§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what budget(a) was set for 2003–04 and (b) has been allocated for 2004–05 and 2005–06 by each relevant Government department for neighbourhood nurseries, broken down by English region. [161652]
§ Margaret HodgeUnder the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative both revenue and capital funding has been made available to local authorities to support the development and delivery of new, affordable child care places in the 20 per cent. most disadvantaged wards. Revenue funding of up to £5,400 for each new child care place created is awarded from when the nursery opens and is paid over a three year period. Capital funding is being provided through the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) and DfES to assist in the creation of new nurseries.
The total budget (revenue and capital) which was set in 2003–04 and current indicative allocations for 2004–05 and 2005–06 for neighbourhood nurseries by English region is given in the table. NOF capital grant is allocated to individual projects and annual spend is determined by the progress in building the nurseries. The figures therefore represent the total NOF capital grant by English region up to the period 2005–06.
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£ 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Total NOF Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Eastern 3,518,124 1,664,488 5,558,304 170,000 3,517,693 0 6,884,043 East Mids 4,391,406 815,945 7,342,813 200,000 4,131,861 0 6,649,810 London 11,817,850 4,922,925 19,592,251 1,351,772 12,377,269 0 15,103,330 North East 8,500,085 1,979,684 13,120,272 93,300 6,895,193 0 9,991,977 North West 13,689,459 3,053,468 22,099,975 440,260 13,600,256 0 19,238,032 South East 4,751,511 2,542,230 8,262,153 0 4,923,045 0 8,431,051 South West 5,122,601 1,496,178 9,370,252 0 5,183,311 0 9,218,990 West Mids 7,954,985 2,059,416 14,479,010 240,000 8,298,484 0 12,743,743 Yorks and Humbs 9,028,856 1,712,527 14,687,917 207,000 8,015,647 0 11,739,025 Totals 68,774,877 20,246,861 114,512,947 2,702,332 66,942,759 0 100,000,000