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?
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 |