HC Deb 04 May 2004 vol 420 cc1422-3W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total education budget awarded to Havering was in(a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2001, (d) 2003 and (e) 2004. [169946]

Mr. Miliband

The following table provides the total education funding for 1997–98 to 2004–05. There have been changes to the structure of Standard Spending Assessments and their successor from 2003–04, Education Formula Spending, which make them incomparable over time: for example, several large transfers from SSA/EFS to grant funding. Only total funding per pupil (including SSA/EFS and grants) is comparable between years. Also, for 2003–04 and 2004–05, pension transfers to EFS and the Learning and Skills Council are excluded from EFS and total funding figures to enable comparison between years.

£ million (real terms at 2002–03 prices)
SSA/EFS Grants1 Grants
1997–98 98.5 3.5 101.9
1998–99 104.2 1.6 105.7
1999–2000 106.4 2.6 109
2000–01 110.7 8.1 118.8
2001–02 115.1 12.9 128
2002–03 113.1 17.6 130.7
2003–04 116.6 218.4 2135
2004–05 121.2 318.9 3140.1
1 Grants are all revenue grants in DfES Departmental

Expenditure Limits relevant to EPS pupils aged three to 19.

Education Maintenance Allowance's (EMAs) and grants not

allocated at LEA level are excluded.
2 Provisional.
3 Estimated.
Note:
Real terms figures based on GDP deflators as at 26 March 2004 (2002–03 prices).

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new computers the Department plans to put in schools in the next five years; and how many of those will be put in schools in Havering. [169949]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Our targets for 2004 were to achieve computer: pupil ratios of 1:8 in primary schools and 1:5 in secondary schools. We have already reached the primary school target and confidently expect to reach the secondary target this year. Funding for ICT in schools is currently available through the Standards Fund and the Devolved Capital Grant and it is for schools to decide how to spend their allocations to best meet their local need and circumstances.

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the forecast budget for the Borough of Havering for education is for 2005–06. [169985]

Mr. Miliband

The Government do not produce forecast budgets by local education authority. The settlement for 2005–06 will be announced in the autumn of 2004.