§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the local education authorities(a) in England and (b) in Wales whose aggregate schools budget will provide less funding in real terms per pupil in 1999–2000 than 1998–1999. [80678]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLocal 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. These figures will also be published in the next few months, alongside tables showing the level of each local education authority's 357W expenditure on its schools. Responsibility for schools in Wales rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when were the deadlines for(a) the preparation of budgets under the fair funding system for their submission to his Department and (b) notifying schools of their budget share; and if he will list each local education authority in England that has failed to meet either of these deadlines. [80674]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLocal eduction authorities are required to publish their budget statements and to notify schools of their budget shares before the beginning of the financial year to which they relate. The following local authorities published their budget statements for the 1999–2000 financial year by the appointed time:
- Barnet
- Brent
- Brighton and Hove
- Kingston-upon-Hull
- Kingston-upon-Thames
- Redbridge
- Southend
- South Gloucestershire
- Trafford.
Information about the dates on which local education authorities notify their schools of their budget shares is not collected centrally.
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§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each local education authority in England for the most recent year for which information is available the total budgeted expenditure(a) within the local schools' budget and (b) within the individual school's budget. [80673]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe local schools budget and individual schools budget are being introduced for the financial year 1999–2000. Local education authorities are currently in the process of submitting details of their budget proposals for 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. These figures will also be published in the next few months, alongside tables showing the level of each local education authority's expenditure on its schools.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will state for each local education authority in England for the financial year 1999–2000 the budgeted expenditure per pupil(a) within the local schools' budget and (b) within the individual school's budget. [80672]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLocal 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.