§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of grant allocation for capital spending in schools is(a) discretionary and (b) must be spent on items stipulated by the Government. [19709]
§ John HealeyThe table shows, for next year, the proportion of capital investment in schools through discretionary funding which is un-hypothecated; discretionary funding which is hypothecated for schools capital investment; and funding which must be spent on specific schools capital projects. The table shows this for both capital grants and for all capital support.
Percentage Percentages related to the, financial year 2002–03 Grant Total capital support Discretionary: un-hypothecated — 16 Discretionary: hypothecated for schools capital 74 41 Project specific 26 43 Notes:
1. Discretionary un-hypothecated: denotes capital support that is allocated to local authorities for schools, but which they are able to use for other services.
2. Discretionary hypothecated for schools: denotes funding that is allocated to local authorities or schools to be spent on school capital works in accordance with their highest priorities.
3. Project Specific: denotes funding that is allocated to local authorities or schools to be spent on specific agreed projects.
4. Total capital support includes grant and credit approvals including PFI credits.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the Government grant allocation for capital spending on schools by LEA in each year since 1997, excluding centrally managed initiatives. [19710]
§ John HealeyTables showing the capital allocations by local education authority in England from 1997–98 to 2001–02 have been placed in the Libraries. Table A shows this for capital grants, table B shows this for all capital support.