I have made no estimate of the number of schools in West Lancashire likely to be (a) built and (b) refurbished through the capital spending announced in the Chancellor’s public spending statement. This is because (a) allocations to individual authorities have not yet been announced and (b) it is the responsibility of local authorities to decide upon the balance between building new schools and refurbishing existing ones, taking into account the condition of schools and changes in local population.
In the next spending review period, £6.6 billion will be available in 2008-09, £6.9 billion in 2009-10, and £8.0 billion in 2010-11.