§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money was spent on education in England(a) in total and (b) per pupil for each of the last five years. [160993]
Mr. MillibandI refer the hon. Member to the Department's Departmental Report 2003, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Crosby have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. [160406]
§ Mr. MilibandChesterfield High School, Manor High School and Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Crosby have been included in Excellence in Cities since September 2001. The following table shows the number of children in Crosby benefiting, and the annual spend per pupil for the years in question.
Crosby excellence in cities programme Number of children Total EiC expenditure Spend per pupil (£) 2001–02 3,524 208,846 59.26 2002–03 3,531 453,655 128.48 2003–04 3,629 497,246 137.02 EiC funding includes Leadership Incentive Grant and Behaviour Improvement Programme money. In addition, Manor High School also receives some funding from the Statutory Education Action Zone.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money has been allocated to schools in Crosby for information and communications technologies since 2001. [160413]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMy Department does not hold information on funding allocations for ICT at town level. However, Crosby is in Sefton local education authority and since 2001, including LEA match funding, schools in Sefton have received £5,167,125.
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 English—Number of pupils1 703 721 779 787 789 833 823 Mathematics—Number of pupils1 729 677 785 746 755 826 822 English—Percentage of pupils 77 80 83 85 84 85 86 Mathematics—Percentage of pupils 80 75 84 80 80 84 86 1The number of eligible pupils for the Key Stage 2 tests varies slightly from year to year.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Crosby in each of the last seven years. [160445]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMy Department does not hold information on funding allocations for ICT at town level. However, Crosby is in Sefton local education authority and, including match funding, allocations for the LEA are as follows:
Allocation to Sefton LEA (£) 1998–991 587,146 1999–2000 813,934 2000–01 955,931 2001–02 1,350,818 2002–03 1,890,315 2003–04 1,925,992 1 Specific funding for ICT in schools was not available in 1997–98.