§ Lord Smith of Leighasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 2 June (WA 123), what were the precise weightings that were given to the particular factors to produce the distribution of Positive Activities for Young People funding for Greater Manchester. [HL3200]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)The following factors and weightings were used in the funding formula for PAYP: areas that had Summer Plus provision in the previous year were given a 0.10 weighting (this reflects the Behaviour Improvement Areas as Summer Plus was targeted in these areas); areas that had Splash and Splash Extra provision were given a 0.06 weighting; areas previously targeted under Community Cohesion were given a 0.04 weighting; and new Excellence in Cities areas were given a 0.10 weighting. Where more than one factor was relevant for an LEA, the weightings were added to give a cumulative total. These weightings were applied to Greater Manchester in the following way: Bolton 0.16, Bury 0.0, Manchester 0.16, Oldham 0.16, Rochdale 0.16, Salford 0.16, Stockport 0.06, Tameside 0.10, Trafford 0.06, Wigan 0.0.