Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the additional funding made available to Hereford and Worcester local education authority in 1997–98 and to Worcestershire local education authority in 1998–99. [43730]
§ Mr. ByersThe following table shows the funding provided to Hereford and Worcester under the original Grants for Education Support and Training Programme (GEST) for 1997–98, its Education Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) for 1997–98 (after adjusting for the abolition of the nursery voucher scheme), and Supplementary Credit Approvals (SCAs) awarded for 1997–98. It also shows the additional funds subsequently made available under phase one of the New Deal for Schools (NDS1), and under the "Books for Schools" initiative. The table shows the corresponding allocations made so far for 1998–99 to Herefordshire and to Worcestershire, the Standards Fund having replaced GEST.
Hereford and Worcester, 1997–98 £ million SSA 234.810 Supplementary credit approvals 1.375 Original GEST allocation 3.947 NDS1 capital allocation 0.734 "Books for Schools" 0.360 Note:
Standard Spending Assessment adjusted to reflect abolition of nursery vouchers
£ million 1998–99 Allocations Worcestershire Herefordshire Total SSA 187.843 57.159 245.002 SCAs — — — Standards Fund 3.796 1.644 5.440 NDS2 Capital allocation 1.260 0.282 1.542 Note:
Standards Fund and GEST figures include both the LEA and central government grant contributions