Schools (Capital Spending)

HC Deb 10 March 2004 vol 418 c1519W

Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on schools capital spending programmes in each year since 1979 in(a)England and Wales and (b)Staffordshire. [160059]

Mr. Miliband

The following table shows capital allocations to local education authorities and schools in England and Staffordshire, from 1996–97 to 2003–04. Reliable figures are not available prior to this period. Allocations for Wales are a matter for the Welsh Office.

Total capital allocations for England and Staffordshire from 1996–97 to 2003–04
£ million
	England	Of which: Staffordshire
1996–97	700	3.7
1997–98	800	7.4
1998–99	1,100	125.9
1999–2000	1,400	15.5
2000–01	2,100	31.1
2001–02	2,200	23.0
2002–03	3,000	26.6
2003–04	3,800	35.5
1Includes £13.7 million of PFI credits.