HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 cc574-5W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the statement by the Minister for Local Government and the Regions, 5 December 2002,Official Report, columns 1065–1084, what (a) the total spending on schools and (b) the total Government support for spending on schools is from all sources for the Isle of Wight Council in (i) 2001–02, (ii) 2003–03 and (iii) 2003–04. [86961]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 12 December 2002]The information requested on school spending is not yet available as the Department is in the process of collecting the data for 2001–02. I will write to the hon. Member when the information becomes available. The Department is not due to collect data for 2002–03 until September 2003, and for 2003–04 in September 2004. The majority of government support for spending on schools takes the form of unhypothecated revenue support grant, so it is not possible to give totals for government support.