§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the spending outturn for the Sure Start programme for 1999–2000; what are the planned spending totals for the programme for each year to 2004; how much of this spending is further spending following the Comprehensive Spending Review; if he will give a breakdown of the cost of the programme, including administrative costs; and when he expects to have an evaluation strategy for the Sure Start programme in place. [132413]
§ Yvette CooperI have been asked to reply.
The requested spending figures are set out in the following table with supporting notes. The Sure Start evaluation strategy is almost finalised. Tenders are currently being invited to carry out the national evaluation and a contract should be in place by the autumn. The national evaluation should begin soon after.
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Sure Start Spending £ million Of which: Sure Start spending 1 Spending review Administration costs 2 1999–20004 5 — 1.1 2000–015 184 — 1.6 2001–025 284 — 3.4 2002–035 449 265 4.1 2003–045 499 315 4.2 1 Includes the baseline, plus spending review allocations and administration costs. The baselines for 2001–02 onwards are on a resource rather than cash basis.
2 For 1999–2000 and 2000–01, Sure Start running costs were included in the DfEE's gross running costs limit, from 2001–02 onwards there will be a separate limit.
3 The total for 2001–02 includes a projected carry forward of £100 million from previous years.
4 Provisional outturn.
5 plans