§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what(a) percentage and (b) amount was allocated to education through the standard spending assessment for area cost adjustment, in each of those authorities that received it in (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii) 1995–96. [49113]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 6 July 1998]: The information is not available in the form in which it has been requested.
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is the current percentage of education standing spending assessment allocated to additional educational needs; [49114]
(2) what sum would be released if the additional educational needs expenditure was reduced by 4.7 per cent. for those authorities coming above the national county average per pupil allocation under standing spending assessment; [49115]
(3) what would be the impact on each local education authority if the additional educational needs expenditure was reduced by 4.7 per cent. for all those authorities above the national county average for per pupil allocation 682W under standard spending assessment, and redistributed to those below the national county average, on the basis of a per pupil funding; [49116]
(4) by what percentage the additional educational needs expenditure would have to be reduced for authorities above the present average if those authorities below were to be brought up to the existing average for pupil allocations. [49117]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 6 July 1998]: Table 1 sets out the percentage of each of the five education SSA sub-blocks which is allocated on the basis of additional educational needs (AEN). The other information is not available in the form in which it has been requested.
Table 1 SSA sub-block AEN cash (£ billion) AEN (per cent.) Primary 1.291 15.7 Secondary 1.277 15.7 Post-16 0.188 16.5 Under fives 0.427 36.4 Other 0.417 58.3 Total 3.601 18.6