School Funding (North-East Lincolnshire)

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total central government funding for schools in North East Lincolnshire was in each year since 1995. [120062]

The information requested is only available from 1997–98 onwards. Due to reorganisation in Local Government in 1997–98 and previous changes in Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) methodology, it is not possible to provide corresponding figures for previous years. The information available is contained in the following table:

North East Lincolnshire
£ million
	Real terms (2002–03 prices)
	SSA/EFS	Grants	Total
1997–98	73.1	3.1	76.3
1998–99	77.5	1.7	79.2
1999–2000	78.8	4.1	82.8
2000–01	81.6	8.5	90.1
2001–02	82.4	11.6	94.1
2002–03	81.7	13.7	95.3
2003–04	84.2	12.8	97.0

Notes:

1. Figures reflect education SSA/EFS settlement (all sub-blocks) plus revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 31–9.

2. Figures exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level for all years and the pensions transfer to EFS and LSC for 2003–04.

3. 1997–98 figures for LEAs subject to Local Government Reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figure.

4. 2003–04 figures are forecasts.

5. Figures are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million. Real Terms figures are calculated using June 2003 GDP deflators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was made available for schools by the North East Lincolnshire council in each year since 1995. [120063]

The information requested is available only from 1999–2000 onwards. Comparable data is not available pre 1999–2000 therefore it is not possible to provide corresponding figures for previous years. The information available is contained in the following table:

North East Lincolnshire
	Real terms (2002–03 prices)
	Total (£ million)
1999–2000	93.7
2000–01	93.7
2001–02	99.4
2002–03	102.0
2003–04	104.6

Notes:

1. LEA Budget Figures are provided gross:. of all income (whether DfES grant, grants from other sources, or other income)

2. Figures provided are from the Total Education Revenue Expenditure line of LEAs Section 52 budget statements (Table 1) as submitted by the LEA (Line 4 in 1999–2000, line 5 for 2000–01 to 2002–03 and line 3 for 2003–04. Data held as at 30 June 2003.

3. Real Terms figures are calculated using June 2003 GDP deflators

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) government and (b) local government funding (i) was available in 2002–03 and (ii) is available in 2003–04 to schools in North East Lincolnshire; and how much of this funding was passed on to schools in each case. [120065]

The information requested is contained in the following table. The increase in funding for each school will depend on a number of factors covering both central and local government responsibility. These are the increase in funding given to the school's authority by central Government; the amount which the local authority decides to increase its Schools Budget by; the increase which the local authority decides to give to the Individual Schools Budget, as opposed to the items within the Schools Budget which are held centrally; and the operation of the local authority's formula which gives different increases to different schools.

North East Lincolnshire
£ million
	2002–03	2003–04	2003–04¹
CentralGovernment Funding	95.3	99.6	101.7
Local Government Funding	102.0	107.4	—
Amount passed on to schools	75.7	77.8	—
¹ Including pensions transfer

Notes:

Central Government figures:

1. Figures reflect education SSA/EFS settlement (all sub-blocks) plus revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 3–19.

2. Figures exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level for all years and the pensions transfer to EPS and LSC for 2003–04, unless otherwise indicated.

3. 1997–98 figures for LEAs subject to Local Government Reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figures.

4. 2003–04 figures are forecasts.

5. Figures are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million. Cash term figures have been used.

Local government figures:

1. LEA Budget Figures are provided gross of all income (whether DfES grant, grants from other sources, or other income).

2. Figures provided are from the Total Education Revenue Expenditure line of LEAs section 52 budget statements (Table 1), as submitted by the LEA (Line 4 in 1999–2000, Line 5 for 2000–01 to 2002–03 and Line 3 for 2003–04).

3. Figures are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million. Cash term figures have been used.

4. Figures are as reported by LEAs, data held as at 30 June 2003.

Amount passed to schools:

1. Amount passed to schools taken to be Gross ISB + devolved Standards Funds + SSG + Class Size Grant

2002–03: Line 1.1.7 Total ISB Including SSG and Standards Fund Devolved Grant Plus 1.3.3 Class Size Grant.

2003–04: Line 1.0.1 Individual Schools Budget + Line 1.0.2 School Standards Grant + Line 1.0.3

Standards Fund allocation—revenue (all gross).

2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million. Cash term figures have been used.

3. Figures are as reported by LEAs, data held as at 30 June 2003.

Volume 409: debated on Wednesday 16 July 2003