HC Deb 07 November 2002 vol 392 cc732-4W
Ms Drown

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average funding per pupil is in(a) Swindon and (b) England in 2002–03 [79960]

Mr. Miliband

In 2002–03 Swindon's average funding per pupil is £3,170 compared with the average in England of £3,610.

Note:

Figures in cash terms for pupils aged 4–19—rounded to the nearest £10. The figures include the Education SSA plus grants.

Sir Patrick Cormack

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department spent in 2001 on each(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) Hertfordshire. [79849]

Mr. Miliband

The requested information for 2000–01 is as follows:

  1. (a) Net current expenditure per pupil in maintained pre-primary and primary schools:
    1. (i) Staffordshire £2,240
    2. (ii) Hertfordshire £2,310.
  2. (b) Net current expenditure per pupil in secondary schools:
    1. (i) Staffordshire £2,780
    2. (ii) Hertfordshire £2,950.

Source:

The LEA Section 52 Outturn statements relating to the 2000–01 financial year.

All figures in cash terms and rounded to the nearest £10.

Sir Patrick Cormack

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much additional funding has been provided to secondary schools in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) Hertfordshire in the current financial year. [79850]

Mr. Miliband

Most additional funding for schools is allocated to local education authorities and cannot be disaggregated between different types of schools. The following table shows the additional funding that is specifically allocated for secondary education in Staffordshire and Hertfordshire in 2002–2003. Secondary schools will receive more than this from grants that cover all types of school, but the exact amount will depend on local decisions.

Grant Staffordshire £ Hertfordshire £
School Standards Grant 4,929,600 5,975,100
Specialist Schools 1,624,659 2,023,168
Training Schools - 155,000
Beacon Schools 92,000 190,500
Key Stage 3 Strategy 1,637,400 1,897,685
School Achievement Awards 317,560 578,020
Vocational GSCEs 58,732 73,203
Electronic Registration Systems 17,200 113,810
Total 8,677,151 11,006,486

Sir Patrick Cormack

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many representations on the funding of education in Staffordshire his Department has received since June 2001. [79848]

Mr. Miliband

The Department has answered 87 letters on the funding of education in Staffordshire since June 2001, and has received 5 petitions from schools. In addition a number of Staffordshire residents responded to the consultation on Local Government Funding reform which closed on 30 September: to identify precisely these letters from amongst the very large numbers of responses to the consultation would incur disproportionate cost.

Mr. Djanogly

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on each(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil in (i) 2001–2 and (ii) 2002–3 in (A) Cambridgeshire, (B) Bedfordshire, (C) Hertfordshire, (D) Northamptonshire, (E) Norfolk, (F) Essex, (G) London, (H) Liverpool and (I) Birmingham. [79569]

Mr Miliband

The following table contains information from 2000–01, the latest year for which data is available:

LEA Net Current expenditure per pupil (primary) Net Current expenditure per pupil (secondary)
A Cambridgeshire 2,290 2,930
B Bedfordshire 2,320 2,730
C Hertfordshire 2,240 2,950
D Northamptonshire 2,330 2,940
E Norfolk 2,360 3,150
F Essex 2,390 3,090
G Inner London 3,230 4,220
G Outer London 2,590 3,230
G Inner and Outer London 2,820 3,540
H Liverpool 2,670 3,570
I Birmingham 2,610 3,360
England 2,440 3,060

Source:

Section 52 outturn statements relating to the 2000–01 financial year

All figures are in cash terms and rounded to the nearest 10.

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