House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Mar 2001 (pt 12)

Employment Service Overheads (New Deal)

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 15 February 2001, Ref. 141694, Official Report, columns 205-06W, what costs have been incurred by the Employment Service in relation to (a) project design, (b) implementation, (c) marketing, (d) publicity and (e) limited refurbishment of some offices for the individual New Deals. [151518]

Ms Jowell [holding answer 26 February 2001]: The Employment Service funding to date for the project design, implementation, marketing and publicity for all of the New Deals is about £73 million. Around £37 million has been made available to finance the capital costs of refurbishing existing ES offices.

Employment and Training

(Doncaster/Wakefield)

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the value was of his Department's financial support for employment and training since May 1997; and if he will list individual projects indicating the value of Government funding in the Doncaster/Wakefield employment district. [149071]

Mr. Blunkett: My Department has invested substantially in employment and training. My Department does not normally present aggregate figures for expenditure on these programmes. Table 1 shows the Department's spending on employment programmes including Work Based Learning for Adults. It shows spending on certain training programmes including Work Based Training for Young People. Separately, it also shows expenditure on New Deals and other programmes funded by the Windfall Tax. The New Deals offer help and support, including skills training, to people looking for work.

The table does not include expenditure on further education, some £3.5 billion in the current year, which includes funding for vocational education and training.

Table 1£ million

1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000⁽³³⁾ 2000-01⁽³³⁾

Employment programmes, including: 1,499 1,338 1,409 1,502

Work Based Learning for Adults 382 272 289 318

Other training programmes 903 950 1,015 1,192

New Deals and other programmes funded by Windfall Tax 50 235 480 665

	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000⁽³³⁾	2000-01⁽³³⁾
Employment programmes, including:	1,499	1,338	1,409	1,502
Work Based Learning for Adults	382	272	289	318
Other training programmes	903	950	1,015	1,192
New Deals and other programmes funded by Windfall Tax	50	235	480	665

⁽³³⁾ Estimate

Source:

These figures are taken from the Departmental Annual Report 2000 and Budget 2001

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Table 2 shows total estimated expenditure since April 1997 on employment programmes and New Deals in the Doncaster and Wakefield Employment Service districts. Due to organisational changes, data for 1997-98 are not

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available. Due to boundary changes, expenditure for 2000-01 on DfEE Mainstream programmes and the New Deals are not comparable.

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Table 2: Estimated expenditure on DfEE Mainstream employment programmes, New Deal programmes in the Doncaster and Wakefield Employment Service districts£ million

Payments made in

Employment measures 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01⁽³⁴⁾

DfEE Mainstream programmes n/a 5.7 5.8 5.6

New Deal n/a 6.0 8.0 5.3

New Deal and Mainstream totals n/a 11.7 13.8 11.08

Employment Zone -- -- 0.3 2.2

	Payments made in
Employment measures	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01⁽³⁴⁾
DfEE Mainstream programmes	n/a	5.7	5.8	5.6
New Deal	n/a	6.0	8.0	5.3

New Deal and Mainstream totals	n/a	11.7	13.8	11.08
Employment Zone	--	--	0.3	2.2

⁽³⁴⁾ Forecast

Source:

Figures provided by the Employment Service

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Table 3 shows expenditure figures for training programmes in the Wakefield Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) and the Doncaster part of the Barnsley and

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Doncaster TEC. The TECs' figures for Strategic activity/ Discretionary Projects may include expenditure other than training.

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Table 3: Estimated payments to the Training and Enterprise Councils in the Wakefield and Doncaster areas supporting training activities

£ million

Payments made in

1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01⁽³⁵⁾

Work Based Training for Young People 9.4 7.8 8.2 9.5

Work Based Learning for Adults 3.7 1.5 1.8 2.1

Competitiveness 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6

Strategic activity/Discretionary Projects 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.4

Total TEC payments 15.3 11.6 12.3 13.6

				£ million
	Payments made in
	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01⁽³⁵⁾
Work Based Training for Young People	9.4	7.8	8.2	9.5
Work Based Learning for Adults	3.7	1.5	1.8	2.1
Competitiveness	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.6
Strategic activity/Discretionary Projects	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.4

Total TEC payments	15.3	11.6	12.3	13.6

⁽³⁵⁾ Forecast

Source:

Figures provided by the Wakefield and Barnsley and Doncaster TECs

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Nortel Networks, Paignton

Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what extra resources will be made available to the South Devon Employment Service as a consequence of the redundancies announced by Nortel Networks, Paignton. [154292]

Ms Jowell: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Richard Foster to Mr. Adrian Sanders, dated 20 March 2001:

As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked Leigh Lewis to reply to your question

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concerning what extra resources will be made available to the South Devon Employment Service as a consequence of the redundancies announced by Nortel Networks. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to Mr. Lewis as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am replying on Mr. Lewis' behalf.

In answer to your specific question, all the local agencies, including the Employment Service, the Regional Development Agency and the Government Office are working closely with Nortel to establish the specific help that is needed by the employees. Following a meeting held on 23 February these agencies are in the process of preparing a bid for additional funding via the Rapid Response Fund. By way of background the Rapid Response Fund is held centrally by the Department for Education and Employment and was set up by the Government in 1998. The specific purpose of the Fund is to provide the additional resources necessary to support Large Sale Redundancies in situations such as this.

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In the longer term the Employment Service may also be able to offer additional support to Nortel employees through the Job Transition Programme. This service is being developed from April to assist employees facing redundancy and is intended to supplement the help available under the Rapid Response Fund.

May I take this opportunity to assure you that the Employment Service in South Devon will continue to work with Nortel to provide every assistance to the company and their employees.

I hope this is helpful.

Funding (Liverpool)

Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much new (a) capital and (b) revenue funding has been made available to schools and colleges in (i) Liverpool and (ii) Liverpool, Riverside since May 1997; and what the total amount of Government funding of education in Liverpool has been in these years. [154427]

Jacqui Smith: The information showing the schools in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency which benefited under the New Deal for Schools is shown in Table A. These allocations formed part of the £16.873 million investment made so far in schools in Liverpool local education authority under the New Deal for Schools programme.

The New Deal for Schools was introduced as a new additional programme targeted specifically at addressing the backlog of urgent repairs in school buildings that had

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built up after 18 years of under funding under the previous Administration. It has been in addition to other capital funds made available to Liverpool local education authority.

In total, since 1997, Liverpool local education authority has received some £147.253 million of funding for capital investment in school buildings as shown in Table B.

Nationally, investment in school buildings has tripled from £683 million a year in 1996-97 to over £2 billion in 2000-01. It will be £3.5 billion in 2003-04, including grant, credit approvals and Private Finance Initiative credits. There will be central Government investment of £8.5 million in school buildings in total from 2001-02 to 2003-04.

I refer my hon. Friend to the letter sent to her by the Secretary of State of 16 February for details of increases to revenue funding for schools in Liverpool. An extract covering the revenue funding allocated is shown in Table C. Information at constituency level is not readily available.

Since 1997, the Further Education Funding Council has allocated £19.37 million of capital grant to the projects at the City of Liverpool Community College listed in Table D. Revenue funding for the college since 1997 is shown in Table E.

The total amount of Government funding in schools and colleges in Liverpool since 1997 is shown in Table F.

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Table A: New deal for schools--allocations to schools in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency

Year School Project details Grant awarded (£)

1997-98 St. Michael in the Hamlet Primary New build 2 form entry school ⁽³⁶⁾1,275,000

Pleasant Street Primary First stage of new build school ⁽³⁶⁾1,275,000

1998-99 St. Michael in the Hamlet Primary Completion of new school 675,000

Pleasant Street Primary Phase 2 of new build school 800,000

Matthew Arnold Primary Replacement school 1,641,000

1999-2000 32 Primary schools Development cost of PFI bid ⁽³⁶⁾100,000

2000-01 Morrison Junior Replacement building 2,021,071

Abercromby Nursery

Lidderdale Infant

Mersey View Special

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary

Our Lady of Reconciliation Catholic Primary Part of 117 school package ⁽³⁶⁾5,000,000

St. Anne's Catholic Primary for roof replacements

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary

St. Charles' Catholic Primary

St. Finbar's Catholic Primary

St. Gerard's Catholic Primary

St. Nicholas' Catholic Primary

⁽³⁶⁾ Denotes total allocations made to package projects covering more than one school Liverpool local education authority will be able to advise the value of projects at schools in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency which benefited from these allocations

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Table B: All capital allocations to Liverpool local education authority

£000

1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

Basic Credit Approvals 4,957 6,832 5,954 4,968

Supplementary Credit Approvals 3,134 2,738 2,360 1,330

Grant to Voluntary Aided Schools 5,809 5,137 1,406 2,272

New Deal for Schools 1,275 4,016 2,738 8,844

School Security Grant 131 162 169 165

PFI Credits -- -- -- 74,300

Energy Efficiency Initiative -- 155 -- --

Class Size Initiative -- 85 221 154

National Grid for Learning Grant -- 979 1,050 1,649

Assistance with Asset Management Plans -- -- 66 --

Seed Challenge Funding -- -- -- 295

Devolved Formula Capital for Schools -- -- -- 3,528

Renewal of School Laboratories -- -- -- 296

Nursery Provision -- -- -- 78

Total 15,306 20,104 13,964 97,879

				£000
	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
Basic Credit Approvals	4,957	6,832	5,954	4,968
Supplementary Credit Approvals	3,134	2,738	2,360	1,330
Grant to Voluntary Aided Schools	5,809	5,137	1,406	2,272
New Deal for Schools	1,275	4,016	2,738	8,844
School Security Grant	131	162	169	165
PFI Credits	--	--	--	74,300
Energy Efficiency Initiative	--	155	--	--
Class Size Initiative	--	85	221	154
National Grid for Learning Grant	--	979	1,050	1,649
Assistance with Asset Management Plans	--	--	66	--
Seed Challenge Funding	--	--	--	295
Devolved Formula Capital for Schools	--	--	--	3,528
Renewal of School Laboratories	--	--	--	296
Nursery Provision	--	--	--	78

Total	15,306	20,104	13,964	97,879

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Table C: Revenue funding allocations--Liverpool local education authority

£ million

Standard spending assessment Grants

1997-98 210.2 8.1

1998-99 229.9 2.8

1999-2000 238.3 7.8

2000-01 248.4 25.8

		£ million
	Standard spending assessment	Grants
1997-98	210.2	8.1
1998-99	229.9	2.8
1999-2000	238.3	7.8
2000-01	248.4	25.8

Note:

The following revenue grants have been included: DfEE contributions to the Standards Fund; Class Size Reduction Grant; Funding for Education Action Zones; Grant for Nursery Vouchers in 1997-98; School Budget Support Grant; School Standards Grant; and Education Budget Support Grant

Table D: Central Government capital investment made in the City of Liverpool Community College

Year/education establishment £000

1997-98

Myrtle Street Centre for Performing Arts and Media Studies⁽³⁷⁾ ⁽³⁸⁾6,541

1998-99

Clarence Street⁽³⁷⁾ ⁽³⁸⁾4,469

Refurbishment at the Old Swan and Bankfield sites 3,100

2000-01

Merchants Square--New Build of Service Industry Training and Community Learning Centre and construction of a new Technology Centre at Plumpfields Business Park ⁽³⁸⁾5,260

Total 19,370

Year/education establishment	£000
1997-98
Myrtle Street Centre for Performing Arts and Media Studies⁽³⁷⁾	⁽³⁸⁾6,541

1998-99
Clarence Street⁽³⁷⁾	⁽³⁸⁾4,469
Refurbishment at the Old Swan and Bankfield sites	3,100

2000-01
Merchants Square--New Build of Service Industry Training and Community Learning Centre and construction of a new Technology Centre at Plumpfields Business Park	⁽³⁸⁾5,260

Total	19,370

⁽³⁷⁾ New Build Project

⁽³⁸⁾ These projects are located in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency

Table E: Revenue funding for the City of Liverpool Community College

Year £

1997-98 21,021,505

1998-99 19,984,675

1999-2000 20,572,499

2000-01 20,285,784

Year	£
1997-98	21,021,505
1998-99	19,984,675
1999-2000	20,572,499
2000-01	20,285,784

Table F: Total amount of Government funding in schools and colleges in Liverpool since 1997

£000

1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

Schools

Capital funding 15,306 20,104 13,964 97,879

Revenue funding 210,200 229,900 238,300 248,400

FE college

Capital funding 6,541 7,569 -- 5,260

Revenue funding 21,021 19,985 20,572 20,286

Total 253,068 277,558 272,836 371,825

				£000
	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
Schools
Capital funding	15,306	20,104	13,964	97,879
Revenue funding	210,200	229,900	238,300	248,400

FE college
Capital funding	6,541	7,569	--	5,260
Revenue funding	21,021	19,985	20,572	20,286

Total	253,068	277,558	272,836	371,825

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Year	School	Project details	Grant awarded (£)
1997-98	St. Michael in the Hamlet Primary	New build 2 form entry school	⁽³⁶⁾1,275,000
	Pleasant Street Primary	First stage of new build school	⁽³⁶⁾1,275,000

1998-99	St. Michael in the Hamlet Primary	Completion of new school	675,000
	Pleasant Street Primary	Phase 2 of new build school	800,000
	Matthew Arnold Primary	Replacement school	1,641,000

1999-2000	32 Primary schools	Development cost of PFI bid	⁽³⁶⁾100,000

2000-01	Morrison Junior	Replacement building	2,021,071
	Abercromby Nursery
	Lidderdale Infant
	Mersey View Special
	Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary
	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary
	Our Lady of Reconciliation Catholic Primary	Part of 117 school package	⁽³⁶⁾5,000,000
	St. Anne's Catholic Primary	for roof replacements
	St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary
	St. Charles' Catholic Primary
	St. Finbar's Catholic Primary
	St. Gerard's Catholic Primary
	St. Nicholas' Catholic Primary