HC Deb 07 March 1994 vol 239 cc28-31W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he wil list all applications for capital grants from grant-maintained schools that he received which relate to the need to improve or extend accommodation as a result of a change in the ages between which children attend the school.

Mr. Robin Squire

The statutory proposals published under section 89 of the Education Reform Act 1988 relating to changes to age range at grant-maintained schools are as follows:

School Local education authority Proposal date Decision Decision date Capital funding requested £
Greenwood Dale GM School Nottinghamshire 16 December 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Highcliffe School Dorset 15 January 1994 Under consideration — Nil
Riddlesdown GM High School Croydon 28 January 1994 Under consideration — Nil
Castle Hill GM School Lincolnshire 28 January 1994 Under consideration — Nil
To add or extend nursery provision
The Manor County First School Surrey 26 November 1992 Rejected 29 July 1993 Nil
Hawkedale First School Surrey 17 December 1992 Rejected 18 June 1993 4,000
Wold Newton GM Primary School Humberside 28 January 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Katherines Primary School Essex 29 April 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Alder Coppice GM Primary School Dudley 10 November 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Robinswood Primary School Gloucester 19 November 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Bourne Abbey Primary School Lincolnshire 9 December 1993 Under consideration — 83,000
Send CE GM School Surrey 16 December 1993 Under consideration — 35–142,000
Other change of age range
Castle Hall School Kirklees 8 November 1991 Rejected 21 May 1992 Nil
St. John the Baptist Surrey 21 November 1991 Approved 4 November 1992 2,404,000
Hardley School Hampshire 2 January 1992 Approved 19 October 1992 Nil
Wood End Middle School Ealing 8 January 1992 Approved 3 November 1992 Nil
Guildford County School Surrey 14 February 1992 Approved1 18 June 1992 850,000
Drayton Manor High School Ealing 8 May 1992 Approved1 11 September 1992 70,000
Northolt High School Ealing 8 May 1992 Approved 11 September 1992 Nil
Greenford High School Ealing 15 May 1992 Approved1 11 September 1992 500,000
Brentside High School Ealing 15 May 1992 Approved1 11 September 1992 2,770,000
De Stafford School Surrey 23 June 1992 Approved1 5 May 1993 Nil
Heathside Secondary School Surrey 16 July 1992 Approved 2 November 1992 Nil
Oakwood Park Grammar School Kent 17 July 1992 Approved 2 March 1993 Nil
City of Portsmouth Boys Hampshire 17 July 1992 Approved1 2 March 1993 Nil
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Cumbria 5 September 1992 Approved 29 March 1993 Nil
Castle Hall GM School Kirklees 2 October 1992 Approved 1 April 1993 284,400
Ash Green Warwickshire 12 October 1992 Rejected 22 April 1993 Nil
Glyn School Surrey 15 October 1992 Approved 18 June 1993 335,000
Rosebery School Surrey 21 October 1992 Approved 18 June 1993 1,184,632
Send CE First School Surrey 23 October 1992 Approved1 5 May 1993 Nil
The Beacon School Surrey 29 October 1992 Approved 18 June 1993 72,400
Collingwood GM School Surrey 15 December 1992 Approved 18 June 1993 729,000
Epsom and Ewell High School Surrey 17 December 1992 Approved 18 June 1993 Nil
Avon Valley Warwickshire 18 January 1993 Approved1 25 January 1994 Nil
Wood End First School Ealing 5 February 1993 Approved 13 July 1993 Nil
Testwood School Hampshire 5 February 1993 Approved 24 February 1994 977,000
Clifford First Sheffield 17 February 1993 Rejected 23 July 1993 260,000
Front Lawn Middle School Hampshire 26 July 1993 Approved 8 October 1993 Nil
Purbrook Park School Hampshire 14 October 1993 Approved 11 February 1994 455,000
Calmore Middle School Hampshire 15 October 1993 Approved 24 February 1994 Nil
Queen Elizabeth GM School Warwickshire 22 October 1993 Under consideration — 25,000
Abbotswood Middle School Hampshire 16 November 1993 Approved 24 February 1994 758,000
Park Mead First School Surrey 19 November 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Yattendon Middle School Surrey 1 December 1993 Under consideration — Nil
Lyndhurst Middle Primary School Hampshire 7 February 1994 Under consideration — Nil
1 Approved with modification.

Note:

Table shows all applications for a change of age range. Where applications requested grant to improve or extend accommodation, a grant figure is listed.

Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total sum of money made available for meeting applications for capital grants from grant-maintained schools during 1992–93 and 1993–94; and how much was awarded in grants during each year.

Mr. Robin Squire

A total of £28.5 million of grant was available to grant-maintained schools in 1992–93 for expenditure on capital work. For 1993–94 the total grant available is £87.6 million.

The amount of grant paid to schools in 1992–93 was £25.8 million. The final outturn figure for 1993–94 is not yet available.

Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what criteria he uses for deciding which applications for capital grants from grant-maintained schools to approve.

Mr. Robin Squire

Self-governing schools are eligible for two main kinds of capital grant: a formula allocation grant for all schools for small-scale capital works, which schools may use according to their own priorities; and named project grant, for which schools may bid.

For 1994–95 financial year the priorities set for the assessment of named projects are:

  1. 1. Commitments arising from projects already approved and started but unlikely to be finished before April 1994;
  2. 2. Major repairs and other work required on priority health and safety grounds;
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  3. 3. Bids for projects involving work required to implement the national curriculum;
  4. 4. New projects to provide additional school places in areas of population growth—basic need—and;
  5. 5. Work involving access for the disabled.

Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list all applications for capital grants from grant-maintained schools made during(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94, indicating the name of the school, the purposes and amount of the application, the amount granted and the purpose of the grant.

Mr. Robin Squire

Applications for capital grant in annual bidding exercises are made in advance of the financial year concerned. I therefore refer the hon. Member to the copies of papers I have previously placed in the Library detailing all applications made during 1992–93 for funding in 1993–94, and all those made during 1993–94 for funding in 1994–95. The papers similarly detail the resulting allocations.

Bids from schools entering the sector between September 1993 and January 1994 are still under consideration.

In addition, all schools are eligible for a formula allocation capital grant.

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