§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what funding for new works has been provided by his Department in each of the last five years; and how this has been distributed on a local education authority basis.
§ Mr. DunnFunding for local education authority capital expenditure is not provided by the Department, but is the responsibility of the LEAs. The level of capital spending they may undertake in any year is, however, limited to the allocation notified to them by the Department, plus the flexibilities permitted by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. Table 1 lists each local education authority's allocation for each of the last five years. It is for the LEA to decide how its allocation should be spent.
The Department does provide grant-aid for capital projects undertaken by the governors of voluntary aided schools. Table 2 shows the amount of capital expenditure at such schools in its area, covering both commitments and new work, notified to each LEA as eligible for grant-aid in each of the last five years.
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1983–84 (£000's) 1984–85 (£000's) 1985–86 (£000's) 1986–87 (£000's) 1987–88 (£000's) Tameside 1,871 1,690 532 306 389 Trafford 693 1,027 1,594 1,276 1,064 Wigan 2,518 2,004 1,464 2,339 2,717 Barnsley 384 401 1,090 577 530 Doncaster 1,386 1,226 424 338 365 Rotherham 515 471 481 578 287 Sheffield 3,439 3,007 3,497 2,330 3,197 Bradford 6,969 6,707 8,269 7,061 6,303 Calderdale 1,293 1,090 830 1,203 1,883 Kirklees 4,102 3,753 3,304 1,956 1,664 Leeds 3,381 2,899 3,325 2,634 2,802 Wakefield 2,044 1,596 1,438 1,990 2,074 Gateshead 1,003 572 1,122 1,451 1,112 Newcastle upon Tyne 3,134 2,265 1,716 2,586 3,369 North Tyneside 606 721 2,235 1,536 1,935 South Tyneside 1,181 1,280 1,339 732 1,932 Sunderland 2,927 2,862 3,047 1,928 2,305 Isles of Scilly — — — — 30 Avon 5,853 5,270 3,951 4,070 4,386 Bedfordshire 2,437 2,439 1,625 1,934 1,248 Berkshire 8,826 8,227 7,490 5,399 3,597 Buckinghamshire 6,605 6,854 5,978 5,582 6,004 Cambridgeshire 6,370 5,039 4,387 2,591 3,399 Cheshire 8,213 7,366 5,005 3,837 5,043 Cleveland 4,009 3,626 4,493 4,933 4,351 Cornwall 5,548 4,377 3,319 3,592 5,645 Cumbria 2,618 3,982 3,803 2,254 2,852 Derbyshire 6,849 6,546 7,239 7,202 9,036 Devon 4,817 7,832 6,405 8,418 4,734 Dorset 4,736 5,385 5,265 3,377 4,349 Durham 1,711 2,054 2,995 2,231 1,371 East Sussex 5,567 4,601 4,870 3,786 4,884 Essex 7,357 6,604 11,679 11,417 11,600 Gloucestershire 2,974 2,772 4,652 6,561 7,167 Hampshire 10,638 9,666 11,844 12,905 10,918 Hereford and Worcester 1,504 1,669 1,480 1,929 2,585 Hertfordshire 5,473 5,479 5,960 4,677 4,100 Humberside 7,133 6,883 4,138 7,524 10,753 Isle of Wight 541 948 1.230 1,139 1,375 Kent 4,821 4,347 5,209 6,405 7,514 Lancashire 11,069 11,055 15,156 12,538 5,994 Leicestershire 5,234 7,074 6,718 7,061 5,526 Lincolnshire 3,442 4,455 3,532 3,908 4,625 Norfolk 5,735 4,261 3,070 4,394 5,019 North Yorkshire 2,703 5,675 3,798 2,504 2,035 Northamptonshire 3,916 4,179 4,492 4,339 1,726 Northumberland 1,481 1,002 1,254 1,003 655 Nottinghamshire 2,493 2,666 3,421 3,043 2,379 Oxfordshire 4,014 3,245 3,650 2,055 1,942 Shropshire 2,727 2,072 3,924 2,602 5,257 Somerset 3,127 2,559 1,243 2,014 2,626 Staffordshire 7,676 10,691 9,717 9,313 7,591 Suffolk 3,752 4,348 3,871 5,866 6,683 Surrey 3,733 4,340 4,365 3,610 3,828 Warwickshire 1,991 1,428 1,703 1,236 1,101 West Sussex 3,705 5,027 3,429 2,157 1,739 Wiltshire 3,136 3,810 3,478 1,983 3,177
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Table 2 Allocations for capital expenditure by governors of aided schools, 1983–84 to 1987–88 by LEA area 1983–84 (£000's) 1984–85 (£000's) 1985–86 (£000's) 1986–87 (£000's) 1987–88 (£000's) Barking — 7 20 — — Barnet 192 1,091 1,662 400 880 Bexley 47 5 42 3 126 Brent 298 340 46 12 613 Bromley 80 32 211 — 20 Croydon 29 45 45 48 503 Ealing 350 340 341 331 762
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1983–84 (£000's) 1984–85 (£000's) 1985–86 (£000's) 1986–87 (£000's) 1987–88 (£000's) Enfield 314 375 620 197 93 Haringey 58 60 425 323 75 Harrow 22 10 20 1 25 Havering 43 20 13 — — Hillingdon 131 175 67 40 230 Hounslow 76 190 324 169 153 Kingston-upon-Thames 168 190 71 44 — Merton 119 20 118 170 65 Newham 10 15 25 47 60 Redbridge 454 555 695 28 5 Richmond-upon-Thames 19 100 — — 12 Sutton 188 360 185 35 — Waltham Forest 48 1,005 1,375 245 50 Inner London 2,416 1,590 3,477 1,686 862 Birmingham 622 182 1,070 615 985 Coventry 23 28 70 22 340 Dudley 603 417 666 724 858 Sandwell 26 10 25 — 15 Solihull 108 86 75 — 166 Walsall 533 50 25 26 50 Wolverhampton 78 185 30 6 8 Knowsley 105 110 190 600 570 Liverpool 1,440 1,275 2,080 2,360 2,239 St. Helens 30 32 63 6 888 Sefton 452 45 52 2 50 Wirral 155 470 615 416 322 Bolton 194 106 578 575 734 Bury 44 47 40 3 120 Manchester 704 1,145 1,602 2,250 2,831 Oldham 99 40 73 16 274 Rochdale 57 75 125 — 335 Salford 203 80 129 610 750 Stockport 323 40 269 447 122 Tameside 394 530 73 35 35 Trafford 42 60 40 — 30 Wigan 718 475 630 781 1,045 Barnsley 36 — — — 5 Doncaster 28 40 95 50 — Rotherham 70 61 46 69 69 Sheffield 56 33 115 300 130 Bradford 835 60 350 320 270 Calderdale 145 230 151 3 25 Kirklees 121 254 180 16 14 Leeds 36 15 30 90 20 Wakefield 52 155 125 120 47 Gateshead 118 233 318 163 895 Newcastle upon Tyne 96 65 218 191 338 North Tyneside 109 285 429 20 275 South Tyneside 29 65 185 185 251 Sunderland 31 15 77 — 375 Isles of Scilly — — — — — Avon 352 144 391 193 885 Bedfordshire 41 15 40 — 4 Berkshire 86 145 62 265 593 Buckinghamshire 603 175 11 423 1,701 Cambridgeshire 196 395 87 127 465 Cheshire 568 652 867 836 393 Cleveland 116 213 200 135 130 Cornwall 360 35 176 252 116 Cumbria 156 300 528 401 596 Derbyshire 310 225 375 190 685 Devon 573 1,410 1,472 132 372 Dorset 84 610 135 216 1,267 Durham 181 258 448 425 449 East Sussex 43 35 640 380 1,630 Essex 184 215 467 150 120 Gloucestershire 406 285 366 252 442 Hampshire 48 40 60 70 130
1983–84 (£000's) 1984–85 (£000's) 1985–86 (£000's) 1986–87 (£000's) 1987–88 (£000's) Hereford and Worcester 115 650 793 1,399 654 Hertfordshire 244 295 209 46 457 Humberside 28 35 20 1,818 2,684 Isle of Wight 20 10 23 2 70 Kent 713 935 307 496 534 Lancashire 928 1,500 2,244 1,302 793 Leicestershire 274 705 928 1,241 592 Lincolnshire 195 177 160 3 65 Norfolk 479 180 177 89 41 North Yorkshire 183 580 1,890 273 45 Northamptonshire 245 90 44 505 205 Northumberland 107 35 40 — 110 Nottinghamshire 619 190 22 66 322 Oxfordshire 56 15 113 470 273 Salop 45 75 284 112 45 Somerset 8 30 30 22 50 Staffordshire 431 435 239 181 489 Suffolk 83 200 164 163 68 Surrey 315 50 68 10 1,079 Warwickshire 346 110 245 19 80 West Sussex 288 263 270 334 420 Wiltshire 40 12 62 29 35