§ Mr. Hattonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the local education authorities which to date have not taken up their building allocations for voluntary youth service, village hall and community centre projects for 1976–77 and the amounts involved.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonSums which were offered by the Department of Education and Science for capital grant for 511W voluntary youth service, village hall and community centre projects for the financial year 1976–77 but not taken up are set out below:
YOUTH SERVICE PROJECTS Local Education Authority Original allocation Amount not taken up £ £ English Counties Bedfordshire 17,850 5,375 Berkshire 16,870 655 Buckinghamshire 19,675 2,175 Cheshire 95,135 65,511 Cumbria 3,531 850 Derbyshire 28,156 22,474 East Sussex 10,000 10,000 Gloucestershire 28,324 8,324 Hampshire 63,525 28,369 Hereford/Worcestershire 14,858 2,129 Hertfordshire 47,550 25,425 Northumberland 3,960 1,000 Salop 10,750 10,750 Somerset 13,275 3,375 Suffolk 7,250 1,250 Surrey 40,792 40,792 Warwickshire 16,538 16,538 West Sussex 23,300 552 Metropolitan Districts Kirklees 4,500 4,500 Leeds 3,250 2,500 Liverpool 92,387 1,600 Manchester 26,937 26,937 Sefton 11,750 5,000 Sheffield 17,062 1,200 Greater London ILEA 314,500 212,642 Barnet 17,000 2,928 Hillingdon 4,160 160 Merton 17,500 4,750 Newham 12,000 4,805 Wales Clwyd 9,500 9,500 Dyfed 25,600 15,600 512W
VILLAGE HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE PROJECTS Local Education Authority Original allocation Amount not taken up £ £ English Counties Avon 57,259 24,672 Cheshire 49,610 7,884 Cumbria 16,022 395 East Sussex 9,550 1,750 Essex 71,500 49,718 Gloucestershire 90,610 38,610 Hampshire 69,620 234 Hereford/Worcestershire 79,985 1,235 Hertfordshire 58,250 34,750 Humberside 47,328 1,946 Isle of Wight 13,375 12,500 Kent 173,340 13,350 Lancashire 44,082 1,982 Leicestershire 54,630 41,083 Lincolnshire 131,925 4,035
Local Education Authority Original allocation Amount not taken up £ £ English Counties Northamptonshire 70,800 1,816 Nottinghamshire 40,006 1,500 Surrey 22,422 1,490 Warwickshire 11,378 9,652 West Sussex 64,783 14,748 Wiltshire 49,783 439 Metropolitan Districts Dudley 13,824 12,500 Leeds 37,000 27,000 Greater London ILEA 53,000 4,014 Wales Clwyd 32,250 1,222 Dyfed 6,000 6,000 Powys 39,660 3,250 South Glamorgan 9,112 2,832
§ Mr. Hattonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the local education authorities which have notified her Department of intended under-use of their building allocations for primary and secondary schools for 1976–77 and the amounts involved.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe following local education authorities notified the Department that for various reasons they did not intend to take up the amounts shown of their original allocations for primary and secondary school building in 1976–77.
£000 Bradford … … … 483 Knowsley … … … 446 Kingston-upon-Thames … … … 105 Manchester … … … 37 Oxfordshire … … … 769 Shropshire … … … 250 Surrey … … … 1,020 West Sussex … … … 1,472 The original allocations were subsequently reduced as a consequence of the public expenditure cuts announced in December 1976—in the case of Manchester the original allocation of £742,000 was reduced to £436,000.
§ Mr. Hattonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the local education authorities which to date have not taken up their allocations for nursery education in 1976–77 and the amounts involved.
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§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe information requested is as follows:
NURSERY EDUCATION BUILDING PROGRAMME 1976–77 Local Education Authorities who took up none of their allocation: LEA Original allocation Final allocation after redistribution and uprating Released allocation Additional allocation Take up Bexley … 42,000 47,000 47,000 — — Bromley … 10,000 12,000 12,000 — — Croydon … 144,000 159,000 159,000 — — Redbridge … 29,000 29,000 — — Sutton … 21,000 21,000 — — Dudley … 40,000 40,000 — — Sandwell … 100,000 100,000 — — Knowsley … 156,000 173,000 173,000 — — Wirral … 46,000 46,000 — — Rochdale … 42,000 47,000 47,000 — — Barnsley … 48,000 48,000 — — Rotherham … 82,000 91,000 91,000 — — Bradford … 67,000 74,000 74,000 — — Kirklees … 131,000 145,000 145,000 — — North Tyneside … 45,000 50,000 50,000 — — Avon … 223,000 223,000 — — Cheshire … 147,000 162,000 162,000 — — Cumbria … 54,000 54,000 — — Devon … 149,000 149,000 — — Essex … 109,000 109,000 — — Gloucestershire … 112,000 112,000 — — Hampshire … 575,000 634,000 634,000 — — Kent … 49,000 49,000 — — Lancashire … 170,000 170,000 — — Lincolnshire … 37,000 37,000 — — Salop … 38,000 42,000 42,000 — Somerset … 15,000 15,000 — Surrey … 48,000 48,000 — Warwickshire … 65,000 65,000 — West Sussex … 25,000 25,000 — Wiltshire … 15,000 15,000 — Where column 2 is blank authorities released their allocation before redistribution and updating.
NURSERY EDUCATION BUILDING PROGRAMME 1976–77 Local Education Authorities who took up their allocation in part: LEA Original allocation Final allocation after redistribution and uprating Released allocation Additional allocation Take up Barnet … 33,000 33,000 3,000 3,000 Birmingham … 365,000 403,000 253,000 — 150,000 Bury … 73,000 81,000 56,000 — 25,000 Wigan … 98,000 109,000 82,000 — 27,000 Derbyshire … 186,000 94,000 19,000 — 75,000 Hereford & Worcester 54,000 60,000 9,000 — 51,000 Isle of Wight … 21,000 24,000 11,000 — 13,000 Leicestershire … 114,000 114,000 28,000* 28,000* North Yorkshire … 224,000 247,000 239,500 — 7,500 Northumberland … 28,000 31,000† 12,665 — 18,335 * Due to special circumstances approval given for 1975–76 project to be carried over to 1976–77 programme year. Allocation made from 1975–76 nursery building programme. † In releasing part of their allocation the Authority only acknowledged their original allocation. Where column 2 is blank authorities released their allocation before redistribution and uprating. Local education authorities which made a nil bid: Havering
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