HC Deb 03 April 2001 vol 366 cc121-2W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the(a) educational SSA, (b) grants and (c) capital allocation in Newcastle upon Tyne for 2001–02. [156659]

Ms Estelle Morris

[holding answer 2 April 2001]I refer my hon. Friend to the letter sent to him by the Secretary of State on 16 February. National increases of £100 million in both the School Standards Grant and the devolved New Deal for Schools capital grant were announced in the Budget on 7 March. Newcastle upon Tyne's share of the increase in the Schools Standards Grant will total £0.5 million; its share of the additional New Deal for Schools capital grant will also total £0.5 million.

In addition, since 16 February, further allocations have been made to Newcastle upon Tyne from the Standards Fund. Recurrent allocations to the authority now total some £13.1 million for 2001–02. Capital allocations for 2001–02 have also been announced, and Newcastle upon Tyne will be receiving £4.3 million, including the addition for New Deal for Schools capital mentioned above. The capital figures may be altered slightly in May, when allocations of New Deal for Schools Condition funding will be adjusted if appropriate to take account of additional data submitted by the authority.

As a result of these increases, total funding allocated for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2001–02 is:

£ million
Education SSA 118.0
Grants 14.0
Capital 4.3