§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) which grant maintained schools have received extra funding from the FAS for urgent repairs since 1 May 1997; and in each case how much; [29267]
(2) what total sum the FAS has distributed to grant maintained schools since 1 May 1997; [29269]
(3) how many grant maintained schools have received extra funding since 1 May 1997; [29270]
(4) how much extra funding has been provided per pupil to (a) grant maintained schools and (b) maintained schools in the (i) primary and (ii) secondary sectors, since 1 May 1997. [29271]
§ Mr. ByersRecurrent costs at Local Education Authority (LEA) maintained schools are being funded by local authorities for the whole of 1997–98 on the basis of Local Management of Schools (LMS) schemes, determined before the beginning of the financial year. Recurrent grant for grant-maintained (GM) schools has been calculated by the Funding Agency For Schools (FAS) in accordance with The Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1997.
For capital expenditure in 1997–98, LEA maintained schools are being funded. For GM schools, capital provision of £144.9 million was made available to the FAS for the current financial year and the administration of this is the responsibility of the Agency subject to direction given by the Secretary of State.
I have written to Sir Anthony Tippet, Chairman of the FAS, to ask him to provide the recurrent and capital expenditure figures for GM schools requested.