§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the levels of capital funding requested and capital spending allowed for school buildings in 1996–97 to the city of Manchester and the borough of Trafford. [9428]
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§ Mrs. GillanThe annual capital guidelines for capital work in schools for the city of Manchester and the borough of Trafford in 1996–97 are £6.378 million and £2.153 million respectively. These figures represent 12.52 per cent. and 30.75 per cent. respectively of the amounts bid for, compared with the national average of 23 per cent. Grants for building work at voluntary aided schools to the value of £3.463 million in Manchester and £285,000 in Trafford were also approved in the recent capital round.
ACGs do not constitute limits on capital spending by these authorities on their schools. Local education authorities can, and do, supplement their borrowing from other sources, including capital receipts and revenue budgets.