HC Deb 09 January 2002 vol 377 cc936-7W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list each initiative by her Department that has attracted additional funding for(a) primary and (b) secondary schools between 1997–98 and 2001–02, indicating the overall budget for each initiative and the number of schools that have participated in each one. [16607]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 20 November 2002]: The information requested is contained in tables, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries.

Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average real term base line funding per pupil was at(a) primary and (b) secondary level in each of year between 1997–98 and 2001–02, excluding additional funding that was made available to all pupils in all schools. [16605]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 20 November 2002]: The information requested is set out in the table.

Real terms (2000–01 prices) SSA per pupil
£
Primary Secondary
1997–98 2,280 2,980
1998–99 2,340 3,040
1999–2000 2,410 3,080
2000–01 2,470 3,180
2001–02 2,520 3,230
Change 240 250

Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total amount of additional funding made available by the DFEE/DFES per pupil was at(a) primary and (b) secondary level between 1997–98 and 2001–02, excluding amounts made available to all pupils in all schools. [16606]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 20 November 2002]: The information requested is set out in the following table:

Estimated total additional funding1 £ per pupil (cash terms)
Primary Secondary
1997–98 10 10
1998–99 20 20
1999–2000 50 40
2000–01 150 130
2001–02 240 210
1 Non-SF grants and Standards Fund

Notes:

1. All figures rounded to the nearest £10

2. Grant figures are drawn from the relevant parts of the answer to PQ16607.

3. Capital funding is excluded from these figures.

4. Primary and Secondary figures are estimates because a split of grants between sectors is not available: the data are not collected in that way.

5. Figures for 2001–02 include the Teachers Pay Reform Grant, the actual figures for which will not be known for a while, but Threshold costs for each academic year are expected to be in the region of £450 million.

6. Figures for 2001–02 include latest figures for Transitional Funding Grant and Transitional Insurance Grant (both former GM schools). These are subject to change.

7. The pupil numbers used in the calculations are those aged 5–10 (primary) and those aged 11–15 (secondary)—as defined in each year's SSA settlement.