HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 cc512-3W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the total capital allocation for education to Birmingham local education authority since 1984–85; what has been the actual capital expenditure on education in Birmingham in the same period; and what information she has on the cost of dealing with the backlog in repairs and renovations in Birmingham's schools.

Mr. Robin Squire

The total capital allocation for education and actual capital expenditure on education in Birmingham has been as follows:

£ million
County and controlled schools1 Voluntary aided schools5 Total allocation Actual outturn6
1984–85 26.5 0.2 6.7 7
1985–86 3.7 1.1 4.8 9.9
1986–87 5.0 0.6 5.6 7.5
1987–88 3.9 1.0 4.9 7.5
1988–89 4.4 1.8 6.2 5.5
1989–90 5.2 2.0 7.2 10.7
1990–91 310.5 1.2 11.7 14.7
1991–92 11.1 1.1 12.2 14.9

£million
County and controlled schools1 Voluntary aided schools5 Total allocation Actual outturn6
1992–93 10.9 1.8 12.7 13.4
1993–94 46.2 1.4 7.6 813.3
1994–95 10.9 1.1 12.0 9
1995–96 9.2 0.4 9.6 9

Notes:

1All totals given relate to the announced annual allocations only, and therefore exclude any supplementary funding, either in the form of supplementary credit approvals (post-1990), or prescribed additional funding (pre-1990).

2 Figures up to and including 1989–90 represent annual notional capital allocations. The figures prior to 1993–94 also include an element of further education and sixth-form college funding.

3 The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 introduced annual capital guidelines as a means of allocating borrowing power to local education authorities. This took effect from 1 April 1990.

4 The establishment of the Further Education Funding Council in 1993 resulted in the separate determination of funding for further education and sixth-form colleges. ACG figures from 1993–94 therefore exclude this area of funding.

5 Figures for voluntary aided education are as originally announced. They exclude any later allocations made in the year as a result of, for example, the approval of statutory proposals.

6 Figures are derived from capital outturn returns submitted by LEAs to the Department of the Environment. Capital expenditure represents gross outturn on all areas of education, including the urban programme.

7 Department of Environment data not available.

8 1993–94 figure provisional only.

9 Figures relate to financial years. As 1994–95 FY is not yet complete, figures are not available after 1993–94.

Expenditure on repairs and renovations is a matter for the LEA.