§ Mr. Peter ShoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the total education standard spending assessment for the London borough of Tower Hamlets in each year since 1990; and how much of this is represented by additional educational needs grant.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe figures set out in column 1 the education component of Tower Hamlets' standard spending assessments and in column 2 the amounts within those figures for the additional educational needs cost allowance.
(Column 1) Education component of SSA (£ million) (Column 2) Additional educational needs allowance (after adjustment for area costs) (£ million) 1990–91 91.292 43.378 1991–92 112.110 50.363 1992–93 123.695 55.658 1993–94 115.580 51.655 The 1993–94 figures are lower than the 1992–93 figures, for Tower Hamlets as for all local education authorities, because of their loss of responsibility for most further education to the Further Education Funding Council.