Voluntary-aided Schools (Hansard, 16 December 1991)

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Local Education Authorities have today been informed of their allocations for capital spending by the governors of voluntary aided and special agreement schools in their areas for 1992–93. Overall grant for voluntary aided schools announced in the autumn 35W statement rises from £131.5 million to £151.6 million, an increase of over 15 per cent. A total of £55 million has been set aside for grant aid for expenditure on external repairs, up nearly 16 per cent. on the amount set aside in 1991–92. Grant for capital spending rises from £84 million to £96.6 million, an increase of 15 per cent.

I have authorised work to start on 61 major building projects over £250,000, compared with 47 such projects in 1991–92, and 37 in 1990–91. A further 47 such projects have been put on the design list to enable detailed costed plans to be drawn up, compared with 29 such projects in 1991–92.

Eight of the projects authorised for a start are to improve technology facilities, and form part of my recently announced technology schools initiative.

I am allocating over £19 million in grant which will support £23 million of minor works improvement projects, costing less than £250,000, by formula to each LEA based on the number of pupils in voluntary aided schools in the authority. This is double the amount I was able to allocate for equivalent projects for 1991–92, and is being distributed by formula to all LEAs for the first time. I have also allocated additional funds for 35 specific minor projects to provide new school places or to achieve the removal of surplus places.

During the course of the year work has also been approved to start on a further 27 projects which have been the subject of statutory proposals approved since my statement last December.

Voluntary aided and special agreement schools—1992–allocations
Note:
1. Project Category codes as follows:
S—Starts list	MJ—Major work	BN—(New school places)	¹-Approved statutory proposals
D—Design list	MN—Minor work	SP—Surplus place removal	²Ex 1991–92 design list
		IR—Improvement or replacement
2. Figures in brackets following named projects represent amount allocated for expenditure in 1992–93 expressed in £ thousands.

Local education authority	Total allocation	Allocation components	Agreed projects	Project category	New named projects	Project category
	1992–93	Commitments	Minor works improvement	Major and minor projects	ex 1991–92 or earlier design list or approved statutory proposals		major starts and design lists and minor projects
	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)		(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)
City of London	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Camden	1,390	335	230	825	Maria Fidelis Sec, Somerstown RC S (163)	MN, IR²	Jewish Free School Sec (662)	S, MJ, IR
Greenwich	144	—	144	—	—	—	—	—
Hackney	309	2	152	155	—	—	Hackney Free and Parochial CE S (105) Skinners Company Upper Girls (50)	D, MJ, IR
							Skinners Company Upper Girls (50)	S, MJ, IR
Hammersmith and Fulham	1,822	1,670	141	11	—	—	Lady Margaret CES (11)	D. MJ. IR
Islington	145	6	139	—	—	—	—	—
Kensington and Chelsea	3,243	1,638	125	1,480	St. Thomas More RC S (1,480)	S, MJ, IR¹²	—	—
Lambeth	217	4	167	46	—	—	St. Luke's CE P (exe nursery) (46)	D, MJ, IR
Lewisham	813	25	187	601	Christ The King VI FM Centre (580)	S. MJ, SP¹	All Saints CE P (21)	D, MJ, IR
Southwark	996	35	236	725	St. Peters CH P (640)	S, MJ, IR²	St. John's and St. Clement's CE P (85)	D, MJ, IR
Tower Hamlets	2,647	2,462	185	—	—	—	—	—
Wandsworth	178	—	139	39	—	—	St. Joseph's RC P (39)	D, MJ, IR
Westminster	849	43	210	596	St. Marylebone CE S (543)	S, MJ, IR²	St. Georges RC S (53)	D, MJ, IR
Barking	482	427	55	—	—	—	—	—
Barnet	700	32	305	363	—	—	Hasmonean High J S (300) Christ Church CE S (63)	S, MJ, IR
							Christ Church CE S (63)	D, MJ, BN
Bexley	1,880	1,778	102	—	—	—	—	—
Brent	219	18	171	30	—	—	St. Gregory's RC High (30)	S, MJ, IR

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The amount available for allocating to new improvement/replacement projects at voluntary aided schools in 1992–93 is up no less than 114 per cent. on the equivalent figure last year, at £36 million.

The effect of this substantial increase in capital grant available for projects at voluntary aided schools, taken together with the increases of the last five years, which have seen capital grant allocations rise from £32 million in 1987–88 to £96 million for 1992–93—an increase of 300 per cent.—will have enabled work to go ahead at several hundred voluntary aided schools, including many which have been bidding for allocations for many years. The distribution of funds for projects under £250,000 means that all LEAs will be able to embark on a continuing programme of improvements at their voluntary-aided schools—the first time they will have been in a position to do this.

These increases demonstrate the government's continuing determination to improve school buildings and underlines our commitment to the continuing partnership between Church and state in the delivery of education.

The allocations to LEAs, together with a list of the projects authorised to start or on which design work can begin, and a list of projects approved as a result of statutory proposals since last year's announcement together with those projects which form part of the technology schools initiative, follows.

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Local education authority	Total allocation	Allocation components	Agreed projects	Project category	New named projects	Project category
	1992–93	Commitments	Minor works improvement	Major and minor projects	ex 1991–92 or earlier design list or approved statutory proposals		major starts and design lists and minor projects
	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)		(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)
Bromley	84	1	83	—	—	—	—	—
Croydon	1,090	561	179	350	—	—	Archbishop Tenison CE S (350)	S, MJ, IR
Ealing	174	—	131	43	—	—	St. Saviour's CE P (43)	D, MJ, IR
Enfield	1,260	949	197	114	—	—	St. George's RC JMI (11)	S, MJ, IR
							Bp Stopford CE S (53)	D, MJ, IR
							Winchmore Hill, St. Paul's Primary (50)	MN. BN
Haringey	247	82	138	27	—	—	SS David and Katherine CE S Phase 1 (27)	S, MJ, IR
Harrow	121	—	94	27	—	—	Wealdstone Salvatorian RC Coll (27)	D, MJ, IR
Havering	196	50	146	—	—	—	—	—
Hillingdon	230	—	118	112	—	—	Bishop RamseyCE S(112)	S, MJ, IR
Hounslow	968	9	141	818	St. Mark's RC Sec (818)	S, MJ, IR²	—	—
Kingston upon Thames	146	—	96	50	—	—	St. Lukes CE P (50)	D, MJ, IR
Merton	131	13	118	—	—	—	—	—
Newham	484	390	94	—	—	—	—	—
Redbridge	150	16	106	28	—	—	Trinity High RC (28)	D, MJ. IR
Richmond upon Thames	84	—	84	—	—	—	—	—
Sutton	1,770	1,686	84	—	—	—	—	—
Waltham Forest	57	—	57	—	—	—	—	—
Birmingham	1,799	859	620	320	St. Ambrose Barlow RC P (300)	S MJ IR²	St. John Wall RC Comp (20)	S MJ IR
Coventry	2,910	2,725	185	—	—	—	—	—
Dudley	903	689	96	118	Jesson's CE P (26)	D MJ IR¹	Bishop Milner RC S (35)	D MJ IR
					Castle High (Phase III) (57)	D MJ SP¹
Sandwell	62	—	62	—	—	—	—	—
Solihull	405	41	114	250	Berkswell CE Combined (250)	S MJ IR²	—	—
Walsall	137	—	137	—	—	—	—	—
Wolverhampton	336	—	97	239	Holy Trinity RC P (200)	S MJ IR²	St. Peter's Collegiate CE S (39)	D MJ IR
Knowsley	330	25	205	100	Huyton CE Inf(70)	MN IR¹	Whiston, St. Leo's Primary (30)	MN SP
Liverpool	5,396	4,080	650	666	St. Lawrence CE P (Phase 2) (250)	S MJ IR¹	St. Francis de Sales RC P (12)	D MJ IR
					St. Finbar's RC P (250)	S MJ SP²	St. Nicholas Primary (56)	MN SP
					St. Gregory's RC P (103)	S MJ SP²
					Cardinal Heenan RC S (195)	S MJ SP¹²
St. Helens	1,194	980	214	—	—	—	—	—
Sefton	2,135	1,398	326	411	St. Luke's CE P, Halsall (400)	S MJ IR²	English Martyrs RC P(11)	D MJ IR
Wirral	331	100	181	50	—	—	St. Anne's RC P, Rockferry (50)	S MJ SP
Bolton	1,561	1,328	233	—	—	—	—	—
Bury	434	155	154	125	Our Lady of Grace RC P (125)	S MJ IR²	—	—
Manchester	1,836	1,363	439	34	—	—	Xaverian VI Form College (34)	D MJ IR
Oldham	671	106	212	353	Crompton House CE S (300)	S MJ IR²	Blue Coat CE S (53)	D MJ IR
Rochdale	395	239	156	—	—	—	—	—
Salford	547	337	181	29	—	—	Broughton Jewish Primary (29)	D MJ IR
Stockport	136	9	127	—	—	—	—	—
Tameside	205	47	120	38	—	—	St. Thomas More RC S (38)	D MJ IR
Trafford	1,709	1,571	113	25	St. Anne's RC P (25)	MN IR¹	—	—
Wigan	1,498	749	459	290	Sacred Heart RC P (250)	S MJ SP²	Bryn, Downhall Green Primary (40)	MN SP
Barnsley	180	23	57	100	—	—	St. Michael's RC S(100)	S, MJ, IR
Doncaster	95	—	95	—	—	—	—	—
Rotherham	105	32	73	—	—	—	—	—
Sheffield	1,169	30	103	1,036	All Saints RC S (1,036)	S, MJ, IR²

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Local education authority	Total allocation	Allocation components	Agreed projects	Project category	New named projects	Project category
	1992–93	Commitments	Minor works improvement	Major and minor projects	ex 1991–92 or earlier design list or approved statutory proposals		major starts and design lists and minor projects
	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)		(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)
Bradford	541	298	243	—	—	—	—	—
Calderdale	125	12	113	—	—	—	—	—
Kirklees	917	8	130	779	St. John Fisher RC High (760)	S. MJ. BN²	Batley Parish CEP(19)	D, MJ, BN
Leeds	5,830	5,466	364	—	—	—	—	—
Wakefield	351	145	121	85	Sandal Magna Endowed CE (27)	MN, IR¹	St. Austin's J & I (5)	MN, BN
					St. Mary's CE P (53)	MN, IR¹
Gateshead	271	136	98	37	—	—	St. Edmund Campion RC S (37)	D, MJ, IR
Newcastle upon Tyne	512	338	146	28	—	—	Sacred Heart RC P (28)	D, MJ, IR
North Tyneside	411	—	71	340	—	—	St. Thomas More RC S (170)	S, MJ, IR
							WallsendCEP(170)	S, MJ, SP
South Tynesidc	77	—	77	—	—	—	—	—
Sunderland	1,129	986	143	—	—	—	—	—
Avon	292	28	251	13	—	—	PortburyCE P(13)	S, MJ, IR
Bedfordshire	438	208	188	42	—	—	Cardinal Newman RC High (42)	D, MJ, IR
Berkshire	585	265	243	77	—	—	Windsor. Trinity St. Stephen First (77)	MN SP
Buckinghamshire	1,057	374	153	530	Waddesdon CE S (530)	S, MJ, IR²	—	—
Cambridgeshire	835	483	152	200	Bury CE P (200)	S, MJ, IR²	—	—
Cheshire	2,902	2,180	558	164	St. Mary's RC P Middlewich (105)	S, MJ, IR²	Bunbury. Aldersey Primary (47)	MN, BN
							St. Nicholas RC S, Hartford (12)	D, MJ, BN
Cleveland	1,281	704	345	232	—	—	Sacred Heart RC P (208) English Martyrs RC S (24)	S, MJ, IR S, MJ. IR
Cornwall	262	139	123	—	—	—	—	—
Cumbria	1,938	1,403	332	203	—	—	Keswick Sec (143) St. Bernard's RC S. Barrow (60)	D MJ IR D, MJ, SP
Derbishire	710	459	251	—	—	—	—	—
Devon	1,702	1,176	288	238	—	—	St. Boniface RC P (238)	S, MJ, IR
Dorset	3,114	2,156	292	666	Dorchester Upper (300)	S, MJ, SP¹	St. Edward's RC S (42)	D, MJ, IR
					St. Mark's CE P (208)	S, MJ, BN¹	St. Osmund's CE M (25)	S, MJ, IR
					St. John's CE P (76)	S, MJ, BN¹
					St. WalburgasRC P(15)	MN BN¹
Durham	1,313	1,070	243	—	—	—	—	—
East Sussex	873	141	219	513	—	—	Bp. Bell CE S. Eastbourne (53)	D, MJ, BN
							Cardinal Newham RC Sec (460)	S, MJ, BN
Essex	709	41	486	182	Bradwell on Sea Endowed CE P (150)	S, MJ, IR¹	Loughton. Davenant Foundation (32)	MN, BN
Gloucestershire	1,897	1,227	203	467	St. Peter's RC High (300)	S, MJ, BN²	Hardwicke Parochial (150)	MN, BN
							Mitcheldean Endowed (17)	MN, SP
Hampshire	664	250	334	80	—	—	Milford-on-Sea CE P (80)	MN, BN
Hereford and Worcester	1,119	551	336	232	—	—	St. George's CEP (176)	S, MJ, IR
							Bp. of Hereford Bluecoat CE S (15)	D, MJ, IR
							Ross on Wye. Lea Primary (20)	MN, BN
							Evesham. St. Mary's (21)	MN, BN
Hertfordshire	932	175	584	173	—	—	John F. Kennedy RC S (53)	D, MJ, IR
							St. George's Sec (120)	MN, BN
Humberside	399	1	158	240	—	—	St. Bede's RC Sec (240)	S, MJ, IR
Isle of Wight	141	95	46	—	—	—	—	—
Isles of Scilly	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kent	3,048	2,154	559	355	Bennett Memorial CE S (254)	S, MJ, IR¹	St. George's CE M. Sheerness (81)	D, MJ, IR
Lancashire	6,437	4,642	1,548	247	—	—	St. Joseph's RC P, Barnoldswick (13)	S, MJ, IR
							St. Mary's RC High (88)	D, MJ, SP
							Sacred Heart RC P(I2)	D, MJ, SP
							Lytham St. Anne's, Lylham St. Peter's (30)	MN, BN
							Over Wyre. St. Aidan's High (14)	MN, BN
							Preston, Fulwood St. Clare's (30)	MN, BN
							Blackburn, Holy Souls (30)	MN, BN
							Tarleton, Hesketh with Becconsall (30)	MN, BN

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Local education authority	Total allocation	Allocation components	Agreed projects	Project category	New named projects	Project category
	1992–93	Commitments	Minor works improvement	Major and minor projects	ex 1991–92 or earlier design list or approved statutory proposals		major starts and design lists and minor projects
	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	£ thousands	(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)		(allocations shown in brackets £ thousands)
Leicestershire	1,091	24	217	850	—	—	Sacred Heart RC P (26)	D, MJ, IR
							English Martyrs RC S (824)	S MJ, IR
Lincolnshire	695	—	169	526	—	—	Butterwick. Pinchbeck Endowed (80)	MN, BN
							Cowbit Endowed Primary (69)	MN, BN
							Leadenham Primary (28)	MN, BN
							Lincoln. Bp. King Primary (108)	MN, BN
							Partney Primary (32)	MN, BN
							Spalding Parish Church Primary (60)	MN, BN
							Spalding Grammar (149)	S MJ, IR
Norfolk	376	—	147	229	Archbishop Sancroft CE High (129)	S. MJ, IR¹	Notre Dame RC High (47)	D, MJ, IR
							King's Lynn, Whitefriars Primary (35)	MN, BN
							Cromer. The Belfry Primary (18)	MN, BN
North Yorkshire	884	369	257	258	St. Wilfred's RC P (258)	S, MJ, IR	—	—
Northamptonshire	599	—	187	412	St. David's RC Middle (359)	S, MJ, IR¹	Bp. Stopford CE S. Kettering (53)	D, MJ, IR
Northumberland	659	198	135	326	St. Mary's RC P, Hexham (326)	S, MJ, BN¹	—	—
Nottinghamshire	418	106	312	—	—	—	—	—
Oxfordshire	2,353	1,980	196	177	Our Lady of Lourdes RC P (157)	S, MJ, IR¹	St. Edburg's CE P, Bicester (20)	D, MJ, SP
Salop	126	12	114	—	—	—	—	—
Somerset	2,597	2,173	128	296	St. Augustine of Canterbury CE/RC S(l50)	S, MJ, BN¹	—	—
					Trull CE Primary. Taunton (146)	MN, BN¹	—	—
Staffordshire	2,107	1,456	385	266	St. George's RC P, Stoke (100)	S, MJ, IR¹	St. Peter's CE P. Stoke (120)	S, MJ, IR
							St. Peter's CE High Stoke (46)	D, MJ, IR
Suffolk	340	183	129	28	—	—	S. Lowestoft. St. Mary's Primary (28)	MN, BN
Surrey	946	362	504	80	St. Nicholas CE P (36)	S, MJ, IR¹	St. Peter's RC Comp. Guildford (44)	D, MJ, IR
Warwickshire	920	672	238	10	—	—	St. Francis RC P. Bedworth (10)	S, MJ, IR
West Sussex	649	335	314	—	—	—	—	—
Wiltshire	769	596	200	—	—	—	—	—
TOTALS	108,073	64,895	22,993	20,185

3 V A school statutory proposals approved since December 1990—funds allocated as committed expenditure

LEA and School

Bedfordshire—St. John Rigby RC
Bexley—St. Stephen's RC
Birmingham—Erdington CE
Bolton—St. Peter's CE, Smithhills Dean
Cheshire—Newman RC. Warrington
St. Gregory's, Warrington
Devon—St. John's RC, Tiverton
Rockenford CE
Dorset—Verwood Emmanuel CE
Enfield—New Jewish Primary School
Lambeth—Archbishop Sumner
Lancashire—Burnley Wellfield CE/Meth

St. John/St. Michael CE
St. Alban's RC, Blackburn
Bishop Martin, Skelmersdale
English Martyrs, Preston
St. Oswald, Accrington
St. James, Chorley
Thornton Cleveleys, St. Teresa's (previously part of St. Bernadette's)

Lewisham—St. Ursula's
Liverpool—St. John's RC
St. Gerard's RC
Manchester—St. Andrew's CE
Shropshire—St. Matthew's CE
Tameside—St. Mary's CE
Tower Hamlets—Blessed John Roche

Bishop Challoner

Technology initiative VA projects named to start in 1992–93 Barnsley—St. Michael's Secondary 42W

Birmingham—St. John Wall Comp, Hansworth
Brent—St. Gregory's High, Kenton
Cleveland—English Martyrs, Hartlepool
Croydon—Archbishop Tenison's
Hackney—Skinner's Company Upper Girls
Haringey—St. David and St. Katherine
Humberside—-St. Bede's, Scunthorpe