HC Deb 09 January 2001 vol 360 c515W
Mr. Pickles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of the allocation of funds for additional capital projects, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement for secondary schools in Essex(a) is new money and (b) flows from previous announcements. [143670]

Jacqui Smith

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced additional capital funding of £167 million for schools across England on 8 November 2000, of which £4.2 million was for schools in Essex. This was all new money.

Mr. Pickles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of the funds announced in the Autumn Statement for additional capital projects in secondary schools(a) was new money and (b) flowed from previous announcements. [143671]

Jacqui Smith

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced additional capital funding of £167 million for schools across England on 8 November 2000, all of which was new money.