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Written Answers to Questions
Thursday 18 January 1990
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
Bishops (Retirement)
Mr. William Powell : To ask the hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will list in the Official Report (a) the names of suffragan bishops and (b) the names of all assistant bishops, appointed since 20 February 1986, with date of appointment and diocese to which attached and (c) the names of suffragan and assistant bishops who have retired since 20 February 1986 with their date of retirement.
Mr. Alison : The information is as follows :
(d) Assistant bishops who have retired since 20 February 1986<1>
Diocese and bishop |Date
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(i) Full-time
Peterborough
The Right Revd. W. A. Franklin |31 August 1986
(ii) Part-time
London
The Right Revd. D. S. Arden |14 April 1986
Southwark/Europe
The Right Revd. E. M. H. Capper |1 June 1986
London/Southwark
The Right Revd. E. G. Knapp-Fisher
|{31 January 1987
Leicester
The Right Revd. J. E. L. Mort |2 October 1988
Derby
The Right Revd. C. A. Warren |25 February 1989
<1> This list includes only those Assistant Bishops for whose stipends at
sometime the Commissioners had a responsibility in whole or in part.
(d) Assistant bishops who have retired since 20 February 1986<1>
Diocese and bishop |Date
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(i) Full-time
Peterborough
The Right Revd. W. A. Franklin |31 August 1986
(ii) Part-time
London
The Right Revd. D. S. Arden |14 April 1986
Southwark/Europe
The Right Revd. E. M. H. Capper |1 June 1986
London/Southwark
The Right Revd. E. G. Knapp-Fisher
|{31 January 1987
Leicester
The Right Revd. J. E. L. Mort |2 October 1988
Derby
The Right Revd. C. A. Warren |25 February 1989
<1> This list includes only those Assistant Bishops for whose stipends at
sometime the Commissioners had a responsibility in whole or in part.
(d) Assistant bishops who have retired since 20 February 1986<1>
Diocese and bishop |Date
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(i) Full-time
Peterborough
The Right Revd. W. A. Franklin |31 August 1986
(ii) Part-time
London
The Right Revd. D. S. Arden |14 April 1986
Southwark/Europe
The Right Revd. E. M. H. Capper |1 June 1986
London/Southwark
The Right Revd. E. G. Knapp-Fisher
|{31 January 1987
Leicester
The Right Revd. J. E. L. Mort |2 October 1988
Derby
The Right Revd. C. A. Warren |25 February 1989
<1> This list includes only those Assistant Bishops for whose stipends at
sometime the Commissioners had a responsibility in whole or in part.
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(d) Assistant bishops who have retired since 20 February 1986<1>
Diocese and bishop |Date
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(i) Full-time
Peterborough
The Right Revd. W. A. Franklin |31 August 1986
(ii) Part-time
London
The Right Revd. D. S. Arden |14 April 1986
Southwark/Europe
The Right Revd. E. M. H. Capper |1 June 1986
London/Southwark
The Right Revd. E. G. Knapp-Fisher
|{31 January 1987
Leicester
The Right Revd. J. E. L. Mort |2 October 1988
Derby
The Right Revd. C. A. Warren |25 February 1989
<1> This list includes only those Assistant Bishops for whose stipends at
sometime the Commissioners had a responsibility in whole or in part.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
European Single Market
Mr. Leighton : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list which of the 300 steps necessary for the achievement of the single market in 1993 have been transported into legal form in all member states ; and which have yet to be dealt with.
Mr. Redwood : I have been asked to reply.
Commission Communication (Section (89) 2098 on 4 December 1989) presented to the Internal Market Council on 21 December identified the following 10 directives that have been implemented in all member states. They include a number of measures which have time derogations in limited member states. For a more detailed picture of the state of play on implementation, I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer of Tuesday 9 January to my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Mr. Powell).
Various Controls
1. Duty free fuel contained in fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles Directive 85/347.
Veterinary and phytosanitary controls
2. Hormone growth promoters Directive 85/358.
3. Antibiotic residues Directive 86/469.
--control of residues Directive 469.
4. Control of foot and mouth disease Directive 85/511.
5. Amendments to Directive 77/93 (plant health) Directive 85/547. 6. Amendment of Directive 79/117 (ethylene oxide) Directive 86/355.
Pharmaceuticals and high-technology medicines
7. Amendment to Directive 65/65 concerning medical specialities Directive 87/21.
Food Law
8. Sampling and methods of analysis Directive 85/591.
Capital Movements
9. Operations such as transactions in securities, admission of securities and long-term commercial credits Directive 86/566. 10. Units in collective investment undertakings for transferable securities Directive 85/583.
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Romania
Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence the Government have about food supplies in Romania ; what amount of food and medical aid has been sent to Romania since the revolution ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave : We do not yet have any reliable statistics on food supplies in Romania. The Romanian authorities have requested several hundred thousand tonnes of food from western countries. A European Commission team examined these needs in Bucharest on 15 and 16 January and we expect proposals for a food aid package soon. Substantial quantities of urgent medical aid have already been sent to Romania from both public and private sources. The United Kingdom is providing immediate help in the form of medical equipment and literature, but figures for the total quantity are not yet available. We are now considering how best we can, in co-operation with other donors, respond to Romania's longer-term needs.
China
Mr. Tony Lloyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government about the lifting of martial law in China and the continuation of martial law in Tibet ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sainsbury : We have suspended normal ministerial contacts with the Chinese Government in line with the declaration on China at the Madrid European Council. We welcome the lifting of martial law in Peking as a positive move in the right direction. We hope the Chinese Government will now take further steps to strengthen the protection of human rights throughout China, including the lifting of martial law in Tibet.
Eastern Europe
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice his Department is giving to those people considering travel to East European countries ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sainsbury : The Department's general advice to those who inquire is that there is no reason not to visit eastern European countries but that visitors should if possible avoid demonstrations and large crowds. Petrol may be in short supply.
The Department has published a warning to travellers considering visiting Romania that many facilities, in particular medical facilities, are stretched and may not be readily available.
Hong Kong
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has entered a reservation to CITES on behalf of Hong Kong to allow the current ivory stockpile in the Crown Colony to be placed on the market.
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Mr. Waldegrave : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the House on 17 January.
TRANSPORT
Traffic Congestion
65. Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the costs to business of traffic congestion in the south-east.
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the costs to business of traffic congestion in the south-east.
64. Mr. Graham : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the costs to business of traffic congestion in the south-east.
63. Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the costs to business of traffic congestion in the south-east.
Mr. Atkins : There is no way of making accurate overall estimates of the cost to business of traffic congestion in the south-east.
Vehicles (Energy Consumption)
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what percentage of total energy consumed by transport in the United Kingdom was accounted for by commercial goods vehicles and vehicles other than private cars annually, for 1985 to 1989 inclusive ; (2) what percentage of total energy consumed by transport in the United Kingdom was accounted for by private cars annually for 1985 to 1989 inclusive.
Mr. Atkins : Data for 1989 are not yet available. Estimates for 1985 to 1988 are as follows :
Estimates of energy used by road vehicles as a percentage of all energy used in transport in the United Kingdom Percentage Vehicle |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 ------------------------------------------------------- Cars |50.4 |51.0 |51.3 |51.4 Goods vehicles |22.7 |22.7 |23.1 |23.7 Other vehicles |6.2 |5.9 |5.4 |4.7
Locomotives
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of total energy consumed by transport in the United Kingdom was accounted for by (a) electrically powered locomotives and (b) diesel- powered locomotives annually, for 1985 to 1989 inclusive.
Mr. Portillo : Data for 1989 are not yet available. Estimates for 1985 to 1988 are as follows :
Energy used by rail as percentage of all energy used in transport in the United Kingdom Percentage Energy |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 ----------------------------------------------- Electricity |0.6 |0.6 |0.6 |0.6 Petroleum |2.2 |2.0 |1.8 |1.7 Note: These figures will include some energy which was not used for powering locomotives.
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what percentage of the total rail freight traffic was hauled annually by (a) electrically powered locomotives and (b) diesel-powered locomotives for 1985 to 1989 inclusive ;
(2) what percentage of total rail passenger traffic was hauled annually by (a) electrically powered locomotives and (b) by diesel-powered locomotives for 1985 to 1989 inclusive.
Mr. Portillo : This information is obtainable from table 3.7 on page 137 of the "1978-88 Transport Statistics Great Britain", a copy of which is held in the Library.
Domestic Flights
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of total energy consumed by transport in the United Kingdom was accounted for by United Kingdom domestic flights annually for 1985 to 1989 inclusive.
Mr. McLoughlin : This information is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
British Rail
Mr. Soames : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the objectives of his policy for the future of British Rail.
Mr. Portillo : My right hon. Friend set out the Government's objectives for British Rail in his statement to the House on 19 December.
Road Improvements
Mr. Amos : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all the trunk road improvement schemes which are due to start in England in 1990-91 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : It is too soon to provide a list. The composition of the new starts programme will depend on the completion of outstanding procedures on individual schemes and on price movements over the coming months.
Scottish Lowland Airports
Mr. Allan Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what considerations of policy he has taken into account in deciding the timing of his forthcoming announcement of the results of his review of Scottish lowland airports policy ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) when he expects to announce his decision on the review of Scottish lowland airports policy.
Mr. McLoughlin : My right hon. Friend has said that he expects to be able to announce his decision on future policy for the Scottish lowland airports early this year. That remains the position. We recognise the need to end uncertainty over the policy, but we shall not be reaching a decision until the views expressed in the over 1, 100 responses received during the consultation have been carefully considered. My right hon. Friend has written to my hon. Friend to stress that there is no question of external considerations being allowed to affect either the decision itself or its timing.
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Household Refuse
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider requiring special licences for the transportation by road or rail of partly decomposed household refuse from controlled local authority tips.
Mr. Atkins : There are no specific guidelines. The road transport of dangerous goods, including wastes, is governed by national regulations and related approved codes of practice. All goods carried by rail are subject to BRS conditions of carriage and conditions of acceptance, which include specific conditions for dangerous goods, including wastes. The Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 will require the registration of any person, unless exempted by regulation, carrying controlled waste, including household waste, in the course of his business.
Railway Lines
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will consult outside interested parties on his proposed terms of reference for his departmental committee to establish a noise standard for new railway lines.
Mr. Portillo : No. The object will be to establish the standard at a level which equitably relates to the standard set by regulation for new highways.
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will include outside members on his departmental committee to set a noise standard for railway lines ; and whether the committee will consult outside interested parties before reaching its conclusions.
Mr. Portillo : Outside members will be included and there will be consultation. It will be for the committee to decide at what stage to consult outside interested parties.
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why he has decided that his Department's new noise standard for railway lines should relate to the standard set for new highways, and what account he has taken of the particular characteristics and pattern of noise from railway lines.
Mr. Portillo : I consider it right to aim for a noise insulation standard for new railway lines which is comparable with the standard currently set by regulation for new highways in order to be even-handed. It would not be right to discriminate in favour of or against people living near new railway lines as opposed to people living near new roads. It will be for the departmental committee to consider and take account of the characteristics and pattern of noise from railway lines.
Test Bores, Eccles
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what purpose test bores 2069, 2070 and 2071 were carried out on land at Grange farm, Eccles, under section 290(3) of the Highways Act 1980.
Mr. Atkins : Preliminary investigations associated with the proposed widening of the M62 between junctions 12 and 18 prior to the White Paper "Roads for Prosperity".
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Greater Manchester Relief Road
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many route options were produced by consultants in respect of the M6 to M56 section of the proposed Greater Manchester western and northern relief road.
Mr. Atkins : Five. All but one were eventually rejected for environmental reasons.
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total length of new motorway envisaged in each section of the Greater Manchester western and northern relief road, M6 to M56, M56 to M62 and M62 to M66.
Mr. Atkins : The information is as follows :
M6 to M56--6 miles
M56 to M62 ; M62 to M66--It is too early in the planning process to say what lengths of new motorways are envisaged.
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total length of road widening to existing roads envisaged in each section of the Greater Manchester western and northern relief road, M6 to M56, M56 to M62 and M62 to M66.
Mr. Atkins : The information is as follows :
M6 to M56--None
M56 to M62 ; M62 to M66--It is too early in planning process to quantify the total length of existing roads to be widened.
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the consultants' brief in respect of the Greater Manchester western and northern relief road includes consideration of a new motorway crossing of the Manchester ship canal.
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the road widening of the M62 between junctions 12 and 18 is regarded as part of the proposed Greater Manchester western and northern relief road.
Mr. Atkins : We expect there to be a need for a new route on the north side of Manchester.
Oil Spills
Mr. Bermingham : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will outline what research is being undertaken in respect of new methods to deal with oil spills ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : The marine pollution control unit (MPCU) of the Department of Transport undertakes a continuing programme of counter- pollution research including new or improved methods of dealing with oil slicks. Research is currently being undertaken into the use of demulsifiers as a means of inhibiting formation of emulsions and promoting natural dispersion of oil ; satellite remote sensing for the detection of oil slicks ; techniques for cleaning oil from shingle beaches ; the resources and methods required to clean different types of beach ; and possible methods of cleaning contaminated salt marshes and mud flats.
These projects are part of the wider overall programme of progressive research into methods of dealing with oil and chemical spills which the MPCU has been
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undertaking for a number of years at an annual cost of about £1 million. This has resulted in the successful development and introduction into service of aerial dispersant spraying techniques ; a mechanical recovery system ; increased identification and refinement of the correct techniques to apply in dealing with oil pollution at sea and on various types of shoreline ; detailed knowledge of the behaviour of oil at sea ; a straw baler machine which produces straw booms for use in protecting sensitive areas of coastline ; aerial surveillance ; and various information systems and manuals.The results of the research are made available to relevant authorities in the United Kingdom and abroad as part of the United Kingdom's contribution to international co-operation in counter-pollution.
Taxis
Mr. Gregory : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will fund research on the personal security of passengers travelling in private hire cars and taxis.
Mr. Portillo : The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is commissioning research into the actual and perceived risks to personal security of travelling in minicabs in London which are not licensed, compared with taxis in London which are licensed : and whether minicab licensing, as practised outside London, alters the position. The trust has sought a contribution from the Government towards funding and I have agreed that the Department of Transport will provide half the cost of the research, up to a ceiling of £20,500. I understand that the other half of the funding will come from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and the Police Foundation which are jointly seeking additional funds from the private sector for that purpose ; and that the research should be completed in about a year's time.
Hazardous Chemicals
Mr. Lawrence : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will take steps to end the practice of allowing barrels of hazardous chemicals to be carried on open-sided lorries ; (2) what steps he has taken to assess the implications for regulations relating to the transport by road of hazardous wastes of the recent accident at Burton-upon-Trent in which sodium cyanide was spilt in a residential area from an open lorry.
Mr. Atkins : The Health and Safety Executive has been made aware of details of the incident. It will consider any change to the procedures as part of the practice of regularly reviewing the relevant regulations.
River Thames
Mr. Hanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any further consideration has been given to a comprehensive set of regulations governing navigation in the tidal Thames following the Marchioness disaster.
Mr. McLoughlin : The Port of London Authority has already incorporated within its general direction for navigation the main navigational measures recommended by the interim report of the marine accident investigation
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branch. It is considering, with the Department the further recommendation with respect to the segregation of commercial and passenger traffic on the river.EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Examination Results
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all local education authorities in England in rank order of expenditure per secondary pupil per year, starting with the highest spending authority, together with their position in the table of examination results for school leavers achieving grades A to C at GCSE in 1988 and 1989.
Mrs. Rumbold : The table gives the net institutional expenditure per secondary school pupil in the financial year 1987-88, and averaged examination results for the three years 1985-86 to 1987-88. The purpose of averaging is to reduce sampling error within the derived percentages. Comparable information is not yet available for 1988-89.
Secondary schools in England: net institutional expenditure per pupil
and examination achievements at GCSE<1>
Numbers of leavers with five
| or more GCSE results at
| grades A to C<4><5>
|Net
|expenditure |As percentage |Rank
|per pupil | of all school
|(£ cash)<2><3> | leavers
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Local education authorities
ILEA |2,610 |16.1 |88
Waltham Forest |2,345 |11.3 |95
Brent |2,195 |19.1 |75
Newham |1,880 |14.3 |93
Croydon |1,825 |22.7 |57
Manchester |1,785 |15.9 |90
Harrow |1,775 |38.2 |2
Barking |1,745 |11.8 |94
Knowsley |1,735 |10.0 |96
Liverpool |1,730 |17.9 |81
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |1,725 |17.4 |84
Kingston-upon-Thames |1,720 |34.2 |5
Coventry |1,705 |20.7 |68
Barnet |1,675 |41.5 |1
Hillingdon |1,675 |20.0 |70
Hounslow |1,675 |21.5 |63
Wigan |1,675 |29.4 |15
Havering |1,670 |23.3 |53
North Tyneside |1,660 |23.2 |54
Rochdale |1,650 |18.7 |78
Bromley |1,645 |32.0 |9
Walsall |1,645 |20.9 |67
Sandwell |1,630 |14.6 |92
Salford |1,625 |21.8 |62
Bury |1,615 |26.4 |31
Redbridge |1,600 |26.6 |28
South Tyneside |1,585 |18.3 |79
Enfield |1,580 |24.7 |45
Wolverhampton |1,575 |17.8 |82
Dudley |1,570 |22.3 |61
Leicestershire |1,565 |23.4 |51
Gateshead |1,560 |19.8 |72
Oxfordshire |1,560 |26.2 |34
Cleveland |1,545 |27.1 |26
Nottinghamshire |1,540 |21.6 |59
Bexley |1,530 |27.9 |20
Derbyshire |1,530 |22.5 |60
Tameside |1,525 |24.7 |44
Trafford |1,525 |31.1 |10
Cumbria |1,510 |26.9 |27
St. Helens |1,505 |23.3 |52
Sunderland |1,505 |18.8 |77
Buckinghamshire |1,505 |33.4 |6
Stockport |1,500 |24.9 |43
Doncaster |1,500 |18.8 |76
Wakefield |1,495 |17.6 |83
Birmingham |1,490 |18.3 |80
Hertfordshire |1,490 |30.3 |12
Wirral |1,480 |25.9 |39
Richmond-upon-Thames |1,475 |29.6 |14
Merton |1,470 |23.5 |49
Barnsley |1,470 |17.0 |87
Salop |1,470 |27.7 |22
Sefton |1,460 |26.3 |32
Humberside |1,460 |21.5 |64
Bedfordshire |1,455 |26.0 |38
Solihull |1,450 |30.8 |11
Lancashire |1,450 |25.7 |40
Rotherham |1,440 |19.5 |73
Calderdale |1,440 |20.0 |71
Avon |1,435 |26.1 |35
Bolton |1,425 |26.1 |37
Sutton |1,420 |34.9 |4
Essex |1,420 |26.3 |33
Staffordshire |1,420 |23.4 |50
Kirklees |1,415 |25.1 |42
Surrey |1,415 |36.4 |3
Bradford |1,410 |16.1 |89
Durham |1,405 |21.0 |66
Hampshire |1,405 |27.7 |21
Warwickshire |1,400 |26.6 |29
Oldham |1,395 |15.5 |91
Cheshire |1,390 |28.3 |19
Northumberland |1,390 |29.8 |13
East Sussex |1,385 |27.4 |23
Gloucestershire |1,385 |29.1 |17
Norfolk |1,385 |22.8 |55
Devon |1,380 |24.4 |47
North Yorkshire |1,375 |32.8 |7
Northamptonshire |1,375 |22.7 |58
Leeds |1,370 |21.3 |65
West Sussex |1,360 |32.6 |8
Somerset |1,355 |24.5 |46
Isle of Wight |1,350 |17.0 |86
Wiltshire |1,350 |24.0 |48
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |1,350 |27.3 |24
Hereford and Worcester |1,330 |28.5 |18
Dorset |1,320 |27.2 |25
Cambridgeshire |1,315 |26.1 |36
Suffolk |1,305 |22.7 |56
Kent |1,290 |26.5 |30
Lincolnshire |1,280 |25.3 |41
Ealing |n/a |19.1 |74
Haringey |n/a |17.3 |85
Sheffield |n/a |20.2 |69
Berkshire |n/a |29.4 |16
<1> The figures in the table have not been adjusted to take account of variations in LEA's socio-economic circumstances.
<2> Net institutional expenditure includes the cost of salaries and wages, premises, and certain supplies and services. It does
not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection, debt charges or revenue contributions to capital
outlay.
<3> The unit spending figures are based on LEA expenditure returns to the Department of the Environment for the financial year
1987-88, and pupil number returns to DES. Data for four authorities are not available.
<4> The examination data are aggregated from the results of a sample survey for the academic years 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88.
The survey is based on a 10 per cent. sample of pupils in maintained and independent schools (excluding special schools) who
have reached the minimum school leaving age. The percentages quoted do not reflect the achievements of pupils at O-level, CSE or
GCSE after leaving school; nor their attainments in examinations leading to vocational or other qualifications at school or
elsewhere.
<5> Includes grades A-C at O-level and CSE grade 1.
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Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of children sitting (a) GCSE and (b) A-level examinations in each local education authority in England as a percentage of the total number in the relevant year groups for 1988 ; and if he will list by each local education authority in England the number of children achieving (i) GCSE grades A to C, (ii) GCSE grades C to F and (iii) A-level grades A and E as a percentage of the total number of pupils in the relevant year in 1988 and 1989.
Mrs. Rumbold : The information is not readily available in the form requested. The table gives sampled examination results for school leavers, averaged over the academic years 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88. The purpose of averaging is to reduce sampling error within the derived percentages. Comparable information is not yet available for 1988-89.
School leavers in England: aggregated examination attempts and
graded results for the academic years 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88
Percentage of school leavers
Local education One or more One or more
authorities xamination examination
attempts results
|GCSE<1> |A-level<2>|GCSE |GCSE |A-level
|grades |grades |grades
|A-C<3> |D-G<4> |A-E
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Barking |82.9 |10.6 |42.3 |39.2 |8.3
Barnet |92.0 |33.8 |66.6 |24.9 |30.7
Bexley |90.5 |19.5 |54.6 |35.0 |17.0
Brent |90.0 |16.7 |51.6 |6.3 |13.1
Bromley |93.7 |23.0 |59.1 |34.2 |20.3
Croydon |90.0 |14.6 |54.0 |35.1 |13.6
Ealing |88.8 |15.1 |48.6 |36.2 |12.9
Enfield |92.0 |21.3 |53.6 |36.9 |17.7
Haringey |86.1 |14.4 |46.3 |37.8 |12.4
Harrow |95.3 |16.9 |69.3 |25.5 |15.4
Havering |91.1 |15.7 |54.7 |34.9 |13.6
Hillingdon |92.9 |15.7 |54.0 |38.5 |13.3
Hounslow |87.3 |16.4 |50.9 |34.2 |13.1
Kingston-upon-Thames |91.3 |23.2 |61.1 |29.5 |20.1
Merton |86.0 |15.2 |51.2 |34.5 |13.9
Newham |81.0 |11.8 |47.2 |30.8 |9.0
Redbridge |89.1 |21.8 |53.1 |34.2 |19.7
Richmond-upon-Thames |92.8 |0.2 |61.1 |30.7 |0.0
Sutton |94.0 |26.8 |61.0 |32.8 |25.3
Waltham Forest |86.7 |10.3 |41.6 |40.8 |8.2
Birmingham |86.1 |13.2 |46.0 |39.0 |11.1
Coventry |90.3 |14.9 |50.2 |39.4 |12.1
Dudley |91.3 |11.0 |51.9 |38.8 |10.4
Sandwell |85.3 |8.2 |39.2 |45.5 |7.3
Solihull |96.9 |21.4 |60.5 |36.1 |19.7
Walsall |86.4 |16.0 |49.6 |36.4 |14.3
Wolverhampton |87.0 |12.1 |43.5 |42.0 |9.5
Knowsley |77.5 |5.9 |34.2 |40.7 |4.8
Liverpool |79.9 |14.7 |41.6 |34.8 |12.7
St. Helens |86.9 |15.9 |50.1 |35.6 |14.6
Sefton |90.6 |19.8 |55.6 |33.5 |17.4
Wirral |90.9 |19.9 |52.6 |36.0 |17.8
Bolton |90.8 |17.0 |55.9 |34.1 |15.2
Bury |92.0 |15.1 |60.7 |30.0 |14.1
Manchester |80.4 |15.9 |44.0 |33.2 |13.8
Oldham |87.2 |10.5 |43.2 |42.5 |9.3
Rochdale |85.3 |15.0 |49.7 |33.8 |11.6
Salford |88.4 |14.2 |47.9 |38.5 |12.6
Stockport |92.2 |19.7 |58.9 |30.7 |16.8
Tameside |92.2 |13.3 |52.4 |38.7 |11.3
Trafford |95.9 |17.5 |62.0 |31.6 |16.4
Wigan |94.1 |16.0 |59.6 |33.3 |14.5
Barnsley |88.2 |10.6 |38.5 |48.8 |10.0
Doncaster |88.1 |15.1 |44.5 |42.3 |12.9
Rotherham |89.6 |14.8 |44.4 |43.8 |13.5
Sheffield |90.2 |12.7 |49.7 |38.7 |11.1
Bradford |83.6 |12.6 |42.5 |39.2 |10.6
Calderdale |89.9 |16.0 |46.6 |41.1 |12.9
Kirklees |89.9 |17.3 |50.1 |38.7 |15.0
Leeds |89.0 |13.6 |48.7 |39.2 |12.5
Wakefield |87.0 |8.5 |44.6 |41.4 |6.9
Gateshead |84.2 |13.1 |45.2 |38.0 |10.8
Newcastle-upon-
Tyne |84.5 |13.4 |41.8 |41.5 |10.8
North Tyneside |91.3 |16.1 |50.9 |39.7 |14.0
South Tyneside |93.6 |11.8 |45.9 |47.0 |10.0
Sunderland |91.3 |10.1 |47.7 |43.5 |8.1
ILEA |80.3 |12.7 |44.8 |33.5 |11.0
Avon |93.9 |16.6 |55.6 |37.1 |14.9
Bedfordshire |94.7 |18.2 |55.9 |37.1 |16.1
Berkshire |95.7 |21.9 |57.4 |37.0 |20.3
Buckinghamshire |94.1 |23.7 |63.7 |29.5 |22.4
Cambridgeshire |94.5 |14.7 |56.5 |36.7 |13.2
Cheshire |93.2 |18.2 |56.2 |35.7 |16.4
Cleveland |89.1 |16.2 |49.8 |38.5 |14.8
Cornwall |92.7 |16.0 |58.5 |33.4 |14.6
Cumbria |92.6 |17.5 |56.1 |35.5 |16.0
Derbyshire |92.9 |12.9 |50.7 |41.1 |11.3
Devon |95.3 |12.8 |55.5 |38.5 |11.8
Dorset |96.1 |14.7 |59.9 |35.4 |13.3
Durham |90.3 |11.9 |51.4 |37.9 |10.1
East Sussex |91.4 |20.5 |56.0 |34.8 |18.2
Essex |92.7 |16.1 |57.4 |33.9 |14.5
Gloucestershire |94.7 |18.9 |58.6 |35.2 |16.9
Hampshire |94.6 |14.7 |58.6 |35.6 |13.2
Hereford and Worcester |92.5 |19.6 |57.5 |33.7 |18.0
Hertfordshire |93.2 |21.1 |61.0 |31.2 |19.1
Humberside |90.3 |14.4 |48.4 |40.8 |12.9
Isle of Wight |92.8 |15.7 |47.4 |43.0 |13.4
Kent |92.7 |18.4 |53.9 |38.2 |16.9
Lancashire |90.6 |10.9 |54.0 |35.0 |9.9
Leicestershire |89.4 |19.7 |48.3 |39.6 |17.1
Lincolnshire |93.3 |16.5 |53.5 |38.0 |14.7
Norfolk |87.8 |11.3 |52.1 |34.7 |10.5
North Yorkshire |93.4 |21.0 |59.3 |33.0 |19.4
Northamptonshire |91.7 |15.5 |51.3 |39.0 |13.7
Northumberland |93.4 |20.8 |60.0 |32.9 |19.3
Nottinghamshire |92.4 |14.3 |46.1 |45.5 |12.7
Oxfordshire |94.8 |17.4 |57.7 |36.1 |15.4
Shropshire |92.8 |17.2 |56.5 |35.9 |15.3
Somerset |95.5 |9.3 |54.2 |40.3 |8.2
Staffordshire |89.4 |14.0 |51.9 |36.8 |12.7
Suffolk |93.3 |15.6 |51.3 |40.2 |14.0
Surrey |95.0 |26.4 |64.3 |30.0 |24.0
Warwickshire |93.1 |18.6 |56.8 |35.8 |16.9
West Sussex |95.4 |22.0 |62.8 |32.0 |20.2
Wiltshire |94.7 |12.3 |52.9 |40.0 |11.3
<1>Including attempts at O-level and CSE.
<2>Including a small number of leavers with no O-level or CSE attainments recorded.
<3>Including O-level grades A-C and CSE grade 1.
<4>Including O-level grades D-E and CSE grades 2-5.
Council of National Academic Awards
Mr. Andrew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the terms of reference of the departmental review of the role of the Council for National Academic Awards ; when he expects it to be completed ; and whether he will publish the findings and any recommendations.
Mr. Jackson : The terms of reference are to review the justification, role and functions of the council. My right hon. Friend expects to receive the report by the summer, and to publish it.
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Student Loans
66. Mr. Haynes : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide further details of the costs of the Government's proposals on top-up loans for students announced in his Autumn Statement.
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