To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discretionary funding schemes there are for schools administered by his Department; what the (a) purpose and (b) cost of the scheme was in each case in each year since 2004-05; what the budget is for each in each year to 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. (150672)

Information has been placed in the House Libraries detailing which specific grants were allocated to local authorities for schools or to support schools and pupils, for each year, between 2004-05 and 2007-08. The grants are in addition to the main funding for schools, provided though the local government finance system up to 2005-06 and the Dedicated Schools Grant since 2006-07. With the exception of the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant, recurrent grants that are devolved to schools are not ring-fenced at school level.

DCSF is still agreeing the exact split of budgets with DIUS so it is not possible to give details of funding from 2008-11 at this moment. We will announce these in the autumn. The spending review settlement provided for a significant increase in DfES funding over the next three years to reach £75.5 billion by 2010-11, approximately £11 billion higher than in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of schools funding is distributed without reference to pupil numbers; and if he will make a statement. (150703)

The core funding for schools is delivered through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) which was introduced in 2006-07 following two public consultations in 2005. The DSG was £28 billion in 2007-08 and all of this was distributed with reference to pupil numbers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what schemes will be funded in 2008-09 with the (a) Standards Fund, (b) School Standard Grant, (c) Information and Communications Technology Scheme and (d) academics and specialist schools budget. (150889)

DCSF is still agreeing the exact split of budgets with DIUS so it is not possible to give details of funding from 2008-11 at this moment. The spending review settlement provided for a significant increase in DFES funding over the next three years to reach £75.5 billion by 2010-11, approximately £11 billion higher than in 2007-08. Details of specific schemes will be announced in the autumn.