HC Deb 06 May 1986 vol 97 cc47-55W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total of all individual local authority bids for capital expenditure on

Table 1: 1986–87 Bids
£000s cash
Committed Total Committed Planned Total Planned Total
Major buildings Minor works Other Major buildings Minor works Equipment over £100,000 Equipment under £100,000 Furniture plant vehicles machinery Land Design fees Other
Barking 1 7 150 158 395 315 200 1,300 18 — 125 — 2,353 2,511
Barnet 27 — 920 947 — 250 1,713 450 616 — 72 — 3,101 4,048
Bromley — — — 0 — — — — — — 0 — 0 0
Ealing 14 — 15 29 233 224 250 450 — — 25 — 1,182 1,211
Harrow — 0 — 0 50 18 — 625 — — 50 — 743 743
Hounslow — — — 0 42 42 — 18 32 — — — 134 134
Kingston 998 383 25 1,406 0 1,480 810 0 — 158 — — 2,448 3,854
Merton 20 — — 20 — — — 20 — — — — 20 40
ILEA 736 — — 736 1,313 380 — 5,500 — 828 — — 8,021 8,757
Birmingham 14 82 — 96 — 92 — 1,672 — — — 600 2,364 2,460
Coventry 597 140 419 1,156 173 1,547 — 3,114 769 — — — 5,603 6,759
Dudley — — — 0 — — — 23 — — — — 23 23
Wolverhampton 20 80 — 100 624 429 1,020 1,130 195 — — 286 3,684 3,784
Liverpool — — — 0 900 525 — 1,377 — — — — 2,802 2,802
Bolton — — 105 — — — — 200 — — — — 200 200
Manchester 265 — — 265 1,163 930 — 2,208 31 12 — — 4,344 4,609
Salford 155 — 43 198 — — — — — — — — 0 198
Doncaster — — — 0 115 — — — — — 25 — 140 140
Sheffield — 260 — 260 — 650 664 1,130 — — — — 2,444 2,704
Bradford — — — 0 345 20 300 50 50 — 30 — 795 795
Kirklees 20 60 35 115 — 850 200 1,650 100 — 130 — 2,930 3,045
Leeds — — — 0 148 80 500 610 — — — — 1,338 1,338
Wakefield — — — 0 — 40 — 50 17 — — — 107 107
Newcastle 505 — — 505 — 419 1,200 1,592 278 — — — 3,489 3,994
South Tyneside — — — 0 — 38 — 124 6 — — — 168 168
Sunderland 746 — — 746 — 541 665 1,541 396 — 104 — 3,247 3,993
Avon 1,486 46 — 1,532 484 183 — 1,253 — — 344 — 2,264 3,796
Bedfordshire — 81 — 81 — 30 — 101 — — — — 131 212
Berkshire — — — 0 15 180 — 280 — — 20 — 495 495
Buckinghamshire 775 4 — 779 191 33 — 45 6 — — 48 325 1,104
Cheshire — 10 — 10 — — — 156 14 — — — 170 180
Cleveland 518 7 — 525 — 300 — 2,490 — — 30 — 2,820 3,345
Cornwall — — — 0 — — — 220 — — — — 220 220
Cumbria — 15 — 15 — 60 — 15 — — 25 — 120 135
Derbyshire — 60 — 60 — 200 — 650 — — — — 850 910
Devon 54 7 — 61 398 326 — 1,089 — — — 10 1,823 1,884
Dorset 9 — — 9 180 — 986 — — — 251 — 1,417 1,426
East Sussex — — 500 500 — 260 260 650 10 — 100 410 1,690 2,190

public sector advanced further education, broken down into committed and planned expenditure, and within these two categories, into major and minor works, purchase of items costing over £100,000, other teaching and research equipment, divided into computer systems and other expenditure, furniture/plant/machine/vehicle, unrelated to new building work, land acquisition, design fees for projects starting in 1986–87 or later, and any other committed or planned expenditure, for the years 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89, and the total allocations notified by his Department to the individual local education authorities, under the categories specified above for 1986–87, and the inclusive, non-binding allocations for 1987–88 and 1988–89.

Mr. Walden

The information available is as follows. Tables 1, 2 and 3 show local authority bids for 1986–87, 1987–88, and 1988–89, respectively. Table 4 shows allocations for 1986–87 and table 5 provisional, nonbinding indications of committed expenditure for 1987–88 and 1988–89. The form in which the bids, allocations and provisional indication were presented does not permit further breakdown beyond that shown. The breakdown of the allocations is intended to be informative rather than prescriptive. Authorities are free under the terms of part VIII of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 to apply their allocations as they see fit, taking account of local needs as they perceive them.

Total Total
Committed Committed Planned Planned Total
Major buildings Minor works Other Major buildings Minor works Equipment over £100,000 Equipment under £100,000 Furniture plant vehicles machinery Land Design fees Other
Essex 231 18 — 249 204 196 — 73 6 — — — 479 728
Gloucestershire 310 — 9 319 60 — — 75 — — — — 135 454
Hampshire 1,762 — — 1,762 341 — 1,500 5,850 60 — 112 — 7,863 9,625
Hereford and Worcester — — — 0 — 15 — 7 — — — — 22 22
Hertfordshire 13 20 — 33 1,165 173 690 1,512 — — — — 3,540 3,573
Humberside 427 20 — 447 57 68 600 200 — — — — 925 1,372
Kent — — 0 0 — — — 111 — — — — 111 111
Lancashire 14 46 16 76 — 460 750 1,983 20 155 150 90 3,608 3,684
Leicestershire 1,205 — — 1,205 — 170 — 655 66 — 29 — 920 2,125
North Yorkshire — 80 — 80 — 115 — — — — — — 115 195
Northamptonshire 21 118 — 139 — — — 50 50 — 10 600 710 849
Nottinghamshire 530 8 — 538 — 59 149 500 — — 20 — 728 1,266
Oxfordshire 2,655 — — 2,655 1,322 178 — 2,030 45 — 89 860 4,524 7,179
Staffordshire — 30 — 30 — 1,000 — 3,000 — — — — 4,000 4,030
Surrey — 52 — 52 — 99 — 255 — — — — 354 406
Totals 13,168 1,634 2,237 17,894 9,918 12,995 12,457 48,084 2,787 1,153 1,741 2,904 92,039 109,933

Table 2: 1987–88 Bids
£000s cash
Total Total
Committed Committed Planned Planned Total
Major buildings Minor works Other Major buildings Minor works Equipment over £100,000 Equipment under £100,000 Furniture plant vehicles machinery Land Design fees Other
Barking — 1 — 1 948 8 — — — — — — 956 957
Barnet — — — 0 — — 3,233 260 — — 36 — 3,529 3,529
Bromley — — — 0 — — — — — — 68 — 68 68
Ealing — — — 0 929 — — — — — — — 929 929
Harrow — — — 0 250 — — 3,045 — — — — 3,295 2,295
Hounslow — — — 0 45 — — 20 34 — — — 99 99
Kingston 780 66 — 846 — 535 — 90 — — — — 625 1,471
Merton — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
ILEA 125 — — 125 1,197 185 — — — — — — 1,382 1,507
Birmingham 4 — — 4 — 8 — 323 — — 80 1400 1,811 1,815
Coventry 257 21 24 302 595 179 — — 315 — — — 1,089 1,391
Dudley — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Wolverhampton — — 70 70 843 639 1,110 1,220 160 — — 474 4,446 4,516
Liverpool — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Bolton — — — — — — — 210 — — — — 210 210
Manchester — — — 0 1,075 455 — — — — — — 1,530 1,530
Salford 15 — — 15 — — — — — — — — 0 15
Doncaster — — — 0 26 — — — — — — — 26 26
Sheffield — — — 0 — 520 700 — — — — — 1,220 1,220
Bradford — — — 0 758 — — — — — 50 — 808 808
Kirklees — — — 0 — 120 — — — — — — 120 120
Leeds — — — 0 17 20 — — — — — — 37 37
Wakefield — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Newcastle 100 — — 100 — — 800 — — — — — 800 900
South Tyneside — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Sunderland 104 — — 104 — — 470 877 180 — — — 1,527 1,631
Avon 412 5 — 417 2,208 24 — — — — 293 30 2,555 2,972
Bedfordshire — — — 0 — 11 — — — — — — 11 11
Berkshire — — — 0 144 — — — — — — — 144 144
Buckinghamshire 740 — — 740 381 22 — — — — — 32 435 1,175
Cheshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Cleveland 122 — — 122 — 60 — — — — — — 60 182
Cornwall — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Cumbria — — — 0 — 15 — — — — — — 15 15
Derbyshire — — — 0 — 50 — — — — — — 50 50
Devon 1 — — 1 13 68 — — — — — — 81 82
Dorset 343 — — 343 798 — — — — — — — 798 1,141
East Sussex — — 350 350 — — 110 — — — — 170 280 630
Essex 230 — — 230 222 15 — — — — — — 237 467
Gloucestershire 20 — — 20 625 — — 13 — — — — 638 658
Hampshire 999 — — 999 1,007 — 300 1,740 30 — 127 — 3,204 4,203
Hereford and Worcester — — — 0 1,200 — 336 1,250 — — — 400 3,186 3,186
Humberside 96 — — 96 456 28 — 100 — — — — 584 680
Kent — — 157 157 — — — 158 — — — — 158 315
Lancashire — — — 0 — 150 750 1,599 — — — — 2,499 2,499
Leicestershire — — 750 750 — 70 — — — — — — 70 820
North Yorkshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Northamptonshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — 550 550 550
Nottinghamshire 34 2 — 36 — 6 739 — — — — — 745 781
Oxfordshire 610 — — 610 682 — — 2,314 47 — 95 628 3,766 4,376
Staffordshire — 30 — 30 — — — — — — — — 0 30

Total Total
Committed Committed planned Planned Total
Major buildings Minor works Other Major buildings Minor works Equipment over £100,000 Equipment under £100,000 Furniture plant vehicles machinery Land Design fees Other
Surrey — 3 — 3 — 21 — — — — 21 24
Totals 4,992 128 1,351 6,471 14,419 3,209 8,548 13,219 766 0 749 3,684 44,594 51,065

Table 3: 1988–89 Bids
£000s cash
Total Total
Committed Committed Planned Planned Total
Major buildings Minor works Other Major buildings Minor works Equipment over £100,000 Equipment under £100,000 Furniture plant vehicles machinery Land Design fees Other
Barking — — — 0 84 8 — — — — — — 92 92
Barnet — — — 0 — — 2,904 270 — — 12 — 3,186 3,186
Bromley — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Ealing — — — 0 360 — — — — — — — 360 360
Harrow — — — 0 500 — — 40 — — — — 540 540
Hounslow — — — 0 — — — 22 36 — — — 58 58
Kingston 32 — — 32 — 25 — — — — — — 25 57
Merton — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
ILEA — — — 0 488 — — — — — — — 488 488
Birmingham — — — 0 — — — 1,037 — — — 770 1,807 1,807
Coventry — — — 0 123 74 — — — — — — 197 197
Dudley — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Wolverhampton — — 70 70 364 379 250 1,300 210 — — 290 2,793 2,863
Liverpool — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Bolton — — — — — — — 220 — — — — 220 220
Manchester — — — 0 790 — — — — — — — 790 790
Salford — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Doncaster — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Sheffield — — — 0 — 540 440 — — — — — 980 980
Bradford — — — 0 1,336 — — — — — 100 — 1,436 1,436
Kirklees — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Leeds — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Wakefield — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Newcastle — — — 0 — — 800 — — — — — 800 800
South Tyneside — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Sunderland — — — 0 — — 250 1,384 — — — — 1,634 1,634
Avon 5 — — 5 2,062 5 — — — — 81 — 2,148 2,153
Bedfordshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Berkshire — — — 0 210 — — — — — — — 210 210
Buckinghamshire — — — 0 1,074 — — — — — — — 1,074 1,074
Cheshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Cleveland — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Cornwall — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Cumbria — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Derbyshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Devon — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Dorset — — — 0 284 — — — — — — — 284 284
East Sussex — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Essex 11 — — 11 73 — — — — — — — 73 84
Gloucestershire 7 — — 7 408 — — — — — — — 408 415
Hampshire 54 — — 54 269 — 500 1,750 30 — — — 2,549 2,603
Hereford and Worcester — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Hertfordshire — — — 0 — — 610 490 — — — 100 1,200 1,200
Humberside 18 — — 18 271 — — — — — — — 271 289
Kent — — 204 204 — — — 204 — — — — 204 408
Lancashire — — — 0 — 10 500 1,000 — — — — 1,510 1,510
Leicestershire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
North Yorkshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Northamptonshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — 40 40 40
Nottinghamshire 20 — — 20 — 2 — — — — — — 2 22
Oxfordshire 85 — — 85 69 — — 2,428 50 — 112 659 3,318 3,403
Staffordshire — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Surrey — — — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0
Totals 232 0 274 506 8,765 1,043 6,254 10,145 326 0 305 1,859 28,697 29,203

Table 4: Local authority capital: Allocations for advanced further education 1986–87 £ cash
Major building projects Equipment, furniture machinery, vehicles
Committed New starts Minor works Design fees Total
Barking — — 65 45 523 633
Barnet — — 78 72 950 1,100
Ealing — 189 30 — 246 465

Major building projects Equipment, furniture machinery, vehicles
Committed New starts Minor works Design fees Total
Harrow — — 12 — 157 169
Hounslow — — 22 — 50 72
Kingston-upon-Thames 618 — 67 150 415 1,250
Merton — — — — 20 20
Inner London 1,023 42 368 — 2,432 3,865
Birmingham 4 — 81 — 617 702
Coventry 540 — 80 — 1,065 1,685
Sandwell — — — — 23 23
Wolverhampton — 51 62 — 657 770
Liverpool — 314 103 — 652 1,069
Bolton — — — — 128 128
Manchester 183 100 143 — 963 1,389
Salford — 4 — — — 4
Doncaster — 115 — — — 115
Sheffield — — 111 — 752 863
Bradford — — 18 — 144 162
Kirklees — — 60 — 584 644
Leeds — 148 84 — 529 761
Wakefield — — 13 — 63 76
Newcastle upon Tyne 505 — 90 — 893 1,488
South Tyneside — — 9 — 56 65
Sunderland 118 — 53 104 662 937
Avon — — 96 — 603 699
Bedfordshire — — 25 — 101 126
Berkshire — — 41 — 215 256
Buckinghamshire — — 15 — 53 68
Cheshire — — 10 — 164 174
Cleveland 518 — 49 — 628 1,195
Cornwall — — — — 81 81
Cumbria — — 12 — 15 27
Derbyshire — — 33 — 245 278
Devon — 68 85 — 531 684
Dorset — — — 150 291 441
East Sussex — — 74 — 613 687
Essex — — 44 — 79 123
Gloucestershire 310 — — — 84 394
Hampshire — 140 — — 1,809 1,949
Hereford and Worcester — — 15 — 7 22
Hertfordshire 10 163 75 — 682 930
Humberside — 57 39 — 297 393
Kent — — — — 111 111
Lancashire 14 — 95 102 872 1,083
Leicestershire 35 — 92 24 623 779
North Yorkshire — — 11 — — 11
Northamptonshire — — 21 — 189 210
Nottinghamshire 443 — 67 — 505 1,015
Oxfordshire 116 — 55 22 580 773
Staffordshire — — 67 — 785 852
Surrey — — 26 — 152 178
TOTALS 4,437 1,391 2,596 674 22,896 31,994

Table 5: Provisional indications of Committed Expenditure for 1987–88 and 1988–89
£000 cash
1987–88 1988–89
Ealing 670 320
Kingston-upon-Thames 483 20
ILEA 332 141
Coventry 232 —
Wolverhampton 267 168
Manchester 589 331
Doncaster 26 —
Leeds 17 —
Newcastle upon Tyne 100 —
Cleveland 122 —
Devon 360 —
Gloucestershire 20 7
Hampshire 786 494
Hertfordshire 393 247
Humberside 456 271
Nottinghamshire 31 14

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science under what criteria the distribution within expenditure categories of allocations to all individual local authorities was made in respect of capital expenditure for advanced further education for 1986–87; and what criteria were used in the indicative, non-binding, allocations for 1987–88 and 1988–89.

Mr. Walden

In 1986–87 the distribution of capital for advanced further education in the local authority sector was made on the following basis:

Major Buildings: Only projects which had already received provisional approval in one of the Department's AFE major building programmes received capital allocations. Such projects were funded to the level previously announced, with an enhancement of up to 50 per cent. to cover associated professional fees, furniture and equipment, and a further adjustment for inflation. En general, allocations for approved projects are spread over a four-year period, in the ratio 10:50 30:10, though it was in practice possible to adjust the phasing of many projects in their second or subsequent year, where it was apparent from the authority's bid that the actual spending profile would differ significantly from the standard pattern. Authorities which had commenced projects outside the Department's programmes, using funds at their own disposal (eg. capital receipts, were expected to continue from that source).

Minor Works: Funds were distributed purely on the basis of student numbers, weighted using the same programme weightings as were used by the National Advisory Body for calculating recurrent funding. The total sum distributed under this heading was fixed at the level which would preserve the traditional 70:30 ratio for major: minor works.

Equipment: Half the available resources were distributed to authorities on the basis full-time equivalent student numbers, weighted using the NAB's programme weights. The balance was distributed pro rata to authorities' bids.

Land and Design Fees: Allocations were made only where essential expenditure was linked to a previously-approved major building project.

The provisional indications: Given for 1987–88 and 1988–89 relate only to major building projects which are within the Department's programmes and which were due to commence in 1986–87 or earlier. The provisional indications were calculated on the same basis as the major building project allocations for 1986–87, explained above.