§ 24. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement on the operation of local management of schools; and whether he has any plans to change the operation of local management of schools for the future.
§ Mr. FallonEighty-seven local education authorities introduced schemes of local management of schools in April. Most head teachers and governors welcome the prospect of greater autonomy in the running of their schools. We are monitoring and reviewing all aspects of local management of schools and will consult later this
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1990–91 Budgets: Discretionary exceptions and school budgets LEA ranked by discretionary exceptions per cent, of PSB Rank Political control Discretionary exceptions per cent. Discretionary exceptions £000 Number of schools Average discretionary exceptions per school £ Amount available at schools if LEA at average discretionary exceptions per cent. £ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Cumbria 1 NOC 28.79 37,605 361 104,000 22,000 Haringey 2 LAB 28.67 16,498 90 183,000 38,000 Newcastle 3 LAB 28.27 21,030 107 197,000 38,000 Barking 4 LAB 28.17 12,508 67 187,000 35,000 Coventry 5 LAB 26.97 22,121 131 169,000 26,000 Derbyshire 6 LAB 26.89 68,649 527 130,000 20,000 Cambridgeshire 7 CON 26.43 42,587 314 136,000 19,000 Hounslow 8 LAB 26.25 15,358 78 197,000 26,000 South Tyneside 9 LAB 26.23 10,702 78 137,000 18,000 Avon 10 NOC 26.13 58,857 434 136,000 17,000 Westminsyter 11 CON 26.09 11,651 51 228,000 29,000 Kirklees 12 LAB 25.96 27,095 203 133,000 16,000 St. Helens 13 LAB 25.94 13,350 95 141,000 17,000 North Yorkshire 14 NOC 25.86 43,087 463 93,000 11,000 Oldham 15 LAB 25.72 16,546 114 145,000 17,000 Wolverhampton 16 LAB7 25.58 18,489 130 142,000 16,000 Wakefield 17 LAB 25.40 20,968 171 123,000 13,000 Barnsley 18 LAB 25.33 14,393 124 116,000 12,000 Devon 19 CON 25.32 54,804 517 106,000 11,000 year on proposals, including proposals to increase the proportion of resources available for schools to manage themselves.
§ 30. Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received regarding local management of schools; and if he will make a statement.
§ 48. Dr. Michael ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received regarding school budgets under the local management of schools proposals.
§ Mr. FallonI refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on 15 October 1990,Official Report, column 642.
§ 43. Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what assessment he had made of the impact of the financial controls associated with local management of schools on small first schools and primary schools.
§ Mr. FallonI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Burnley (Mr. Pike).
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a list giving the amount of holdback each local education authority is making in the context of local management of schools, with an indication showing the political control of each such authority; if he will give details of the action he is taking to reduce the amount of holdback; and if he will further set out in the list the amount that would be available for schools if the authority was at the average level of holdback.
§ Mr. FallonThe following table provides the relevant information. My right hon. Friend is considering the scope for increased delegation of resources to schools and expects to consult later this year.
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LEA ranked by discretionary exceptions per cent. of PSB Rank Political control Discretionary exceptions per cent. Discretionary exceptions £000 Number of schools Average discretionary exceptions per school £ Amount available at schools if LEA at average discretionary exceptions per cent. £ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) East Sussex 20 CON 25.16 34,183 259 132,000 13,000 Kingston 21 NOC 25.10 8,238 46 179,000 17,000 Durham 22 LAB 24.67 37,597 344 109,000 8,000 Merton 23 LAB 24.58 9,885 62 159,000 12,000 Nottinghamshire 24 LAB 24.54 65,781 512 128,000 9,000 Humberside 25 LAB 24.52 58,145 429 136,000 10,000 Isle of Wight 26 L/D 24.49 7,034 67 105,000 7,000 Oxfordshire 27 NOC 24.25 32,474 289 112,000 7,000 North Tyneside 28 LAB 24.15 13,237 91 145,000 8,000 Northumberland 29 LAB 24.14 17,851 204 88,000 5,000 Bury 30 LAB 24.08 10,804 87 124,000 7,000 Somerset 31 CON 23.99 25,955 273 95,000 5,000 Bromley 32 CON 23.87 15,101 101 150,000 7,000 Birmingham 33 LAB 23.75 64,915 423 153,000 6,000 Doncaster 34 LAB 23.62 20,555 163 126,000 5,000 Staffordshire 35 LAB 23.47 60,397 509 119,000 4,000 Gateshead 36 LAB 23.38 12,026 104 116,000 3,000 Norfolk 37 CON 23.36 40,248 462 87,000 2,000 Lancashire 38 LAB 23.09 78,055 712 110,000 2,000 Sheffield 39 LAB 23.04 28,178 224 126,000 1,000 Enfield 40 CON 23.03 16,129 87 185,000 2,000 Cornwall 41 NOC 22.90 23,660 288 82,000 500 Bexley 42 CON 22.89 12,514 86 146,000 1,000 Trafford 43 CON 22.76 10,566 100 106,000 — Dorset 44 CON 22.66 29,875 258 116,000 — Warwickshire 45 CON 22.53 25,310 283 89,000 — Richmond 46 L/D 22.50 6,906 50 138,000 — Cleveland 47 LAB 22.49 36,460 264 138,000 — Cheshire 48 NOC 22.44 55,632 547 102,000 — Salford 49 LAB 22.40 13,785 113 122,000 — Tameside 50 LAB 22.37 12,518 103 122,000 — Barnet 51 CON 22.25 15,951 112 142,000 — Knowsley 52 LAB 22.19 10,472 82 128,000 — Wiltshire 53 NOC 22.18 28,074 339 83,000 — Ealing 54 CON 22.03 15,675 105 149,000 — Sandwell 55 LAB 21.95 19,587 144 136,000 — Surrey 56 CON 21.90 45,602 439 104,000 — Shropshire 57 NOC 21.80 23,696 258 92,000 — Wigan 58 LAB 21.70 18,123 153 118,000 — Gloucestershire 59 NOC 21.70 25,793 305 85,000 — Harrow 60 CON 21.67 10,056 64 157,000 — Sutton 61 L/D 21.51 8,130 58 140,000 — Rotherham 62 LAB 21.51 15,381 135 114,000 — Brent 63 NOC 21.28 14,876 90 165,000 — Dudley 64 LAB 21.23 14,791 111 133,000 — Solihull 65 CON 20.77 11,289 87 130,000 — Buckinghamshire 66 CON 20.70 31,211 341 92,000 — Rochdale 67 LAB 20.69 11,279 101 112,000 — Sunderland 68 LAB 20.64 15,941 125 128,000 — Redbridge 69 CON 20.61 9,898 71 139,000 — Bedfordshire 70 NOC 20.47 29,172 292 100,000 — Bolton 71 LAB 20.14 13,891 124 112,000 — Liverpool 72 LAB 20.14 27,287 275 99,000 — Essex 73 CON 19.82 70,591 696 101,000 — Walsall 74 LAB 19.60 15,326 131 117,000 — Kent 75 CON 19.59 65,607 736 89,000 — Leeds 76 LAB 19.24 35,235 336 105,000 — Bradford 77 LAB 19.00 25,806 225 101,000 — Northamptonshire 78 NOC 18.79 28,182 339 83,000 — West Sussex 79 CON 18.66 24,939 285 88,000 — Lincolnshire 80 CON 18.64 23,732 363 65,000 — Havering 81 NOC 18.44 11,419 64 121,000 — Suffolk 82 CON 18.31 26,683 339 79,000 — Berkshire 83 NOC 17.49 28,341 339 84,000 — Sefton 84 NOC 17.00 12,626 123 103,000 — (Key:—CON = Conservative; LAB = Labour; L/D = Liberal Democrat; NOC = No overal control).