§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what capital funding allocations have been made to local education authority schools for the new unitary authority of Flintshire for 1996–97. [12421]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesFlintshire county council has been issued with a basic credit approval of £66.441 million for 1996–97, which allows borrowing for any capital purpose including schools. Essentially the Government provide moneys, and borrowing approval to local government on an unhypothecated basis and it is up to the council to determine the use of such resources.
In addition, Hawarden high school, Deeside, has been awarded funding of £250,000 commencing in 1995–96 under the technology schools initiative. Of this £120,000 will be issued to Flintshire county council in 1996–97 as a supplementary credit approval.
Under the popular schools initiative supplementary credit approval of £155,000—phased over three years from 1995–96—has been offered to Clwyd local education authority and Flintshire county council in respect of an extension to Ewloe Green county primary school.