§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much central Government money was spent per capita in 1998 in England on helping schools meet special educational needs. [82211]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMost funding for school education is allocated to local authorities by way of unhypothecated grant. Information on total actual spending by local education authorities and schools in meeting special educational needs is not collected centrally. The 1997 Green Paper "Excellence for all children: meeting special educational needs" estimated 49W that some £2.5 billion per year is spent meeting special educational needs, representing on average some £1,600 per child identified as having such needs.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much central Government money was spent per capita in 1998 in England on grants to(a) voluntary aided schools and (b) voluntary controlled schools. [82208]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeCapital grants totalling £138,184,240 were allocated to voluntary-aided schools in the financial year 1998–99. This equates to £132 per pupil in this sector.
Capital grants totalling £18,513,446 were allocated to voluntary-controlled schools in the financial year 1998–99. This equates to £34 per pupil in this sector.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much central Government money was spent per capita in 1998 in England on (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools, (iii) further education colleges and (iv) universities. [82210]
§ Mr. MudieUnit costs for primary and secondary pupils and for full-time equivalent students in FE colleges and HE institutions are set out in the DfEE Departmental Report, Cm 4202, published on 24 March 1999, a copy of which was placed in the Library.
The unit costs for primary and secondary pupils in 1997–98 include a provisional central government element of £127 and £35 respectively. Neither the total unit costs nor the central government element include capital spending.
The unit costs for FE and HE students include both recurrent spending and support for capital expenditure. The HE unit costs exclude central Government spending on grants and loans.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much central Government money was spent per capita in 1998 in England on books and stationery in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools. [82209]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisIn the 1998 calendar year, primary schools received three grants for reading books, averaging £1,000 per grant. During the same period, secondary schools received two £1,000 grants for reading books. Schools with less than 100 pupils received £10 per capita for each grant allocation. These grants represent
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Numbers of nursery, primary, secondary, pupil referral units and independent schools by percentage of pupils with special educational needs1,3 by local education authority area in England, January 1998 Schools in England2 10 per cent. and over 20 per cent. and over 30 per cent. and over 40 per cent. and over 50 per cent. and over 60 per cent. and over England 18,148 8,178 2,613 903 366 209 North East 961 379 110 39 16 13 Hartlepool 32 8 3 2 1 0 Middlesbrough 44 17 7 2 1 1 Redcar and Cleveland 54 15 1 1 1 1 Stockton-on-Tees 57 17 4 1 1 1 Darlington 36 18 4 2 0 0 Durham 242 105 25 4 2 2 Northumberland 126 30 7 4 0 0 Gateshead 69 26 11 5 2 2 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 82 52 27 12 3 2 substantial new funding and are in addition to funding made available to schools through the Local Management of Schools (LMS) arrangements.