§ Mr. LintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the funding allocations, by scheme, to Wandsworth local education authority in each year since 1996; and what his estimates are for the 2001–02 financial year. [154791]
§ Ms Estelle Morris1 refer my hon. Friend to the letter sent to him by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 16 February.
The total funding for Wandsworth local education authority since 1996–97 is set out as follows:
§ Ms Estelle MorrisI refer the hon. Gentleman to the letter sent to him by the Secretary of State on 16 February. In the Budget on 7 March, national increases of £100 million for school standards grant and devolved new deal for schools capital were announced. West Sussex will benefit from these increases; the precise allocations are being calculated.
Regarding teacher recruitment, latest figures (January 2000) show the West Sussex teacher vacancy rate as 0.8 per cent. The average for England is also 0.8 per cent. West Sussex will benefit from the Government's existing and planned general measures to improve teacher recruitment and retention, including initiatives resulting from the additional £200 million announced in the Budget.