§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the standard spending assessment funding was per child in(a) England and (b) the North Somerset local education authority in each year since 1997. [167530]
§ Mr. MilibandThere have been changes to the structure of Standard Spending Assessments and their successor from 2003–04, Education Formula Spending, which make them incomparable over time: for example, several large transfers from SSA/EFS to grant funding. Only total funding per pupil (including SSA/EFS and grants) is comparable between years. Also, for 2003–04 and 2004–05, pension transfers to EFS and the Learning and Skills Council are excluded from EFS and total funding figures to enable comparison between years.
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£ Funding per pupil aged 3 to 19—Real terms at 2002–03 prices North Somerset England SSA/EFS Grants1 Total funding SSA/EFS Grants1 Total funding 1997–98 2,510 110 2,620 2,720 110 2,830 1998–99 2,610 80 2,690 2,820 60 2,880 1999–2000 2,670 150 2,820 2,880 130 3,010 2000–01 2,730 290 3,020 2,950 290 3,240 2001–02 2,740 360 3,100 2,990 400 3,390 2002–03 2,580 580 3,170 2,880 610 3,490 2003–04 2,720 2560 23,290 3,010 2580 3,590 2004–05 2,970 3— 3,280 3— 1 Grants are all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 3–19. Education maintenance allowances (EMAs) and grants not allocated at LEA level are excluded. 2 Provisional. 3 Not available. Notes: 1. Per pupil figures are rounded to the nearest £10 so may not sum. 3. The pupil numbers used are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC) 3-year-old maintained pupils and estimated 3 to 4-year-olds funded through state support maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers. 4. Real terms figures based on GDP deflators as at 26 March 2004 (2002–03 prices).