§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Bootle have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. [172682]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following table shows the number of children in Bootle benefiting from EiC, and the annual spend per pupil for the years in question.
Number of children
Total EiC expenditure1 (£)
Spend per pupil (£)
2000–01 4,219 373,916 88.63 2001–02 7,846 1,150,998 146.70 2002–03 7,821 1,297,269 165.87 2003–04 7,825 2,498,105 319.25 Note:
All funding figures supplied by Sefton Excellence in Cities Coordinator.
The increase in the number of pupils benefiting from EiC from 2001 onwards is due to the schools in the Education Action Zones in the area coming under the control of the Sefton EiC Partnership.
The large increase in the rate of EiC funding in 2002–03 is due to the extra funding provided through the Behaviour Improvement Programme and the increase in 2003–04 is due to the introduction of the Leadership Incentive Grant.
Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools1: school meal arrangements Position as at January each year—Edmonton Parliamentary Constituency
Number on roll Number of pupils taking free school
meals
Percentage taking free school meals
Number of pupils known to be eligible
for free school meals
Percentage of pupils known to be eligible
for free school meals
Maintained Nursery and Primary 2001 10,703 2,556 23.9 2,977 27.8 2002 10,686 2,540 23.8 3,046 28.5 20032 10,616 2,611 24.6 3,097 29.2