§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much money has been given to Leicestershire County Council in respect of education funding for each year since the introduction of the revenue support grant. [110838]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Leicestershire County Council Education SSA £ million Year SSA total 1990–91 276.8 1991–92 321.3 1992–93 344.5 1993–941 311.2 1994–95 313.9 1995–96 316.4 1996–97 333.8 1997–982 201.1 1998–99 215.3 1999–2000 228.2 2000–01 241.0 1 From 1993–94 Education Standard Spending figures are affected by the creation of the Further Education Funding Council and the subsequent reduction in post-16 funding.
In 1997–98 £527 million was removed for Education Standard Spending for the Nursery Voucher Scheme. Leicestershire was also affected by Local Government Reorganisation—the old Leicestershire LEA was split into Leicester City, Rutland and 1997 Leicestershire. The figures from 1997–98 to 2000–01 quoted in this table are for 1997 Leicestershire.
§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the percentage increase in education funding for Leicestershire County Council for each year between 1991–92 and 2000–01. [110839]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Percentage increase in education SSA 1 Year 1991–92 16.1 1992–93 7.2 1993–942 -9.7 1994–95 0.9
Percentage increase in education SSA 1 Year 1995–96 0.8 1996–97 5.5 1997–983 — 1998–99 7.1 1999–2000 6.0 2000–01 5.6 1 The Government are reviewing the way the local authority finance system distributes funding and plans to issue a green paper on the options for change by the summer of 2000. 2 In 1993–94 Education Standard Spending figures were affected by the creation of the Further Education Funding Council and the subsequent reduction in post-16 funding. 3 In 1997–98 £527 million was removed from Education Standard Spending for the Nursery Voucher Scheme. Leicestershire was also affected by Local Government Reorganisation—the old Leicestershire LEA was split into Leicester City, Rutland and 1997 Leicestershire. The figures from 1997–98 to 2000–01 quoted in this table are for 1997 leicestershire.
Percentages Ward category 1 No school for 6-year-olds No school for 12-year-olds No school for 18-year-olds Wholly urban2 12 57 71 Wholly or predominantly urban3 11 57 72 Wholly, predominantly or mixed urban4 11 58 73 1 Based on the 1991 population census. 2 Every population census Enumeration District (ED) in the ward is defined as urban (based on where the majority of the population reside). 3 Where 75 per cent, or more EDs in the ward are urban. 4 Where 50 per cent, or more EDs in the ward are urban. There are almost 9,000 wards in England, compared with about 3,500 secondary schools and 18,000 primary schools.