To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2006, Official Report, column 209W, how much of the £5.5 billion his Department allocated for schools capital expenditure in 2005-06 was spent. (108539)

Of the £5.5 billion allocated for schools capital investment in 2005-06, there is recorded slippage of £0.2 billion in the Department’s accounts. This has been carried forward to use in future financial years.