HC Deb 12 June 1992 vol 209 cc306-9W
Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will set out the proportion of the education budget retained centrally by each local education authority.

Mr. Forth

Information is not available in the form requested. The proportion of each LEA's potential schools budget (PSB) delegated to schools in 1990–91 and 1991–92 is contained in the table below, together with each LEA's central administration costs as a proportion of its PSB. Figures for 1992–93 are not yet available, but I will write to my hon. Friend when they are.

(1) (2) (3)
Local education authority PSB delegated to schools Central administration as proportion of PSB
1991–92 (per cent.) (1990–91)(per cent) 1991–92(percent) (1990–91)(per cent.)
21. Salford 86.03 (84.37) 2.64 (3.19)
22. Northamptonshire 86.01 (84.74) 2.23 (3.69)
23. South Tyneside 85.94 (83.76) 2.06 (4.20)
24. Sheffield 85.92 (82.61 3.26 (3.49)
25. Barnsley 85.91 (83.38) 2.88 (2.86)
26. Kent 85.84 (84.87) 4.61 (3.79)
27. Wirral 85.73 ( — ) 2.59 ( — )
28. Solihull 85.59 (85.31) 1.93 (2.49)
29. Walsall 85.50 (85.72) 3.40 (3.37)
30. Somerset 85.48 (82.91) 2.69 (3.58)
31. Calderdale 85.46 (81.86) 2.39 (4.84)
32. Lincolnshire 85.46 (85.13) 2.21 (2.68)
33. Rotherham 85.43 (86.13) 3.76 (3.74)
34. Cumbria 85.41 (82.53) 3.02 (4.04)
35. East Sussex 85.37 (84.09) 2.20 (2.42)
36. Bury 85.31 (81.92) 2.00 (4.70)
37. Barking 85.20 (87.01) 3.27 (3.34)
38. Dorset 85.16 (81.85) 3.72 (4.71)
39. Sutton 85.15 (83.44) 3.84 (4.05)
40. Havering 85.09 (83.87) 1.93 (2.28)
41. Essex 85.08 (84.03) 3.52 (4.11)
see Footnote 2
42. Kirklees 84.96 (83.38) 3.65 (3.98)
43. Bromley 84.88 (80.70) 5.70 (4.49)
44. Westminster 84.88 (77.96) 5.59 (8.20)
45. Merton 84.86 (79.79) 3.33 (7.86)
46. Staffordshire 84.84 (84.61) 4.10 (4.51)
47. Enfield 84.68 (81.50) 3.69 (5.56)
48. Oxfordshire 84.68 (81.37) 2.85 (5.46)
49. Surrey 84.61 (85.57) 4.85 (6.17)
50. Humberside 84.60 (81.71) 3.01 (3.57)
51. North Tyneside 84.55 (82.30) 3.99 (5.03)
52. St. Helens 84.53 (83.27) 3.65 (3.69)
53. Gloucestershire 84.47 (86.78) 3.37 (3.65)
54. Dudley 84.47 (83.98) 3.64 (3.62)
55. Norfolk 84.37 (83.62) 3.35 (4.05)
56. Kingston 84.35 (78.46) 4.11 (7.09)
57. Wakefield 84.28 (82.87) 1.49 (2.98)
58. Leicestershire 84.28 ( — ) 2.89 ( — )
59. North Yorkshire 84.16 (82.62) 2.37 (4.15)
60. Doncaster 84.00 (85.45) 2.29 (2.29)
61. Hereford and Worcester 83.99 ( — ) 3.l8 ( — )
62. Derbyshire 83.97 (83.37) 3.04 (2.96)
63. Nottinghamshire 82.96 (82.72) 3.41 (5.24)
64. Cornwall 83.95 (83.57) 3.52 (3.72)
65. Trafford 83.94 (84.38) 3.68 (3.49)
66. Gateshead 83.92 (83.29) 2.99 (3.01)
67. Hillingdon 83.91 ( — ) 6.17 ( — )
68. Tameside 83.80 (84.40) 2.16 (2.47)
69. Haringey 83.77 (79.36) 4.78 (6.04)
70. Isle of Wight 83.75 (82.48) 1.92 (4.68)
71. Barnet 83.68 (84.36) 4.96 (5.07)
72. Brent 83.51 (83.63) 4.26 (4.82)
73. Birmingham 83.41 (83.04) 3.85 (4.36)
74. Cleveland 83.37 (83.63) 4.64 (5.56)
75. Bedfordshire 83.29 (84.02) 3.66 (3.91)
76. Wiltshire 83.26 (82.35) 3.18 (3.92)
77. Hounslow 83.26 (81.59) 4.46 (5.19)
78. Knowlsey 83.24 (81.91) 4.99 (5.07)
79. Isles of Scilly 83.17 ( — ) 6.41 ( — )
80. Oldham 83.14 (81.64) 4.53 (4.98)
81. Redbridge 83.13 (82.71) 5.10 (4.91)
82. Wigan 83.03 (83.28) 4.18 (3.70)
83. Ealing 82.92 (81.66) 5.86 (6.33)
84. Liverpool 82.92 (84.91) 4.65 (4.07)
85. Avon 82.78 (82.30) 3.87 (3.40)
86. Coventry 82.76 (80.93) 4.37 (6.00)
87. Sandwell 82.74 (83.24) 4.51 (3.75)
88. Lancashire 82.74 (82.66) 3.46 (3.65)
89. Richmond 82.58 (79.98) 4.82 (6.91)
90. Harrow 82.45 (81.52) 5.05 (5.76)
91. Newcastle 82.38 (79.76) 5.09 (6.12)

(1) (2) (3)
Local education authority PSB delegated to schools Central administration as proportion of PSB
1991–92 (per cent.) (1990–91) (per cent) 1991–92(per cent.) (1990–91) (Per cent)
92. Durham 82.16 (83.13) 4.79 (4.35)
93. Wolverhampton 81.55 (81.77) 5.33 (5.26)
94. Bexley 81.32 (81.33) 5.06 (4.61)
95. Croydon 81.00 ( — ) 4.15 ( — )
96. Waltham Forest 80.22 (79.65) 6.60 (7.02)
97. Newham 79.46 ( — ) 5.94 ( — )
National Averages 84.89 (83.76) 3.44 (4.06)

Footnotes to table showing the extent of delegation

  1. 1. Ninety seven local education authorities (LEAs) had LMS schemes in operation in 1991–92, and were required to publish budget statements under section 42 of the Education Reform Act. The LEAs are ranked according to the percentage of funds delegated to schools, with those delegating more at the top of the ranking order. Schemes for the 12 inner London LEAs other than Westminster did not come into operation until 1 April 1992.
  2. 2. The potential schools budget (PSB) consists of the major part of the general schools budget (GSB)— ie the GSB less expenditure on certain excepted items: capital expenditure; expenditure supported by central government grants; and expenditure on school meals, home to school transport and transitional exceptions (eg grounds maintenance). The amount which the schools themselves decide how to spend, as a proportion of the PSB, is a percentage used as an indicator of the extent to which LEAs have delegated resources to their schools. A new requirement from 1993 (1995 for inner London authorities) is that this percentage should be a minimum of 85 per cent. The percentage for the previous year 1990–91 is given in brackets. Where a figure is not given in brackets the LMS scheme was not in operation during that year.
  3. 3. Expenditure on central administration — one of the discretionary exceptions included in the PSB — expressed as a percentage of the PSB. The previous yearCEs percentage is given in brackets.

NB The percentages stated may differ from the percentages calculated by individual LEAs because of the effects of rounding.

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