Kirklees Metropolitan Council (Hansard, 28 February 1995)

§ Mrs. Ann Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the bid for capital allocation—permission to borrow—by Kirklees metropolitan council to assist with the removal of surplus places; and what is the sum allocated.

§ Mr. Robin Squire
Kirklees metropolitan council bid for £445,000 in its 1995–96 annual capital guidelines to assist with the removal of surplus places. The notional allocation came to £165,000.
It is, however, for Kirklees to decide how much of the ACG is spent on surplus place removal.

§ Mrs. Ann Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State of Education how much her Department is allowing Kirklees metropolitan council in capital allocation, permission to borrow, for the upgrading of science facilities at St. John Fisher RC high school in Dewsbury.

§ Mr. Robin Squire
Kirklees metropolitan council has been allocated £16,000 to cover its liability on improvement minor works projects at voluntary aided and special agreement schools in 1995–96. The St. John Fisher RC high school project is in this category in the LEA's bid. All LEAs have received an allocation for their liability on such projects based on 20 per cent. of the total allocated for governors' expenditure.

§ Mrs. Ann Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list the bids for capital allocation—permission to borrow—submitted by Kirklees metropolitan council for 1995–96 and the projects and amounts approved and rejected.

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The council's annual capital guideline for county and voluntary controlled schools for 1995–96 has been calculated on the following basis. It is, however, for the LEA to use the allocation as it wishes.

Bid Allocation

Commitments £1,473,000 £1,026,000 (Provisional Indicator of £1,022,000, plus £4,000 for Fartown surplus place removal)

Basic need £594,000 £137,000 (For Shelley First and Shelley High; bids for Fixby and Lydgate were unsuccessful)

Surplus place removal £445,000 £165,000 (For Birkenshaw, Slaithwaite, Wooldale, Shepley and Marsden. Cover for Royd Edge bid was placed in the 1995–96 Reserve. Rawthorpe and Deighton bids were unsuccessful)

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Bid Allocation

Special education £1,085,000 Nil (unsuccessful bids were for Fairfield, Highfield and Turnshaws schools)

VA liability £20,000 £16,000 (Formula allocation; St. Saviour's bid placed in the Reserve and All Saints bid was unsuccessful)

Remainder £6,145,000 £110,000 (given by a national formula)

Total £9,762,000 £1,455,000

	Bid	Allocation
Commitments	£1,473,000	£1,026,000 (Provisional Indicator of £1,022,000, plus £4,000 for Fartown surplus place removal)
Basic need	£594,000	£137,000 (For Shelley First and Shelley High; bids for Fixby and Lydgate were unsuccessful)
Surplus place removal	£445,000	£165,000 (For Birkenshaw, Slaithwaite, Wooldale, Shepley and Marsden. Cover for Royd Edge bid was placed in the 1995–96 Reserve. Rawthorpe and Deighton bids were unsuccessful)

	Bid	Allocation
Special education	£1,085,000	Nil (unsuccessful bids were for Fairfield, Highfield and Turnshaws schools)
VA liability	£20,000	£16,000 (Formula allocation; St. Saviour's bid placed in the Reserve and All Saints bid was unsuccessful)
Remainder	£6,145,000	£110,000 (given by a national formula)
Total	£9,762,000	£1,455,000