HL Deb 13 July 1999 vol 604 cc29-31WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total sum of money allocated directly to schools by Sheffield local education authority in the years 1998–99 and 1999–2000. [HL3509]

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What "A" level and post-16 qualifications have been achieved by pupils at each secondary school and the William Morris Academy in Hammersmith and Fulham local education authority. [HL3463]

Baroness Blackstone

The GCE A level and post 16 qualifications achieved by pupils at each secondary school and the William Morris Academy in Hammersmith and Fulham are shown in the attached table.

Baroness Blackstone

Sheffield local education authority delegated £127,823,000 to their schools through the Aggregated Schools Budget for 1998–99 and £144,125,000 through the Individual Schools. Budget for 1999–2000. In addition, the amount of Standards Fund grant the local education authority devolved to their schools was £2,136,000 in 1998–99 and £5,993,000 in 1999–2000.

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total amount of money available to Sheffield local education authority for education in the year 1998–99 and in 1999–2000 from central government; and what was the total sum spent by Sheffield local education authority on education in the last two periods. [HL3508]

Baroness Blackstone

The total amount of money expected to be available to Sheffield local education authority to spend on education is best indicated by the level of the Education Standard Spending Assessment to which may be added amounts available for capital spending and grants including Standards Fund expected to be received.

1998–99 1999–2000
SSA £184.6 million £194.97 million
Capital £9.9 million £13.4 million
Specific Grants £4.7 million £6 million

The total sums spent by Sheffield local education authority for the years 1996–97 and 1997–98 were £183.5 million and £185.1 million respectively. These are the latest years for which information is available centrally.