Capital Allocations (Nottinghamshire) (Hansard, 14 February 1989)

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received from Nottinghamshire county council regarding(a) the adequacy of the 1989 capital allocations and (b) a meeting to discuss the above.

§ Mr. Butcher
My right hon. Friend has received a letter from the chairman of the education committee of116W Nottinghamshire county council setting out the committee's views on the capital allocation for 1989–90 and seeking to bring a deputation to discuss this allocation covering both county and aided schools. I will be writing shortly to arrange a meeting with interested parties from Nottinghamshire.

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is capital allocation to Nottinghamshire county education authority for(a) county schools, (b) aided schools and (c) any other categories; and what is the total allocation for each of the years since 1979 indexed using 1979 prices as a base of 100.

§ Mr. Butcher
Nottinghamshire's total prescribed capital allocation for education for the financial year 1989–90 is £3,215,000. Of this, £3,128,000 was notionally allocated for county and controlled schools. In addition, £237,000 was allocated for governors' expenditure at aided and special agreement schools within Nottinghamshire.
The information requested for the total allocations from 1981–82 to 1989–90 is set out on the table. 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.

TABLE: Capital allocations¹ to Nottinghamshire for 1981–82
to 1989–90

(all figures in £ thousands)

Year Allocations for Governors'
expenditure at aided and
special agreement schools
Prescribed expenditure
allocations (schools and
further and higher
education)

Cash prices Constant
prices²
Cash prices Constant
prices²

1981–82³ — — 6,756 6,756

1982–83 259 242 4,903 4,576

1983–84 619 553 2,493 2,225

1984–85 190 161 2,666 2,265

1985–86 22 18 3,421 2,758

1986–87 66 51 3,043 2,374

1987–88 322 239 2,379 1,763

1988–89 203 142 2,461 1,716

1989–90 237 157 3,215 2,136

Notes:

¹ The allocations shown are those announced before the start of the financial year in question and do not include subsequent revisions.

² Calculated at 1981–82 prices using the GDP deflator.

³ Allocations for aided schools in 1981–82 were made on a different basis from those for later years and have therefore been omitted.

TABLE: Capital allocations¹ to Nottinghamshire for 1981–82 to 1989–90
(all figures in £ thousands)
Year	Allocations for Governors' expenditure at aided and special agreement schools	Prescribed expenditure allocations (schools and further and higher education)
	Cash prices	Constant prices²	Cash prices	Constant prices²
1981–82³	—	—	6,756	6,756
1982–83	259	242	4,903	4,576
1983–84	619	553	2,493	2,225
1984–85	190	161	2,666	2,265
1985–86	22	18	3,421	2,758
1986–87	66	51	3,043	2,374
1987–88	322	239	2,379	1,763
1988–89	203	142	2,461	1,716
1989–90	237	157	3,215	2,136
Notes:
¹ The allocations shown are those announced before the start of the financial year in question and do not include subsequent revisions.
² Calculated at 1981–82 prices using the GDP deflator.
³ Allocations for aided schools in 1981–82 were made on a different basis from those for later years and have therefore been omitted.