§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the capital allocation for 1986–87 for wholly supported schools in the public sector in Devon;
(2) what is the capital allocation for voluntary aided schools in Devon for 1986–87, expressed (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total money made available in Devon by way of capital allocation for education;
(3) what is the capital allocation for 1986–87 for wholly supported schools in the public sector in Cornwall;
355W(4) what is the capital allocation for voluntary aided schools in Cornwall for 1986–87, expressed (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total money made available in Cornwall by way of capital allocation for education;
(5) what is the capital allocation for 1986–87 for wholly supported schools in the public sector in Somerset;
(6) what is the capital allocation for voluntary aided schools in Somerset for 1986–87, expressed (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total money made available in Somerset by way of capital allocation for education;
(7) what is the capital allocation for 1986–87 for wholly supported schools in the public sector in Avon;
(8) what is the capital allocation for voluntary aided schools in Avon for 1986–87, expressed (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total money made available in Avon by way of capital allocation for education;
(9) what is the capital allocation for 1986–87 for wholly supported schools in the public sector in Dorset;
(10) what is the capital allocation for voluntary aided schools in Dorset for 1986–87, expressed (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total money made available in Dorset by way of capital allocation for education;
Education capital expenditure allocations 1986–87 £000's Local education authority Allocation of prescribed expenditure* Notional schools element† Allocations‡ for expenditure by governors of aided and SA schools Aided allocation as a percentage of all capital allocations[...] per cent Avon 4,070 2,986 193 4.5 Cornwall 3,592 3,401 252 6.6 Devon 8,418 7,453 132 1.5 Dorset 3,377 2,352 216 6.0 Lancashire 12,538 9,851 1,302 9.4 Lincolnshire 3,908 3,523 3 0.1 Somerset 2,014 1,792 22 1.1 Wiltshire 1,983 1,981 29 1.4 * Allocations of prescribed expenditure are made under Section 72 of the Local Government Planning and land Act 1980 and are unhypothecated sums to cover all LEA capital expenditure.
† LEAs are notified of the notional elements for schools and further education capital expenditure underlying the allocations as an indication of how they were calculated. LEAs are free to apply their allocations as they wish.
‡ This expenditure is not prescribed expenditure and is assisted by grant from the Department. The allocations shown are those announced on 18 December 1985 and are subject to variation in the course of the 1986–87 financial year.
[...] There is considerable variation between these eight LEAs in the proportion of schools which are aided.