§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many child care places have been created in Blackpool, South since 1997. [173066]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Department is unable to provide details of child care places for Blackpool, South. However, from April 1999 to March 2004 Blackpool local authority created 3,060 new child care places helping some 5,505 children. This shows an increase in the stock of child care places, taking into account turnover, of 2,149 helping some 3,899 children.
§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on capital projects in schools in(a) the County of Essex in each year from 1980 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock in each year from 1998 to 2003. [173322]
§ Mr. MilibandThe majority of capital funding is now allocated to local authorities and schools by needs-related formulae. Authorities invest according to priorities agreed in their asset management plans. The following table shows total capital allocations to Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock local education authorities (LEA) since 1996–97. We do not hold details of the capital allocation figures per authority for periods before 1996–97.
Capital allocations in £ Essex LEA Southend-on-Sea LEA Thurrock LEA 1996–97 12,186,000 — — 1997–98 11,477,000 — — 1998–99 13,796,000 2,577,000 1,874,000 1999–2000 20,204,000 1,056,000 3,190,000 2000–01 53,120,000 6,547,000 6,014,000 2001–02 35,575,000 5,868,000 5,129,000
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Nursery and primary 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 City of London 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 Camden 580 560 550 560 550 580 610 Greenwich 1,020 990 980 990 1,000 960 980 Hackney 840 860 870 880 910 870 950 Hammersmith and Fulham 440 400 400 440 470 470 500 Islington 780 770 720 730 700 820 750 Kensington and Chelsea 360 350 360 340 360 380 400 Lambeth 1,010 1,020 980 940 970 1,030 1,020 Lewisham 960 970 940 1,030 1,050 1,080 1,100 Southwark 1,000 1,010 1,040 1,050 1,140 1,170 1,210 Tower Hamlets 1,180 1,090 1,200 1,170 1,140 1,160 1,130 Wandsworth 820 810 840 850 900 900 900 City of Westminster 560 530 530 530 610 630 620 Barking and Dagenham 710 690 690 700 750 740 750 Barnet 1,160 1,210 1,200 1,190 1,250 1,280 1,290 Bexley 880 860 900 880 930 930 890 Brent 1,100 1,090 1,090 1,020 1,050 1,080 1,120 Bromley 960 980 990 990 1,120 1,140 1,120 Croydon 1,400 1,390 1,370 1,430 1,570 1,490 1,510 Ealing 1,190 1,190 1,200 1,180 1,200 1,210 1,160 Enfield 1,070 1,090 1,080 1,260 1,180 1,300 1,270 Haringey 980 970 960 970 990 1,020 1,020 Harrow 930 880 860 770 900 900 910 Havering 880 880 890 910 910 940 940 Hillingdon 910 910 920 970 1,020 1,050 1,030
Capital allocations in £ Essex LEA Southend-on-Sea LEA Thurrock LEA 2002–03 75,405,000 6,330,000 5,249,000 2003–04 63,462,000 9,907,000 11,007,000 2004–05 60,322,000 13,242,000 12,834,000 *Includes allocations to the voluntary aided sector