HC Deb 15 February 1988 vol 127 cc430-1W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his reply of 3 February,Official Report, column 624, if he will publish figures for the bids by Derbyshire county council; and what percentage this represents of the allowed capital expenditure on education.

Mr. Dunn

The information requested for the years 1981–82 to 1988–89 is set out in tables 1 and 2. Before 1981–82, local education authorities did not receive block allocations but were notified annually, in the context of a rolling programme, of a limit on the value of building starts in the following year.

The allocation in respect of prescribed expenditure does not represent my right hon. Friend's view of what an authority's capital expenditure on education should be. Authorities may use spending power from capital receipts and other flexibilities in the capital control system to supplement the allocations.

Table 1: Plans for and Allocations of Prescribed Capital Expenditure 1981–82—1988–89
Year Derbyshire's Plans (Cash Prices) Derbyshire's Allocation2 Allocation as per cent, of Plans
£ £
1988–89 15,025,000 10,777,000 72
1987–88 20,028,000 9,036,000 45
1986–87 13,942,000 7,202,000 52
1985–86 10,794,000 7,239,000 67
1984–85 9,885,000 6,546,000 66
1983–841 — 6,848,710 n.a.
1982–831 — 8,490,005 n.a.
1981–821 — 8,750,830 n.a.
1 Cash plans were not requested in these years.
2 The allocations shown are those announced before the start of the financial year.
Table 2: Plans for and Allocations for Capital Expenditure by Governors of Aided Schools, 1981–82—1988–89 in Derbyshire
Year Governors Plans for the Area of Derbyshire Allocation3 Allocation as per cent, of Plans
£ £
1988–89 1,580,000 1,155,000 73
1987–88 900,000 685,000 76
1986–87 665,000 190,000 29
1985–86 455,000 375,000 82
1984–85 475,000 225,000 47
1983–841 215,000 310,000 144
1982–831 693,000 576,000 83
1981–822 — — —
1 The planned expenditure relates to new projects only but the allocations included allowances for on-going projects.
2 Allocations for 1981–82 were made on a different basis from those for later years and have therefore been omitted.
3 The allocations shown are those announced before the start of the financial year in question and do not include subsequent revisions. Allocations made may be greater than the planned expenditure shown in the table. The information provided on bids was sometimes incomplete and compensatory adjustments were made to allocations.