Education: Swindon

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
(Conservative - North Swindon)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total education budget for Swindon was in each of the last seven years.

Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

The planned expenditure of Swindon local authority on schools and other education services in each of the last seven years was as follows:

Total Schools Budget
(before academy recoupment)

Other Education and Community Budget

(Net)

(Net)

£000s

£000s

2017-18

170,120

7,069

2016-17

164,072

7,159

2015-16

161,514

6,953

2014-15

146,933

6,005

2013-14

144,772

6,132

2012-13

Not available on a consistent basis

7,834

2011-12

Not available on a consistent basis

8,951

Source: Section 251 Budget returns.

Figures shown are net of expected income. Income sources could include private sources, other local authorities’ fees, charges paid by parents (such as meals, music, board / lodging) and lettings.

Planned expenditure on schools, education and children’s services by local authorities in England is published at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#planned-local-authority-and-school-spending-.

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