§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list each date on which he received proposals to spend money on capital works at Christchurch Church of England primary school, Shooters Hill since 1979; and what was his decision in each case.
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§ Mr. FallonTwo repair projects have been approved during the time in question, one in 1984 and one in 1990. Grant aid of £44,879.12 was paid on the former. Work on the more recent project was deferred at the governors request and has yet to take place.
Bids for major capital projects at Christchurch Church of England primary school were received from the Inner London education authority for the 1989–90 financial year, and from Greenwich education authority for 1991–92 and 1992–93. None was successful. Greenwich LEA has only had control of its education capital expenditure since April 1990. Before this date, capital expenditure on school buildings in inner London, including Greenwich, was the responsibility of the ILEA. Detail on particular bids for major improvement works in Greenwich cannot be readily extracted from records on earlier ILEA capital bids.
Resources for minor works at voluntary aided schools are allocated to LEAs for existing schools and it is for LEAs in consultation with voluntary bodies to determine how the funds are distributed between schools. For 1992–93 Greenwich LEA has a minor works allocation of £144,000.
A total of £6,165.30 has been paid in grant-aid for three projects at the school approved since 1988 under the Department's voluntary rationing scheme for capital work costing less than £5,000, or repair work costing less than £10,000.