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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding his Department has allocated to the Sure Start programme in Battersea constituency since its establishment; and how it has been spent. [133881] Margaret Hodge: Sure Start Battersea has been operational since October 2000. The revenue and capital allocations and the current spend to date for the programme are shown as follows: Revenue £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grant allocation Actual spend 2000/01 290,000 125,252 2001/02 800,000 506,847 2002/03 855,000 855,099 2003/04 800,000 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Revenue funding has been used to support the development of a range of services for 0-3's and their families within the catchment area, such as outreach and home visiting, child care, support for families and primary and community health care. Capital _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ Total allocation (to be spent by October 2004) 1,075,000 Total approved 852,897 Total spend to date 326,685 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Capital funding of £1,075,000 has been allocated to Sure Start Battersea of which £852,897 has been approved for a Sure Start centre at the Katherine Low Settlement, to contribute towards the re-development of an early years outdoor area at Falconbrook School and to develop local play areas.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

133881; 413 c1492-3W;413 c1488-9W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Children Finance Sure Start programme Battersea

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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