§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing local authority capital allocations in respect of schools for each year since 1978–79, in cash terms, and in 1978–79 prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing departmental outturn expenditure on schools in each year since 1978–79, broken down between (a) teachers' pay and (b) all other costs, in cash terms and in 1978–79 prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe table contains the information. The figures for expenditure include that of central, as well as of local, government; the figures for teacher pay cover nursery, primary, scondary and special schools maintained by local education authorities.
all maintained schools in England. They comprise expenditure by local authorities and the total value of grant-aided work at voluntary aided and special agreement schools, including the governors's contribution of 15 per cent. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that over this period the number of maintained, schools in England fell from 28,000 to 25,000.
(2) what were the totals of capital expenditure forecasts supplied to his Department by local authorities in respect of 1987–88 preparatory to his determination of capital allocations for that year for (a) basic need school places, (b) new schemes relating to sub-standard school places, (c) expenditure committed on schemes arising before 1987–88 and (d) all other school schemes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe following totals are taken from the cash plans supplied by local education authorities 747W to my Department in relation to all maintained schools. They comprise LEA planned capital expenditure and the total value of capital projects on which grant aid was sought by the governors of voluntary aided and special agreement schools.
£ thousands 1986–87 1987–88 (a) new basic need projects: 36,884 59,512 (b) new improvement or replacement projects: 134,363 168,375 (c) committed expenditure: 222,865 243,351 (d) all other schemes: 158,926 181,855
§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what amounts of outturn capital expenditure by local authorities in 1986–87 is estimated to have been spent on (a) basic need school places, (b) new schemes relating to sub-standard school places, (c) expenditure committed on schemes arising before 1986–87 and (d) all other school schemes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerTotal capital expenditure on education by local authorities in 1986–87 is forecast to be £529 million in England. More detailed information for 1986–87 is not yet available.