§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money was realised by each local education authority from the disposal of school playing fields in each of the past five years. [51919]
§ Mr. TimmsThe exact amount of money raised by each local education authority from the disposal of school playing fields is not known. In those cases where disposal has been approved, the disposal transaction, whether it is a sale, land exchange or the granting of a lease, might not yet be concluded. It is not possible, therefore, to say exactly what proceeds have been raised. Proceeds from the disposal of school playing fields can only be used to help improve sports and education facilities at maintained schools.
The table shows the proceeds that each local education authority expects to raise from approved applications to dispose of areas equal to, or larger than, a small sports pitch of 2000m2 suitable for use by the under-10s.
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Estimated proceeds by local education authority in England arising from approved applications to dispose of school playing fields larger than a sports pitch under section 77 and Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, October 1998 to 19 April 2002 Local education authority 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Greenwich — — — — — Hackney — — — — — Halton 50,000 — — — — Hammersmith and Fulham — 400,000 — — — Hampshire — — — 10,000 — Haringey — — — — — Harrow — — — — — Hartlepool — — — — — Havering — — 6,850,000 — — Herefordshire — — — — — Hertfordshire — 10,650,000 — 800,000 — Hillingdon — 700,000 — — — Hounslow — — — — — Isle of Wight — — — — — Isles of Scilly — — — — — Islington — — — — — Kensington and Chelsea — — — — — Kent — 480,000 2,585,000 75,000 — Kingston upon Hull — — — — — Kingston upon Thames — — — — — Kirklees — — — — — Knowsley — — — — — Lambeth — — — — — Lancashire — 1,225,000 — 315,000 — Leeds — 650,000 — 720,000 — Leicester, City of — — — — — Leicestershire — — — — 3,500,000 Lewisham — — — — — Lincolnshire — — — — — Liverpool — — — 2,500,000 — London, Corporation of — — — — — Luton — — — — — Manchester — — — — 3,020,100 Medway Towns — — 600,000 — — Merton — — — — — Middlesbrough — — — — — Milton Keynes — 5,480,000 — — — Newcastle — 1,250,999 — — — Newham — — — — — Norfolk — — 181,500 — — North East Lincolnshire — — — — — North Lincolnshire — — — — — North Somerset — — — — — North Tyneside — 95,000 — — — North Yorkshire — — — — — Northamptonshire — — — 4,000,000 — Northumberland — 1,350,018 5,158,000 5,850 — Nottingham — — — — — Nottinghamshire — — 140,000 — — Oldham — — — — — Oxfordshire — 980,000 3,700,000 — — Peterborough — — — 1,985,000 — Plymouth — — — — — Poole — — — — — Portsmouth — — — — — Reading — — — — — Redbridge — — — — — Redcar and Cleveland — — — — — Richmond upon Thames — — — — — Rochdale — 300,000 — 400,000 — Rotherham — — — — — Rutland — — — — — Salford — — — — — Sandwell — — — — — Sefton — 5,000 — — — Sheffield — 160,000 — — — Shropshire — — — 600,000 — Slough — — 278,615 — — Solihull — — — — — Somerset — — — — — South Gloucestershire — — — — — South Tyneside — — — — —
Estimated proceeds by local education authority in England arising from approved applications to dispose of school playing fields larger than a sports pitch under section 77 and Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, October 1998 to 19 April 2002 Local education authority 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Southampton — — — — — Southend on Sea — — — — — Southwark — — — — — St. Helens — — — — — Staffordshire — 1,700,000 — — — Stockport — — — — — Stockton on Tees — — — — — Stoke on Trent — — — — — Suffolk — 120,000 — — — Sunderland — — — — — Surrey — 4,413,000 1,950,000 — — Sutton — — — — — Swindon — — — — — Tameside — — — — — Telford and Wrekin — — 300,000 — — Thurrock — — — — — Torbay — — — — — Tower Hamlets — — — — — Trafford — — 2,900,000 — — Wakefield — 1,505,000 48,000 — — Walsall — 2,000,000 — 3,100,000 — Waltham Forest — — — — — Wandsworth — — — — — Warrington — — — — — Warwickshire 245,000 300,000 800,000 3,000,000 — West Berkshire — — — — — West Sussex — 7,900,000 2,945,000 — — Westminster — — — — — Wigan — 1,380,000 600,000 — — Wiltshire — — — 2,010,000 — Windsor and Maidenhead — — — — — Wirral 2,414,000 — — — — Wokingham — — — — — Wolverhampton — — 2,387,500 — — Worcestershire — — — 2,000 — York — — — — — Notes:
1. Excludes applications that have been withdrawn or rejected.
2. Excludes applications covered by a general consent.
3. Includes applications to dispose of playing fields at foundation, voluntary and former grant-maintained schools.
4. 'Sports pitch' means areas of open grassed land which are equal to, or larger than, the Football Association's recommended area for games played by under-10s, that is 2,000m2 and which have a configuration making them suitable for sports pitches.
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