§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many children in Birkenhead have gained from the National Childcare Strategy; and if he will make a statement; [166303]
(2) how many child care places have been created in Birkenhead since 1997. [166334]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Department is unable to provide details of child care places for Birkenhead. However, from April 1999 to December 2003 Wirral Local Authority created 5,245 new child care places helping 9,597 children. Taking into account however, the stock of child care places in Wirral increased by 3,158 in this period.
Between 1999 and December 2003 the Government's National Childcare Strategy has helped 1.67 million children by creating 925,000 child care places nationally.
Table A: NDS allocations to schools in the Manchester Gorton constituency £ Year School Project details Grant awarded
1997–98 St. Peters Urgent maintenance works 1928,000 Birchfields Primary School Improved Security 11,448,000 1999–2000 Stanley Grove Primary School Replacement of HORSA unit 275,000 Wilbraham Primary School Replacement of HORSA unit 350,000 Wright Robinson Sports College Boiler replacement 1,001,000 2000–01 Wright Robinson Sports College Replacement of defective window frames (Phase 1) 459,200 Whalley Range 11–18 High School Public Private Partnership Project 1,185,862 Whalley Range 11–18 High School Provision of two additional classrooms and administration offices 82,344 Gorton Mount Infant School Upgrading of toilets 195,000 Heald Place Primary School Upgrading of toilets 195,000 St. Agnes CofE Primary School Roofing 724,400 Wright Robinson Sports College Various school—upgrading technology rooms 270,000 1 For NDS 1 the £928,000 and £1,448,000 grant allocated was for Manchester local education authority (LEA) wide projects, part of which was used for building maintenance work and improved security at each of two schools in the Manchester Gorton constituency. The LEA will be able to say how much was allocated to each school.
Table B: Capital Allocations to Manchester Local Education Authority £000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Assistance with Asset Management Plans — — 60 — — — — Voluntary Aided formulaic capital — — — — 111 629 799 Basic Need 5,944 3,171 1,513 7,013 9,835 687 3,753 City Learning Centres — — 20 3,445 2,415 — — Class Size initiative — 137 — 141 — — — Condition — — — — 2,949 4,542 5,877 Devolved Formula — — — 3,143 2,476 3,753 5,826 Early Excellence Centre — — 110 — — — — Energy — 138 — — — — — Modernisation — — — — — 1,875 3,522 NDS1 1,448 — — — — — — NDS2 — 2,827 — — — — — NDS3 — — 2,056 — — — — NDS4 — — — 5,726 — — — Nursery Provision — — — 77 — — — Outside Toilets — 83 — — — — — Private Finance Initiative — 3,700 — — — — 35,000 School Labs — — — 221 221 — — School Security 122 151 151 149 100 86 — Schools Access Initiative 30 105 150 280 447 615 914