Travellers (Hansard, 25 January 1994)

§ Mr. Pickthall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list, for each relevant education authority, the amount of the bid for grant towards traveller education in 1994–95 and the actual grant awarded.

§ Mr. Robin Squire
Twenty-six local education authorities and one grant-maintained school in England were invited to bid for specific grant in 1994–95 for traveller education projects. Details of the bids and of the expenditure actually approved for support are as follows:

LEA Bid Allocation

Barnsley 57,488 31,195

Bolton 68,900 50,025

Brent 159,967 46,409

Bromley 120,404 53,188

Chalvedon GM 21,190 Nil

Cleveland 70,303 25,421

Cumbria 50,000 35,000

Ealing 9,528 8,775

Hammersmith 45,500 38,850

Hampshire 184,470 166,520

Havering 24,027 Nil

Kent 586,180 405,500

Leicestershire 104,543 34,355

Newcastle 33,544 24,024

Norfolk 166,907 138,295

Northamptonshire 266,670 211,996

North Yorkshire 157,000 116,200

Nottinghamshire 75,829 71,929

Oldham 52,540 28,740

Rochdale 109,208 70,817

Rotherham 47,210 30,221

Sefton 65,250 22,750

Somerset 25,000 22,000

Sunderland 28,594 24,094

Tameside 128,050 94,644

Trafford 4,700 Nil

Wiltshire 15,550 15,510

Support for a further £8.48 million of expenditure has been approved for the continuation of existing traveller education projects in 68 local education authorities and one grant-maintained school. Unsolicited bids from two of these authorities for new projects in 1994–95 were rejected. Grant is payable at the rate of 75 per cent. on all approved expenditure.

§ Mr. Pickthall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list for each relevant education authority the amount of grant towards traveller education in(a) 1990–91, (b) 1991–92 and (c) 1992–93.

§ Mr. Robin Squire
Local education authorities receive allowance in their revenue support grant to meet the basic 173W educational needs of travellers in the same way and at the same rate as for other pupils. Grant is also payable under section 210 of the Education Reform Act 1988 in respect of extra provision made by LEAs to meet the additional educational needs of travellers. The total approved expenditure in England, on which grant was payable at the rate of 75 per cent. for each of these three financial years was as follows:

LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93

Avon 260,200 272,600 284,900

Barnsley Nil 15,000 26,900

Bedfordshire 207,100 216,900 226,700

Berkshire 212,400 222,500 232,500

Bolton Nil 35,800 37,400

Bradford 165,800 173,700 181,500

Brent 26,700 66,000 69,000

Bromley 84,100 64,350 Nil

Buckinghamshire 245,500 257,200 268,800

Bury 9,100 9,500 9,900

Cambridgeshire 249,100 260,900 272,600

Cheshire Nil 24,500 53,000

Cleveland 62,900 88,000 92,100

Cumbria 13,800 54,000 56,500

Derbyshire 145,200 152,100 158,900

Devon 139,500 146,100 152,700

Doncaster 58,100 60,900 63,600

Dorset 57,000 59,700 62,400

Durham 110,700 116,000 121,200

Ealing 12,000 17,000 17,800

East Sussex 54,400 27,700 46,500

Essex 509,500 533,700 557,700

Gateshead 35,800 37,500 39,200

Gloucestershire 59,800 73,000 Nil

Greenwich 75,400 79,000 82,600

Hammersmith/Fulham 9,600 41,900 43,800

Hampshire Nil 156,900 164,000

Haringey 78,100 81,800 85,500

Harrow 40,700 42,600 44,500

Havering 8,800 17,100 17,900

Hertfordshire 600,200 628,700 657,000

Hillingdon nil 30,500 44,300

Hounslow 96,100 100,700 105,200

Humberside 226,700 237,500 248,200

Kensington/Chelsea 8,000 8,400 8,800

Kent 173,000 376,000 393,000

Lambeth 16,500 17,300 18,100

Lancashire 293,600 307,500 321,300

Leeds 193,900 203,100 212,200

Leicestershire 85,000 131,000 136,900

Lewisham 49,000 51,300 53,600

Lincolnshire 162,800 170,500 178,200

Liverpool 30,100 25,300 26,400

Manchester 286,100 299,700 313,200

Newcastle 16,000 19,900 20,800

Newham 46,800 49,000 51,200

Norfolk 65,300 200,500 209,500

Northamptonshire 184,000 183,700 192,000

Northumberland 32,000 33,500 36,000

North Yorkshire 105,000 110,700 115,700

Nottinghamshire 28,800 96,100 100,500

Oxfordshire 282,000 295,400 308,700

Richmond 14,600 15,300 16,000

Rochdale nil 50,900 53,200

Salford nil 46,200 48,300

Sefton 39,900 41,800 43,700

Sheffield 156,400 163,800 171,200

Solihull 22,100 23,200 24,200

Somerset 58,600 81,400 85,100

Southwark 200,500 179,400 187,500

Suffolk 122,500 128,300 134,100

Surrey 322,900 338,200 253,400

Tower Hamlets 17,800 18,600 19,400

Trafford 19,200 22,400 23,400

Wakefield 86,400 73,700 77,000

West Sussex 114,800 120,300 125,700

Wigan 56,300 59,000 61,700

174W

LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93

Wiltshire 76,000 93,500 97,700

Wolverhampton (West Midlands Consortium) 739,100 774,200 809,000

LEA	Bid	Allocation
Barnsley	57,488	31,195
Bolton	68,900	50,025
Brent	159,967	46,409
Bromley	120,404	53,188
Chalvedon GM	21,190	Nil
Cleveland	70,303	25,421
Cumbria	50,000	35,000
Ealing	9,528	8,775
Hammersmith	45,500	38,850
Hampshire	184,470	166,520
Havering	24,027	Nil
Kent	586,180	405,500
Leicestershire	104,543	34,355
Newcastle	33,544	24,024
Norfolk	166,907	138,295
Northamptonshire	266,670	211,996
North Yorkshire	157,000	116,200
Nottinghamshire	75,829	71,929
Oldham	52,540	28,740
Rochdale	109,208	70,817
Rotherham	47,210	30,221
Sefton	65,250	22,750
Somerset	25,000	22,000
Sunderland	28,594	24,094
Tameside	128,050	94,644
Trafford	4,700	Nil
Wiltshire	15,550	15,510

LEA	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93
Avon	260,200	272,600	284,900
Barnsley	Nil	15,000	26,900
Bedfordshire	207,100	216,900	226,700
Berkshire	212,400	222,500	232,500
Bolton	Nil	35,800	37,400
Bradford	165,800	173,700	181,500
Brent	26,700	66,000	69,000
Bromley	84,100	64,350	Nil
Buckinghamshire	245,500	257,200	268,800
Bury	9,100	9,500	9,900
Cambridgeshire	249,100	260,900	272,600
Cheshire	Nil	24,500	53,000
Cleveland	62,900	88,000	92,100
Cumbria	13,800	54,000	56,500
Derbyshire	145,200	152,100	158,900
Devon	139,500	146,100	152,700
Doncaster	58,100	60,900	63,600
Dorset	57,000	59,700	62,400
Durham	110,700	116,000	121,200
Ealing	12,000	17,000	17,800
East Sussex	54,400	27,700	46,500
Essex	509,500	533,700	557,700
Gateshead	35,800	37,500	39,200
Gloucestershire	59,800	73,000	Nil
Greenwich	75,400	79,000	82,600
Hammersmith/Fulham	9,600	41,900	43,800
Hampshire	Nil	156,900	164,000
Haringey	78,100	81,800	85,500
Harrow	40,700	42,600	44,500
Havering	8,800	17,100	17,900
Hertfordshire	600,200	628,700	657,000
Hillingdon	nil	30,500	44,300
Hounslow	96,100	100,700	105,200
Humberside	226,700	237,500	248,200
Kensington/Chelsea	8,000	8,400	8,800
Kent	173,000	376,000	393,000
Lambeth	16,500	17,300	18,100
Lancashire	293,600	307,500	321,300
Leeds	193,900	203,100	212,200
Leicestershire	85,000	131,000	136,900
Lewisham	49,000	51,300	53,600
Lincolnshire	162,800	170,500	178,200
Liverpool	30,100	25,300	26,400
Manchester	286,100	299,700	313,200
Newcastle	16,000	19,900	20,800
Newham	46,800	49,000	51,200
Norfolk	65,300	200,500	209,500
Northamptonshire	184,000	183,700	192,000
Northumberland	32,000	33,500	36,000
North Yorkshire	105,000	110,700	115,700
Nottinghamshire	28,800	96,100	100,500
Oxfordshire	282,000	295,400	308,700
Richmond	14,600	15,300	16,000
Rochdale	nil	50,900	53,200
Salford	nil	46,200	48,300
Sefton	39,900	41,800	43,700
Sheffield	156,400	163,800	171,200
Solihull	22,100	23,200	24,200
Somerset	58,600	81,400	85,100
Southwark	200,500	179,400	187,500
Suffolk	122,500	128,300	134,100
Surrey	322,900	338,200	253,400
Tower Hamlets	17,800	18,600	19,400
Trafford	19,200	22,400	23,400
Wakefield	86,400	73,700	77,000
West Sussex	114,800	120,300	125,700
Wigan	56,300	59,000	61,700