§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each local education authority in Hampshire the(a) number and (b) value of funding bids made to his Department in (i) the financial year 1979–80, (ii) the financial year 1990–91 and (iii) each financial year from 1992–93 to 1998–99 for the repair of school buildings. [116021]
§ Jacqui SmithThe three tables answer the hon. Gentleman's question for the financial years from 1995–96 to 1998–99. We have no access to records for any years before then.
£ Year Number of bids Value of bids Hampshire 1995–961 17 4,600 1996–971 12 5,893 1997–98 40 12,949 1998–99 171 23,970 Southampton2 1997–98 12 3,946,000 1998–99 86 4,421,205 Portsmouth2 1997–98 9 2,776,000 1998–99 125 2,864,862 1 Figures for 1995–96 and 1996–97 do not include bids made under the Schools Renewal Challenge Fund. 1 Before 1997–98, all Portsmouth and Southampton schools were maintained by Hampshire LEA.