To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the per pupil average dedicated school grant will be in (a) each local authority in England and (b) England for the 2009-10 academic year. (236987)

The Department allocates education funding to local authorities on a financial year basis. For the 2009-10 dedicated schools grant, the guaranteed units of funding for pupils in all local authorities and the England average can be found in the revised 2009-11 indicative DSG allocations file at the following link:

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=13059

This link works and is maintained regularly, being the location where the figures are officially published, and where any further information relating to the guaranteed units of funding and dedicated schools grant for 2009-10 will be updated.