§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much direct grant was given to(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the north-west, (iv) the south-east and (v) England in (A) 1997, (B) 1998, (C) 1999, (D) 2000 and (E) 2001. [50937]
§ Mr. TimmsSchool Standards Grant (SSG) was not payable in 1997, 1998 and 1999. For the years 2000–01 and 2001–02 the total amount of SSG paid to all schools (primary, secondary, special, pupil referral unit and nursery), taking into account adjustments made as a result576W of reconciliations, is as shown on the table. A breakdown of the amounts of funding into primary and secondary schools cannot be supplied except at disproportionate cost.
£ 2000–01 2001–02 St. Helens 1,064,000 2,345,500 Merseyside 8,971,000 19,128,000 the north-west 43,743,750 94,001,000 the south-east 43,964,000 94,417,500 England 292,711,500 631,103,500