Voluntary Aided Schools (Hendon)

HC Deb 10 January 2000 vol 342 cc40-1W

Mr. Dismore

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which voluntary aided schools in Hendon have received additional capital allocations; for what purpose; and how much, in each case, since 1 May 1997. [103030]

Jacqui Smith

On 1 May 1997, there were 12 Voluntary Aided (VA) schools in the constituency of Hendon and the following table lists the schools that have received approval for new capital work since that date.

£
School name	Project description	Date approved	Total1
St. Paul's CE Primary	External handrail	July 1998	8,272
	Infants WC and cloakroom	April 1998	13,269
	Security fencing	August 1997	13,511
	New windows	June 1997	8,258
St. Vincent's RC Primary	Infants toilets	August 1998	13,000
	Single site consolidation	January 1999	1,819,035
1 Figures represent 100 per cent. of governor's costs. Actual grant paid will be at 85 per cent. of the sums shown

Formula capital grant for all schools will be introduced on 1 April 2000. VA schools in Hendon, including the five former GM schools which joined the VA sector on 1 September 1999, will receive formula capital allocations totalling £134,839 for 2000–01.