To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer above what threshold expenditure by the Department for Education and Skills on the Building Schools for the Future programme must be approved by his Department. (115217)

Under the delegated authorities agreement between the Department for Education and Skills and HM Treasury, capital projects of a value of £100 million or more are subject to HM Treasury approval.

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is being delivered over 15 waves of investment. HM Treasury will approve the strategic objectives and outcomes for each wave of BSF.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which year is Year One of the Building Schools for the Future programme. (115218)

Year One of Building Schools for the Future was 2005-06. This was the year in which the first large-scale investment became available for projects in wave one.