School Funding (Hansard, 11 June 1996)

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for each local education authority in England the percentage of the potential schools budget which has been delegated in the aggregated schools budget in each year since 1990, ranked according to the highest levels of delegation. [31837]

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The information requested for the financial years 1994–95 to 1996–97 is shown in the table. Information on earlier years is contained in the answer given on 5 July 1993 to my hon. Friend the Member for Billericay (Mrs. Gorman),Official Report, columns 16–20.
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1996–97 1995–96 1994–95

Rank Local Education Authority Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Rank Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Rank

6. Leeds 93.7 93.4 (8) 89.9 (8)

7. Hertfordshire 93.6 94.1 (2) 91.3 (3)

8. Berkshire 93.5 93.1 (9) 90.0 (7)

9. Rochdale 93.3 92.9 (11) 88.7 (21)

10. Greenwich 93.1 92.6 (14) 89.3 (12)

11. Knowsley 93.1 93.9 (6) 89.1 (13)

12. Staffordshire 93.0 92.8 (12) 87.9 (30)

13. Northamptonshire 92.9 92.9 (10) 89.3 (11)

14. Wigan 92.9 92.7 (13) 86.9 (44)

15. Liverpool 92.7 92.2 (16) 86.5 (60)

16. Islington 92.6 93.9 (5) 92.5 (2)

17. Suffolk 92.6 90.6 (38) 87.6 (37)

18. Bury 92.5 91.8 (20) 88.3 (27)

19. Bedfordshire 92.4 91.2 (27) 88.7 (18)

20. Wolverhampton 92.2 91.9 (19) 88.7 (19)

21. Havering 92.1 91.7 (23) 88.3 (26)

22. North Tyneside 92.0 91.8 (21) 85.9 (81)

23. Isles of Scilly 91.9 85.1 (109) 86.3 (68)

24. Bexley 91.9 91.2 (28) 87.6 (36)

25. Oxfordshire 91.8 91.6 (24) 88.7 (20)

26. Shropshire 91.8 88.2 (91) 85.4 (91)

27. Manchester 91.8 92.0 (17) 89.1 (14)

28. Redbridge 91.4 90.6 (40) 87.0 (41)

29. Sutton 91.4 90.2 (47) 86.0 (79)

30. Croydon 91.3 90.0 (51) 90.1 (5)

31. Birmingham 91.3 90.3 (44) 86.8 (49)

32. Cumbria 91.3 91.8 (22) 86.5 (59)

33. Richmond 91.3 90.4 (41) 88.9 (15)

34. Cheshire 91.3 90.9 (31) 88.7 (22)

35. Gloucestershire 91.2 91.1 (29) 86.4 (64)

36. Hammersmith/Fulham 91.2 90.8 (35) 86.6 (57)

37. Devon 91.2 91.9 (18) 87.8 (31)

38. Norfolk 91.2 91.4 (25) 87.8 (33)

39. Somerset 91.2 91.1 (30) 86.2 (72)

40. Stockport 91.2 90.9 (32) 89.3 (10)

41. Hampshire 91.1 88.6 (84) 86.6 (56)

42. Northumberland 91.1 90.8 (36) 88.9 (16)

43. Essex 90.9 89.0 (73) 85.9 (82)

44. Coventry 90.9 91.3 (26) 87.1 (40)

45. Bristol 90.8 — — — —

46. Kingston 90.8 89.2 (67) 85.5 (89)

47. Oldham 90.7 90.6 (39) 86.8 (50)

48. Wirral 90.7 90.3 (42) 86.3 (67)

49. Kensington/Chelsea 90.7 90.0 (50) 85.6 (85)

50. Salford 90.6 90.7 (37) 87.8 (32)

51. North Yorkshire 90.5 89.8 (54) 86.9 (45)

52. Barking/Dagenham 90.5 89.1 (72) 85.3 (93)

53. Surrey 90.5 89.8 (55) 86.9 (46)

54. Ealing 90.5 89.9 (53) 86.1 (75)

55. Stockton on Tees 90.4 — — — —

56. Hereford/Worcester 90.3 90.8 (34) 88.3 (25)

57. Enfield 90.2 89.4 (62) 87.9 (29)

58. Hillingdon 90.2 89.9 (52) 86.6 (52)

59. Harrow 90.1 90.1 (49) 88.8 (17)

60. Hounslow 90.0 88.8 (80) 86.4 (65)

61. Wiltshire 90.0 89.6 (58) 86.0 (77)

62. St. Helens 89.9 89.5 (59) 85.5 (88)

63. East Sussex 89.9 88.9 (77) 86.2 (69)

64. Walsall 89.9 90.3 (43) 87.7 (35)

65. Tameside 89.9 89.3 (64) 86.0 (80)

66. Corporation of London 89.9 88.9 (75) 87.0 (43)

67. North East Lincolnshire 89.8 — — — —

68. Isle of Wight 89.8 90.2 (45) 86.9 (47)

69. Hull 89.8 — — — —

70. Warwickshire 89.8 88.4 (89) 85.7 (84)

71. Lewisham 89.8 87.6 (99) 84.6 (104)

72. South Gloucestershire 89.8 — — — —

73. Bath and North East Somerset 89.7 — — — —

74. Bradford 89.7 88.5 (86) 86.5 (58)

75. Dorset 89.7 89.7 (56) 86.6 (54)

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1996–97 1995–96 1994–95

Rank Local Education Authority Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Rank Percentage Potential schools budget delegated Rank

76. Merton 89.7 89.2 (69) 88.3 (24)

77. East Riding 89.6 — — — —

78. North Somerset 89.6 — — — —

79. Rotherham 89.6 89.4 (63) 86.2 (71)

80. Cambridgeshire 89.5 89.3 (66) 86.2 (70)

81. Wandsworth 89.5 85.4 (108) 82.4 (109)

82. Barnet 89.4 90.2 (48) 86.6 (55)

83. Westminster 89.4 90.2 (46) 88.5 (23)

84. Hackney 89.4 86.9 (104) 83.5 (107)

85. Sefton 89.4 88.7 (82) 87.0 (42)

86. Southwark 89.3 88.0 (94) 86.1 (74)

87. Lincolnshire 89.3 89.5 (60) 86.9 (48)

88. Derbyshire 89.2 89.3 (65) 85.0 (99)

89. West Sussex 89.2 88.9 (78) 87.2 (38)

90. Sandwell 89.2 88.1 (92) 86.5 (62)

91. Calderdale 89.1 89.1 (71) 87.7 (34)

92. Buckinghamshire 89.1 88.4 (87) 85.1 (96)

93. Hartlepool 89.1 — — — —

94. Tower Hamlets 89.0 90.9 (33) 86.2 (73)

95. Newcastle 89.0 88.2 (90) 85.4 (90)

96. Kirklees 89.0 87.1 (103) 84.2 (106)

97. Kent 89.0 87.5 (100) 85.2 (95)

98. Nottinghamshire 88.9 88.8 (79) 86.7 (51)

99. South Tyneside 88.9 89.2 (68) 86.5 (61)

100. Lancashire 88.9 87.7 (98) 85.3 (94)

101. North Lincolnshire 88.8 — — — —

102. Barnsley 88.7 89.1 (70) 85.0 (103)

103. Bolton 88.5 88.9 (76) 85.0 (101)

104. Trafford 88.5 88.6 (83) 86.6 (53)

105. Durham 88.3 88.5 (85) 86.0 (78)

106. Cornwall 88.3 89.0 (74) 87.1 (39)

107. Camden 88.2 87.4 (101) 83.0 (108)

108. Middlesbrough 88.0 — — — —

109. Leicestershire 88.0 88.4 (88) 86.4 (66)

110. Doncaster 87.9 89.7 (57) 85.0 (100)

111. Lambeth 87.4 86.4 (107) 84.2 (105)

112. Sheffield 87.4 87.8 (96) 85.0 (98)

113. Wakefield 87.2 87.9 (95) 85.4 (92)

114. Bromley 86.9 87.8 (97) 86.4 (63)

115. Gateshead 86.8 86.6 (105) 86.1 (76)

116. Haringey 86.4 87.2 (102) 85.1 (97)

117. Newham 85.1 86.5 (106) 85.0 (102)

Redcar and Cleveland n/a — — — —

York n/a — — — —

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the representations her Department has received(a) for and (b) against increasing the minimum proportion of the potential schools budget which must be delegated to school governing bodies by local education authorities; and if she will make a statement. [31833]

§ Mr. Squire
We discuss all aspects of local management of schools—LMS—with a range of interests from time to time. In particular, the Department has held meetings in recent weeks with representatives from local authority associations, chief education officers, teacher

1993 1994 1995

Number of ballots Number(proportion) of yes votes Number of ballots Number(proportion) of yes votes Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes

Primary 308 239 (78 per cent.) 130 83 (64 per cent) 56 35 (63 per cent.)

Secondary 237 169(71 per cent.) 70 26 (37 per cent.) 30 14 (47 per cent.)

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associations, GM organisations and other national bodies, about LMS delegation levels, among other things. The Government will set out their policy on LMS delegation in the forthcoming White Paper on self-government for schools.

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools voted to become grant maintained during each calendar year since 1993; and, in each case, what proportion of parental ballots ended in a yes vote. [31845]

§ Mrs. Gillan
The information requested is given in the table:
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	1996–97	1995–96	1994–95
Rank Local Education Authority	Percentage Potential schools budget delegated	Percentage Potential schools budget delegated	Rank	Percentage Potential schools budget delegated	Rank
6. Leeds	93.7	93.4	(8)	89.9	(8)
7. Hertfordshire	93.6	94.1	(2)	91.3	(3)
8. Berkshire	93.5	93.1	(9)	90.0	(7)
9. Rochdale	93.3	92.9	(11)	88.7	(21)
10. Greenwich	93.1	92.6	(14)	89.3	(12)
11. Knowsley	93.1	93.9	(6)	89.1	(13)
12. Staffordshire	93.0	92.8	(12)	87.9	(30)
13. Northamptonshire	92.9	92.9	(10)	89.3	(11)
14. Wigan	92.9	92.7	(13)	86.9	(44)
15. Liverpool	92.7	92.2	(16)	86.5	(60)
16. Islington	92.6	93.9	(5)	92.5	(2)
17. Suffolk	92.6	90.6	(38)	87.6	(37)
18. Bury	92.5	91.8	(20)	88.3	(27)
19. Bedfordshire	92.4	91.2	(27)	88.7	(18)
20. Wolverhampton	92.2	91.9	(19)	88.7	(19)
21. Havering	92.1	91.7	(23)	88.3	(26)
22. North Tyneside	92.0	91.8	(21)	85.9	(81)
23. Isles of Scilly	91.9	85.1	(109)	86.3	(68)
24. Bexley	91.9	91.2	(28)	87.6	(36)
25. Oxfordshire	91.8	91.6	(24)	88.7	(20)
26. Shropshire	91.8	88.2	(91)	85.4	(91)
27. Manchester	91.8	92.0	(17)	89.1	(14)
28. Redbridge	91.4	90.6	(40)	87.0	(41)
29. Sutton	91.4	90.2	(47)	86.0	(79)
30. Croydon	91.3	90.0	(51)	90.1	(5)
31. Birmingham	91.3	90.3	(44)	86.8	(49)
32. Cumbria	91.3	91.8	(22)	86.5	(59)
33. Richmond	91.3	90.4	(41)	88.9	(15)
34. Cheshire	91.3	90.9	(31)	88.7	(22)
35. Gloucestershire	91.2	91.1	(29)	86.4	(64)
36. Hammersmith/Fulham	91.2	90.8	(35)	86.6	(57)
37. Devon	91.2	91.9	(18)	87.8	(31)
38. Norfolk	91.2	91.4	(25)	87.8	(33)
39. Somerset	91.2	91.1	(30)	86.2	(72)
40. Stockport	91.2	90.9	(32)	89.3	(10)
41. Hampshire	91.1	88.6	(84)	86.6	(56)
42. Northumberland	91.1	90.8	(36)	88.9	(16)
43. Essex	90.9	89.0	(73)	85.9	(82)
44. Coventry	90.9	91.3	(26)	87.1	(40)
45. Bristol	90.8	—	—	—	—
46. Kingston	90.8	89.2	(67)	85.5	(89)
47. Oldham	90.7	90.6	(39)	86.8	(50)
48. Wirral	90.7	90.3	(42)	86.3	(67)
49. Kensington/Chelsea	90.7	90.0	(50)	85.6	(85)
50. Salford	90.6	90.7	(37)	87.8	(32)
51. North Yorkshire	90.5	89.8	(54)	86.9	(45)
52. Barking/Dagenham	90.5	89.1	(72)	85.3	(93)
53. Surrey	90.5	89.8	(55)	86.9	(46)
54. Ealing	90.5	89.9	(53)	86.1	(75)
55. Stockton on Tees	90.4	—	—	—	—
56. Hereford/Worcester	90.3	90.8	(34)	88.3	(25)
57. Enfield	90.2	89.4	(62)	87.9	(29)
58. Hillingdon	90.2	89.9	(52)	86.6	(52)
59. Harrow	90.1	90.1	(49)	88.8	(17)
60. Hounslow	90.0	88.8	(80)	86.4	(65)
61. Wiltshire	90.0	89.6	(58)	86.0	(77)
62. St. Helens	89.9	89.5	(59)	85.5	(88)
63. East Sussex	89.9	88.9	(77)	86.2	(69)
64. Walsall	89.9	90.3	(43)	87.7	(35)
65. Tameside	89.9	89.3	(64)	86.0	(80)
66. Corporation of London	89.9	88.9	(75)	87.0	(43)
67. North East Lincolnshire	89.8	—	—	—	—
68. Isle of Wight	89.8	90.2	(45)	86.9	(47)
69. Hull	89.8	—	—	—	—
70. Warwickshire	89.8	88.4	(89)	85.7	(84)
71. Lewisham	89.8	87.6	(99)	84.6	(104)
72. South Gloucestershire	89.8	—	—	—	—
73. Bath and North East Somerset	89.7	—	—	—	—
74. Bradford	89.7	88.5	(86)	86.5	(58)
75. Dorset	89.7	89.7	(56)	86.6	(54)

	1993	1994	1995
	Number of ballots	Number(proportion) of yes votes	Number of ballots	Number(proportion) of yes votes	Number of ballots	Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary	308	239 (78 per cent.)	130	83 (64 per cent)	56	35 (63 per cent.)
Secondary	237	169(71 per cent.)	70	26 (37 per cent.)	30	14 (47 per cent.)