§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how much funding each school in the Wigan constituency has received from the New Deal for Schools; [169284]
(2) how much public money has been spent on repairing schools in Wigan in each year since 1997; [169282]
(3) how much money has been invested in Wigan to build sustainable school sports. [169276]
§ Mr. MilibandTable A shows the schools in the Wigan constituency that benefited from investment through the New Deal for Schools (NDS) programme, which ran between 1997–98 and 2000–01.
Since 2001, the majority of capital support has been allocated to schools and local education authorities by formula, and they decide how to invest it in line with their asset management plans. The Department does not, therefore, have complete information about capital investment at constituency level; this should be held at local authority level.
Table B sets out the capital support made by the Department to Wigan local education authority and its schools since 1997–98, in total and by programme (including all allocations through NDS mentioned in table A).
1426W
Table B: Capital allocations: Wigan local education authority £000 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Additional NDS Grant (615) — — — — — 200 — — Assistance with AMPs — — — 42 — — — — Basic L C Vap — — — — — 130 743 958 Basic Need 2,784 1,685 1,529 4,210 4,318 1,640 4,382 5,927 Class Size initiative — — 670 1,124 237 — — — Condition — — — — — 1,620 3,291 4,464 Devolved Formula — — — — 2,279 2,200 2,874 4,478 Energy — — 99 — — — — — Modernisation — — — — — — 1,338 2,745 NDS 1 — 720 — — — — — — NDS 2 — — 2,618 — — — — — NDS 3 — — — 3,797 — — — — NDS 4 — — — — 4,055 — — — Nursery Provision — — — — 69 — — — School Labs — — — — 202 202 — — School Security — 84 105 106 105 74 64 — Schools Access Initiative 90 30 71 150 210 324 455 661 Schools Renewal Challenge Fund 264 — — — — — — — Secondary Learning Support Units — — — — 79 85 108 — Seed Challenge — — — — 206 232 394 393 Specialist Schools — — — 100 100 — 200 — Staff Workspace — — — — — — 79 164 The Government are investing significant funding to enhance school sports facilities across England. The New Opportunities for PE and Sport Programme is providing £581.25 million in England (£25 million of which has gone towards the Space for Sport and the Arts Programme) and schools from all local education authority areas are benefiting. The Space for Sport and the Arts Programme is providing £130 million to support projects at primary schools in 65 target areas; £4,310,000 will be invested in Wigan to build sustainable school sports facilities. All funds from these programmes have now been allocated to local authorities and schools.
1427W
Table A: NDS allocations to schools in the Wigan constituency Year/School Project Package Funding (£) 1997/98 Wigan St. Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School To renew a backlog of defective roof coverings LEA wide grant 720,000 Mab's Cross Primary School To renew a backlog of defective roof coverings LEA wide grant 720,000 Pemberton Primary and Nursery School Major repair and replacement of decrepit WC blocks LEA wide grant 720,000 Beech Hill Community Primary School Major repair and replacement of decrepit WC blocks LEA wide grant 720,000 Mere Oaks School Major repair and replacement of decrepit WC blocks LEA wide grant 720,000 1998/99 Beech Hill Community Primary School Replacement of dining hall/kitchen — 439,600 2000/01 The Deanery CofE High School Replacement of dilapidated accommodation — 150,000 Scot Lane Community Primary School Toilet Refurbishment (Group 1) Project including 13 schools 362,840 Mab's Cross Primary School Toilet Refurbishment (Group I) Project including 13 schools 362,840
Table B: Capital allocations: Wigan local education authority £000 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Successful Speculative Bids — — — — — — 437 — Supplementary Credit Approvals 581 1,586 1,279 228 — — — — Supplementary NDS for VA Schools — — — — 126 18 — — Targeted Capital Funding — — — — — 468 — — Voluntary Aided School Grant 757 2,367 2,907 1,036 829 1,111 1,457 — To date we have allocated £20.5 million capital funding for 2004–05 and 2005–06.