§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the provision of capital funding for schools in Cumbria. [72668]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 24 February 1999]The following table shows the total amount of capital funding made available to Cumbria Local Education Authority since 1997–98. There are a significant number of Grant Maintained schools in Cumbria, for which the Funding Agency for Schools has funding responsibility. I have asked the Agency to arrange for a reply to be sent to the right hon. Member.
Announcements on the Class Size and New Deal for Schools allocations for 1999–2000 will be made shortly.
Capital allocations for Cumbria Local Education Authority £000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Annual Capital Guideline 3,450 3,252 3,720 New Deal for Schools 598 856 — Infant Class Size Reduction — 113 — Energy Improvement — 119 — Removal of Outside Toilets — 143 — Supplementary Credit Approvals (excluding Schools Renewal Challenge Fund) 47 416 — Schools Renewal 150 — — Challenge Fund Total 4,245 4,899 3,720