HC Deb 21 April 1998 vol 310 cc591-4W
Sir Raymond Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the local education authorities who have applied for support of

Local education authorities in receipt of grant under section 488 of the Education Act 1996
Local Education Authorities 1996–97 Allocation 1996–97 Grant 1997–98 Allocation 1997–98 Grant 1998–99 Allocation 1998–99 Grant
Barnsley T 32,836 21,343 38,680 25,142 39,763 25,846
Bedfordshire T 240,535 156,348 245,346 159,475 252,216 163,940
Bolton T 52,622 34,204 57,093 37,110 58,692 38,150
Bradford T 174,364 113,337 177,851 115,603 182,831 118,840
Brent T 76,517 49,736 97,195 63,177 98,380 63,947
Bromley T 55,980 36,387 60,025 39,016 61,706 40,109
Buckinghamshire T 196,000 127,400 199,920 129,948 205,518 133,587
Bury T 13,377 8,695 14,613 9,498 15,022 9,764
Cambridgeshire T 344,912 224,193 351,810 228,677 361,661 235,080
Camden T 75,680 49,192 88,183 57,319 90,652 58,924
R 27,221 17,694 29,102 18,916 29,917 19,446
Cheshire T 148,292 96,390 151,258 98,318 188,500 122,525
Cornwall T 57,530 37,395 58,681 38,143 60,324 39,211
Cumbria T 47,880 31,122 48,255 31,366 49,606 32,244
Derby T 149,581 97,228 152,573 99,172 173,945 113,064
R 50,669 32,935 0 0 0 0
Devon T 219,817 142,881 224,213 145,738 230,491 149,819
Doncaster T 111,643 72,568 113,876 74,019 117,065 76,092
Durham T 160,207 104,135 163,411 106,217 167,987 109,192
Ealing T 90,629 58,909 92,442 60,087 95,030 61,770
East Riding T 248,950 161,818 263,929 171,554 271,319 176,357
East Sussex T 80,777 52,505 82,393 53,555 119,172 77,462
Enfield T 37,588 24,432 52,956 34,421 54,439 35,385
Essex T 385,181 250,368 392,885 255,375 360,266 234,173
Gateshead T 32,243 20,958 32,888 21,377 33,809 21,976
Gloucestershire T 139,432 90,631 142,221 92,444 146,203 95,032
Greenwich T 62,584 40,680 63,836 41,493 65,623 42,655
Hackney T 80,480 52,312 82,090 53,359 84,389 54,853
Hammersmith T 40,864 26,562 56,253 36,564 57,828 37,588
Hampshire T 175,071 113,796 146,424 95,176 150,524 97,841
Haringey T 118,310 76,902 120,676 78,439 124,055 80,636
Harrow T 71,353 46,379 72,780 47,307 74,818 48,632
Hertfordshire T 441,846 287,200 450,683 292,944 463,302 301,146
Hillingdon T 70,969 46,130 72,388 47,052 100,199 65,129
R 24,294 15,791 29,851 19,403 30,686 19,946
Hounslow T 102,525 66,641 104,576 67,974 107,504 69,878
Kensington T 33,150 21,548 33,813 21,978 34,760 22,594
Kent T 401,136 260,738 423,159 275,053 476,615 309,800
Kirklees R 25,954 16,870 0 0 0 0
Lambeth T 28,000 18,200 35,504 23,078 36,498 23,724
Youth Project R 82,208 53,435 87,562 56,915 90,014 58,509
Adult Project R 37,784 24,560 38,920 25,298 40,098 26,064
Lancashire T 266,477 173,210 271,807 176,675 297,418 193,322
Leeds T 227,465 147,852 232,014 150,809 238,510 155,032
Leicestershire T 250,874 163,068 256,841 166,947 264,033 171,621
Lewisham T 18,558 12,063 18,929 12,304 19,459 12,648
Lincolnshire T 184,485 119,915 188,175 122,314 193,444 125,739
Manchester T 214,499 139,424 218,789 142,213 224,915 146,195
Middlesbrough T 107,414 69,819 109,562 71,215 112,630 73,210
Newcastle T 25,276 16,429 26,026 16,917 26,755 17,391

mobile children under section 488 of the Education Act 1996 indicating the amount granted for (a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (c) 1998–99. [38058]

Mr. Byers

The total number of Local Education Authorities in England applying for support under Section 488 of the Education Act 1996 was 96 in 1996–97, 108 in 1997–98 and 125 in 1998–99. Total grant allocated for the financial years in question was £6,838,000 in 1996–97; £7,055,000 in 1997–98 and £7,275,000 in 1998–99.

Detailed information relating to England is shown in the following table.

Local education authorities in receipt of grant under section 488 of the Education Act 1996
Local Education Authorities 1996–97 Allocation 1996–97 Grant 1997–98 Allocation 1997–98 Grant 1998–99 Allocation 1998–99 Grant
Newham T 64,657 42,027 65,950 42,868 67,797 44,068
Norfolk T 252,555 164,161 257,606 167,444 264,819 172,132
Northamptonshire T 223,088 145,007 249,800 162,370 256,794 166,916
Northumberland T 44,104 28,668 44,986 29,241 46,246 30,060
North Yorkshire T 134,472 87,407 176,368 114,639 181,306 117,849
Nottinghamshire T 125,807 81,775 117,467 76,354 120,756 78,491
Oldham T 30,246 19,660 32,544 21,154 16,755 10,891
Oxfordshire T 323,233 210,101 329,698 214,304 338,930 220,305
Poole T 72,946 47,415 74,405 48,363 76,488 49,717
Richmond T 20,690 13,449 21,104 13,718 21,695 14,102
Rochdale T 83,646 54,370 90,680 58,942 93,219 60,592
Rotherham T 33,032 21,471 33,693 21,900 32,945 21,414
Salford T 38,386 24,951 54,154 35,200 55,670 36,186
Sheffield T 118,473 77,007 120,842 78,547 124,226 80,747
Solihull T 39,005 25,353 41,340 26,871 42,498 27,624
Somerset T 107,099 69,614 109,241 71,007 112,300 72,995
S. Glouc. T 268,586 174,581 273,958 178,073 281,629 183,059
Southwark T 49,900 32,435 50,898 33,084 52,323 34,010
St. Helens T 0 0 30,000 19,500 30,840 20,046
Suffolk T 148,371 96,441 151,338 98,370 155,575 101,124
Sunderland T 25,333 16,466 30,329 19,714 314,178 20,266
Surrey T 242,192 157,425 247,036 160,573 253,953 165,069
R 21,053 13,684 0 0 0 0
Sutton T 0 0 0 0 57,580 37,427
Tameside T 99,602 64,741 94,800 61,620 97,454 63,345
Thurrock T 0 0 0 0 60,050 39,033
Tower Hamlets T 32,550 21,158 33,201 21,581 34,131 22,185
Trafford T 28,920 18,798 29,498 19,174 30,324 19,711
Wakefield T 57,209 37,186 57,354 37,280 58,960 38,324
Warwickshire R 28,000 18,200 0 0 0 0
West Sussex T 141,350 91,878 144,177 93,715 148,214 96,339
Wigan T 72,524 47,141 73,974 48,083 76,045 49,429
Wiltshire T 162,418 105,572 165,666 107,683 170,305 110,698
Wokingham T 196,491 127,719 200,421 130,274 206,033 133,921
Wolverhampton T 787,906 512,139 803,664 522,382 826,167 537,009

Notes:

1. LEAs involved in consortia. Listed is the lead authority receiving grant, with the partner authorities listed in brackets

Bedfordshire: (Luton)

Buckinghamshire: (Milton Keynes)

Cambridgeshire: (Peterborough)

Cheshire: (Halton, Warrington)

Derby City: (Derbyshire)

Devon: (Plymouth, Torbay)

Durham: (Darlington)

East Riding of Yorkshire: (Hull, NE Lincolnshire, N Lincolnshire)

East Sussex: (Brighton & Hove)

Essex: (Southend)

Hampshire: (Portsmouth, Southampton)

Kent: (The Medway Towns)

Lancashire: (Blackburn, Blackpool)

Leicestershire: (Leicester, Rutland)

Middlesbrough: (Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees)

North Yorkshire: (York)

Nottinghamshire: (Nottingham)

Poole: (Bournemouth, Dorset)

South Gloucestershire: (Bath, N E Somerset, City of Bristol, N Somerset)

Wiltshire: (Swindon)

Wokingham: (Bracknell Forest, Newbury, Reading, Slough, Windsor, & Maidenhead)

Wolverhampton: (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, The Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Worcestershire)

2. T = Traveller project. R = Refugee (displaced persons) project

3. Grant is paid at a rate of 65% on approved expenditure.