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Mr. Dorrell: Anyone wishing to use the Churchill papers for commercial purposes will need to seek permission from the copyright owners. Copyright in the non-state papers is vested in the Churchill family; copyright in the state papers is vested in the Crown. The proceeds go to the copyright owners; it is not possible to estimate the amount per annum of such proceeds as this is entirely dependent upon the use made of the papers.
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement on his consultations with the national heritage memorial fund in respect of the decision to purchase the Churchill papers. [22448]
Mr. Dorrell: Under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993, the national heritage memorial fund is responsible for distributing 20 per cent. of the net proceeds from the national lottery for expenditure on or connected with the national heritage. Individual funding decisions on applications are made entirely independently of Government. However, once the NHMF had reached its decision to fund the purchase of the non-state papers in the archive, the Government chose to transfer the state papers in the archive to Churchill college in order that it be retained intact for the nation.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many items in the Churchill papers recently purchased (a) are state papers, (b) are private papers and (c) have been the subject of dispute as to whether they are state or private. [22934]
Mr. Dorrell: The Government are of the view that none of the papers recently purchased by the national heritage memorial fund was a state paper.
Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the state papers or classes of state papers which Her Majesty's Government have given to Churchill college and the Churchill archive. [22946]
Mr. Dorrell: The classes of state papers transferred to the Churchill college by the Crown were those listed as "official" in the catalogue of the Chartwell papers which is available at Churchill college, Cambridge and in the national register of archives, Chancery lane. They include papers relating to Sir Winston Churchill's appointments as Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War and Air, Colonial Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister, and to the Cabinet, War Council, War Cabinet and Committee of Imperial Defence.
The remaining classes in the catalogue also contain a number of state papers; ownership of these was transferred at the same time.
National Vocational Qualifications
Mr. Barron: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many, and what proportion of, vacancies advertised by his Department, and by each of his Department's agencies, in the last three years have listed the attainment of NVQs as an acceptable entry requirement; and, of those, how many have required(i) level 1 NVQs, (ii) level 2 NVQs, (iii) level 3 NVQs and (iv) other level NVQs. [22981]
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Mr. Dorrell: The Department of National Heritage does little direct recruitment which necessitates advertising vacancies. However, the Department has conducted two recruitment schemes for administrative assistants in the last three years. In both cases, the entry requirement was stated as two GCSEs or equivalent qualification. The NVQ business administration level 1 was accepted as an equivalent qualification.
The Historic Royal Palaces agency and the Royal Parks agency have not so far specified that candidates must possess NVQs for any job vacancies advertised. However, where a NVQ was held which was clearly linked to levels of skills, competencies or experience required for a particular post, it would be taken into account and accepted in place of other equivalent qualifications.
National Lottery
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is his policy on the extent to which funds from the national lottery should be evenly distributed over the United Kingdom (a) on an annual basis and (b) over a longer period. [23261]
Mr. Dorrell: The net proceeds from the national lottery will be distributed by independent bodies according to the merits of each individual application. The Government have made it clear that they expect to see a fair distribution of lottery proceeds across the United Kingdom taking into account the relative merits of the projects submitted for approval.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage to what extent the organisations to which he gives directions under section 26 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 have regard to previous successful applications when considering subsequent applications from the same area. [23264]
Mr. Dorrell: The 11 bodies responsible for the distribution of the net proceeds of the national lottery will consider all projects on their individual merits.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will require the organisations to which he gives directions under section 26 of the National Lottery etc. Act to publish the criteria they apply in distributing national lottery funds. [23262]
Mr. Dorrell: Under directions issued under section 26(3) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993, the distributing bodies are obliged to publish and regularly update guidance for potential applicants for grants. Copies of the guidance documents published to date--all of which include the criteria against which they will assess applications--have been placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will review the rules governing the release of information concerning bids for lottery money in so far at this may happen in election periods. [22805]
Mr. Dorrell: There are no special rules to the release of information concerning bids for lottery money during election periods. As is the case throughout the public
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service, the lottery distributing bodies are expected to take particular care during election periods to ensure that their actions are politically impartial.Digital Terrestrial Television
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects digitalterrestrial television to become available in the United Kingdom. [23179]
Mr. Dorrell: Digital terrestrial television could become available in the United Kingdom by 1997.
Telephones
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what costs his Department has incurred during the last 12 months as a result of cloning of mobile telephones being utilised by his Department, with particular reference to the making of unauthorised calls. [23485]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 9 May 1995]: My Department has incurred no charges due to the cloning of mobile telephones.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what steps his Department has taken to prevent the cloning of telephones being utilised by his Department; and if his Department has discussed this matter with any official agencies. [23459]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 9 May 1995]: My Department has converted all mobile telephones from analogue to digital. This is in line with advice received from official sources.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representations his Department has made to the Department of Trade and Industry concerning the need for legislation to prevent the cloning of mobile telephones. [23472]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 9 May 1995]: My Department has made no representations to the DTI on this matter.
SCOTLAND
National Vocational Qualifications
Mr. Barron: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many, and what proportion of, vacancies advertised by his Department, and by each of his Department's agencies, in the last three years have listed the attainment of NVQs as an acceptable entry requirement; and, of those, how many have required(i) level 1 NVQs, (ii) level 2 NVQs, (iii) level 3 NVQs and (iv) other level NVQs. [22972]
Mr. Lang: My Department and agencies do not specifically list Scottish vocational qualifications--the Scottish equivalent to NVQs--in their recruitment advertisements, but they make it clear that candidates with qualifications equivalent to any listed are eligible to apply.
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A78
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his document "Local Government Reform, Shaping the Trunk Road Network: The Government's Response", if he will make a statement on the trunking of three-mile non-trunk section of the A78 south of Greenock town centre. [23293]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 9 May 1995]: One of the criteria for establishing the new trunk road network was to provide the road user with a coherent and continuous system of routes which serve destinations of importance to industry, commerce, agriculture and tourism. Taking into account responses to the published draft proposals and the commercial role performed by the A78, the Government concluded that the A78 should remain part of the new trunk road network and to ensure continuity of this route decided the section of the A78 south of Greenock town centre, which is presently a local road, should be trunked.
A statutory instrument for negative resolution will be prepared and laid before Parliament to give effect to trunking and detrunking proposals across the existing Scottish road network and will include provision to trunk this section of the A78.
Primary Schools
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure per (a) primary school and (b) primary school pupil in real and constant price terms in every year since 1979; and what are the corresponding figures excluding staffing costs. [23394]
Lord James Douglas Hamilton: Information on annual budgeted expenditure for each primary school in Scotland, and per pupil for each such school, is contained in reports published annually since 1993 by the audit unit of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools. A copy of the most recent report--"Scottish Schools: Cost 1993 94 and 1994 95"--has been placed in the Library.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Conflicts of Interest
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions during the last five years (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department or its agencies have declared conflicts of interest; and how many instructions have been issued about their retention, disposal or management. [21382]
Mr. Jack [holding answer 1 May 1995]: All staff are required to comply with the civil service management code and the Department's staff manual. Comprehensive records are not collected centrally, but where potential conflicts are identified involving staff, including special advisers, arrangements are made to ensure that no actual conflict arises.
Meat Inspections
Mr. Dalyell: To as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what considerations underlie the requirements (a) for a vet to pass deer as fit for slaughter and (b) a meat inspector to pass venison as fit for consumption before sale;
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what aspects of inspection prior to slaughter which are undertaken by a vet could not appropriately be undertaken by a meat inspector; and if he will seek to amend EC regulations in this area. [21442]Mrs. Browning [holding answer 9 May 1995]: The EC legislation and our national implementing regulations require all fresh meat, including farmed venison, to be produced under the supervision of an official veterinary surgeon. The Government support the principle of veterinary responsibility for meat hygiene and inspection and have consistently argued for flexibility in the EC legislation to make maximum use of qualified meat inspectors working under the responsibility of the official veterinary surgeon in all aspects of meat inspection and hygiene control.
Where young deer are slaughtered at an abattoir, ante-mortem inspection may be carried out by a meat inspector answerable to the official veterinary surgeon. We will discuss with the Meat Hygiene Service and with interested organisations whether it would be appropriate to review the arrangements for ante-mortem inspection of deer slaughtered on farm, which is normally carried out by the farmer's own veterinary surgeon.
Birds of Prey
Mr. Morley: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the number and species of birds of prey poisoned in each year since 1987. [22365]
Mrs. Browning [holding answer 9 May 1995]: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food co-ordinates the wildlife incident investigation scheme which monitors the effect of pesticides on wildlife and domestic animals. The following figures have been compiled from reports of deaths of birds of prey where pesticides have been confirmed as the likely cause. The figures relate to incidents reported in Great Britain. In order to reduce the risks to wildlife, the Ministry has mounted a campaign against illegal poisoning in collaboration with a number of interested organisations.
Year |Total (number of |Species
|incidents)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1987 |20 |Species include Kestrels, Sparrow Hawks, Barn Owls and Buzzards
1988 |26 |12 Buzzards
|1 Peregrine Falcon
|1 Hen Harrier
|2 Sparrow Hawks
|5 Tawny Owls
|4 Golden Eagles
|1 Harris Hawk
1989 |43 |22 Buzzards
|1 Golden Eagle
|3 Peregrine Falcons
|12 Red Kites
|4 Sparrow Hawks
|1 Kestrel
1990 |36 |24 Buzzards
|3 Golden Eagles
|2 Red Kites
|2 Hen Harriers
|4 Sparrow Hawks
|1 Kestrel
1991 |28 |4 Owls
|16 Buzzards
|2 Red Kites
|1 Golden Eagle
|1 Hen Harrier
|2 Kestrels
|2 Peregrine Falcons
1992 |34 |19 Buzzards
|1 Goshawk
|1 Hen Harrier
|2 Kestrels
|2 Sparrow Hawks
|6 Red Kites
|1 Golden Eagle
|2 Peregrine Falcons
1993 |32 |22 Buzzards
|1 Golden Eagle
|5 Red Kites
|1 Hen Harrier
|1 Sparrow Hawk
|1 Merlin
|1 Owl
Live Animal Exports
Mr. Olner: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was his Department's official response to the legal opinions obtained by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on the live export of veal calves; and if he will make a statement. [22892]
Mrs. Browning: My right hon. Friend informed the House in answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Mr. Streeter) on 22 February Official Report , columns 276 86, that consideration of the RSPCA's latest legal advice was under way; that process is still on-going.
Historical Documents
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what special training is given to persons who have responsibility for assessing the historical significance of documents held by his Department. [23274]
Mr. Jack: Training in assessing the historical significance of departmental records is carried out under the guidance of the Keeper of Public Records. It is provided in a number of different ways, including courses on the appraisal of records and through conferences and seminars arranged by the Public Record Office. Additionally, reviewers receive desk training from visiting Public Record Office staff who constantly monitor appraisal criteria and decisions.
Brewing Industry
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the meetings he has had in the last three months with representatives of the brewing industry with the topics which were discussed at each meeting. [23271]
Mr. Jack: My right hon. Friend has met representatives of the brewing industry on four separate occasions over
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the last three months. A number of issues were discussed including issues relating to the single market.Telephones
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what costs his Department has incurred during the last 12 months as a result of cloning of mobile telephones being utilised by his Department, with particular reference to the making of unauthorised calls. [23486]
Mr. Jack [holding answer 9 May 1995]: The Department has incurred no costs during the last 12 months as a result of cloning of mobile telephones. The service providers--Mercury and Vodac--met the cost in all known instances.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many mobile telephones being utilised by his Department have been cloned during the last 12 months. [23430]
Mr. Jack: There were seven known instances of mobile phone cloning during the last 12 months.
Religious Slaughter
Sir Ivan Lawrence: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last met representatives of the Jewish community, what was discussed, and if he will make a statement. [24308]
Mr. Waldegrave: I met the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and other representatives of the Jewish community on 30 March when Shechita--religious slaughter--was discussed in relation to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, SI 1995/731. I assured the president that the 1995 regulations maintain the legal protection for Shechita contained in the previous legislation.
Council directive 93/119/EC, on which the 1995 regulations are based, recognises the need to take account of the requirements of religious requirements such as Shechita. The Government accept that Shechita is a fundamental matter of religious belief to Jewish communities who are an important part of our national life and would oppose any moves to remove the right of the Jewish community to practise Shechita.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Indonesia
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 6 December 1994, Official Report, columns 118 20 , if he will list the projects on which British aid to Indonesia was spent in the financial year 1991 92; and what was the value in each case. [23232]
Mr. Baldry: The information is as follows:
Indonesia: projects financed from technical co-operation funds
expenditure 1991-92 (£ thousands)
Project |Allocation |Expenditure 1991-92
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Renewable Natural Resources
Rice Development Project |1,659 |341
Cloves Disease Research |706 |49
Coastal Fisheries-University of Diponegoro |384 |135
Animal Health Phase 4 |1,687 |433
Coastal Prawn Culture |1,298 |337
Regional Physical Planning Map Improvement and Training Project |655 |259
Forestry Senior Management Team |1,793 |297
Forestry Conservation |1,984 |61
Forestry Training |2,454 |15
Forestry Research |2,644 |25
Energy-Gas
Gas Distribution Phase 1 |4,193 |570
Gas Distribution Phase 2 |5,509 |886
Support to LEMIGAS (Petroleum Authority) |4,762 |1,415
Education
Active Learning and Professional Support at Primary Level |1,708 |316
Libraries, Books and Development Project |747 |259
English Language Teaching at National Level |1,325 |177
English Language Teaching in Government Institutions |1,789 |207
English Language Teaching |421 |421
Maths Primary Specialist |30 |29
Biotechnology |428 |102
Mining and Geological Exploration
South Sumatra Geological Survey Project |2,261 |413
Ombilin Coal Mine Training School |377 |86
Public Administration and Finance
Assistance to Regional and Local Finance and Economy |905 |412
Trade Investment Cooperative Programme |286 |57
Police Management Training |713 |178
Indonesian Civil Service Training Institute (LAN)
Assistance to Public Administration |120 |29
Public Works
Survey and Mapping Advisers Project |400 |36
Local Consultants/Professional Engineers Training Project |1,735 |242
Madura Groundwater |52 |52
Energy-Electric Power
Bali Power Study |305 |122
Electricity Authority (PLN) Training Project Phase 2 |1,162 |423
Mini Hydros-Phase 2 |1,290 |15
Mini Hydros-Phase 3 |5,610 |74
Roads
Highway Engineering Course |565 |16
Road Engineering Research |68 |26
Projects financed from the aid and trade provision Project |Allocation |Expenditure 1991-92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steel Bridging (Phase I) |6,642 |353 Navigational Aids |6,386 |367 Bandung Television Studio |9,734 |556 Scattered Diesels |5,891 |322 Cigading Port Extension |13,266 |1,129 Radio Studios Rehabilitation |5,040 |216 Cigading/Serpong Railway |24,690 |769 Citayam/Cibinong Railway |20,105 |487 Radio Communication System for the Ministry of Forestry |34,111 |1,617 Western Universities Equipment |13,671 |831 Flight Simulator |4,659 |262 Bali and Medan Airport Security |10,455 |259 Jambi Power Station |5,345 |310 Steel Bridging (Phase II) |3,669 |223 Shortwave Radio Transmitters |26,911 |1,223
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on which date his Department first began funding Indonesian police officers (a) in Indonesia and (b) in the United Kingdom. [23235]
Mr. Baldry: We have been providing UK training awards for Indonesian national police officers since 1979 and meeting some of the costs of training courses in Indonesia since 1983.
Mrs Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 6 December 1994, Official Report , columns 118-120 , if he will give the exact date of formal appraisal documents submitted by the Overseas Development Administration and the Department of Trade and Industry in respect of the aid and trade provision support for each project listed. [23251]
Mr. Baldry: I provided responses on two of the projects on the list previously in my answers on 10 January to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes), Official Report , column 14 , and on 1 March to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley, Official Report , column 574 . Because the other projects on the list were generally approved some years ago, the information requested is not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Lady when we have obtained it.
Land Mines
Mr. Madden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much Her Majesty's Government contribute to United Nations programmes to clear mines in (a) Cambodia and (b) other countries; and if he will make a statement. [23100]
Mr. Baldry [holding answer 10 May 1995]: Since April 1992 we have contributed a total of £4.96 million to UN de-mining programmes. Of this, £2.133 million was for Cambodia, £2.5 million for Afghanistan, £226,000 for Angola and £100,000 for the Yemen. In addition, in March 1995 we paid £500,000 into the UN voluntary fund for mine clearance. We shall continue to consider UN requests as helpfully as possible.
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Afghanistan
Mr. Madden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 27 April, Official Report , column 638 , when Her Majesty's Government will decide how much funding is to be made available to British non-governmental organisations for emergency aid to Afghan refugees and displaced persons for (a) rehabilitation and (b) other purposes. [23133]
Mr. Baldry [holding answer 10 May 1995]: I have nothing to add to my previous answer.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Exhibitions
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he has considered an application for an exhibition relating to women in science, engineering and technology to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.
Mr. Michael J. Martin: I understand that, under procedures agreed by the Administration Committee, arrangements have been made for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from Monday 3 July to Friday 7 July 1995.
WALES
European Structural Funds
Mr. Wigley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy with regard to the provision of matching funds to help applications for assistance from the EU in Wales under objective 5b schemes. [23074]
Mr. Redwood: The objective 5b single programming document for rural Wales 1994 99 makes available European structural funds grants averaging some £23 million a year to support national public expenditure on projects averaging some £34 million and private sector contributions of around £5 million a year. These figures clearly demonstrates that, without substantial domestic expenditure to support projects, it would not be possible to utilise the structural funds grant resources being made available.
Funding for projects can come from a variety of sources including local authorities, Government agencies, training and enterprise councils and voluntary bodies as well as from my Department. It is for applicants to determine whom they should approach to seek funding for any project. Those approached for matching funding, including my Department, will need to satisfy themselves that there is no legal or other constraint to them providing such funding and consider, inter alia, the quality of the project, whether it represents good value for money and what other funding approaches they have received before deciding whether they wish to invest in the project.
Historical Documents
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what special training is given to persons who have responsibility for assessing the historical significance of documents held by his Department. [23275]
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Mr. Redwood: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him today by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, Official Report , column 565 .
Voluntary Organisations
Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to review the way in which his Department assists local support services for voluntary organisations. [24170]
Mr. Richards: I have today issued a consultation paper seeking comments on the effectiveness of current arrangements for delivering support services to voluntary organisations at local level. The paper also seeks views on the best way of channelling support from the Welsh Office to the organisations providing such services. I shall welcome comments from voluntary organisations throughout Wales, from those who have links with the voluntary sector and from the organisations which the Department currently funds. A copy of the consultation paper has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
EDUCATION
Inspection Training
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the cost of sending (a) a primary school teacher and (b) a secondary school teacher on additional inspector training; what is the cost of the place on the course and the additional cost of any supply teaching which has to be provided; and which body meets this cost; [23649]
(2) how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers have attended additional inspector training this year. [23650]
Mr. Forth: These are matters for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.
Pupils
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list for each local education authority (a) the proportion and (b) the number of pupils in grant-maintained (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. [23651]
Mr. Robin Squire: The information requested is set out in the tables.
Primary
|Percentage of
|Number of pupils in |maintained primary
LEA area |GM primary schools |pupils in GM schools
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Avon |0 |0
Barking |0 |0
Barnet |758 |3
Barnsley |0 |0
Bedfordshire |586 |1
Berkshire |2,390 |4
Bexley |643 |4
Birmingham |1,655 |2
Bolton |380 |2
Bradford |1,538 |4
Brent |1,522 |8
Bromley |2,235 |10
Buckinghamshire |2,817 |5
Bury |190 |1
Calderdale |1,229 |7
Cambridgeshire |2,000 |3
Camden |0 |0
Cheshire |472 |1
Cleveland |0 |0
Cornwall |0 |0
Corporation of London |0 |0
Coventry |0 |0
Croydon |1,339 |5
Cumbria |3,236 |8
Derbyshire |2,175 |3
Devon |283 |0
Doncaster |0 |0
Dorset |632 |1
Dudley |385 |1
Durham |0 |0
Ealing |1,104 |5
East Sussex |0 |0
Enfield |157 |1
Essex |19,866 |16
Gateshead |0 |0
Gloucestershire |5,412 |12
Greenwich |191 |1
Hackney |96 |1
Hammersmith |0 |0
Hampshire |3,993 |3
Haringey |0 |0
Harrow |0 |0
Havering |0 |0
Hereford and Worcester |0 |0
Hertfordshire |2,157 |3
Hillingdon |2,707 |15
Hounslow |0 |0
Humberside |336 |0
Isle of Wight |0 |0
Isle of Scilly |0 |0
Islington |0 |0
Kensington and Chelsea |497 |9
Kent |6,559 |5
Kingston upon Thames |171 |2
Kirklees |0 |0
Knowsley |0 |0
Lambeth |1,963 |12
Lancashire |780 |1
Leeds |67 |0
Leicestershire |0 |0
Lewisham |368 |2
Lincolnshire |7,530 |15
Liverpool |0 |0
Manchester |0 |0
Merton |0 |0
Newcastle upon Tyne |0 |0
Newham |0 |0
Norfolk |3,202 |5
North Tyneside |0 |0
North Yorkshire |17 |0
Northamptonshire |3,391 |7
Northumberland |0 |0
Nottinghamshire |0 |0
Oldham |0 |0
Oxfordshire |81 |0
Redbridge |0 |0
Richmond upon Thames |0 |0
Rochdale |1,612 |8
Rotherham |0 |0
Salford |0 |0
Sandwell |0 |0
Sefton |0 |0
Sheffield |1,295 |3
Shropshire |721 |2
Solihull |499 |3
Somerset |469 |1
South Tyneside |0 |0
Southwark |1,437 |7
St. Helens |0 |0
Staffordshire |102 |0
Stockport |0 |0
Suffolk |0 |0
Sunderland |0 |0
Surrey |4,506 |6
Sutton |821 |7
Tameside |0 |0
Tower Hamlets |0 |0
Trafford |0 |0
Wakefield |0 |0
Walsall |572 |2
Waltham Forest |0 |0
Wandsworth |531 |3
Warwickshire |40 |0
West Sussex |375 |1
Westminster |0 |0
Wigan |0 |0
Wiltshire |3,815 |8
Wirral |0 |0
Wolverhampton |0 |0
Notes:
1. Pupil numbers are derived from the 1994 DFE schools census and include schools
which are currently grant-maintained.
2. Pupil numbers and percentages include all full and part-time pupils, other than
these in nursery classes.
Secondary
|Percentage of
|Numbers of pupils |maintained
|in GM secondary |secondary pupils in
LEA Area |schools |GM schools
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Avon |1,710 |3
Barking |0 |0
Barnet |9,905 |53
Barnsley |0 |0
Bedfordshire |9,451 |21
Berkshire |9,029 |19
Bexley |3,655 |25
Birmingham |15,177 |23
Bolton |2,803 |16
Bradford |5,286 |11
Brent |10,975 |86
Bromley |13,923 |81
Buckinghamshire |10,174 |27
Bury |0 |0
Calderdale |7,367 |55
Cambridgeshire |15,274 |37
Camden |2,381 |22
Cheshire |2,492 |4
Cleveland |0 |0
Cornwall |0 |0
Corporation of London |0 |0
Coventry |0 |0
Croydon |7,718 |52
Cumbria |10,873 |35
Derbyshire |18,048 |31
Devon |4,700 |8
Doncaster |1,128 |5
Dorset |9.947 |24
Dudley |4,669 |26
Durham |0 |0
Ealing |6,111 |45
East Sussex |0 |0
Enfield |5,634 |32
Essex |67,497 |70
Gateshead |0 |0
Gloucestershire |23,474 |70
Greenwich |0 |0
Hackney |0 |0
Hammersmith |1,237 |21
Hampshire |17,020 |21
Haringey |0 |0
Harrow |528 |6
Havering |3,877 |26
Hereford and Worcester |3,643 |8
Hertfordshire |23,567 |34
Hillingdon |11,988 |85
Hounslow |2,123 |15
Humberside |0 |0
Isle of Wight |0 |0
Isles of Scilly |0 |0
Islington |0 |0
Kensington and Chelsea |621 |20
Kent |53,506 |52
Kingston upon Thames |2,901 |37
Kirklees |1,267 |5
Knowsley |731 |8
Lambeth |3,308 |52
Lancashire |6,843 |8
Leeds |1,117 |3
Leicestershire |3,270 |5
Lewisham |0 |0
Lincolnshire |17,598 |47
Liverpool |3,164 |10
Manchester |0 |0
Merton |750 |10
Newcastle upon Tyne |0 |0
Newham |582 |4
Norfolk |9,431 |23
North Tyneside |220 |2
North Yorkshire |0 |0
Northamptonshire |9,386 |21
Northumberland |650 |2
Nottinghamshire |1,837 |3
Oldham |0 |0
Oxfordshire |0 |0
Redbridge |1,125 |7
Richmond upon Thames |0 |0
Rochdale |2,058 |16
Rotherham |0 |0
Salford |430 |4
Sandwell |1,679 |9
Sefton |0 |0
Sheffield |1,936 |7
Shropshire |4,539 |18
Solihull |0 |0
Somerset |574 |2
South Tyneside |0 |0
Southwark |2,786 |30
St. Helens |0 |0
Staffordshire |4,442 |6
Stockport |0 |0
Suffolk |0 |0
Sunderland |0 |0
Surrey |15,082 |33
Sutton |6,699 |59
Tameside |2,371 |18
Tower Hamlets |891 |7
Trafford |3,083 |26
Wakefield |0 |0
Walsall |7,077 |36
Waltham Forest |2,099 |18
Wandsworth |6,606 |74
Warwickshire |4,783 |19
West Sussex |0 |0
Westminster |0 |0
Wigan |0 |0
Wiltshire |14,338 |42
Wirral |2,107 |10
Wolverhampton |2,404 |15
Note:
1. Pupil numbers are derived for the 1994 DFE schools census and include all
secondary schools which are currently grant-maintained.
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the number and percentage of pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) January 1980, (ii) January 1991, (iii) January 1992, (iv) January 1993, (v) January 1994 and (vi) January 1995 being taught in classes of 30-plus in maintained schools (1) in each local education authority and (2) in total. [23653]
Mr. Robin Squire: Information on pupils in classes of size 31 and over in maintained primary and secondary schools for January 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 has been placed in the Library. Information for January 1995 will not be available until the autumn.
Grant-maintained Schools
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list those schools which have been required to modify the admissions policy submitted as part of their proposals for grant-maintained status before having their application approved. [23652]
Mr. Robin Squire: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list by local education authority the schools holding ballots on grant -maintained status since1 January 1994, giving in each case (a) whether the outcome favoured or opposed grant-maintained status, (b) whether the governing body applied for a grant under section 36 of the Education Act 1993, (c) the maximum grant available and (d) the amount of grant (i) claimed and (ii) paid. [23654]
Mr. Robin Squire: The information requested has been placed in the Library.
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Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools held ballots on grant-maintained status; how many of each voted in favour of and against becoming grant- maintained; and if she will list the amount of eligible parents in each sector who (i) voted in favour, (ii)
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voted against and (iii) did not take part in the ballots for the years (1) 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 and (2) 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995.Mr. Robin Squire: The information requested is set out in the table.
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GM ballots
Primary schools
|Eligible |Actual |Number |Number of |Number of
Total number of |voters |voters |Yes votes |No votes |abstained |yes ballots |no ballots
ballots
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1 April 1993-31 March 1994
274 |96,822 |66,946 |41,655 |25,291 |29,876 |201 |73
1 April 1994-31 March 1995
94 |30,956 |21,155 |10,231 |10,924 |9,801 |55 |39
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Secondary Schools
|Eligible |Actual |Number |Number of |Number of
Total number of |voters |voters |Yes votes |No votes |abstained |yes ballots |no ballots
ballots
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1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994
171 |218,518 |135,779 |76,612 |59,167 |82,739 |107 |64
1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995
43 |54,830 |33,965 |14,867 |19,098 |20,865 |13 |30
(2) how many staff are employed in staffing (a) the grant-maintained information team and (b) the grant- maintained information line. [22781]
Mr. Robin Squire: Currently there are 10 staff employed in the Department's grant-maintained schools information team, dealing with GM publications and organising Going GM conferences. The grant-maintained information line is staffed by members of the team. The team's costs-- including pay, superannuation, employers' national insurance contributions, accommodation, travel and administrative costs--were approximately £330,000 in 1993 94 and £410,000 in 1994 95; and it is estimated they will be some £420,000 in 1995 96. However, these figures are not wholly comparable because of changes in accounting arrangements between 1993 94 and 1994 95. Expenditure on the GM information line cannot be disaggregated from the Department's general telephone costs.
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the cost to her Department of materials and staff involved in the campaign to persuade schools to opt for grant-maintained status. [22897]
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