To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what approvals his Department has given for capital expenditure on (a) schools and nurseries and (b) secondary schools in Milton Keynes in each year since 2000. (109056)

The Department does not give approvals for capital expenditure on individual (a) schools and nurseries and (b) secondary schools, as it relies on local authorities to prioritise funds available to them, including funds raised locally. Capital allocations for schools and nurseries from my Department to Milton Keynes have risen substantially since the financial year commencing 1 April 2000, and are set out in the following table:

The allocation of £52.5 million in 2006-07 includes a high basic need allocation of £31.4 million, for expansion, and a targeted capital funding allocation of £11.6 million.