§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the start-up and estimated running costs of Partnerships for Schools are for each year up to and including 2006; and if he will make a statement. [166864]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 26 April 2004]Partnership for Schools is a company limited by shares and a non-departmental public body established on 2 April 2004 to deliver the Building Schools for the Future programme. In 2005–06, this programme will invest around?2 billion in renewing the English secondary schools estate.
1047WThe forecast spend on start up costs (pre-incorporation) for Partnership for Schools was?£4.1 million. The forecast running costs are in the following table:
£ million 2004–2005 10 2005–2006 9.5 2006–2007 9.8 The estimates for 2005–06 and 2006–07 are based on 2004–05 activity with an estimate for inflation, and are indicative as the Building Schools for the Future programme itself is still being developed. In particular, work on the creation of local education partnerships is still subject to consultation with stakeholders.