§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on new capital investments in each school in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne including private finance initiative projects in each year since 1997–98; and what type of project it was in each case. [154616]
§ Mr. MilibandThe majority of capital support is allocated to schools and local education authorities (LEAs) by formula, and they decide how to invest it in line with their asset management plans. The Department does not, therefore, have complete information about all the capital investments in each school; this should be held locally. The following table sets out the capital support made by this Government to Newcastle upon Tyne LEA since 1997–98, in total and by programme, including devolved formula capital grants to each school.
We have also allocated indicative funding for future years worth approximately £70 million in 2004–05 (this includes £60 million of PFI credits) and £5 million in 2005–06. Additionally we have just announced that Newcastle LEA will be part of the first wave of Building Schools for the Future commencing in 2005–06. We will be working with the LEA over the coming months to confirm details and funding of their plans.
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Capital allocations for Newcastle upon Tyne LEA £000 Newcastle upon Tyne LEA capital allocations 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Assistance with Asset Management Plans — — 33 — — — — Formulaic funding for VA schools — — — — 45 262 340 Basic Need 407 451 896 644 241 79 181 City Learning Centres — — — — 1200 — — Class Size initiative — 367 70 80 342 — — Condition — — — — 1955 3058 3907 Devolved Formula — — — 1787 1434 2173 3351 Energy — 70 — — — — — Modernisation — — — — — 1346 2533 New Deal for Schools (NDS) 1 487 — — — — — NDS2 — 4612 — — — — — NDS 3 — — 6318 — — — — NDS 4 — — — 3300 — — — Nursery Provision — — — 65 — — — Private Finance Initiative — — — — 47100 — — School Labs — — — 170 170 — — School Security 68 84 85 84 57 49 — Schools Access Initiative 30 70 100 139 220 355 519 Seed Challenge — — — 172 193 321 318 Specialist Schools — — — 300 — — — Staff Workspace — — — — — 68 135 Supplementary Credit Approvals 1185 1394 605 — 353 — — Targeted Capital Funding — — — — 430 — — Targeted Capital Funding—VA — — — — — 4996 Voluntary Aided School Grant 837 702 237 328 1216 653 — Total 3014 7750 8344 7069 54956 8364 16280