§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the funds which are available to local authorities on application, indicating those for which the Torbay Unitary Authority has successfully applied in each of the last two years. [124196]
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§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table sets out the grants available to Torbay local authorities and its schools through bidding or application.
Grants subject to application or bidding (Relating to schools) £ Allocation 1999–2000 Advanced Skills Teachers (AST): National Programme 65,000 National Numeracy Strategy—Key Stage 3 1.2232,500 Summer Numeracy Schools 1.30 Family Numeracy 1.40 National Grid for Learning 262,500 Education of Travellers and Displaced Persons 0 Protecting Local Authority Music Services 23,000 Expanding Local Authority Music Services 0 Annual Capital Guidelines 1,555,075 New Deal for Schools capital 1,521,183 VA capital grant 44,700 Class Size: revenue 252,000 Class Size: capital 656,228 Total 4,412,186 2000–01 Advanced Skills Teachers (AST): National Programme 73,500 Special Educational Needs: Inclusion, EBD Speech and Language therapy 50 National Grid for Learning: Regional Broadband Consortia 699,015 Protecting Local Authority Music Services 7185,000 Expanding Local Authority Music Services 7242,000 Supported Early Retirement Scheme for Heads 80 Class Size: revenue 452,200 Class Size: capital 10,000 Annual Capital Guidelines 1,658,849 New Deal for Schools capital 1,580,178 VA capital Grant 558,000 Total 4,858,742 1Some grants subjected to bidding in 1999–2000 were allocated by formula in 2000–01. 22000–01 formula allocation of £159,479 32000–01 formula allocation of £33,000 42000–01 formula allocation of £30,800 5Allocated £97,043 by formula under SEN grant 18a 6Allocated £365,229 in addition by formula 7Total of joint bid with Devon and Plymouth 8Offered £86,680 but declined to accept Note:
Many additional grants to those above were al located on a formulaic basis and so dit not require bids