§ Mr SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding his Department(a) has spent in 2003–04 and (b) is planning to spend in (i) 2004–05 and (ii) 2005–06 on rebuilding and refurbishing property in (A) secondary schools and (B) further education colleges. [165351]
§ Alan JohnsonThe majority of the Department's school capital investment is allocated to schools and Local Education Authorities (LEAs) by formula, and they decide how best to invest it in line with their asset management plans. We do not stipulate how LEAs should split this investment between primary and secondary schools and we do not, therefore, have detailed information about all capital investment spent on secondary schools. This information should be held locally. The total capital investment available for all schools amounted to £3.8 billion in 2003–04, and we have indicated that this will rise to £4.5 billion and £5.1 billion in 2004–05 and 2005–06 respectively.
Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools1: Number (headcount) of Pupils Position as at January each year: Devon Plymouth and Torbay Local Education Authorities Devon Maintained secondary Plymouth Maintained secondary Torbay Maintained secondary Maintained Primary Total secondary of which grammar schools Maintained Primary Total secondary of which grammar schools Maintained Primary Total secondary of which grammar schools 19972 84,938 62,047 5,619 — — — — — — 19982 88,639 62,991 5,693 — — — — — — 1999 56,454 37,592 727 21,887 18,254 2,481 10,254 8,467 2,607 2000 56,374 38,816 731 21,510 18,645 2,597 10,288 8,552 2,654 2001 56,503 39,832 732 21,285 18,829 2,645 10,328 8,708 2,697 2002 56,159 40,872 745 20,968 18,982 2,679 10,399 8,863 2,738 2003 55,679 41,696 741 20,431 19,008 2,709 10,325 9,024 2,722 Source: Annual Schools' Census 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Before Local Government Reorganisation.