Private Finance Initiative

HC Deb 26 April 1996 vol 276 cc301-2W

Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State

Pupils of Primary and Secondary school age whose education is provided by Local Education Authorities by LEA of provision LEA of residence and age, for each (LEA in England1
March 1996	January 1994
		Provision
	Political control of authority2	All Pupils	Pupils resident in other LEAs
		Number	Number	Percentage
		5-10	11-15	16+	5-10	11-15	16+	5-10	11-15	16+
Corporation of London	Independent	169	8	0	161	4	0	95.3	50.0	0.0
Camden	Labour	8,628	8,954	1,931	943	4,453	1,205	10.9	49.7	62.4
Greenwich	Labour	16,734	12,891	1,598	994	2,292	279	5.9	17.8	17.5
Hackney	Labour	13,277	7,468	444	929	1,075	127	7.0	14.4	28.6
Hammersmith	Labour	7,254	5,766	530	627	2,702	331	8.6	46.9	62.5
Islington	Labour	12,131	7,053	424	1,710	2,371	177	14.1	33.6	41.7
Kensington and Chelsea	Conservative	5,142	2,802	478	1,323	1,562	298	25.7	55.7	62.3
Lambeth	No overall control	15,309	7,212	167	1,137	1,226	62	7.4	17.0	37.1
Lewisham	Labour	16,492	10,117	1,084	1,078	2,016	207	6.5	19.9	19.1
Southwark	Labour	17,014	9,241	159	1,722	2,544	86	10.1	27.5	54..1
Tower Hamlets	Labour	16,808	11,393	943	321	785	99	1.9	6.9	10.5
Wandsworth	Conservative	13,089	8,438	1,206	1,391	2,550	325	10.6	30.2	26.9
Westminster	Conservative	7,362	6,393	1,158	1,719	3,670	695	23.3	57.4	60.0
Barking	Labour	12,107	8,901	977	848	969	126	7.0	10.9	12.9
Barnet	No overall control	18,859	16,148	2,981	1,535	3,887	739	8.1	24.1	24.8

for Education and Employment if she will list the revenue spending estimated by her Department in connection with the private finance initiative for (a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98. [26626]

Mr. Robin Squire

The estimated recurrent spending by this Department, including the Employment Service—but not including independent education institutions or local authorities—in connection with projects undertaken through the private finance initiative cannot, yet, be accurately calculated for 1996–97 and 1997–98. None was paid in 1995–96. As the hon. Member will surmise from the answer to her question of 19 April, this Department estimates that a number of projects will come forward over the next few years. I also refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Attercliffe (Mr. Betts) on 6 December,Official Report, column 311.