HC Deb 24 November 2000 vol 357 cc361-2W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total amount of revenue and capital resources spent by his Department on(a) education action zones, (b) Excellence in Cities, (c) Sure Start and (d) Fresh Start in each of the years (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000. [138850]

Ms Estelle Morris

[holding answer 17 November 2000]: The total amount of revenue and capital resources spent by this Department on (a) Education Action Zones, (b) Excellence in Cities (c) Sure Start (d) and Fresh Start in each of the years (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000, reflects the fact that these programmes were launched from January 1998 onwards. There was no expenditure on these programmes in 1997–98.

The table sets out expenditure for 1998–99 and 1999–2000. The Fresh Start support programme was announced in March 2000 and there is no expenditure before the current financial year. The table also sets out estimated expenditure for this year.

£ million
Programme 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 estimated
Education action zones:
Revenue 10 25 59
Capital 0 0 0
Excellence in cities:
Revenue 0 22 123
Capital 0 1 44

New school name Former school name Phase LEA Area Date of fresh start
Firfield Community School Blakelaw school Secondary Newcastle September 1998
Fir Vale School Earl Marshal school Secondary Sheffield September 1998
East Brighton College of Media Arts The Marina High School Secondary Brighton September 1999
Islington Arts and Media George Orwell School Secondary Islington September 1999
Kingswood High School Perronet Thompson School Secondary Kingston Upon Hull September 1999
Telegraph Hill Hatcham Wood School Secondary Lewisham September 1999
Bishopsford Community School Watermeads High School Secondary Merton September 1999
River Leen School Alderman Derbyshire School Secondary Nottingham City September 1999
The King's CE School Regis Country Secondary Wolverhampton September 1998
New College New parks Community College Secondary Leicester City September 1999
Park View Academy The Langham Secondary Haringey September 1999
The Richard Heathcote Community Primary Heathcote County School Primary Staffordshire January 2000
Manor Oak Primary Kevington Primary School Primary Bromley January 2000
Goose Green Primary Grove Vale primary Primary Southwark April 2000
New Christ Church CE VC Primary Christ Church CE VC Primary Primary Reading May 2000
Orion School Grahame Park J and I Primary Barnet January 2000

£ million
Programme 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 estimated
Sure start:
Revenue 0 4 108
Capital 0 1 76
Fresh start:
Revenue 0 0 6
Capital 0 0 15

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