§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Blackpool South in each of the last seven years. [173067]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMy Department does not collect information on school spend on computers at constituency level. However, Blackpool South is in Blackpool LEA and in the last seven years schools in Blackpool have benefited from the following funding through the Standards Fund grant for ICT (including match funding from the LEA):
£ Allocation to Blackpool LEA 1998–99 233,891 1999–2000 376,443 2000–01 471,538 2001–02 531,056 2002–03 750,176 2003–04 774,460 2004–05 1,021,894
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public money has been spent on computers for schools in(a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire in the East five years. [173281]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMy Department does not collect information on school spend on computers at constituency level. However, Tamworth is in Staffordshire LEA and in the last five years schools in Staffordshire have benefited from the following funding through the Standards Fund grant for ICT (including match funding from the LEA):
Allocation to Staffordshire LEA (£) 2000–01 3,000,000 2001–02 4,383,181 2002–03 6,933,997 2003–04 6,257,291 2004–05 8,262,812