§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what resources were allocated for research for each of the Birkenhead Sure Starts in each of the years since their inception; and how much of the funding has been spent; [129168]
(2) how much (a) revenue and (b) capital has been allocated to each of the Birkenhead Sure Starts in each year since their inception; [129169]
(3) how much of the (a) revenue and (b) capital allocation awarded to Birkenhead under the Sure Start programme has been used, broken down by financial year, since 2001–02. [129229]
Table 2—Revenue Revenue (£) 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Sure Start local programme Allocation Spend Allocation Spend Allocation Spend Allocation Spend Birkenhead North 394,500 140,868 743,400 745,376 745,000 679,216 745,327 339,749 Ferries n/a n/a 100,000 120,000 550,000 419,648 714,095 163,577 Birkenhead Central n/a n/a n/a n/a 338,000 280,971 745,327 178,759
Table 3—Capital Capital Spend (£) Sure Start local programme Total Capital Allocation (£) 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Birkenhead North 1,052,000 21,519 63,204 44,598 nil to date Ferries 11,173,031 n/a n/a 17,500 nil to date Birkenhead Central 1,000,000 n/a n/a 13,000 nil to date 1 inclusive of irrecoverable VAT Note:
Approval of Capital Spend for two of the programmes has been given in full to date. Birkenhead North has had £1,052,000 and Ferries £1,173,031 approved. Approval is on-going for the Birkenhead Central programme.