Written question WQ95618
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary set out how much funding the Welsh Government has provided to councils for the maintenance of schools since 2014, broken down by local authority?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
The total number of new build schools over the last 10 years, in receipt of funding from the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme, is 159 with 49 still under construction or in planning stages. The number of projects by local authority is provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Number of New Build Schools by Local Authority
Local Authority
New Build Schools
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
5
Bridgend County Borough Council
4
Caerphilly County Borough Council
6
Carmarthenshire County Council
12
Ceredigion County Council
4
City of Cardiff Council
15
Conwy County Borough Council
3
Denbighshire County Council
6
Flintshire County Council
5
Gwynedd Council
10
Isle of Anglesey County Council
5
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
4
Monmouthshire County Council
4
Neath Port Talbot Council
9
Newport City Council
7
Pembrokeshire County Council
9
Powys County Council
8
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
12
Swansea (City & County of) Council
8
Torfaen County Borough Council
5
Vale of Glamorgan Council
13
Wrexham County Borough Council
5
Grand Total
159
Sustainable Communities for Learning funding has been allocated to local authorities to facilitate capital repairs and maintenance over the last ten years as set out in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Amount of Capital Repairs and Maintenance Grant by Local Authority
Local Authority
Total (£)
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
5,423,747
Bridgend County Borough Council
13,065,186
Caerphilly County Borough Council
16,881,948
Carmarthenshire County Council
19,540,510
Ceredigion County Council
6,527,512
City of Cardiff Council
28,994,385
Conwy County Borough Council
10,160,540
Denbighshire County Council
10,301,602
Flintshire County Council
14,338,137
Gwynedd Council
12,781,776
Isle of Anglesey County Council
8,451,835
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
5,408,837
Monmouthshire County Council
6,926,429
Neath Port Talbot Council
12,798,089
Newport City Council
14,265,126
Pembrokeshire County Council
10,844,729
Powys County Council
12,517,347
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
22,903,100
Swansea (City & County of) Council
20,562,019
Torfaen County Borough Council
8,183,639
Vale of Glamorgan Council
12,741,427
Wrexham County Borough Council
12,269,956
Grand Total
285,887,876
In addition to this capital grant award, revenue funding has also provided to local authorities for maintenance as per table 3 below.
Table 3: Amount of Revenue Maintenance Grant by Local Authority
Local Authority
Total (£)
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
2,215,336
Bridgend County Borough Council
5,411,346
Caerphilly County Borough Council
6,774,291
City of Cardiff Council
12,912,355
Carmarthenshire County Council
6,980,446
Ceredigion County Council
2,498,938
Conwy County Borough Council
3,950,396
Denbighshire County Council
3,892,852
Flintshire County Council
5,702,008
Gwynedd Council
4,719,571
Isle of Anglesey County Council
2,572,248
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
2,175,023
Monmouthshire County Council
2,775,409
Neath Port Talbot Council
5,118,250
Newport City Council
6,098,061
Pembrokeshire County Council
4,297,030
Powys County Council
4,664,543
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
9,306,359
Swansea (City & County of) Council
8,436,101
Vale of Glamorgan Council
5,347,388
Torfaen County Borough Council
3,358,969
Wrexham County Borough Council
4,798,835
Total
114,005,756
In addition to the capital and revenue funding above, authorities can use un-hypothecated funding from the local government settlement (revenue) and general capital fund (capital) for their local priorities including school repairs and maintenance.
The number of school extensions by local authority is provided in table 4 below. These figures are for school extensions in receipt of funding for a specific Sustainable Communities for Learning programme scheme. This does not include self-funded projects or smaller extensions undertaken as part of general capital grants, such as Capital Maintenance or Additional Learning Needs grants, which are allocated on a formula basis.
Table 4: Number of Extensions by Local Authority
Local Authority
Extensions
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
1
Carmarthenshire County Council
4
Ceredigion County Council
3
City of Cardiff Council
8
Conwy County Borough Council
2
Denbighshire County Council
2
Flintshire County Council
1
Gwynedd Council
1
Newport City Council
3
Pembrokeshire County Council
3
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
2
Swansea (City & County of) Council
3
Torfaen County Borough Council
3
Vale of Glamorgan Council
1
Wrexham County Borough Council
4
Grand Total
41
Table 5 below provides the number of refurbishment and remodelled schools in receipt of Sustainable Communities for Learning capital funding. As mentioned above, these figures do not include self-funded projects or smaller refurbishments undertaken as part of general capital grants allocated on a formula basis.
Table 5: Number of Refurbishment projects by Local Authority
Local Authority
Refurbishments
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
4
Bridgend County Borough Council
4
Caerphilly County Borough Council
6
Carmarthenshire County Council
3
Ceredigion County Council
3
City of Cardiff Council
4
Flintshire County Council
2
Gwynedd Council
2
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
1
Neath Port Talbot Council
1
Newport City Council
3
Pembrokeshire County Council
1
Powys County Council
2
Swansea (City & County of) Council
1
Torfaen County Borough Council
4
Vale of Glamorgan Council
3
Wrexham County Borough Council
1
Grand Total
45