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Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been on the enterprise allowance scheme each year from 1987 to date giving figures for (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 9 December 1991] : The information sought is not available in the form requested as it is possible to provide a breakdown only by the former Training Agency field office areas. Details for the financial year 1991-92 are not available.
The information available for the Training Agency field office areas which encompass Greenock, Port Glasgow and Strathclyde is set out in the table.
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Number of enterprise allowance participants
Financial years
Area |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |<1>1991-92
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Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway |981 |990 |888 |701 |266
Glasgow City |1,100 |966 |888 |763 |398
Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll |963 |890 |660 |<2>288 |-
Renfrew<2> |- |- |- |168 |136
Dumbarton and Argyll |- |- |- |103 |147
Lanarkshire |764 |755 |707 |564 |232
<1> 1 April 1991 to 30 September 1991 only.
<2> The training field office area of Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll split into two areas in
August 1990.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of business start-ups the enterprise allowance constitutes for each year from 1987 to date, for (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 9 December 1991] : The information requested is not available.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what types of business have been created by enterprise allowance, broken down by standard industrial classification, or by manufacturing, construction, transport and distribution, retail, private services and others, giving details for (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 9 December 1991] : The information requested is not available at any level of disaggregation below Great Britain as a whole.
Self-employment
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are self-employed in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde, and if he will publish comparable figures from 1987 to date.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 9 December 1991] : Estimates of the number self-employed for areas within Scotland are available only from the censuses of population. At the time of the 1981 census there were 57,426 people recorded as self-employed in Strathclyde region and 904 recorded as self-employed in the Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency. Data from the 1991 census on the numbers self-employed in the Strathclyde
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region are expected to become available around 1992 and for the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Port Glasgow in January 1993.Health Boards
Mr. Maxton : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide for each health board the total amount required for repairs and maintenance of health board property and equipment to bring it up to an overall condition which exhibits only minor deterioration.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 6 December 1991] : The Government already provide significant resources for this purpose. In addition to substantial capital investment in new building and improvements health boards have spent a total of £210 million on the repair and maintenance of property and equipment since 1983-84. Future allocations will enable health boards to invest further capital in improving the physical condition of the existing estate.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Aluminium Can (Recycling)
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Lord President of the Council what decision was made by the Accommodation and Administration Sub-Committee regarding the implementation of a policy of recycling aluminium cans within the Palace of Westminster.
Mr. MacGregor [holding answer 9 December 1991] : At the end of last Session, when the Accommodation and
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Administration Sub-Committee ceased to exist, there had been no opportunity for it to consider the question of collecting aluminium cans for recycling. The authorities of the House are however investigating what arrangements could be made for that purpose in order that the matter can be considered in due course by the Accommodation and Works Committee.HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION
Research Library
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many persons currently work in the research Library of the House of Commons ; of these how many are (a) British citizens, (b) citizens of other EC countries and (c) citizens of Commonwealth countries ; and if he will make a statement on the policy of the Commission in making appointments to such posts.
Mr. Beith : There are 55 staff employed in the research division of the House of Commons Library. All are of British nationality. Prior to 21 May 1991, in order to be eligible for appointment to the civil service and, in accordance with the provisions of the Race Relations (Prescribed Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 1985, to the House of Commons Service, candidates had to be British citizens, Commonwealth citizens or citizens of the Republic of Ireland. The European Communities (Employment in the Civil Service) Order 1991, which took effect on 21 May 1991, allows nationals of other member states of the European Communities and certain members of their families to be employed in the civil service other than in the "public service" within the meaning of article 48(4) of the treaty of Rome.
By statute, conditions of service of staff of the House have to be kept broadly in line with those in the home civil service. Consequently, the Commission is considering the implications of the Order in Council for its own recruitment policy ; and a survey of posts is being conducted to determine which may be classified as "public service" within the meaning of article 48(4) of the treaty of Rome.
WALES
Consultants (Waiting Lists)
Mr. Gwilym Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is (a) the highest, (b) the lowest and (c) the average of waiting lists for consultants with the health service in Wales, including where a consultant operates at more than one hospital or clinic ; and what efforts are being made to transfer patients to consultants with shorter waiting lists.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : This information is not held centrally at present. The most detailed data currently available are for the main specialties at hospital level, as published in the Welsh hospital waiting list bulletin. However, the recently published patients charter sets out the Government's plans to improve the quality and range of information on healthcare services in Wales. In that is the guarantee that health authorities will make more
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widely available to GPs and patients information in respect of waiting times by consultant as well as by hospital and specialty. Patients from anywhere in Wales who are suffering from cataracts, varicose veins and hernias or who need hip or knee joint replacements may be referred to one of the four treatment centres we have established if they have been waiting for in-patient treatment for more than four months. When I visited in May the five hospitals which then had the highest in-patient waiting lists I discussed the problem with a wide range of staff. It appeared that there are marked differences in the length of lists between consultants and locations. Also there are instances where a consultant has out-patient clinics at two different hospitals within the same vicinity yet where the lengths of the two out-patient lists are markedly different.Set-aside Scheme
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many set-aside agreements are operative in Wales ; and if he will list the numbers by county.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
|Number
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Gwynedd |4
Clwyd |4
Powys |5
Mid Glamorgan |-
South Glamorgan |1
West Glamorgan |3
Gwent |7
Dyfed |37
|--
Total |61
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the operation of set-aside in Wales ; what is the current amount of grant involved ; and if he proposes to increase set-aside grants.
Mr. David Hunt : Payments under the set-aside scheme in 1991-92 are expected to be around £350,000. There are no plans to increase the grant rates at present.
Grant-aided Bodies (Deficits)
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales further to his answer of 29 November, Official Report, columns 687-88, if he will list those non-departmental bodies, to which he offers a grant-in-aid, which are currently running operational deficits.
Mr. David Hunt : Grant in aid is paid to the following executive non -departmental public bodies :
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation
Countryside Council for Wales
Curriculum Council for Wales
Development Board for Rural Wales
Housing for Wales
National Library of Wales
National Museum of Wales
Sports Council for Wales
Welsh Development Agency
Wales Tourist Board
In all these cases grant in aid is provided to enable the bodies concerned to carry out those activities which cannot be financed from charges, rents and other sources of funding.
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Rail Crossings
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many crossings of (a) footpaths and (b) bridleways there are in Wales over railway lines where the line speed is 100 mph or higher.
Sir Wyn Roberts : There are two crossings of footpaths and none of bridleways.
Bus Deregulation
Mr. Anderson : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the volume of mergers and concentration in the bus industry in Wales following deregulation.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Comprehensive information on the volume of mergers in the bus industry in Wales is not available centrally.
Training
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what standards of training, including provision for on-the-job training, will be required of employers who may take young people's training credits.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Young people with a training credit are free to work with any employer. Training credits operate in the broad framework of youth training, including the requirement that all participant providers of training who are funded through the training and enterprise council should satisfy criteria at least equivalent to those for approved training organisations.
Schools Inspectorate
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed in Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools in Wales ; and what increase or decrease is being proposed.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The number of HMI currently employed in Wales is 59. Until my right hon. Friend has completed his consideration of the future role and structure of HMI in Wales, I am not in a position to say whether there will be any change in numbers. We hope to announce our conclusions shortly.
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what consultations have been held with local education authorities and parents about the proposed changes to Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools in Wales ;
(2) whether he will list those organisations in Wales which have advocated the proposed changed role and status of Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools.
Sir Wyn Roberts : In May this year my right hon. Friend announced his intention to conduct a review of the role and structure of HMI in Wales. That review has involved work by an external consultant who, in addition to inviting written evidence from teachers' unions, held discussions with head teachers, principals of colleges, a number of directors of education and local authority advisers, representatives of other interested organisations and the committee and officers of the HMI association.
The Education (Schools) Bill now before the House makes provision for a new statutory post of Her Majesty's
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chief inspector--HMCI--of schools for Wales to oversee arrangements for the new system of regular school inspections referred to in "Education : A Charter for Parents in Wales" which was published at the end of September. The HMCI will also be charged with providing advice to my right hon. Friend on the quality of education provided by schools in Wales and the educational standards achieved by them. My right hon. Friend has not yet taken decisions on other aspects of HMI's current function in Wales, to which the report by the external consultant is relevant. My right hon. Friend hopes to announce his conclusions shortly.Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he next intends to meet Her Majesty's inspector of schools in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : My right hon. Friend and I meet the chief inspector as appropriate to discuss aspects of his work and the work of his staff.
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has of the number of local education authority inspectors/advisers employed by each of the authorities in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : This information is not normally collected centrally. However, I understand that the numbers are as follows :
Authority |Number
|advisers/
|inspectors
--------------------------------------
Powys |16
South Glamorgan |24
Mid Glamorgan |29
West Glamorgan |22
Dyfed |22
Gwent |30
Gwynedd |19
Clwyd |20
|-------
Total |182
Roads
Mr. Grist : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales why there is an unused carriageway between the two carriageways in use of the A48(M) west of its junction with the M4 ; how long has it been there ; what was the cost ; what was its purpose ; what is now intended ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The unused carriageway between the two A48(M) carriageways at Castleton--M4/A48(M) junction 29--was constructed when the carriageway resurfacing and strengthening work to the A48(M) were carried out in 1989. It was provided to enable westbound traffic--M4 to A48(M)--to be transferred to the eastbound carriageway, in contraflow, while works to the westbound carriageway were carried out. Because of the split between the two A48(M) carriageways at Castleton, junction 29, this contraflow arrangement would not otherwise have been possible.
On completion of the A48(M) works in 1989, the ends of this additional length of carriageway were stopped up using landscaped mounds. The carriageway has not been removed because it may, at some time in the future, be useful again should a contraflow arrangement be necessary to carry out further works.
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The cost of the carriageway was £250,000.Crime Prevention
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the needs of each community or district in Wales in terms of crime prevention, and what initiatives he has taken as a consequence terms of the responsibilities of his Department.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Public law and order and matters of policy relating to crime prevention are the responsibilities of the Home Office. However, the Welsh Office supports a number of social projects which contribute to crime prevention or alleviate its effects.
Under the urban programme the Welsh Office invites applications for projects to help overcome economic, environmental and social deprivation in urban Wales. Support of over £500,000 has been approved for crime prevention initiatives during the current financial year, including £270,000 for 11 new projects. The Department has also assisted with the appointments of crime prevention co-ordinators in six of the eight Welsh counties. As part of the funding of the voluntary sector, the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders--NACRO--is receiving some £180,000 over a three-year period to establish a juvenile crime prevention unit. The unit works with local authorities and other agencies in south-east Wales to develop strategies that combat juvenile crime.
The Welsh Office has also played a role in the widely acclaimed partnership approach to crime prevention, and has been associated with the launch of several successful initiatives in the Principality. These have included : the Cynon Valley crime prevention bureau on 14 February ; an auto crime Project in north Wales on 15 April ; the major campaign "Secured by Design", in Caernarvon castle on 18 June ; "Vehicle Watch Wales" in Croesyceiliog on 11 September ; and the Dyfed crime reduction initiative at Pembroke dock on 9 December.
The Department has also supported a youth crime seminar organised by NACRO in Cardiff on 5 July.
Partnership schemes bring together various agencies such as local authorities, the police, probation and social services, the youth services, NACRO and the commercial sector in order to develop carefully targeted and co-ordinated responses to specific problems. On 1 October the Department also took part in an open day arranged by the Home Office in Cardiff which again highlighted the attention being given to crime prevention matters in Wales.
Needs and Deprivation
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales at what dates during the last 12 years his Department has reviewed the factors taken into account in assessing need or deprivation in communities and districts in Wales (a) in general and (b) in regard to eligibility for urban programme ; and what changes have been made as a result of each review.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Since 1979 the factors used to assess deprivation in Wales for general purposes and to determine eligibility for urban programme assistance have been reviewed and recalculated in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986,
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1988 and 1990. Since 1988 the index based upon these factors has been calculated for all electoral wards in Wales. Following the 1984 review three districts were added to the original five designated under the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 ; following the review in 1986, two more districts were designated ; and following the 1990 review all districts in Wales containing at least one deprived electoral ward became eligible to apply for urban programme assistance.Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the factors which are taken into account by his Department in assessing need or deprivation in communities and districts in Wales (a) in general and (b) in regard to eligibility for urban programme.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : The factors which are used to indicate deprivation for general purposes and for eligibility to the urban programme are high levels of unemployment, low levels of economically active population, high levels of low socio-economic groups in a population ; high loss of population in the 20 and 59 years age group, high levels of permanent sickness in a population ; high levels of overcrowding in housing, low levels of basic housing amenities, and an above average standard mortality rate.
NHS Trusts
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he will announce the names of the hospitals and other health service units who are to be invited to proced to draw up applications to become opt-out national health service trusts.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : No hospitals or other health service units will be opting out of the national health service--a fact which the hon. Gentleman knows well. An announcement will be made soon on those health service units invited to prepare applications to become national health service trusts in 1993.
EMPLOYMENT
Tourism
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information his Department holds on the total Government expenditure on tourism in each year since 1986-87.
Mr. Jackson : The Department's best estimates of the total tourism related expenditure by Government-funded bodies for Great Britain between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1992 are as follows :
|£ million
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1987-88 |404.7
1988-89 |478.3
1989-90 |486.0
1990-91 |570.2
<1>1991-92 |576.3
<1> Estimate.
It is not possible to give comparable figures for 1986-87 because of organisational changes. The above figures comprise Government provision to statutory tourist bodies, to English Heritage, to royal parks and palaces, to museums and galleries, to the Countryside Commission, to the Nature Conservancy Council, to the Rural
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Development Commission, to the Sports Council and analogous expenditure in Scotland and Wales. It is not possible to isolate the tourism element of spending for bodies with a remit wider than tourism, except for Highlands and Islands Enterprise, formerly the Highlands and Islands Development Board, where this has been done.Earnings
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the proportion of (a) male, (b) female and (c) all employees working (i) 40 to 48 hours per week, (ii) 49 to 60 hours per week or (iii) over 60 hours per week for (1) manual employment, (2) non-manual employment and (3) all employment, with weekly earnings below £100, from £100 to £130, from £130 to £140, from £140 to £180, from £180 to £190, from £190 to £200, from £200 to £300, from £300 to £400, from £400 to £500, from £500 to £600 and from £600 to £700 respectively.
Mr. Jackson : The information available closest to that requested is published in part F tables 159-160 of the new earnings survey 1991, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Training
Mr. Ralph Howell : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the total inputs into training (a) by the Government and (b) by employers, in Britain, for the year 1986-87, and for the latest year for which figures are available on the same basis as the Department of Employment press notice of 30 October 1991.
Mr. Jackson : It is estimated that the financial input, including earnings forgone by individuals, into vocational
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education and training in Britain in 1986-87 was £33 billion. Of this, £7 billion was attributable to the government and £18 billion to employers. Comparable figures for later years are not available, although evidence suggests that employers' expenditure has risen and now exceeds £20 billion a year.Footwear Industry
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he received proposals for national vocational qualifications from the British Footwear Manufacturers Federation ; and when he intends to approve them.
Mr. Jackson : Submissions for accreditation of qualifications as national vocational qualifications--NVQs--are received by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications--NCVQ. The British Footwear Manufacturers Federation is in discussion with NCVQ and Employment Department officials and it is hoped that it will soon be able to make a successful submission to the NCVQ for accreditation of NVQs.
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Local Management of Schools
11. Mr. Cran : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authorities have already delegated 85 per cent. of their funds to schools.
Mr. Fallon : Forty-one out of 97. This represents an update on the figures I gave in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest (Mr. Norris) on 14 October, Official Report columns 67-72. The revised figures are as follows :
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Table one: The extent of LEAs' delegation to schools (1991-92)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Local education authoritPSB delegated to schoolsPSB not Central administration as
delegated per proportion of PSB
pupil 1991-92
|(per cent.)|(per cent.)|(£) |(per cent.)|(per cent.)
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1. Stockport |88.69 |(-) |200 |3.15 |(-)
2. Rochdale |88.46 |(85.74) |180 |2.37 |(2.55)
3. Sunderland |88.40 |(86.86) |190 |2.15 |(3.10)
4. Bolton |88.31 |(89.10) |200 |2.06 |(2.02)
5. Northumberland |88.16 |(86.54) |170 |2.37 |(3.10)
6. Manchester |88.03 |(-) |210 |3.54 |(-)
7. Sefton |87.86 |(87.44) |210 |2.71 |(4.45)
8. Berkshire |87.68 |(87.68) |210 |2.78 |(2.71)
9. West Sussex |87.67 |(87.49) |190 |2.09 |(1.95)
10. Suffolk |87.56 |(85.66) |220 |0.78 |(2.75)
11. Cambridgeshire |87.45 |(80.75) |200 |2.03 |(4.82)
12. Cheshire |87.35 |(84.31) |210 |1.71 |(5.15)
13. Devon |87.14 |(83.11) |210 |2.53 |(3.06)
14. Warwickshire |86.72 |(85.24 |210 |3.19 |(3.90)
15. Bradford |86.68 |(86.04) |230 |3.55 |(3.87)
16. Buckinghamshire |86.58 |(84.88) |220 |3.55 |(4.58)
17. Leeds |86.26 |(86.12) |250 |4.22 |(3.87)
18. Hertfordshire |86.19 |(-) |240 |3.81 |(-)
19. Hampshire |86.11 |(85.78) |240 |3.16 |(3.34)
20. Shropshire |86.09 |(84.60) |250 |2.00 |(2.48)
21. Salford |86.03 |(84.37) |230 |2.64 |(3.19)
22. Northamptonshire |86.01 |(84.74) |240 |2.23 |(3.69)
23. South Tyneside |85.94 |(83.76) |230 |2.06 |(4.20)
24. Sheffield |85.92 |(82.61) |250 |3.26 |(3.49)
25. Barnsley |85.91 |(83.38) |220 |2.88 |(2.86)
26. Kent |85.84 |(84.87) |230 |4.61 |(3.79)
27. Wirral |85.73 |(-) |230 |2.59 |(-)
28. Solihull |85.59 |(85.31) |250 |1.93 |(2.49)
29. Walsall |85.50 |(85.72) |250 |3.40 |(3.37)
30. Somerset |85.48 |(82.91) |260 |2.69 |(3.58)
31. Calderdale |85.46 |(81.86) |230 |2.39 |(4.84)
32. Lincolnshire |85.46 |(85.13) |250 |2.21 |(2.68)
33. Rotherham |85.43 |(86.13) |250 |3.76 |(3.74)
34. Cumbria |85.41 |(82.53) |250 |3.02 |(4.04)
35. East Sussex |85.37 |(84.09) |240 |2.20 |(2.42)
36. Bury |85.31 |(81.92) |250 |2.00 |(4.70)
37. Barking |85.20 |(87.01) |270 |3.27 |(3.34)
38. Dorset |85.16 |(81.85) |240 |3.72 |(4.71)
39. Sutton |85.15 |(83.44) |260 |3.84 |(4.05)
40. Havering |85.09 |(83.87) |280 |1.93 |(2.28)
41. Essex |85.08 |(84.03) |250 |3.52 |(4.11)
See footnote 2
42. Kirklees |84.96 |(83.38) |250 |3.65 |(3.98)
43. Bromley |84.88 |(80.70) |290 |5.70 |(4.49)
44. Westminster |84.88 |(77.96) |370 |5.59 |(8.20)
45. Merton |84.86 |(79.79) |300 |3.33 |(7.86)
46. Staffordshire |84.84 |(84.61) |250 |4.10 |(4.51)
47. Enfield |84.68 |(81.50) |290 |3.69 |(5.56)
48. Oxfordshire |84.68 |(81.37) |290 |2.85 |(5.46)
49. Surrey |84.61 |(85.57) |270 |4.85 |(6.17)
50. Humberside |84.60 |(81.71) |270 |3.01 |(3.57)
51. North Tyneside |84.55 |(82.30) |270 |3.99 |(5.03)
52. St. Helens |84.53 |(83.27) |260 |3.65 |(3.69)
53. Gloucestershire |84.47 |(86.78) |240 |3.37 |(3.65)
54. Dudley |84.47 |(83.98) |260 |3.64 |(3.62)
55. Norfolk |84.37 |(83.62) |270 |3.35 |(4.05)
56. Kingston |84.35 |(78.46) |310 |4.11 |(7.09)
57. Wakefield |84.28 |(82.27) |260 |1.49 |(2.98)
58. Leicestershire |84.28 |(-) |280 |2.89 |(-)
59. North Yorkshire |84.16 |(82.62) |270 |2.37 |(4.15)
60. Doncaster |84.00 |(85.45) |280 |2.29 |(2.29)
61. Hereford/Worcester |83.99 |(-) |270 |3.18 |(-)
62. Derbyshire |83.97 |(83.37) |270 |3.04 |(2.96)
63. Nottinghamshire |83.96 |(82.72) |270 |3.41 |(5.24)
64. Cornwall |83.95 |(83.57) |240 |3.52 |(3.72)
65. Trafford |83.94 |(84.38) |250 |3.68 |(3.49)
66. Gateshead |83.92 |(83.29) |280 |2.99 |(3.01)
67. Hillingdon |83.91 |(-) |290 |6.17 |(-)
68. Tameside |83.80 |(84.40) |270 |2.16 |(2.47)
69. Haringey |83.77 |(79.36) |350 |4.78 |(6.04)
70. Isle of Wight |83.75 |(82.48) |280 |1.92 |(4.68)
71. Barnet |83.68 |(84.36) |310 |4.96 |(5.07)
72. Brent |83.51 |(83.63) |360 |4.26 |(4.82)
73. Birmingham |83.41 |(83.04) |280 |3.85 |(4.36)
74. Cleveland |83.37 |(83.63) |280 |4.64 |(5.56)
75. Bedfordshire |83.29 |(84.02) |300 |3.66 |(3.91)
76. Wiltshire |83.26 |(82.35) |280 |3.18 |(3.92)
77. Hounslow |83.26 |(81.59) |330 |4.46 |(5.19)
78. Knowsley |83.24 |(81.91) |300 |4.99 |(5.07)
79. Isles of Scilly |83.17 |(- ) |550 |6.41 |(- )
80. Oldham |83.14 |(81.64) |280 |4.53 |(4.98)
81. Redbridge |83.13 |(82.71) |280 |5.10 |(4.91)
82. Wigan |83.03 |(83.28) |300 |4.18 |(3.70)
83. Ealing |82.92 |(81.66) |340 |5.86 |(6.33)
84. Liverpool |82.92 |(84.91) |320 |4.65 |(4.07)
85. Avon |82.78 |(82.30) |300 |3.87 |(3.40)
86. Coventry |82.76 |(80.93) |300 |4.37 |(6.00)
87. Sandwell |82.74 |(83.24) |320 |4.51 |(3.75)
88. Lancashire |82.74 |(82.66) |300 |3.46 |(3.65)
89. Richmond |82.58 |(79.98) |330 |4.82 |(6.91)
90. Harrow |82.45 |(81.52) |320 |5.05 |(5.76)
91. Newcastle |82.38 |(79.76) |320 |5.09 |(6.12)
92. Durham |82.16 |(83.13) |310 |4.79 |(4.35)
93. Wolverhampton |81.55 |(81.77) |350 |5.33 |(5.26)
94. Bexley |81.32 |(81.33) |330 |5.06 |(4.61)
95. Croydon |81.00 |(- ) |380 |4.15 |(- )
96. Waltham Forest |80.22 |(79.65) |400 |6.60 |(7.02)
97. Newham |79.46 |(- ) |450 |5.94 |(- )
National averages |84.89 |(83.76) |260 |3.44 |(4.06)
Footnotes to table showing the extent of delegation.
1. 97 local education authorities (LEAs) currently have LMS schemes in operation, and are
required to publish budget statements under section 42 of the Education Reform Act. The LEAs
are ranked according to the percentage of funds delegated to schools, with those delegating
more at the top of the ranking order. Schemes for 12 inner London LEAs other than Westminster
are due to be submitted by 30 September and are due to come into operation on 1 April 1992.
2. The potential schools budget (PSB) consists of the major part of the general schools budget
(GSB)-ie the GSB less expenditure on certain excepted items: capital expenditure; expenditure
supported by central government grants; and expenditure on school meals, home to school
transport and transitional exceptions (eg grounds maintenance). The amount which the schools
themselves decide how to spend, as a proportion of the PSB, is a percentage used as an
indicator of the extent to which LEAs have delegated resources to their schools. A new
requirement from 1993 (1995 for inner London authorities) is that this percentage should be a
minimum of 85 per cent. The percentage for last year 1990-91 is given in brackets. Where a
figure is not given in brackets the LMS scheme was not in operation last year.
3. The proportion of the PSB held back by each LEA (ie not delegated to schools) expressed as
a cash amount per pupil-rounded to the nearest £10. Pupil numbers have in most cases been
taken from LEA's section 42 statements. Where pupil numbers are not provided in the section 42
statement they are taken from the latest statistical information available to the Department,
ie the January 1990 form 7 returns.
4. Expenditure on central administration-one of the discretionary exceptions included in the
PSB-expressed as a percentage of the PSB. Last year's percentage is given in brackets.
Note:
The percentages stated may differ from the percentages calculated by individual LEAs because
of the effects of rounding.
Dyslexia
15. Dr. Goodson-Wickes : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what programmes are being considered to help pupils suffering from dyslexia. Mr. Fallon : It is for local education authorities to make suitable provision for dyslexic pupils. The Government have also invested £250,000 to research how information technology and its software can assist dyslexic pupils, in a project based at the Harris CTC. My right hon. and learned Friend has also asked the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education to report on how trainee teachers are taught to identify and help dyslexic pupils.
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many (a) primary and (b) post primary schools in England and Wales have a specialist teacher for pupils suffering from dyslexia.
Mr. Fallon : I regret that this information is not collected centrally.
Polytechnics
16. Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many polytechnics have indicated a desire to adopt the title universities ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Alan Howarth : The polytechnics have welcomed our policy to allow flexibility over the university title. Those that wish to take advantage of this flexibility will shortly be invited to propose new titles to the Privy Council Office.
Youth Work
17. Mr. Callaghan : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received regarding the future of youth work and the youth service.
Mr. Atkins : I have recently received representations from the National Youth Agency on a number of issues relating to the youth service.
Teacher Appraisal
18. Mr. David Porter : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on teacher appraisal.
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Mr. Kenneth Clarke : Regulations requiring the appraisal of school teachers in England and Wales were made in July. All teachers now in service must complete the first year of their appraisal cycle by August 1995.
Higher Education
19. Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received on the White Paper "Higher Education--A New Framework" ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Alan Howarth : The Government have received a number of representations on the higher education White Paper. They generally welcome the Government's proposals.
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