HC Deb 26 February 1999 vol 326 cc486-7W
Dr. Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much new spending on education in Staffordshire since May 1997 has resulted from(a) changes in the standard spending assessment distribution, (b) ring-fenced programmes and (c) other central Government funding. [73111]

Ms Estelle Morris

The following table sets out the information requested.

£ million
SSA distribution changes 2.1
Extra ring-fenced programmes 23
Other central government funding 10.7

Notes:

1. Education SSAs were changed in 1998–99 to distribute the under fives sub-block on the basis of provision rather than population.

2. The increase in ring-fenced funding through the Standards Fund includes the LEA contribution, as well as Government grant. For most Standards Fund grants in 1997–98 the DfEE contribution was 60 per cent., whereas in 1998–99 it was 50 per cent.

3. Other central government funding consists of additional loan sanction above the 1997–98 baseline figure and the New Deal for Schools to fund additional investment in school buildings. New Deal for Schools grant was fully funded by DfEE.