HC Deb 15 February 2001 vol 363 cc200-1W
Dr. Jack Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will list the additional resources he has made available to schools in Copeland; under which(a) schemes and (b) funds they are provided; and if he will make a statement; [149173]

(2) if he will estimate the cash resources to be paid directly to Copeland schools in 2001–02 on the basis of his proposals in the pre-Budget report; and if he will list the schools to benefit, giving the sum in each case. [149296]

Ms Estelle Morris

Most funding for schools is distributed via local education authorities. Many funding allocations can be given only at local education authority level, not constituency level. Listed are the Department's funding allocations for education in Cumbria for each year since 1996–97. The figures for 2000–01 are the total grants currently estimated to be paid.

through the New Deal for Schools programme which commenced in 1917–98. This is the only constituency level information for capital expenditure which is readily available. These allocations formed part of the £ 10.877 million investment made so far in schools in Cumbria under the New Deal for Schools programme, and are included in the total schools capital funding allocations for Cumbria already listed.

New Deal for schools—allocations to schools in the Copeland constituency
£
School Project details Grant awarded
1998–99
St. Benedict's RC High School Refurbishment of six science laboratories 204,336
1999–2000
Captain Shaw's CofE School Repair and remodelling of school building 256,205
St. Benedict's RC High School Fire precautions 22,248
Ehenside School Fire precautions 20,000
Brookwell Primary School Replacement of temporary classroom 103,110
Millom School Remodelling of science laboratories 123,852
2000–01
St. Benedict's RC High School Drainage, levelling and resurfacing school playing fields 146,575
Refurbishment of food technology areas 49,890
Ehenside School Refurbishment of labs 27,588
Window replacement 146,300
Gym and changing area refurbishment 60,610
Replacement of hall floor and associated walkway 24,200
Remodelling of CDT and art facilities 200,000
Whitehaven School Refurbishment of labs 90,134
Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School Millennium extension project 50,500
Wyndham School Library block refurbishment 68,200
Remodelling/upgrading of laboratories 75,000
Thornhill Primary School Re-roofing 104,500
Distington Infant School Renewal of defective flat roofs 17,875
1 Denotes total allocation made to all projects

Under this Government, funding per pupil has already increased by over £3,000 in real terms, and it will increase by a further££150 per pupil for 2001–02. Under the last Government, funding per pupil fell by £60 in real terms between 1994–95 and 1997–98. There will be further increases in funding following the year 2000 spending review: a further £370 per pupil over the three year period, taking the total increase to nearly £700 between 1997–98 and 2003–04.