§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the(a) standards funds and (b) special grants in operation; and if he will make a statement. [156591]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following table shows the Standards Fund grants and special grants allocated by the Department of Education and Skills in 2003–04. The figures include Government grant and local authority contributions where required.
540W
Standards Fund Grants 2003–04 Allocations (£ million)
Leadership Incentive Grant 174.9 Targeted Improvement Grant 38.3 Special Educational Needs 79.0 Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education and Prevention 12.4 541W
Standards Fund Grants 2003–04 Allocations (£ million)
Study Support (National) 54.5 Study Support (Excellence in Cities) 18.8 Study Support: Quality Development Programme 0.6 Investigation and Referral Support Co-ordinators 1.2 Vulnerable Children 80.1 National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies 211.9 Primary Behaviour Pilot 4.3 Key Stage 3 Strategy 218.9 Ethnic Minority Achievement 155.0 Raising Achievement of African Caribbean Pupils Project
0.5 National Primary Strategy English as an Additional Language Pilot Project
0.4 Gypsy-Traveller Achievement Project 0.2 Education Health Partnerships 5.7 Music Services 54.5 Playing for Success 4.7 Early Excellence Centres 16.4 School Achievement Awards 59.1 New Excellence Clusters 29.3 Behaviour Improvement Programme 65.9 Aimhigher (pre-16) 25.4 Summer Schools for Gifted and Talented Children 3.8 Gifted and Talented Children: Sports Grant 0.3 Specialist Schools 195.2 Beacon Schools 40.6 City Learning Centres 26.0 Diversity Pathfinders 0.7 Extended Schools 7.7 Federations 3.3 Leading Edge Schools 5.6 14–19 Pathfinders 9.0 Enterprise Learning Pathfinders 4.7 Key Stage 2 Language Pathfinders 3.0 Golden Hello Payments 7.1 Training Schools 4.7 Advanced Skills Teachers 57.4 School Support Staff 268.0 School Support Staff: Training and Development 35.5 LEA Support for School Workforce Remodelling 15.0 Teacher Sabbaticals 9.9 Early Professional Development Pilot Scheme 8.8 Transforming School Workforce Pathfinder 1.0 Fast Track Pay for Teachers 0.9 Fresh Start and New Partnerships 19.9 Information Communication Technology in Schools: Infrastructure
284.2 Information Communications Technology In Schools: Broadband Connectivity
71.0 Devolved Formula Capital 561.9 Seed Challenge Capital 60.0 Staff Workspaces 25.0 Capital Funding for Nursery Education in Disadvantaged Areas
20.0 Capital Projects 49.2 e-Learning Credits 99.9 Interactive Whiteboards [London) 15.0 Laptops for Teachers 59.9 Electronic Registration Systems in Secondary Schools 1.5 Other grants paid through the Standards Fund payment system School Standards Grant 800.1 Additional Budget Support Grant 28.2 London Budget Support Grant 11.3 Performance Pay Funding 202.5 Teachers Threshold Grant 549.9 Capital Flexibility Funding for Voluntary Aided School
7.7 Special Grants 2003–2004 Excellence in Cities and Excellence Clusters 219.1 Excellent and 3* Education Authorities1 27.4 Condition Funding 445.3 Total 5,579.5
1Grant for local authorities rated Excellent and 3* Education under the Audit Commission's Comprehensive Performance Assessment 2002.