Priority School Building Programme

David Laws Excerpts

Tuesday 10th December 2013 Ministerial Corrections

[Tom Blenkinsop]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools were (a) initially informed they would and (b) subsequently informed they would not receive funding for under three provision from the Priority School Building Programme by the Education Funding Agency.

[Official Report, 2 December 2013, Vol. 571, c. 540W.]

Letter of correction from David Laws:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Tom Blenkinsop) on 2 December 2013.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Mr Laws]

I am not aware of any school that has been informed that they would receive funding for under three provision from the Priority Schools Building Programme. However, we have allocated £200 million to local authorities for this specific purpose, and we expect them to contribute a proportion of this funding where they wish to provide under three places.

The correct answer should have been:

[Mr Laws]

I am not aware of any school that has been informed that they would receive funding for under three provision from the Priority Schools Building Programme. However, we have allocated £100 million to local authorities for this specific purpose, and we expect them to contribute a proportion of this funding where they wish to provide under three places.

[Tom Blenkinsop]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department plans to allocate to under three provision in school buildings being built as part of the Priority School Building Programme; and if he will make a statement.

[Official Report, 3 December 2013, Vol. 571, c. 651W.]

Letter of correction from David Laws:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Tom Blenkinsop) on 3 December 2013.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Mr Laws]

The purpose of the Priority Schools Building Programme is to rebuild schools in England in the worst condition. There is no provision made within the programme for under three places. However, we have allocated £200 million to local authorities for this specific purpose, and we expect them to contribute a proportion of this funding where they wish to provide under three places.

The correct answer should have been:

[Mr Laws]

The purpose of the Priority Schools Building Programme is to rebuild schools in England in the worst condition. There is no provision made within the programme for under three places. However, we have allocated £100 million to local authorities for this specific purpose, and we expect them to contribute a proportion of this funding where they wish to provide under three places.