§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is(a) the breakdown for the financial year 1999–2000 and (b) the forecast breakdown for 2000–01, of funding for schools between the Standards Fund, local education authority expenditure, and other Government grants. [117506]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table sets out: (a) Education Standard Spending, which is the amount the Government assume local authorities will spend for the purpose of setting Standard Spending Assessments; (b) Standards Fund Grant; and (c) Other Government Grants, which include Nursery Grant for three and four-year-olds, Class Size Grant, and Special Grants to be paid under the Local Government Act 1988.
1999–2000 2000–01 Education Standard Spending 20,414 21,479 Standards Fund Grant 563 1,077 Other Government Grants 247 877 Total 21,224 23,433