HC Deb 15 January 2001 vol 361 cc72-3W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the schools in Newcastle upon Tyne that will receive extra resources because they are below the target of 25 per cent. A to C grade GCSEs; how much each will receive; and where in the ranking of the eligible schools each eligible school in Newcastle appears [145249]

Ms Estelle Morris

All secondary schools in Newcastle benefit from additional targeted funding through the Excellence in Cities initiative. The four with 25 per cent. or fewer pupils gaining with five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in summer 2000 will receive further support. West Denton High will receive £70,000 in 2001–02 from the new element of the School Improvement Grant targeted on low attaining schools, the rate for such schools in special measures. Walker Technology College and West Gate Community College will each receive £20,000, the standard rate for schools in Excellence in Cities areas. Firfield benefits from a separate Fresh Start grant, of £250,000 in 2000–01, and will receive notification by March of further grant in 2001–02. We have not produced a ranking of eligible schools.

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much money was available to the City of Newcastle upon Tyne under the Standards Fund for each year of the Fund; how much was spent; and what was the total amount available under the Fund for 2001–02. [145250]

Ms Estelle Morris

The table shows how much supported expenditure was available to Newcastle upon Tyne for each year from 1997–98 and how much was spent up to 1999–2000. Figures on expenditure for 2000–01 are not yet available. Final allocations for 2001–02 have not yet been made. The figures include all grants paid through the Standards Fund payment system, excluding New Deal for Schools capital, which is not part of the Standards Fund programme. All figures include both Government and local authority contributions.

Standards fund allocations and expenditure for Newcastle upon Tyne
£
Allocations Expenditure
1997–98 2,594,095 2,464,546
1998–99 5,148,626 5,025,456
1999–2000 6,585,062 16,527,165
2000–01 13,492,656 Not available
1 Subject to final audit