§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what was the budget of the Staffordshire TEC in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; [43114]
141W(2) what has been the level of public funding for each TEC in the West Midlands since they were established. [43115]
West Midlands TEC funding (DfEE and DTI) 1995–96 to 1998–99 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Birmingham 27,187,475 31,481,373 29,419,491 29,141,010 Central England 8,891,325 8,350,991 9,630,290 620,756 Coventry and Warwickshire 21,444,349 21,400,763 22,001,108 20,076,484 Dudley 7,566,289 8,311,713 9,355,398 8,462,913 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 11,566,289 11,647,220 13,012,475 15,394,526 Sandwell 10,739,570 10,938,147 10,455,393 9,439,113 Shropshire 11,517,320 12,058,394 12,069,144 11,515,966 Staffordshire 26,071,937 27,430,212 24,861,306 24,369,613 Walsall 6,370,719 6,840,242 7,702,685 7,028,588 Wolverhampton 8,084,884 8,955,628 8,119,765 7,735,364 Notes:
Information prior to 1995–96 is not readily available and has, therefore, not been provided.
The contract with Central England TEC ceased at the end of 1997–98. The funding shown for this TEC for 1998–99 represents carry-over liabilities from the 1997–98 contract.
The area covered by Central England has been taken over by Birmingham (Solihull) and Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Redditch and Bromsgrove and Wyre Forest).
The 1998–99 funding for Birmingham and Solihull includes funding in respect of these areas.