HC Deb 13 April 1999 vol 329 cc166-7W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he is taking to ensure that the extra money allocated by his Department for each of the schools in the boroughs of(a) Middlesbrough, (b) Stockton, (c) Redcar and Cleveland and (d) Hartlepool is passed on by the local education authority to each of the schools. [79659]

Ms Estelle Morris

My right hon. Friend has written to all English Local Education Authorities to urge them to ensure that the additional provision which we have made available is actually spent on education and, in particular, is used to support schools so that the resources can be spent directly on raising standards. We will be monitoring the financial returns of all authorities to see whether the cash increase in the education SSA has been used to support education, and how much has been passed through to schools.

Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the additional money to be allocated to each school in the boroughs of(a) Middlesbrough, (b) Stockton, (c) Redcar and Cleveland and (d) Hartlepool from 1 April 1999 relative to that allocated in 1998–99. [79660]

Ms Estelle Morris

Local education authorities are currently in the process of submitting details of their budget proposals for the financial year 1999–2000 to the Department. I will write to the hon. Member when the figures he requests are available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library.