§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was Oxfordshire's education capital expenditure allocation at outturn and at constant prices in each year from 1981–82 to 1986–87; and what was the original bid received by his Department for each year.
§ Mr. DunnThe following are Oxfordshire's bids and the allocations at outturn and constant prices for prescribed expenditure made by my right hon. Friend under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980:
Allocation (£,000's) Bid Outturn Constant† 1981–82 * 3,185 3,714 1982–83 * 4,273 4,656 1983–84 * 4,014 4,186 1984–85 4,194 3,245 3,245 1985–86 9,134 3,650 3,476 1986–87 13,423 2,055 1,873 * Cash bids for these years were not required for prescribed allocation purposes. † Expressed at 1984–85 prices using the GDP deflator. The following are the allocations for capital expenditure by the governors of voluntary aided and special agreement schools in the area of Oxfordshire education authority on which my right hon. Friend was prepared to pay grant:
Allocation (£,000's) Bid (£,000's) Outturn Constant 1981–82 — — * 1982–83 60 47 51 1983–84 455 56 58 1984–85 155 15 15 1985–86 1,360 113 108 1986–87 2,067 470 428 * Aided allocations for 1981–82 were made on a different basis from those of later years and have therefore been excluded.