 2,000 18 Bexley 1,758 1,234 70 Brent 6,758 2,532 37 Bromley 6,098 403 7 Croydon 7,149 1,595 22 Ealing 9,053 1,174 13 Enfield 9,504 1,318 14 Haringey 11,042 2,330 21 Harrow 3,862 1,643 43 Havering 1,962 692 35 Hillingdon 6,307 918 15 Hounslow 4,860 1,242 26 Kingston 11,731 1,695 14 Merton 6,965 1,023 15 Newham 6,316 3,061 48 Redbridge 5,418 3,719 69 428W
LEA Plans cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Richmond 2,210 277 13 Sutton 6,063 627 10 Waltham 7,120 5,498 77 ILEA 54,545 17,767 33 Birmingham 11,472 4,407 38 Coventry 17,980 6,155 34 Dudley 7,773 1,555 20 Sandwell 3,710 767 21 Solihull 4,890 700 14 Walsall 2,210 907 41 Wolverhampton 7,823 1,849 24 Knowsley 4,815 1,136 24 Liverpool 7,692 2,323 30 St. Helens 5,685 1,211 21 Sefton 2,778 1,450 52 Wirral 6,391 2,330 36 Bolton 3,866 1,212 31 Bury 1,282 467 36 Manchester 34,860 9,269 27 Oldham 5,793 2,822 49 Rochdale 5,654 1,440 25 Salford 5,740 3,430 60 Stockport 3,891 2,878 74 Tameside 2,781 716 26 Trafford 2,637 471 18 Wigan 5,308 3,508 66 Barnsley 1,198 342 29 Doncaster 644 421 65 Rotherham 2,184 699 32 Sheffield 17,815 7,189 40 Bradford 33,604 10,457 31 Calderdale 5,486 3,619 66 Kirklees 9,078 1,486 16 Leeds 14,280 4,626 32 Wakefield 6,397 3,573 56 Gateshead 5,420 1,933 36 Newcastle 12,946 3,917 30 North Tyneside 4,587 2,129 46 South Tyneside 5,939 2,527 43 Sunderland 10,951 4,583 42 Isles of Scilly 405 39 10 Avon 10,993 4,277 39 Bedfordshire 5,660 1,630 29 Berkshire 12,603 5,567 44 Buckinghamshire 9,013 6,152 68 Cambridgeshire 13,719 4,314 31 Cheshire 10,812 4,829 45 Cleveland 7,104 3,673 52 Cornwall 9,744 6,413 66 Cumbria 6,530 4,858 74 Derbyshire 15,025 10,777 72 Devon 10,732 6,262 58 Dorset 8,459 4,052 48 Durham 5,451 1,415 26 East Sussex 25,962 9,815 38 Essex 37,264 20,317 55 Gloucestershire 9,864 5,302 32 Hampshire 38,619 16,550 43 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 9,032 2,892 32 Hertfordshire 18,887 5,525 29 Humberside 13,333 7,077 53 Isle of Wight 4,377 1,663 38 Kent 15,217 7,134 47 Lancashire 25,419 12,809 50 Leicestershire 15,643 7,419 47
LEA Plans cash Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as a percentage of plans Lincolnshire 8,891 3,897 44 Norfolk 7,938 4,021 51 North Yorkshire 7,297 3,937 54 Northamptonshire 8,571 3,190 37 Northumberland 3,554 955 27 Nottinghamshire 4,709 2,461 52 Oxfordshire 18,701 4,673 25 Shropshire 8,474 4,465 53 Somerset 6,501 2,764 43 Staffordshire 15,494 7,469 48 Suffolk 9,448 7,014 74 Surrey 15,468 4,859 31 Warwickshire 4,069 1,375 34 West Sussex 10,851 3,053 28 Wiltshire 6,867 3,215 47 429W
LEA Plans cash 1989–90 Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as percent. of plans Barking 1,429 245 17 Barnet 5,954 996 17 Bexley 3,336 864 26 Brent 4,939 463 9 Bromley 6,338 663 10 Croydon 6,487 1,008 16 Ealing 10,487 540 5 Enfield 6,847 1,153 17 Haringey 6,237 2,275 36 Harrow 7,423 650 9 Havering 4,912 1,341 27 Hillingdon 5,132 644 13 Hounslow 8,173 529 6 Kingston 9,756 316 3 Merton 11,393 5,243 46 Newham 7,944 3,590 45 Redbridge 5,241 2,028 39 Richmond 2,826 540 19 Sutton 11,995 649 5 Waltham 13,259 8,013 60 ILEA 38,931 11,957 31 Birmingham 13,206 5,218 40 Coventry 15,815 2,670 17 Dudley 5,621 2,531 45 Sandwell 4,462 2,080 47 Solihull 4,084 744 18 Walsall 3,190 921 29 Wolverhampton 3,810 528 14 Knowsley 6,413 2,116 33 Liverpool 6,121 607 10 St. Helens 4,597 1,851 40 Sefton 4,728 1,724 36 Wirral 6,817 2,469 36 Bolton 4,208 1,286 31 Bury 1,055 605 57 Manchester 26,053 5,271 20 Oldham 6,654 2,272 34 Rochdale 7,094 2,175 31 Salford 5,717 3,806 67 Stockport 3,822 1,519 40 Tameside 2,863 746 26 Trafford 20,581 2,671 13 Wigan 7,057 1,364 19 Barnsley 1,665 270 16 Doncaster 1,059 684 65 Rotheham 2,647 840 32 Sheffield 9,204 5,211 57
LEA Plans cash 1989–90 Capital allocation cash Initial allocation as percent. of plans Bradford 27,879 8,334 30 Calderdale 4,135 2,607 63 Kirklees 5,406 808 15 Leeds 17,367 3,464 20 Wakefield 5,296 3,212 61 Gateshead 5,263 1,052 20 Newcastle 9,148 1,566 17 North Tyneside 5,853 1,577 27 South Tyneside 9,846 3,372 34 Sunderland 10,269 3,859 38 Isles of Scilly 149 149 100 Avon 12,427 3,877 31 Bedfordshire 6,120 2,022 33 Berkshire 13,676 5,876 43 Buckinghamshire 12,370 7,780 63 Cambridgeshire 21,003 5,801 28 Cheshire 12,507 3,487 28 Cleveland 7,450 5,324 71 Cornwall 11,803 6,129 52 Cumbria 10,156 6,753 66 Derbyshire 22,530 11,669 52 Devon 23,329 14,177 61 Dorset 11,083 2,970 27 Durham 14,756 2,133 14 East Sussex 25,515 9,171 36 Essex 54,816 17,002 31 Gloucestershire 14,180 5,934 42 Hampshire 28,586 7,940 28 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 9,134 2,534 28 Hertfordshire 16,561 4,832 29 Humberside 13,240 7,288 55 Isle of Wight 6,678 1,628 24 Kent 24,492 8,610 35 Lancashire 34,170 13,664 40 Leicestershire 12,785 6,769 53 Lincolnshire 8,599 3,010 35 Norfolk 10,892 3,788 35 North Yorkshire 6,899 2,209 32 Northamptonshire 9,049 4,046 45 Northumberland 5,234 889 17 Nottinghamshire 7,408 3,215 43 Oxfordshire 15,971 3,758 24 Shropshire 8,010 4,943 62 Somerset 15,865 3,088 19 Staffordshire 11,544 4,927 43 Suffolk 13,315 6,086 46 Surrey 12,460 5,735 46 Warwickshire 6,275 1,729 28 West Sussex 12,953 1,966 15 Wiltshire 10,455 2,866 27