§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much additional funding has been made available to schools in Slough(a) as a result of the Chancellor's pre-Budget statement and (b) since 1997. [147748]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisMost funding for schools is distributed via local education authorities. £ 388,000 additional funding was made available to schools as a result of the Chancellor's pre-Budget statement. Shown in the table are the allocations for education in Slough borough council since 1998. In 1997–98 Slough was part of Berkshire and did not exist in its own right.
£000 Education SSA Funding allocations 1998–99 55,957 1,478 1999–2000 59,000 3,199 2000–01 62,400 8,487 The main elements of funding in 2000–01 are Schools Capital, Standards Fund and School Standards Grant. In 576W addition, Slough will receive in 2000–01 Special Grant funding to support elements of the teachers' pay reform packages. These are demand-led and will depend on the claims that Slough borough council make for each grant.
Under this Government, funding per pupil has already increased by over £ 300 in real terms, and it will increase by a further £ 150 per pupil for 2001–02. Under the last Government, funding per pupil fell by £ 60 in real terms between 1994–95 and 1997–98. There will be further increases in funding following the year 2000 spending review: a further £ 370 per pupil over the three year period, taking the total increase to nearly £ 700 between 1997–98 and 2003–04.