§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what(a) building and (b) refurbishment
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Year No. Value (£) Location Departmental/non–departmental public bodies Reason for purchase (creation of new bodies/by established bodies) 1996–97 Nil 1997–98 Nil 1998–99 1 113,594.00 Oxford Training Standards Council New Total 113,594.00 1999–2000 6 200,000.00 London Departmental Established 73,493.00 London General Teaching Council New 203,650.00 Manchester Disability Rights Commission New 63,280.00 Edinburgh Disability Rights Commission New 100,000.00 Glasgow Student Loans Company Ltd New 2,200,000.00 London Qualifications and Curriculum Authority New Total 2,840,423.00 2000–01 50 223,272.00 Birmingham General Teaching Council New 43,816.00 Cardiff Disability Rights Commission New 47,684.00 Coventry Adult Learning Inspectorate New 100,829.00 Nottingham National Council for Schools Leadership New 102,000.00 Bedford Learning and Skills Council New 185,000.00 Birmingham Learning and Skills Council New 143,650.00 Bournemouth Learning and Skills Council New 131,698.00 Peterborough Learning and Skills Council New 125,000.00 Middlewich Learning and Skills Council New 157,208.00 Coventry Learning and Skills Council New 49,900.00 Workington Learning and Skills Council New 125,000.00 Derby Learning and Skills Council New 165,000.00 Plymouth Learning and Skills Council New 50,400.00 Truro Learning and Skills Council New 288,276.00 Chelmsford Learning and Skills Council New 149,90.00 Gloucester Learning and Skills Council New 340,000.00 Manchester Learning and Skills Council New 220,000.00 Liverpool Learning and Skills Council New 123,675.00 Fareham Learning and Skills Council New 60,192.00 Newport, IOW Learning and Skills Council New 760,000.00 St. Albans Learning and Skills Council New projects are planned by her Department in (i) the current year and (ii) the next financial year: and what the costs will be of each project. [6597]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisTwo of the non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by the Department, namely the Learning and Skills Council and the National College of School Leadership, are involved in new building projects and the expected cost of each over the next two years is as follows:
The Learning and Skills Council
- Current year £325,000
- Next year £4.5–5 million
The National College for School Leadership
- £16.5 million across two years.