§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money has been 1573W allocated to schools in Heywood and Middleton for information and communications technology since 2001. [168512]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 27 April 2004]: I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to his question on funding spent on computers for schools in Rochdale in each of the last seven years on 29 April 2004, Official Report, column 1258W.
§ James PurnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult(a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Stalybridge and Hyde in each of the last five years. [168761]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in the Greater Manchester Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area is set out in the table:
£000 Basic skills Key skills April to July 20011 8,925 2,598 August 2001 to July 2002 15,369 3,586 August 2002 to July 2003 27,258 4,210 1The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001. From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April
Table (a) Ufi Funding allocated—centrally (£000) Financial year 1990–2000 17 months 1
Actual
2000–01 12 months
Actual
2001–02 12 months
Actual
2002–03 12 months
Actual
2003–04 12 months
Actual
2004–05 12 months
Budget
(a) Marketing2 1,969 8,224 9,767 10,126 10,156 8,721 (b) Consultants 560 741 1,117 1,637 2,927 389 (c) Advertising2 2,990 12,474 12,727 8,652 11,112 9,542 (d) Administration 9,408 12,418 17,309 20,106 21,435 25,007 (e) Buildings3 841 1,104 1,120 1,263 1,473 1,631 1Ufi Limited's first statutory reporting period was 17 months to 31 March 2000. The figures used are consistent with information filed with Companies House. 2The figures provided for 2004–05 have not been finalised and the analysis is based on the 2003–04 ratio. 3Accommodation related costs such as rent, rates, facilities management. (ii)Learning and Skills Council
This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council. I have therefore asked Mark Haysom, the Council's Chief Executive, to write to the hon. Gentleman with the information requested and to place a copy of his reply in the Library.
(iii)Connexions Service
(A)Central
(a) and (c)Marketing and Advertising
The following table shows the amounts allocated in each year since the launch of Connexions in April 2001 1574W 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.