§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures his Department has taken since May 1997 to improve the provision of education in Staffordshire. [64506]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe table sets out details of the financial support that Staffordshire has received since May 1997, through the education SSA system, the Standards Fund, Schools Capital and the New Deal for Schools. Details of the Standards Fund allocations and support for capital funding for schools for 1999–2000 will be announced in due course.
Staffordshire LEA £ million Education SSA increase 17.6 Standards fund 8.5 Capital support 6.2 New Deal for schools 3.5 Provisional education SSA 1999–2000 18.3 Total allocation 54.1 Notes:
1. Capital Support includes both Annual Capital Guideline (ACG) and Supplementary Credit Approval (SCA).
2. The Standards Fund figures include both the LEA and government grant contributions.