Crosby (Hansard, 16 September 2003)

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the projects to which

£ million

Pupils aged 3–19 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Education Formula Spending—general funding for schools and LEAs 116.5 122.2 128.2 132.0 129.6 143.0

Standards Fund—is paid to LEAs and schools to support national education priorities, focussing on key strategies for reform and improving standards. 1.6 3.2 6.0 9.4 11.6 13.9

3yo Nursery Education Grant—to assist LEAs to reach universal (participation) provision of all 3 year olds. — 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.2 —

4yo Nursery Education Grant—to assist LEAs to reach universal (participation) provision for all 4 year olds. 0.4 0.4 0.3 — — —

Class Size Reduction—to assist schools to reduce class size in ksl and 2. — 0.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 —

Teacher Green Paper Grants—the main grants in this category are Teacher Threshold payments and Performance pay — — 1.9 3.4 4.0 N/a

Schools Standard Grant—to help schools improve standards and is allocated based on the number, size and type school in each authority. — — 1.8 3.8 3.9 4.8

Learning and Skills Council—is responsible for planning and funding education and training of 6th form school provision. — — — — 9.1 9.8

School Budget Support—paid to LEAs in a particular year to cope with particular school budgetary pressures. — — 0.3 — — —

Education Budget Support—paid to LEAs in a particular year to additional education budget support. — — — 0.9 — —

Post 16 Budget Support—paid in order assist the transition of post 16 funding to the LSC. — — — — 0.6 —

Capital Funding—to improve school buildings. 0.7 1.5 3.3 7.6 8.1 9.1

Total 119.2 127.8 143.7 159.3 169.1 n/a

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many classroom assistants were employed in Crosby in each year since 1997. [129459]

§ Mr. Miliband
The information requested is shown in the following table.

Maintained nursery, primary, middle and secondary schools and pupil referral

Units: Full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants

Crosby Parliamentary Constituency—

Position at January each year

FTE teaching assistants¹

1997 89

1998 92

1999 103

2000 123

2001 145

2002² 131

2003 157

¹ Includes teaching assistants, special needs support staff and minority ethnic pupil support staff

² Changes in the collection of support staff data in 2002 may have altered the distribution of staff between "teaching assistants" and "other staff" categories, affecting, comparisons with other years.

Source:
Annual Schools' Census

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many times he has visited Crosby in his official capacity; and what the purpose was of each visit. [129461]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
I have not visited Crosby in an official capacity since taking up post as Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
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his Department has allocated funding in Crosby in each year since 1997. [129458]

§ Mr. Miliband
The table shows the total recurrent and capital funding allocated to Sefton local education authority between 1997–98 and 2003–04. Separate figures for Crosby are not available.

£ million
Pupils aged 3–19	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Education Formula Spending—general funding for schools and LEAs	116.5	122.2	128.2	132.0	129.6	143.0
Standards Fund—is paid to LEAs and schools to support national education priorities, focussing on key strategies for reform and improving standards.	1.6	3.2	6.0	9.4	11.6	13.9
3yo Nursery Education Grant—to assist LEAs to reach universal (participation) provision of all 3 year olds.	—	0.1	0.8	1.1	1.2	—
4yo Nursery Education Grant—to assist LEAs to reach universal (participation) provision for all 4 year olds.	0.4	0.4	0.3	—	—	—
Class Size Reduction—to assist schools to reduce class size in ksl and 2.	—	0.4	1.1	1.2	1.0	—
Teacher Green Paper Grants—the main grants in this category are Teacher Threshold payments and Performance pay	—	—	1.9	3.4	4.0	N/a
Schools Standard Grant—to help schools improve standards and is allocated based on the number, size and type school in each authority.	—	—	1.8	3.8	3.9	4.8
Learning and Skills Council—is responsible for planning and funding education and training of 6th form school provision.	—	—	—	—	9.1	9.8
School Budget Support—paid to LEAs in a particular year to cope with particular school budgetary pressures.	—	—	0.3	—	—	—
Education Budget Support—paid to LEAs in a particular year to additional education budget support.	—	—	—	0.9	—	—
Post 16 Budget Support—paid in order assist the transition of post 16 funding to the LSC.	—	—	—	—	0.6	—
Capital Funding—to improve school buildings.	0.7	1.5	3.3	7.6	8.1	9.1
Total	119.2	127.8	143.7	159.3	169.1	n/a

Maintained nursery, primary, middle and secondary schools and pupil referral
Units: Full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants
Crosby Parliamentary Constituency—
Position at January each year
	FTE teaching assistants¹
1997	89
1998	92
1999	103
2000	123
2001	145
2002²	131
2003	157
¹ Includes teaching assistants, special needs support staff and minority ethnic pupil support staff
² Changes in the collection of support staff data in 2002 may have altered the distribution of staff between "teaching assistants" and "other staff" categories, affecting, comparisons with other years.