HC Deb 23 February 1999 vol 326 cc271-2W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what grants have been made by his Department to Durham County Council in addition to the revenue support grant in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99. [71555]

Ms Estelle Morris

Details of the grants, in addition to revenue support grant, made available by the Department for Education and Employment to Durham County Council in 1997–98 and 1998–99 are shown in the following tables. For the Standards Fund, the figures shown include the grant made by the Department and the contribution made by the local education authority.

Grants made available to Durham County Council in 1997–98
£
Standards fund Allocation
School Effectiveness 1,665,700
National Curriculum Assessment—Verification KS1 79,800
National Curriculum Assessment—Supply cover KS1 129,300
Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment 74,400
KS3 Non-core Teacher Assessment 22,800
Primary Teachers' Subject Knowledge 190,000
Special Educational Needs 185,000
Qualifications—GNVQ Provision 169,900

Grants made available to Durham County Council in 1997–98
£
Standards fund Allocation
Qualifications—Part One GNVQ Pilot 85,000
Truancy 77,100
Disruptive and Disaffected Pupils 23,100
Pupil Behaviour and Discipline 60,000
Bilingual Pupils 8,200
Drug Prevention and Schools 50,000
Training for Careers Teachers 45,800
Literacy and Numeracy Project Centres 209,500
Youth Service 16,600
National Professional Qualification for Headship 66,550
School Security 259,100
Child Protection 25,000
Family Literacy 35,000
Specialist Schools 156,700
Specialist Teacher Assistants 19,500
Baseline Assessment 102,400
Primary Performance Tables 6,700
Books for Schools 305,039
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools 755,039
Total 4,823,189

Grants made available in 1998–99 to Durham County Council
£
Grant title Allocation
Standards Fund
School Effectiveness 1,852,012
School Leadership 152,632
Induction for Newly-Qualified Teachers 64,530
Early Years Training and Development 58,800
Reduction of Infant Class Sizes 250,000
Capital Work to reduce class sizes 167,160
Baseline Assessment 114,957
Assessment: Verification KS1 38,203
Assessment: Supply Cover 136,734
Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment 72,263
Effective use of National Curriculum Results 77,887
National Literacy Strategy—Primary 743,792
National Literacy Project—Key Stage 3 198,220
Summer Literacy Schools 50,000
Family Literacy 35,000
Special Educational Needs 209,580
Qualifications: GNVQ, AS/A Level, Key Skills etc. 219,333
Qualifications: Part One GNVQ Pilot 64,000
Work Related Learning at KS4 49,995
Improving Attendance and Behaviour 272,080
Drug Prevention 73,912
Youth service 22,195
School Security 258,120
Specialist Schools 380,080
Specialist Teacher Assistants 3,179
Travel to Study Support Centres 1,692
National Grid for Learning 1,300,000
Summer Numeracy Schools 10,000
Advanced Skills Teachers 24,000
Books for Schools 313,335
Health Education Partnerships 75,000
Children's Parliament 330
Year 6 Literacy and Numeracy Booster Classes 172,072
Numeracy Consultants and Leading Maths Teachers 6,600
Removal of Outside Toilets 230,000
Energy Management 153,062
Portable CD-ROM Systems for Special Educational Needs Coordinators 34,000
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools 2,068,052
Total 9,952,807