To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total grant received by the Leeds Study Support Centres from his Department will be in the current financial year; and what the figure was in financial year (a) 2002–03 and (b) 2001–02. [123409]

The Department currently funds study support in all local education authorities and schools through the Standards Fund. From this source, Education Leeds received £838,127 in 2001–02; £814,636 in 2002–03; and £795,951 in 2003–04. In addition, through the Excellence in Cities strand of the Standards Fund programme, Leeds received extra funding for study support amounting to £1,207,439 in 2001–02; £1,215,141 in 2002–03; and £1,080,854 in 2003–04.There are also two Playing for Success study support centres in Leeds: at Leeds United Football Club, and at Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club. Leeds United Football club received £100,000 grant prior to 2001/02. The Leeds United centre received recurrent grants from the Department of £100,000 in 2001–02; £90,000 in 2002–03; and has been allocated £80,000 in 2003–04. Leeds Rhinos received £100,000 in 2001–02, £100,000 in 2002–03; and has been allocated £200,000 in 2003–04 which includes a 100,000 capital grant. The Department also awarded grants of £9,400 and £10,000 to the Leeds United and Leeds Rhinos centres respectively, as part of a national quality development project in 2002–03.