§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will rank local education authorities by the average amount that their education spending has exceeded their education SSA, as a percentage of that SSA, for the years since 1997–98. [144621]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table gives, for each local education authority in England, their rank position according to the average amount that their budgeted education spending has exceeded their education SSA, as a percentage of SSA, taken over the financial years 1998–99 to 2000–01, the years for which this information is readily available and compatible from year to year.
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LEAs ranked accordn g to their education spending in relation to SSA, averaged over 1998–99, 1999–2000, and 2000–01 LEA Percentage Kensington and Chelsea 26.6 Westminster 13.1 Bristol 12.3 Windsor and Maidenhead 10.2 Bath and North East Somerset 9.9 Trafford 9.1 Rutland 8.5 Coventry 7.7 Cheshire 7.5 Newcastle upon Tyne 7.4 Dudley 6.9 Birmingham 6.8 Dorset 6.5 South Gloucestershire 6.4 Wolverhampton 6.1 Hammersmith and Fulham 6.0 York 5.5 North Somerset 5.4 North Yorkshire 5.4 Nottinghamshire 5.0 Leeds 4.9 Gateshead 4.9 St. Helens 4.9 Somerset 4.9 East Riding of Yorkshire 4.8 Wigan 4.8 Durham 4.6 Salford 4.4 Cumbria 4.2 Richmond upon Thames 4.2 Warwickshire 4.2 North Lincolnshire 4.1 North Tyneside 4.0 Reading 4.0 Southampton 4.0 Barnet 3.9 Poole 3.9 Leicestershire 3.9 Lancashire 3.8 Cambridgeshire 3.3 Bournemouth 3.2 Stockport 3.1 Sefton 3.1 Camden 3.1 Shropshire 3.0 336W
LEAs ranked accoding to their education spending in relation to SSA, averaged over 1998–99,1999–2000, and 2000–01 LEA Percentage Harrow 2.9 Derbyshire 2.9 West Sussex 2.8 Sandwell 2.7 Luton 2.6 Norfolk 2.4 Suffolk 2.3 Brighton and Hove 2.2 Lambeth 1.9 Oldham 1.9 Warrington 1.8 Southwark 1.8 Portsmouth 1.7 Barking and Dagenham 1.6 Hampshire 1.5 Bury 1.5 Stockton on Tees 1.3 Kingston upon Thames 1.3 North East Lincolnshire 1.2 Lincolnshire 1.2 Blackburn with Darwen 1.2 Bolton 1.1 Staffordshire 1.0 West Berkshire (Newbury) 0.9 Croydon 0.8 Wokingham 0.8 Waltham Forest 0.8 East Sussex 0.8 Sutton 0.8 Isles of Scilly 0.8 Solihull 0.8 Wiltshire 0.7 Kingston upon Hull 0.7 Walsall 0.7 Northumberland 0.6 Calderdale 0.6 Isle of Wight 0.6 Southend on Sea 0.3 Kirklees 0.3 Tower Hamlets 0.3 Wakefield 0.3 Rochdale 0.3 Islington 0.3 Havering 0.2 Essex 0.2 Hertfordshire 0.2 Sheffield 0.1 Ealing 0.1 Haringey 0.1 Northamptonshire 0.1 Bedfordshire 0.0 Devon 0.0 Lewisham -0.1 Stoke-on-Trent -0.1 Redcar and Cleveland -0.1 Herefordshire -0.1 City of Plymouth -0.2 Peterborough -0.3 Worcestershire -0.3 Tameside -0.3 Enfield -0.3 Manchester -0.4 Hartlepool -0.4 Surrey -0.6 Halton -0.6 Doncaster -0.7 Bracknell Forest -0.7 Kent -0.7 Cornwall -0.8 Buckinghamshire -0.8 Thurrock -1.0 Liverpool -1.0
LEAs ranked accoding to their education spending in relation to SSA, averaged over 1998–99,1999–2000, and 2000–01 LEA Percentage Gloucestershire -1.1 Greenwich -1.1 Merton -1.2 Darlington -1.2 City of Derby -1.2 South Tyneside -1.2 Wirral -1.3 Torbay -1.4 Oxfordshire -1.6 Hillingdon -1.6 Sunderland -1.7 Swindon (Thamesdown) -1.8 Leicester City -1.8 Medway -1.8 Hounslow -1.9 Rotherham -1.9 Redbridge -2.0 Wandsworth -2.0 City of Nottingham -2.4 Telford and Wrekin -2.4 Knowsley -2.6 Bromley -2.8 Barnsley -3.0 Bradford -3.0 Newham -3.2 Bexley -3.8 Hackney -3.8 Brent -4.1 Milton Keynes -4.6 Slough -4.7 Blackpool -4.8 Middlesbrough -5.6
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the average per pupil standard spending assessment is in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) England and (ii) Somerset; if he will estimate the sums which would be available for education in Somerset if the average per pupil standard spending assessment for primary and secondary schools in Somerset were the same as the average for England; and if he will make a statement. [144594]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe table shows the 2001–02 provisional education SSA per primary and secondary pupil for Somerset and England.
£ SSA Somerset England Primary per pupil 2,405 2,588 Secondary per pupil 3,098 3,314 If Somerset's SSA per pupil for primary and secondary schools was the same as the national average, it is estimated that its provisional 2001–02 education SSA would be £12.6 million higher. Between 1997–98 and 2000–01, funding per pupil in Somerset has increased by £360 in real terms. In addition to a provisional increase of £10.7 million in education SSA, schools in Somerset will benefit from an estimated £5.39 million in Direct Grant in 2001–02.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what his estimate is of the level of spending per pupil in(a) primary schools and 337W (b) secondary schools in Somerset for each year from 1990–91 to 2001–02, expressed in 1999–2000 prices: and if he will make a statement. [144595]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisSpending on schools in Somerset for the financial years 1990–91 to 1998–99, the latest year for which this information is readily available, is given separately for primary and secondary schools in the table. These figures are based on net institutional expenditure at 1999–2000 prices.
£ per pupil Pre-primary and primary Secondary 1990–91 1,610 2,430 1991–92 1,670 2,410 1992–93 1,800 2,660 1993–94 1,850 2,490 1994–95 1,910 2,430 1995–96 1,850 2,470 1996–97 1,780 2,400 1997–98 1,780 2,340 1998–99 1,860 2,430 The second table sets out the resources made available to Somerset local education authority for primary and secondary education since 1997–98, at 2000–01 prices. These figures are not directly comparable with net institutional expenditure set out, but they do reflect real terms increases in primary and secondary funding per pupil over the last three years of £370 and £330 respectively.
£ per pupil Standard spending assessment Special and specific grants SSA and special/specific grants Primary 1997–98 2,140 40 2,180 1998–99 2,200 40 2,240 1999–2000 2,270 120 2,390 2000–01 2,310 240 2,550 Secondary 1997–98 2,810 30 2,850 1998–99 2,870 40 2,910 1999–2000 2,920 80 3,000 2000–01 2,980 190 3,180 Under this Government, funding per pupil has already increased by over £300 nationally. 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.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each local education authority in England the amount each such authority has spent on education above its education SSA for each of the years 1995–96 to 2001–02(a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total education SSA of the authority. [144620]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisA table containing a comparison of SSA and budgeted expenditure, for each local education authority in England for the years 1995–96 to 2000–01,338W the latest year for which this information is available, has been placed today in the Library. The information is given both in cash terms and as a percentage of the total education SSA.
To a great extent the variation in budgeted spending compared to SSA from year to year reflects the annual decisions each local authority makes to fluctuating demands and priorities for the funding of various services. For 2000–01, information on budgeted spending was taken from budget statements submitted to the Department by local education authorities under s52 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Information for prior years was submitted to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions by local authorities on the Revenue Accounts return.