§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for Bury MBC in each of the last four years(a) the total revenue allocation for education from non-SSA budget headings, (b) the total capital allocation for education and (c) the annual percentage change for (a) and (b). [131387]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe total revenue and capital allocations for education from 1997–98 to 2000–2001 for education outside the Education Standard Spending Assessment for Bury Metropolitan borough council are shown in the following table along with the annual percentage increase.
The revenue allocation for 1997–98 includes grant to cover for the cost of the nursery voucher scheme. This was funded from Education Standard Spending from 1998–99. The revenue allocations for 2000–01 does not include Nursery Grant for which data are not yet available. Since 1997–98 spending per pupil in England has increased by £300 in real terms.
£ Revenue allocations Annual percentage increase Capital allocations Annual percentage increase 1997–98 2,306,783 — 968,050 — 1998–99 1,705,347 -26 2,039,207 111 1999–2000 3,345,615 96 3,970,250 95 2000–01 5,133,028 53 4,759,253 20