HC Deb 07 July 1988 vol 136 cc648-51W
Mrs. Maureen Hicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now distribute the additional capital allocations for inner city areas for 1988–89 which he announced on 24 March.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Forty local education authorities have today been informed of their supplementary allocation of prescribed capital expenditure for 1988–89. These authorities have satisfied me that they would be able to make particularly effective use of an additional allocation for inner city projects. The allocations and the projects which they are intended to cover are as follows:

Local Education Authority Allocation Institution(s) project allowed for
1988–89 (£ thousands) 1989–90 (£ thousands) 1990–91 (£ thousands)
Coventry 100 150 — Improvement work at Sidney Stringer School and Community College.
Derbyshire 200 600 35 Improvement work at Derby Dale Primary School and Derby Homelands Secondary School.
Devon 35 57 — Improvement work at North Prospect Nursery and Primary School.
Doncaster 35 — — Improvement work at Hall Cross Comprehensive School.
Dudley 90 305 30 Remodel Brierley Hill Primary School.
Gateshead 160 — — Energy conservation work at 3 primary and 1 special school. Security measures at various schools. Adaptations at Gateshead Technical College.
Haringey 200 370 10 Improvement work at Gladesmore Community School. Adaptations at Tottenham College of Technology.
Humberside 150 115 — Remodel Flinton Primary/Foredyke Junior High. Improvement work at Pearson Junior High School.
Inner London Education Authority 358 119 — Improvement work to toilet facilities at Wolmholt Park JMI, Burbage JMI, Old Ford JI, Manormead MLD, Wyborne JI, Meeting House MLD, New Special education facilities at George Orwell SM and Yerbury JMI.
Kirklees 195 35 — Improvement work at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School.
Knowsley 495 51 — Security measures at Parkfield School. Improvement work at New Hutte, Nine Tree, Macketts, Brookside, Halsnead, Willis, and Mosscroft Primary Schools.
Lancashire 635 200 — Energy conservation measures at 127 schools and colleges in Blackburn, Burnley and Preston. Alterations at Calder View Special School. Replacement school for Brunei Nursery. Improvement work at Lea County School. Energy management system at Lancashire Polytechnic.
Leeds 410 322 — Improvement work at Middleton, Westfield, Ebor Gardens and Hawksworth Primary Schools.
Leicestershire 99 247 17 Improvement work at Slater Primary, Avenue Infants and Southfields Infants Schools.
Liverpool 553 — — Energy conservation measures at 5 schools. Improvement to toilet facilities at Longmoor and Palmerston Special Schools. Improvement work at 7 schools. Security measures at 3 schools. Improvement work at Millbrook College of F.E.
Manchester 345 18 — Energy conservation measures at Semour Road Infant and Manley Park Junior Schools. Roof replacement at Miles Platting County Primary, Seymour Road County Primary, Gorton Brook Special School and Peacock Special School.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 597 — — Security measures at 8 schools. Energy conservation measures at 12 schools.
Newham 181 70 — Adaptations at Cumberland, Rossetta and Hallsville Primary Schools.

Local Education Authority Allocation Institution(s) project allowed for
1988–89 (£ thousands) 1989–90 (£ thousands) 1990–91 (£ thousands)
North Tyneside 300 70 30 Energy conservation (heating) measures at 15 schools.
Nottinghamshire 1,007 1,043 72 Improvement work at Forest Comprehensive School. Replacement school for Radford Primary. Replacement building for Berridge Infant and Nursery School. Improvement work at Edna G. Olds Primary. Replacement equipment for Basford Hall, Clarendon and People's Colleges. Improvement work at Nottingham People's College.
Oldham 145 — — Energy and Security measures at inner city schools. Improvement work at Failsworth Secondary School.
Rochdale 250 680 50 Replacement school for All Souls C.E Primary. Improvement work at Innes School.
Rotherham 380 500 200 Improvement work at Kimberworth Comprehensive and East Dene Primary Schools. Adaptations to Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.
Salford 270 90 — Safety requirements in inner city schools. Adaptations at Salford College of Technology.
Sandwell 376 904 102 Replacement school for St. Paul's C.E. Replacement buildings unit for children with special needs. Security measures at schools. Rationalisation of accommodation at Sandwell College.
St. Helens 60 — — Improvement work at Selwyn Jones High School.
Sefton 275 250 — Improvement work at Beech Road County Primary School, Lander Road Primary and St. George of England County High Schools.
Sheffield 245 950 50 Improvement work at Longley, Chaucer Campus. Pipworth and Waltheof Campus Schools.
Shropshire 144 182 2 Improvement work at Donnington Wood County Infant School.
South Tyneside 160 2 — Security measures at 5 comprehensive schools. Refurbish swimming pool at Bamburgh Special School.
Sunderland 385 — — Improvement work at Sandhill View and Former High Southwick JI Schools. Adaptations at Castle View, Hylton Red House and Monkwearmouth Schools.
Walsall 55 320 155 Improvement work at King's Hill Annex, Darlaston.
Wirral 20 93 — Relocation of Leasowe Nursery School in permanent accommodation.
Wolverhampton 100 — — Removal of asbestos from Northcote School.
TOTALS 10,260 8,336 753