§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding money has been spent on repairing schools in Bootle in each year since 1997. [169083]
§ Mr. MilibandThe majority of capital funding is now allocated to local authorities and schools by needs-related formulae. Authorities invest according to1048W priorities agreed in their asset management plans. The following table shows total capital allocations to Sefton local education authority (LEA) since 1996–97.
Allocation £0001 1996–1997 1,904 1997–1998 1,634 1998–1999 1,802 1999–2000 4,562 2000–2001 9,388 2001–2002 11,146 2002–2003 15,980 2003–2004 16,930 Note: Includes allocations to the voluntary aided sector. To date, we have also announced indicative allocations of around?£10.2 million for 2004–05 and?£5 million for 2005–06.