§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funds were made available for(a) new school building and (b) schools refurbishment in Stoke-on-Trent in each year since 1992. [79091]
§ Mr. MilibandWe do not hold information on the amount of capital investment for new school buildings. The following table provides information on capital allocations for new pupil places, and New Deal for Schools (NDS) funding to address the needs of school buildings in Stoke-on-Trent, since 1997–98, the earliest year for which data is readily available.
Capital allocations Stoke-on-Trent £000 Of which All capital New pupil places1 New deal for schools (NDS)2 1997–98 1,631 196 900 1998–99 4,629 335 2,799 1999–2000 397,773 552 1,753 2000–01 9,054 1,806 4,908 2001–02 10,323 1,751 3,418 2002–03 11,433 1,552 6,470 1 Funding to Stoke-on Trent LEA for Basic Need 2 NDS windfall tax funding (1997–98 to 2000–01), NDS Condition (2001–02 and 2002–03), Modernisation (2002–03) and Devolved formula capital grant (2000–01 to 2002–03) allocated to LEA and Voluntary Aided schools 3 Includes £93million PFI contract involving all schools in Stoke-on-Trent, work to be completed in 2005.