§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been allocated in each year since 1997 to the(a) controlled, (b) maintained, (c) integrated and (d) Irish Language sectors of education in the Belfast Education and Library Board area in each year since 1997. [123802]
§ Jane KennedyResources are not allocated to specific sectors but rather are targeted to meet the needs of individual schools.
Recurrent Funding
Schools are allocated funding under the appropriate LMS Scheme and the Board also provides services for schools that are not disaggregated by individual sector or school, for example school meals, school transport and the Curriculum, Advisory and Support Services (CASS). I have been advised that recurrent expenditure in each sector for the period requested is as follows:
£ million Controlled1 Maintained Grant Maintained Integrated Irish Medium 1997–98 56.5 59.6 2.9 1.8 1998–99 56.7 61.8 3.8 1.9 1999–2000 62.4 63.3 5.1 2.4 2000–01 67.8 69.7 5.7 2.8 2001–02 69.9 74.9 5.7 3.0 2002–03 2— 2— 2— 2— 1 Including Controlled Integrated Schools 2 Figures not yet available