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Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not held centrally. Health authorities are responsible for assessing and meeting the local needs of their residents guided by the principles and targets of the protocol for investment in health gain on injuries, issued by the Department in June 1992.
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Investment, Clwyd
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken to attract outside investment into Clwyd.
Mr. David Hunt : Considerable success continues to be achieved in attracting inward investment to Clwyd, and 47 projects were recorded in 1991-92 promising over 2,300 jobs. A wide range of measures will continue to be taken to build on that success, including the provision of industrial sites and infrastructure, and targeted approaches to companies. A conference on EC research and
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development has been arranged to take place in Clwyd shortly which will help to focus interest in the county from other parts of Europe.River Pollution
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what measures are being taken to tackle the industrial pollution of Welsh rivers ;
(2) what measures are being undertaken to tackle the agricultural pollution of Welsh rivers.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information on the many initiatives being taken to tackle industrial and agricultural pollution of rivers is contained in the Government's White Paper on the Environment "This Common Inheritance" and in the first and second year reports thereon, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.
Homelessness
Mr. Hain : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many people were accepted by local authorities in Wales as homeless between (a) January and September 1992 and (b) January and September 1991 ;
(2) how many homeless inquiries were made to local authorities in Wales under part III of the Housing Act 1985 between (a) January and September 1992 and (b) January and September 1991.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Homelessness data for the period January to September 1992 are not yet available. Data for January to September 1991 are given in the table :
Incidence of homelessness, January to September 1991
|Number of inquiries |Number of persons in
|households accepted
|as homeless
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Aberconwy |137 |85
Alyn and Deeside |204 |419
Arfon |35 |78
Blaenau Gwent |374 |645
Brecknock |90 |265
Cardiff |2,146 |3,080
Carmarthen |62 |147
Ceredigion |115 |270
Colwyn |52 |127
Cynon Valley |474 |899
Delyn |876 |530
Dinefwr |181 |321
Dwyfor |60 |93
Glyndwr |33 |65
Islwyn |291 |288
Llanelli |120 |302
Lliw Valley |127 |201
Meirionnydd |142 |204
Merthyr Tydfil |132 |291
Monmouth |196 |317
Montgomeryshire |135 |209
Neath |400 |487
Newport |830 |2,198
Ogwr |751 |1,137
Port Talbot (Afan) |357 |263
Preseli Pembrokeshire |115 |199
Radnorshire |16 |37
Rhondda |111 |271
Rhuddlan |114 |145
Rhymney Valley |726 |318
South Pembrokeshire |74 |159
Swansea |1,094 |1,393
Taff-Ely |505 |542
Torfaen |916 |809
Vale of Glamorgan |810 |947
Wrexham Maelor |776 |558
Ynys Mon |72 |93
|------- |-------
Wales |13,649 |18,392
Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will issue guidelines to local authorities limiting the use of bed-and-breakfast hostels to house homeless people ;
(2) if he will issue guidelines to local authorities clearly defining their obligations on the treatment of homeless applicants.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : These matters are covered in the "Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities", a revised edition of which was issued by the Department on 15 August 1991.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales currently operate a 24-hour homelessness service.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not held centrally.
Tenants
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales have approved tenants' relations officers to assist private rented sector tenants.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not available centrally.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new lets have been created in the private rented sector in Wales in each year since 1985 ; and how many such lets have been short term in each of those years.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information is not available centrally.
Rural Housing
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to (a) increase the proportion of housing association grants currently allocated to rural areas and (b) allow a decrease in the borrowing requirements of rural housing associations.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : I have no plans to do so.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy that improvement grants for rural houses in Wales are issued only on the basis of a commitment that the property will stay in local ownership for a predetermined period and that the property is the only and principal home of the applicant.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Home renovation grants are available where the property is the only or main home of the applicant. We have no plans to change these rules.
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Council House Sales
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been recouped from the sale of council houses in Wales in each of the last five years ; and how much of this money has been redistributed for social housing provision.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : In-year receipts from the sale of council houses are set out in the table. Information on the spending of usable receipts by authorities on social housing provision is not held centrally.
In-year receipts from the
sale of council houses<1>
|£ million
------------------------------
1987-88 |69.2
1988-89 |118.9
1989-90 |148.0
1990-91 |76.0
1991-92 |54.6
<1>Including the repayment of
principal on local authority
mortgages on council house
sales.
Housing Research
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the localised housing needs assessment research programmes currently operational in Wales ; and how much funding is provided by his Department to each programme.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information about these assessments is not held centrally ; funding is a matter for individual local authorities.
Evictions
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many private rented sector tenant evictions have occurred in Wales in each year since 1985.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information is not available centrally.
Rented Housing
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to develop an integrated strategy for rented housing in Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : I look to local housing authorities to develop integrated strategies across all housing tenures.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of homes available in Wales for rent in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector in each of the last 10 years.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The total number of homes available for rent are shown in table 1.3 of "Welsh Housing Statistics No. 12 1992" a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
Housing Associations
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to make funds available to local authorities and housing associations to provide sell-and-stay schemes to low-income home owners living in poor condition houses.
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Mr. Gwilym Jones : Our renovation grant system is designed to assist low-income home owners without a change of tenure.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to instruct Tai Cymru to encourage housing associations in Wales to purchase properties from the existing housing stock in addition to encouraging new building.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Housing for Wales already encourages housing associations to purchase from existing stock where it is appropriate and cost effective to do so.
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish statutory minimum space and quality standards for housing association housing provision in Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : It is for Housing for Wales to decide upon appropriate space and quality standards for housing association provision in Wales.
Independent Housing Advice
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what funding is currently granted by his Department to independent housing advice services in Wales ; and what plans he has to increase the level of funding.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The Department has allocated £377,877 in grant aid to independent housing advice services in Wales for the 1992-93 financial year.
In addition, the Department has allocated a total of £556,036 to the Home Improvement Agency initiative in Wales which provides help and advice on home improvements, maintenance and repairs to elderly and disabled home occupiers.
Applications for future funding will be considered in the light of available resources.
Health Authorities
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the attributes he regards as essential for candidates for the post of membership of health authorities in Wales ;
(2) what inquiries he made under the procedure specified in paragraph 52 of Questions of Procedure for Ministers before making the appointments to Welsh health authorities announced on 30 October.
Mr. David Hunt : Appointments are made on the basis of aptitude and merit. Individual candidates possess a range of attributes and I select those with the most appropriate combination of abilities and experience for each particular post. In doing so, I take account of such matters as expertise in running organisations, previous committee experience, and the extent of other public service work that candidates have undertaken.
Prior to the introduction of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 there was a statutory obligation to consult various specified organisations about health authority appointments. No such requirement presently exists, and I did not publicly invite nominations. It is however, my continued intention to comply with paragraph 52 and accordingly I welcome any suggestions from the Opposition parties and others as to names of those who might be considered suitable for appointment.
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Grant-maintained Schools
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in Wales are eligible to apply for grant-maintained status ; how many in each case have held ballots under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988 ; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes to seek grant-maintained status, and how many of these have been the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals ; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes against seeking grant-maintained status and how many of these have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices ; and what are the totals in each category.
Sir Wyn Roberts : All primary and secondary schools in Wales are eligible to apply to become grant-maintained schools. Details of the number per authority can be found in table 1.02 of Welsh Office publication "Statistics of Education in Wales : Schools No. 5, 1991", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
To date, four primary schools and 10 secondary schools have balloted on whether to proceed with an application to the Secretary of State for grant- maintained status. All the primary schools and six of the secondary school ballots resulted in a majority in favour of applying for grant-maintained status. Of these, two of the primary schools and three of the secondary schools were the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals. None of the secondary schools where the vote was against applying for grant maintained status was the subject of section 12 or 13 notices.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales in how many ballots in Wales under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988, where a simple majority of parents voted in favour of seeking grant- maintained status, the proportion of such parents was (a) above 69 per cent., (b) between 60 and 69 per cent., (c) between 50 and 59 per cent., (d) between 40 and 49 per cent., (e) between 30 and 39 per cent. and (f) below 30 per cent. of the number of parents eligible to vote.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information is as follows :
|Per cent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
i. |above 69 |2
ii. |between 60 and 69|3
iii. |between 50 and 59|3
iv. |between 40 and 49|1
v. |between 30 and 39|nil
vi. |below 30 |1
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many ballots, in Wales, on grant-maintained
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status have resulted in participation rates (a) above 79 per cent., (b) between 70 and 79 per cent., (c) between 60 and 69 per cent., (d) between 50 and 59 per cent. and (e) below 50 per cent.Sir Wyn Roberts : The information is as follows :
|Per cent.
-------------------------------------------
i. Above 79 |3
ii. Between 70 and 79 |4
iii. Between 60 and 69 |5
iv. Between 50 nd 59 |2
v. Below 50 |Nil
Mental Handicap
Ms. Lynne : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each district health authority for the current financial year (a) the planned capital and revenue expenditure on mental handicap-- learning disabilities--services and (b) the value of assets relevant to mental handicap--learning disabilities--services listed in capital asset registers.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information requested is not held centrally.
Clinical Scientific Services
Mr. Alan Willians : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many audiology scientists are employed in Wales ; and how many are employed within each health authority.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Complete information is only available centrally on the total number of clinical scientists in post. Breakdowns of these figures into detailed occupation category are not considered reliable.
Singleton Hospital
Mr. Alan Williams : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 23 October, Official Report, column 388, if he will list the 19 representations in support of trust status for Singleton hospital.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : It is not my right hon. Friend's policy to publish, or otherwise publicly identify, the individual representations that he has received as a result of public consultations on NHS trust applications.
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EDUCATION
Pre-school Education
Ms. Lynne : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average of the proportion of three and four-year-olds in pre-school education in each local education authority ; and what is the national average.
Mr. Forth : The percentage of three and four-year-olds attending maintained nursery schools or nursery classes in maintained primary schools in each local education authority in England in January 1991 are given in Statistical Bulletin 5/92 which is available in the Library. In England in January 1991, 25 per cent. of the three and four-year-old population were in such schools or classes.
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the number of nursery places available per 1,000 children for each local education authority in England and Wales for the years 1990- 91 and 1991-92.
Mr. Forth : The information requested is not collected centrally. Details of the number of pupils in nursery schools and classes in each local education authority in England in January 1991 is contained in Statistical Bulletin 5/92 which is available in the Library. Information for January 1992 is not available. Information on schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Birmingham Schools
Mr. Rooker : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what review he has made of the quality of education in schools in the city of Birmingham ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : My right hon. Friend is kept informed about the quality of education in Birmingham through a variety of sources, including material which is published nationally. My right hon. Friend has made it clear on a number of occasions that he considers there is significant room for improvement.
Grant-maintained Schools
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in England are eligible to apply for grant-maintained status ; how many in each case have held ballots under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988 ; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes to seek grant-maintained status, and how many of these have been the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals ; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes against seeking grant-maintained status and how many of these have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices ; and what are the totals in each category.
Mr. Forth : I refer the hon. Member to the following tables. A reply to the question of how many schools which voted against grant-maintained status have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices would incur disproportionate cost.
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Table A Secondary Schools LEA |Eligible schools |Number of ballots|Votes in favour |Votes against ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon |61 |2 |2 |0 Barking |8 |0 |0 |0 Barnet |21 |3 |3 |0 Barnsley |15 |2 |0 |2 Bedfordshire |31 |9 |6 |3 Berkshire |55 |9 |9 |0 Bexley |17 |2 |1 |1 Birmingham |83 |12 |9 |3 Bolton |18 |1 |1 |0 Bradford |24 |4 |4 |0 Brent |14 |5 |4 |1 Bromley |17 |13 |12 |1 Buckinghamshire |45 |7 |7 |0 Bury |15 |0 |0 |0 Calderdale |17 |3 |3 |0 Cambridgeshire |45 |11 |8 |3 Camden |11 |0 |0 |0 Cheshire |72 |7 |3 |4 City |0 |0 |0 |0 Cleveland |53 |1 |0 |1 Cornwall |32 |0 |0 |0 Coventry |19 |0 |0 |0 Croydon |22 |4 |3 |1 Cumbria |44 |9 |9 |0 Derbyshire |61 |10 |7 |3 Devon |64 |8 |5 |3 Doncaster |17 |1 |0 |1 Dorset |41 |11 |11 |0 Dudley |23 |5 |4 |1 Durham |45 |1 |0 |1 Ealing |13 |8 |6 |2 Enfield |17 |0 |0 |0 East Sussex |38 |0 |0 |0 Essex |108 |41 |38 |3 Gateshead |13 |1 |0 |1 Gloucestershire |42 |22 |16 |6 Greenwich |15 |0 |0 |0 Hackney |10 |1 |0 |1 Hammersmith |9 |1 |1 |0 Hampshire |104 |10 |8 |2 Haringey |9 |0 |0 |0 Harrow |11 |1 |0 |1 Havering |19 |4 |3 |1 Hereford and Worcestershire |47 |2 |1 |1 Hertfordshire |79 |16 |13 |3 Hillingdon |17 |11 |11 |0 Hounslow |14 |2 |2 |0 Humberside |64 |1 |0 |1 Isle of Wight |5 |0 |0 |0 Isles of Scilly |1 |0 |0 |0 Islington |9 |0 |0 |0 Kensington |5 |1 |1 |0 Kent |129 |49 |46 |3 Kingston-upon-Thames |10 |2 |2 |0 Kirklees |28 |3 |2 |1 Knowsley |11 |1 |0 |1 Lambeth |10 |3 |3 |0 Lancashire |110 |11 |6 |5 Leeds |46 |0 |0 |0 Leicestershire |74 |3 |2 |1 Lewisham |14 |1 |0 |1 Lincolnshire |63 |21 |21 |0 Liverpool |36 |2 |1 |1 Manchester |31 |1 |0 |1 Merton |10 |0 |0 |0 Newcastle |13 |1 |0 |1 Newham |14 |1 |1 |0 Norfolk |54 |15 |11 |4 North Tyneside |13 |0 |0 |0 North Yorkshire |59 |1 |0 |1 Northamptonshire |41 |14 |11 |3 Northumberland |16 |0 |0 |0 Nottinghamshire |79 |3 |2 |1 Oldham |15 |1 |0 |1 Oxfordshire |35 |1 |0 |1 Redbridge |14 |1 |0 |1 Richmond-upon-Thames |8 |0 |0 |0 Rochdale |18 |3 |1 |2 Rotherham |18 |0 |0 |0 St. Helens |13 |0 |0 |0 Salford |21 |1 |0 |1 Salop |39 |2 |2 |0 Sandwell |25 |3 |1 |2 Sefton |23 |0 |0 |0 Sheffield |32 |2 |1 |1 Solihull |15 |2 |1 |1 Somerset |31 |1 |1 |0 South Tyneside |11 |0 |0 |0 Southwark |15 |1 |1 |0 Staffordshire |72 |3 |2 |1 Stockport |18 |1 |0 |1 Suffolk |38 |0 |0 |0 Sunderland |17 |0 |0 |0 Surrey |58 |12 |12 |0 Sutton |14 |8 |8 |0 Tameside |20 |3 |1 |2 Tower Hamlets |14 |2 |1 |1 Trafford |16 |3 |2 |1 Wakefield |20 |0 |0 |0 Walsall |22 |7 |3 |4 Waltham Forest |18 |1 |1 |0 Wandsworth |11 |8 |7 |1 Warwickshire |38 |9 |8 |1 West Sussex |39 |2 |0 |2 Westminster |8 |0 |0 |0 Wigan |24 |1 |1 |0 Wiltshire |39 |4 |3 |1 Wirral |23 |1 |1 |0 Wolverhampton |20 |3 |3 |0
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Table B Middle Schools LEA |Eligible schools |Number of ballots|Votes in favour |Votes against ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon |0 |0 |0 |0 Barking |0 |0 |0 |0 Barnet |0 |0 |0 |0 Barnsley |0 |0 |0 |0 Bedfordshire |41 |2 |1 |1 Berkshire |14 |1 |1 |0 Bexley |0 |0 |0 |0 Birmingham |13 |0 |0 |0 Bolton |0 |0 |0 |0 Bradford |63 |1 |1 |0 Brent |0 |0 |0 |0 Bromley |0 |0 |0 |0 Buckinghamshire |61 |2 |1 |1 Bury |0 |0 |0 |0 Calderdale |0 |0 |0 |0 Cambridgeshire |1 |1 |1 |0 Camden |0 |0 |0 |0 Cheshire |0 |0 |0 |0 City |0 |0 |0 |0 Cleveland |0 |0 |0 |0 Cornwall |0 |0 |0 |0 Coventry |0 |0 |0 |0 Croydon |0 |0 |0 |0 Cumbria |0 |0 |0 |0 Derbyshire |0 |0 |0 |0 Devon |15 |0 |0 |0 Doncaster |39 |0 |0 |0 Dorset |26 |0 |0 |0 Dudley |0 |0 |0 |0 Durham |0 |0 |0 |0 Ealing |31 |1 |1 |0 Enfield |0 |0 |0 |0 East Sussex |0 |0 |0 |0 Essex |0 |0 |0 |0 Gateshead |0 |0 |0 |0 Gloucestershire |0 |0 |0 |0 Greenwich |0 |0 |0 |0 Hackney |0 |0 |0 |0 Hammersmith |0 |0 |0 |0 Hampshire |73 |6 |5 |1 Haringey |0 |0 |0 |0 Harrow |18 |0 |0 |0 Havering |0 |0 |0 |0 Hereford and Worcestershire |38 |1 |1 |0 Hertfordshire |9 |0 |0 |0 Hillingdon |0 |0 |0 |0 Hounslow |0 |0 |0 |0 Humberside |0 |0 |0 |0 Isle of Wight |16 |0 |0 |0 Isles of Scilly |0 |0 |0 |0 Islington |0 |0 |0 |0 Kensington |0 |0 |0 |0 Kent |9 |4 |3 |1 Kingston-upon-Thames |0 |0 |0 |0 Kirklees |10 |2 |1 |1 Knowsley |0 |0 |0 |0 Lambeth |0 |0 |0 |0 Lancashire |0 |0 |0 |0 Leeds |52 |0 |0 |0 Leicestershire |9 |0 |0 |0 Lewisham |0 |0 |0 |0 Lincolnshire |0 |0 |0 |0 Liverpool |0 |0 |0 |0 Manchester |0 |0 |0 |0 Merton |14 |0 |0 |0 Newcastle |9 |0 |0 |0 Newham |0 |0 |0 |0 Norfolk |59 |7 |6 |1 North Tyneside |15 |0 |0 |0 North Yorks |2 |0 |0 |0 Northants |24 |4 |2 |2 Northumberland |45 |0 |0 |0 Nottinghamshire |8 |3 |1 |2 Oldham |0 |0 |0 |0 Oxfordshire |10 |0 |0 |0 Redbridge |0 |0 |0 |0 Richmond-upon-Thames |0 |0 |0 |0 Rochdale |0 |0 |0 |0 Rotherham |0 |0 |0 |0 St. Helens |0 |0 |0 |0 Salford |0 |0 |0 |0 Salop |0 |0 |0 |0 Sandwell |0 |0 |0 |0 Sefton |0 |0 |0 |0 Sheffield |31 |0 |0 |0 Solihull |0 |0 |0 |0 Somerset |9 |0 |0 |0 South Tyneside |0 |0 |0 |0 Southwark |0 |0 |0 |0 Staffordshire |14 |0 |0 |0 Stockport |0 |0 |0 |0 Suffolk |39 |0 |0 |0 Sunderland |0 |0 |0 |0 Surrey |101 |0 |0 |0 Sutton |0 |0 |0 |0 Tameside |0 |0 |0 |0 Tower Hamlets |0 |0 |0 |0 Trafford |0 |0 |0 |0 Wakefield |28 |0 |0 |0 Walsall |0 |0 |0 |0 Waltham Forest |0 |0 |0 |0 Wandsworth |0 |0 |0 |0 Warwickshire |56 |0 |0 |0 West Sussex |29 |0 |0 |0 Westminster |0 |0 |0 |0 Wigan |0 |0 |0 |0 Wiltshire |5 |0 |0 |0 Wirral |0 |0 |0 |0 Wolverhampton |0 |0 |0 |0
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Table C Primary Schools LEA |Eligible schools |Number of ballots|Votes in favour |Votes Against ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon |369 |1 |0 |1 Barking |54 |0 |0 |0 Barnet |89 |1 |0 |1 Barnsley |98 |1 |1 |0 Bedfordshire |218 |2 |2 |0 Berkshire |265 |3 |3 |0 Bexley |67 |2 |2 |0 Birmingham |324 |0 |0 |0 Bolton |107 |1 |1 |0 Bradford |165 |0 |0 |0 Brent |65 |0 |0 |0 Bromley |78 |2 |2 |0 Buckinghamshire |226 |4 |3 |1 Bury |72 |0 |0 |0 Calderdale |94 |1 |1 |0 Cambridgeshire |264 |8 |7 |1 Camden |41 |0 |0 |0 Cheshire |460 |4 |3 |1 City |1 |0 |0 |0 Cleveland |202 |0 |0 |0 Cornwall |250 |1 |1 |0 Coventry |110 |0 |0 |0 Croydon |99 |0 |0 |0 Cumbria |312 |3 |3 |0 Derbyshire |450 |6 |3 |3 Devon |433 |1 |0 |1 Doncaster |105 |0 |0 |0 Dorset |191 |1 |0 |1 Dudley |83 |0 |0 |0 Durham |297 |0 |0 |0 Ealing |61 |1 |1 |0 East Sussex |218 |0 |0 |0 Enfield |69 |0 |0 |0 Essex |579 |15 |13 |2 Gateshead |85 |0 |0 |0 Gloucestershire |264 |4 |3 |1 Greenwich |77 |0 |0 |0 Hackney |70 |1 |1 |0 Hammersmith |39 |1 |1 |0 Hampshire |508 |6 |5 |1 Haringey |77 |0 |0 |0 Harrow |35 |0 |0 |0 Havering |74 |0 |0 |0 Hereford and Worcester |281 |0 |0 |0 Hertfordshire |440 |7 |4 |3 Hillingdon |73 |4 |4 |0 Hounslow |63 |0 |0 |0 Humberside |354 |1 |1 |0 Isle of Wight |46 |0 |0 |0 Isles of Scilly |4 |0 |0 |0 Islington |57 |0 |0 |0 Kensington |27 |0 |0 |0 Kent |575 |8 |7 |1 Kingston-upon-Thames |36 |0 |0 |0 Kirklees |161 |2 |0 |2 Knowsley |64 |0 |0 |0 Lambeth |78 |1 |1 |0 Lancashire |601 |1 |1 |0 Leeds |224 |0 |0 |0 Leicestershire |331 |0 |0 |0 Lewisham |74 |1 |1 |0 Lincolnshire |293 |10 |8 |2 Liverpool |186 |0 |0 |0 Manchester |174 |0 |0 |0 Merton |37 |0 |0 |0 Newcastle |85 |0 |0 |0 Newham |67 |0 |0 |0 Norfolk |339 |6 |4 |2 North Tyneside |62 |0 |0 |0 North Yorkshire |395 |1 |0 |1 Northants |270 |7 |6 |1 Northumberland |143 |0 |0 |0 Nottinghamshire |423 |0 |0 |0 Oldham |101 |0 |0 |0 Oxfordshire |239 |0 |0 |0 Redbridge |56 |0 |0 |0 Richmond-upon-Thames |40 |0 |0 |0 Rochdale |76 |1 |1 |0 Rotherham |116 |0 |0 |0 Shropshire |216 |2 |2 |0 St. Helens |73 |0 |0 |0 Salford |89 |0 |0 |0 Sandwell |112 |0 |0 |0 Sefton |94 |0 |0 |0 Sheffield |150 |5 |4 |1 Solihull |70 |1 |1 |0 Somerset |233 |2 |1 |1 South Tyneside |61 |0 |0 |0 Southwark |77 |1 |1 |0 Staffordshire |412 |2 |2 |0 Stockport |110 |0 |0 |0 Suffolk |255 |0 |0 |0 Sunderland |106 |0 |0 |0 Surrey |272 |11 |9 |2 Sutton |42 |0 |0 |0 Tameside |83 |0 |0 |0 Tower Hamlets |73 |0 |0 |0 Trafford |78 |0 |0 |0 Wakefield |122 |1 |1 |0 Walsall |106 |1 |0 |1 Waltham Forest |61 |0 |0 |0 Wandsworth |70 |5 |3 |2 Warwickshire |188 |0 |0 |0 West Sussex |220 |0 |0 |0 Westminster |42 |0 |0 |0 Wigan |124 |0 |0 |0 Wiltshire |295 |2 |1 |1 Wirral |106 |0 |0 |0 Wolverhampton |103 |1 |0 |1 Note to tables A to C: The figures for schools eligible to become grant-maintained include those which have already done so. These are provisional 1992 figures. The figures for schools which have held ballots includes those schools which have completed the process of acquiring grant-maintained status.
Table D LEAs containing schools which have voted in favour of grant-maintained status and have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices LEA |Primary |Middle |Secondary --------------------------------------------------------- Avon |0 |0 |1 Barnet |0 |0 |1 Barnsley |1 |0 |0 Bedfordshire |0 |0 |1 Berkshire |0 |0 |1 Bolton |0 |0 |1 Brent |0 |0 |2 Bromley |0 |0 |1 Calderdale |0 |0 |2 Cambridgeshire |0 |0 |1 Cheshire |3 |0 |1 Cumbria |0 |0 |4 Derbyshire |0 |0 |1 Dorset |0 |0 |4 Dudley |0 |0 |1 Ealing |1 |1 |6 Essex |0 |0 |1 Gloucestershire |0 |0 |2 Hammersmith |1 |0 |0 Hampshire |3 |3 |1 Hertfordshire |0 |0 |2 Hillingdon |0 |0 |2 Kensington |0 |0 |1 Kent |2 |2 |8 Kirklees |0 |0 |1 Lancashire |0 |0 |1 Leicestershire |0 |0 |1 Lincolnshire |0 |0 |2 Newham |0 |0 |1 Northamptonshire |0 |0 |3 Nottinghamshire |0 |1 |0 Shropshire |2 |0 |0 Sandwell |0 |0 |1 Sheffield |4 |0 |1 Southwark |0 |0 |1 Surrey |5 |0 |2 Tameside |0 |0 |1 Wakefield |1 |0 |0 Wandsworth |1 |0 |1 Warwickshire |0 |0 |1 Wigan |0 |0 |1
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many ballots in England on grant-maintained status have resulted in participation rates (a) above 79 per cent., (b) between 70 and 79 per cent., (c) between 60 and 69 per cent., (d) between 50 and 59 per cent. and (e) below 50 per cent.
Mr. Forth : The participation rates for ballots on grant-maintained status in England have been as follows : 90 above 79 per cent. ; 172 between 70 and 79 per cent. ; 259 between 60 and 69 per cent. ; 171 between 50 and 59 per cent. and 57 below 50 per cent. The Education Reform Act 1988 requires that all first ballots with a participation rate of under 50 per cent. be reheld.
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list those schools which required a second ballot of parents as part of the grant-maintained status procedure ; which schools achieved a 50 per cent. turnout of parents voting in the second ballot ; what was the outcome of the second ballot ; and in the case of those schools voting yes, what was his decision on the application for grant-maintained status.
Mr. Forth : The information requested is as follows :
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Table ASchools requiring second ballots :
Alexandra High School
Archbishop Ilsley RC School
Beaverwood School for Girls
Belfairs School/Sixth Form Centre
Brentside High School
Bridgwater Hall School
Brindley Hall School
Bushey Hall School
Chalvedon School
Corby Beanfield Junior School
Grays Secondary School
Grange Park Infant School
Grange Park Junior School
Greenford High School
Hatchford Grant-Maintained Primary School
Henry Harbin Technical High School
Hindley Park High School (now closed)
Hoo Street Werburgh Middle School
Kelsey Park School
Kingsbury High School
Lacey Gardens Junior School
Laisterdyke Middle School
Lynn Grove High School
Mengham Middle School
Minster College
Northwick Park County Infant School
Northwood School
Parkside First School
Pope John Paul High School
Ramsden School for Girls
Ravensdale Middle School
Sale Moor County High School
Sharnbrook Upper School
Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough
Southlands School
St. Andrew's CE Primary School
St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School
St. Theresa's RC Girls School
Stopsley High School and Community College
Stratford School
Thamesview School
The Chalfonts Community College (GM)
The Douay Martyrs School
The King Edmund School
The Radcliffe School
Weston Favell Upper School
Wrenn School
Table B Schools achieving a 50 per cent. turnout of parents voting in the second ballot
Alexandra High School
Archbishop Ilsley RC School
Beaverwood School for Girls
Chalvedon School
Corby Beanfield Junior School
Greenford High School
Kelsey Park School
Lacey Gardens Junior School
Lynn Grove High School
Northwood School
Ramsden School for Girls
Ravensdale Middle School
Sharnbrook Upper School
St. Andrew's CE Primary School
St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School
Stratford School
The Chalfonts Community College
The Douay Martyrs School
The King Edmund School
Note :-- The results of Bushey Hall School, Gray's Secondary School, Henry Harbin Technical College, Kingsbury High School, Sale Moor County High School and Stopsley High School and Community College are yet to be announced.
Table C
Results of the second ballots were as follows :
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