§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Index for Multiple Deprivation is for each local education authority. [162678]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested has been placed in the Libraries.
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria are used to determine the level of deprivation used in calculating per pupil funding[162679]
§ Mr. MilibandThe Education Formula Spending Share formula is used to allocate education funding for each local education authority. This formula comprises a basic entitlement for each pupil plus top-ups for deprivation and where it costs more to recruit and retain teachers, using data from the New Earnings Survey. The deprivation measures used are i) children in families in receipt of Income Support; ii) children in families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit; iii) proportion of primary children with English as an additional language and iv) proportion of secondary children in low-achieving ethnic groups.