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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 28 June 1995
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by how much Government spending has changed in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative; what is the estimated effect in 1995 96; how many jobs are to be created by schemes approved to date under the initiative and how many have been lost as a consequence in the public sector; and what is the forecast of transfer of employment from public to private sector over the last five years because of the initiative. [30841]
Mr. Goodlad: Spending by the FCO, including the Overseas Development Administration, did not change during 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative. Savings will be achieved in 1995 96 if better value for money can be secured under the PFI; it is not possible to forecast the impact on employment.
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many schemes and to what value have been approved in 1994 95 under the private finance initiative; what are the estimates for the current financial year; how many schemes are currently being considered and at what value; for how long have they been considered and how many have been in the assessment process for over (a) six months and (b) 12 months; and what was the average length of time taken to assess schemes so far approved. [30840]
Mr. Goodlad: No schemes were approved under the private finance initiative in the FCO, including the Overseas Development Administration, during 1994 95. The FCO faces special considerations beyond its control (e.g. legal requirements overseas) and it is not yet possible to estimate the numbers or value of capital projects to which the PFI can be applied in 1995 96. Currently two overseas building projects are at the feasibility stage and expressions of interest have been invited for PFI options in up to five projects within the FCO's communications strategy. The projects have been under assessment as PFI schemes for less than six months.
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the expected capital spending figure for his Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30882]
Mr. Goodlad: A total of £138 million and £149 million in 1994 95 and 1995 96 respectively.
Common Agriculture Policy
Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the reform of the
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common agriculture policy to permit the further enlargement of the European Union requires amendment of articles 38 to 47 of the EC treaty will be reviewed as part of the 1996 intergovernmental conference. [31264]Mr. David Davis: No. Reform of the CAP is possible without treaty amendments, as the 1992 MacSharry reforms showed. We will continue to press in the appropriate fora for the further reform of the CAP needed to permit EU enlargement.
UN Troops
Mr. Grocott: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries where troops under United Nations authority are currently stationed, including in each case the numbers and nationalities of the troops
involved. [30762]
Mr. Douglas Hogg: There are currently 16 UN operations, involving the deployment of over 64,000 troops from 84 countries. A full list of troop contributions to current United Nations peacekeeping operations has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Dame Jill Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will support the initiative of the Inter- Parliamentary Union in placing the topic of co-operation between the United Nations and the IPU on the agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations. [30943]
Mr. Baldry: We broadly welcome closer co-operation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. We will carefully consider the draft resolution which Senegal has requested to be included in the next session of the General Assembly.
Nuclear Testing
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the French Government concerning its resumption of nuclear testing in the Pacific. [31085]
Mr. David Davis: None. We have, however, close contacts with the French Government on a wide range of defence questions, including nuclear matters, and they are aware of our views.
UN Conference on Women
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements for the participation of non-governmental organisations in the United Nations fourth international conference on women. [31086]
Mr. Douglas Hogg: The Chinese authorities have accepted the criteria for arrangements at the conference set by the NGO facilitating committee. We are concerned that facilities should be consistent with those provided at other UN conferences and will continue to monitor progress made by the Chinese to meet their commitments.
Mr. Alton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations
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concerning the Chinese Government's one child policy he made to the UN in connection with the choice of venue for the UN conference on women. [28948]Mr. Goodlad [holding answer 19 June 1995]: None. Peking was chosen in accordance with the UN practice that the venue of the world conference on women should rotate geographically. The Chinese Government are fully aware of UK concerns about their family planning policy and its implementation.
Gibraltar
Mr. Trimble: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all the EC directives that he is asking the Gibraltar Government to implement. [31088]
Mr. David Davis: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. and learned Member for Fife, North-East (Mr. Campbell) on 27 June 1995, Official Report, column 543.
Kashmir
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussion he has had with the Indian Government to ensure that the International Red Cross and similar organisations are allowed free and unrestricted entry into the Indian-occupied area of Kashmir to administer help and aid to people in need of such services; and if he will make a statement. [31098]
Mr. Baldry: This is a subject that we have discussed regularly with the Indian Government. We welcome the signing of the memorandum of understanding on 22 June between the Indian Government and the ICRC, which will allow the latter to operate in Jammu and Kashmir.
Diplomats
Mr. Hutton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British ambassadors or high commissioners use Rolls Royce cars in connection with their official duties overseas; and what was the cost of purchasing and operating such vehicles in each of the last five years. [28319]
Mr. Goodlad [holding answer 14 June 1995]: Rolls-Royce cars are in use at British diplomatic missions in:
Bonn
Paris
Tokyo
Washington
Brasilia
New York UKRep
Peking
Riyadh
Canberra
Purchasing and Operating Costs
1990 91: 31,221
1991 92: 37,085
1992 93: 96,846
1993 94: 133,317
1994 95: 191,804
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These figures include the cost of discreetly armoured vehicles whose conversion and running costs are far higher than those of normal cars. They also include the cost of cars no longer in use in Pretoria and Moscow.TREASURY
Bank of England
Mr. Henderson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is the annual cost of operating the regional office of the Bank of England in Bristol; and what proportion of those costs is staffing costs; [30329]
(2) what is the annual cost for recreational facilities for staff at the Bank of England. [30200]
(3) what is the annual cost of operating the regional office of the Bank of England in Birmingham; and what proportion of those costs is staffing costs; [30328]
(4) what is the annual cost of operating the regional office of the Bank of England in Newcastle; and what proportion of those costs is staffing costs; [30198]
(5) what is the annual cost of operating the regional office of the Bank of England in Manchester; and what proportion of those costs is staffing costs; [30197]
(6) what is the annual cost of operating the Roehampton recreational and sporting area of the Bank of England; [30201] (7) what is the annual cost of catering and hospitality (a) in the governor's and deputy governor's departments and (b) in the whole of the Bank of England; [30329]
(8) what is the annual cost of operating the regional office of the Bank of England in Leeds; and what proportion of those costs is staffing costs. [30199]
Mr. Nelson: The annual operating expenses of the bank's branches are £8.6 million, of which £6.4 million relates to staff. The expenses of recreational facilities for staff at the Bank of England, including the Roehampton sports centre, and of catering and hospitality, are not separately available. The bank's total operating expenses in 1994 95 were £238 million, of which £140 million related to staff.
Scotch Whisky
Sir David Steel: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the change in the amount of scotch whisky released for sale since the rise in duty imposed on spirits in the 1994 mini-budget, and on the loss to the Revenue. [30035]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: The figures relating to spirits consumption since the increase in the rate of duty following the Budget should be read in the context of the cyclical nature of spirits sales. Little significance can be read into off season figures. The main season for spirits sales is the Christmas period, and the industry had a good Christmas in 1994. There was a greatly increased level of activity during late 1994 when the industry, quite understandably, took advantage of the delay between the announcement of the increase and the date of implementation to make substantial clearances during December.
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Prices Increases
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the non-food items listed in table 3 of the "CSO First Release" (95)91 in rank order of price increase since (a) May 1994 and (b) August 1992 indicating which increases he classifies as inflationary; and what is the basis for this classification. [30004]
Mr. Nelson: The information requested is given in the tables. Any increases over 12 months in the retail prices index component indices contributes to the all items' 12 monthly rate of inflation.
(a) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding food ranked by
percentage increases May 1994 to May 1995
|Percentage change
|over May 1994
Section |to May 1995 |Rank
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mortgage interest payments |19 |1
Cigarettes |7 |2
Petrol and oil |7 |3
Personal services |6 |4
Canteen meals |6 |5
Other tobacco |6 |6
Water and other charges |6 |7
Rent |6 |8
Council Tax/Rates |6 |9
Household consumables |6 |10
Wines and spirits on sales |5 |11
Entertainment and other recreation |5 |12
Furniture |5 |13
Rail fares |5 |14
Pet care |5 |15
Beer on sales |5 |16
Chemists goods |5 |17
Take-away and snacks |4 |18
Beer |4 |19
Furnishings |4 |20
Restaurant meals |4 |21
Wines and spirits |3 |22
Bus and coach fares |3 |23
Domestic services |3 |24
Other clothing |3 |25
Wines and spirits off sales |2 |26
Other household equipment |2 |27
Television licences and rentals |2 |28
Dwelling insurance and ground rent |2 |29
Repairs and maintenance charges |2 |30
Beer off sales |2 |31
DIY materials |2 |32
Gas |2 |33
Children's outerwear |2 |34
Maintenance of motor vehicles |2 |35
UK holidays |1 |36
Fees and subscriptions |1 |37
Foreign holidays |1 |38
Books and newspapers |1 |39
Purchase of motor vehicles |1 |40
Other travel costs |1 |41
Postage |1 |42
Footwear |0 |43
Men's outerwear |0 |44
Electrical appliances |0 |45
Electricity |0 |46
Coal and solid fuels |0 |47
Gardening products |0 |48
Tapes and discs |0 |49
Women's outerwear |-1 |50
Toys photographic and sport
goods |-1 |51
Vehicle tax and insurance |-2 |52
Telephones telemessages etc. |-3 |53
Oil and other fuel |-4 |54
Personal articles |-5 |55
Audio-visual equipment |-5 |56
Notes:
1. Percentage changes for individual sections are given rounded to integers, reflecting
the reduced accuracy of these disaggregated indices.
2. Information for the Depreciation section is not available.
(b) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding Food Ranked by
percentage increases August 1992 to May 1995
|Percentage change
|over August 1992
Section |to May 1995 |Rank
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cigarettes |24 |1
Water and other charges |23 |2
Other tobacco |21 |3
Petrol and oil |20 |4
Entertainment and other recreation |20 |5
Rent |20 |6
Canteen meals |19 |7
Rail fares |17 |8
Personal services |15 |9
Vehicle tax and insurance |14 |10
Take-aways and snacks |13 |11
Beer on sales |12 |12
Wines and spirits on sales |12 |13
Restaurant meals |12 |14
Beer |11 |15
Pet care |11 |16
Oil and other fuel |11 |17
Chemists goods |11 |18
Domestic services |11 |19
Coal and solid fuels |11 |20
Bus and coach fares |10 |21
Other clothing |9 |22
Maintenance of motor vehicles |9 |23
Fees and subscriptions |9 |24
Wines and spirits |8 |25
Repairs and maintenance charges |7 |26
Household consumables |7 |27
Footwear |6 |28
Furnishings |6 |29
Postage |6 |30
Furniture |6 |31
Books and newspapers |6 |32
Gas |6 |33
Other travel costs |6 |34
Other household equipment |5 |35
Men's outerwear |5 |36
Wines and spirits off sales |5 |37
Children's outerwear |5 |38
Personal articles |5 |39
Women's outerwear |5 |40
Beer off sales |4 |41
Electricity |3 |42
Tapes and discs |3 |43
Gardening products |3 |44
Purchase of motor vehicles |2 |45
DIY materials |2 |46
Television licences and rentals |2 |47
Electrical appliances |1 |48
Toys photographic and sport
goods |0 |49
Dwelling insurance and ground
rent |0 |50
Council Tax/Rates |-1 |51
Mortgage interest payments |-2 |52
Telephones telemessages etc. |-7 |53
Audio-visual equipment |-10 |54
Notes:
1. Percentage changes for individual sections are given rounded to integers, reflecting
the reduced accuracy of these disaggregrated indices.
2. Information for the Foreign Holidays, UK Holidays and Depreciation sections is not
available.
Customs and Excise Information Systems
Ms Primarolo: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to privatise, contractorise or give agency status to the VAT computer facilities at Shoeburyness and Southend-on-Sea. [30511]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: There are no plans to privatise the Customs and Excise information systems facility at Shoeburyness and Southend-on-Sea or to give it full agency status.
The system development and service delivery aspects of the organisation were recently market tested. The in-house team was awarded the resulting service agreements because they demonstrated best value for money. The division that provides these services, and other functions in addition to those recently market tested, is an executive unit, in accordance with the Department's next steps strategy, but full agency status is not considered appropriate.
PSBR
Mr. Shore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the public sector borrowing requirement from 1965 66 to 1994 95 (a) in cash terms, (b) adjusted for inflation and (c) as a percentage of gross domestic product. [30796]
Mr. Aitken: The following table sets out the information requested.
Public sector borrowing requirement (PSBR) in cash terms, real
terms (1993-94 = 100) and as a percentage of gross domestic
product (GDP)
|PSBR in cash |PSBR in real |PSBR as a
|terms |terms<1> |percentage of
|£ billion |£ billion |GDP
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1965-66 |0.9 |9.5 |2.6
1966-67 |1.1 |10.9 |3.0
1967-68 |2.0 |18.8 |5.0
1968-69 |0.4 |3.2 |0.8
1969-70 |-0.6 |-5.1 |-1.3
1970-71 |0.8 |6.0 |1.5
1971-72 |1.0 |6.9 |1.7
1972-73 |2.4 |16.0 |3.7
1973-74 |4.3 |26.8 |5.9
1974-75 |8.0 |41.2 |9.1
1975-76 |10.3 |42.1 |9.4
1976-77 |8.3 |29.9 |6.5
1977-78 |5.4 |17.1 |3.6
1978-79 |9.2 |26.3 |5.4
1979-80 |9.9 |24.4 |4.9
1980-81 |12.5 |26.0 |5.4
1981-82 |8.6 |16.3 |3.4
1982-83 |8.9 |15.7 |3.2
1983-84 |9.7 |16.3 |3.2
1984-85 |10.1 |16.3 |3.1
1985-86 |5.6 |8.6 |1.6
1986-87 |3.6 |5.3 |0.9
1987-88 |-3.4 |-4.8 |-0.8
1988-89 |-14.7 |-19.3 |-3.1
1989-90 |-7.9 |-9.8 |-1.5
1990-91 |-0.4 |-0.5 |-0.1
1991-92 |13.9 |14.9 |2.4
1992-93 |36.2 |37.3 |6.0
1993-94 |45.4 |45.4 |7.1
1994-95 |35.3 |34.6 |5.2
<1>Real terms figures calculated using the GDP deflator.
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 21 June, Official Report , column 262 , what considerations underlie the change of his objective for fiscal policy from the policy of bringing the public sector borrowing requirement back to balance over the medium term, as set out in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995 96"; to the policy of bringing the PSBR back towards balance, as set out in his answer; and if he will make a statement. [31250]
Mr. Aitken [holding answer 27 June 1995]: There has been no change in the Government's fiscal objective. The answer of 21 June repeats what my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor said in his Mansion house speech on 14 June.
National Lottery
Mr. George Howarth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if grants made through funds derived from the national lottery are classified as public expenditure. [30997]
Mr. Aitken: These grants are classified as general Government expenditure in the national accounts. However, as my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor announced on 22 June, the grants are to be excluded from the definition of the public spending objective as well as from the public expenditure control total.
Open Government
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Southport (Mr. Banks) Official Report , 19 June, columns 7 8 on the Customs and Excise open government policy, to whom notice 950 has been circulated; and if he will place a copy in the Library. [31149]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: Notice 950 has been circulated to all Customs and Excise's open government contact points, inquiry offices and advice centres, and to the independent adjudicator's office and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. Copies have been placed in the Library.
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Midwives' Allowances
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which allowances paid to midwives are tax deductible; what changes to the rules governing the deduction of tax from midwives' allowances have been made over the last year; and if she will make a
statement. [30264]
Sir George Young [holding answer 26 June 1995]: Generally, any allowances paid to midwives are taxable in the same way as allowances paid to any other employee or office holder. The corollary is that midwives may claim certain tax deductions in connection with the performance of their duties, in the same way as employees and office holders generally. There have been no changes in the last year to the statutory rules governing the deduction of tax from midwives' allowances. If the hon. Member has a particular case in mind he may like to write to me, and I shall be happy to look into it.
Hotels (VAT)
Mrs.Ewing: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the current relevant level of VAT levied by hotels in each of the European Union countries in respect of (a) accommodation and (b) food purchase. [30499]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory [holding answer 27 June 1995]: The VAT rates applied in European Union member states to hotel accommodation and meals are shown in the table:
VAT on Hotel Accommodation and Meals in the EU
|Hotel |Hotel
|accommodation|meals
Country |Percentage |Percentage
--------------------------------------------------------
Austria |10 |20
Belgium |6 |20.5
Denmark |25 |25
Finland |22 |22
France |5.5 |18.6
Germany |15 |15
Greece |8 |8
Ireland |12.5 |12.5
Italy<1> |9 |9
Luxembourg |15 |15
Netherlands |6 |17.5
Portugal<2> |5 |17
Spain |7 |7
Sweden |12 |21
UK<3> |17.5 |17.5
Notes:
<1>The standard rate of 19 per cent. applies in both
instances to luxury hotels.
<2>Lower rates of 4 per cent. and 13 per cent.
respectively apply in Madeira and the Azores
Archipelagoes.
<3>A rate of 5 per cent. applies to hotel accommodation
in the Isle of Man.
Competitiveness
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect of the Government's monetary and exchange rate policies since 1968 on the competitiveness of United Kingdom manufacturers relative to those of the EC 15 measured in terms of relative unit values. [29975]
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Mr. Nelson [holding answer 27 June 1995]: It is not possible to isolate with any confidence the effects on competitiveness stemming from monetary and exchange rate policies. However, the Government's commitment to deliver permanently low inflation will provide a stable climate within which British manufacturing can compete successfully, in both world and domestic markets.
Prosperity
Mr. Gill: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evidence he has on the extent to which Britain's prosperity depends on EU membership. [31107]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory [holding answer 27 June 1995]: I have nothing to add to the reply I gave on 21 April 1995, Official Report , column 295 , in response to a very similar question from my hon. Friend.
EDUCATION
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the expected capital spending figure for her Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30885]
Mr. Robin Squire: The figures requested are given:
£ million Capital expenditure |1994-95 |1995-96 DFE and OFSTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Central Government's own expenditure |694 |735 Local Authorities |708 |n/a Notes: 1. Capital expenditure is given on a national accounts basis. 2. For 1995-96, a functional split of local authority capital spending is not available as the allocation of spending between services is a matter for determination by individual local authorities. Source: Statistical Supplement to the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995-96, Cm 2821.
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) by how much Government spending has changed in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative; what is the estimated effect in 1995 96; how many jobs are to be created by schemes approved to date under the initiative and how many have been lost as a consequence in the public sector; and what is the forecast of transfer of employment from public to private sector over the last five years because of the initiative; [30849]
(2) how many schemes and to what value have been approved in 1994 95 under the private finance initiative; what are the estimates for the current financial year; how many schemes are currently being considered and at what value; for how long they have been considered and how many have been in the assessment process for over (a) six months and (b) 12 months; and what was the average length of time taken to assess schemes so far approved. [30848]
Mr. Robin Squire: All expenditure on the staffing and work of the private finance units both in this Department
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and at the funding councils have been contained within the resources already available for education spending. In 1994 95 this Department published its booklet "Education means business" about private finance in education. The total cost of designing and printing the 50,000 copies was £101,000 with estimated distribution costs of about £19,000 for the 1994 95 financial year. The Department is setting up a full-time private finance unit which will cost approximately £150,000 in the current financial year.The Department does not, in general, directly fund education institutions. Resources for the higher and further education sectors, grant-maintained schools and maintained schools are distributed by the funding councils and the local education authorities respectively. Although a great deal of private sector activity takes place in the higher and further education sectors, at present neither the Higher Education Funding Council nor the Further Education Funding Council collect the information requested. The Department is encouraging joint ventures between local authorities, schools and the private sector; legislative measures which came into effect on 1 April 1995 provide additional flexibilities for this area. Information about what has been achieved already by local education authorities and what is currently under consideration is not available centrally.
Higher Education
Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total number of school leavers entering higher education for each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [31147]
Mr. Boswell: Information on the numbers of young entrants to full- time HE is as follows:
Full-time and sandwich home-domiciled undergraduate entrants to
English FE and HE institutions
Thousands
Entrants aged<1>
Academic year |18 years and under|19 years
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1989-90 |73.3 |41.3
1990-91 |78.0 |48.5
1991-92 |85.9 |55.7
1992-93 |97.1 |60.4
1993-94 |102.7 |61.3
Note:
<1> Ages at 31 August during the academic year.
Sources:
"University Statistics", volume 1, 1989-90 to 1993-94; "Statistics of
Education, Further and Higher Education", 1989-90 to 1993-94.
Information on the numbers who entered full-time HE directly on leaving school is not readily available. In some cases, progression to HE will be direct from FE or tertiary college, and some students will enter after a year abroad or other sabbatical.
Nursery Education
Mr. William O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will make a statement on the assistance provided by the Department to help local authorities to provide nursery places where there is a demand by parents. [30763]
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Mr. Forth: At present, it is for local education authorities to determine their spending priorities including the level of pre-school education at the schools they maintain. My right hon. Friend will announce soon how the Prime Minister's commitment to provide, over time, a pre- school place for all four-year-olds whose parents wish to take it up will be fulfilled.
English Test
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if the key stage 3 English tests were carried out and marked according to new Department guidelines; and if she will make a statement. [31150]
Mr. Forth: There is no hard evidence yet of a systematic problem with the marking of the English tests for 14-year-olds.
The School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, which is responsible for developing the tests and organising the marking, has taken a number of steps to ensure that the system is robust and reliable; tests and the marking instructions were trialled extensively in schools; all the external markers were trained to national standards; and there were quality checks in place during marking process.
If schools are not satisfied with the results their pupils received, there is a procedure for requesting a re-mark which schools should use.
Head Teachers' Pay
Ms Estelle Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list by local education authority area the average salary of the head teachers in each of the last four years in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in the (i) local education sector and (ii) grant- maintained sector. [30700]
Mr. Robin Squire: The table shows the average salary of head teachers in all maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools for the most recent years available. The average salary is derived from information provided by local authorities and grant-maintained school primarily for pensions purpose. Information may be incomplete in some cases.
Separate figures for grant maintained schools are shown only at national level. This is to avoid both the disclosure of individual head teacher's salaries and the potential for distortion of average salaries where few head teachers are present. For the same reasons, some average salaries are not shown in the smaller LEA areas. Head teachers are paid on 51-point pay spine with ranges of points from different sizes of schools. There is no automatic progression up the spine, but a governing body may appoint a head teacher at a point above the minimum of the range, and may move the head teacher as far along the spine as they think appropriate.
Average salary includes allowances such as London allowance.
Average salary of full-time head teachers in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary school sectors.
Salary as at 31 March of each year shown.
1990 1991 1992 1993
|Nursery and |Nursery and |Nursery and |Nursery and
|primary |Secondary |primary |Secondary |primary |Secondary |primary |Secondary
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corporation of London |n/a |n/a |<1>- |n/a |<1>- |n/a |<1>- |n/a
Camden |n/a |n/a |24,230 |34,416 |26,673 |38,385 |28,645 |41,600
Greenwich |n/a |n/a |24,177 |33,361 |26,927 |37,845 |29,094 |<1>-
Hackney |n/a |n/a |23,777 |33,892 |26,635 |37,291 |28,597 |39,986
Hammersmith |n/a |n/a |23,612 |<1>- |26,366 |<1>- |28,655 |<1>-
Islington |n/a |n/a |23,754 |30,954 |27,264 |35,215 |29,158 |36,872
Kensington and Chelsea |n/a |n/a |23,676 |<1>- |26,180 |<1>- |31,364 |<1>-
Lambeth |n/a |n/a |24,009 |29,935 |27,578 |35,233 |29,897 |36,638
Lewisham |n/a |n/a |24,283 |31,596 |27,191 |35,072 |29,626 |37,444
Southwark |n/a |n/a |24,113 |30,801 |27,318 |34,782 |29,553 |38,443
Tower Hamlets |n/a |n/a |24,818 |33,803 |28,682 |38,801 |31,247 |41,283
Wandsworth |n/a |n/a |23,482 |33,966 |26,657 |<1>- |28,879 |<1>-
Westminster |n/a |n/a |25,883 |<1>- |29,674 |<1>- |32,275 |<1>-
ILEA |21,022 |28,496 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a
Barking |21,327 |31,043 |23,716 |34,417 |27,376 |40,909 |29,873 |43,343
Barnet |20,596 |29,025 |22,906 |32,715 |26,066 |36,968 |28,252 |40,992
Bexley |21,031 |28,672 |23,178 |32,261 |26,154 |36,377 |28,348 |39,679
Brent |21,778 |28,964 |25,383 |32,690 |29,784 |36,952 |32,109 |39,597
Bromley |20,961 |28,834 |23,020 |32,518 |26,450 |38,919 |28,734 |n/a
Croydon |20,783 |28,705 |22,816 |31,454 |26,129 |36,128 |28,194 |38,744
Ealing |21,552 |31,604 |23,809 |34,329 |26,797 |38,776 |28,988 |n/a
Enfield |21,319 |27,212 |24,800 |31,877 |27,785 |36,435 |30,367 |39,649
Haringey |20,954 |29,684 |23,708 |33,568 |26,654 |37,528 |28,715 |41,822
Harrow |21,686 |26,558 |23,903 |30,365 |28,285 |35,089 |30,479 |38,183
Havering |21,043 |29,073 |23,126 |31,891 |26,514 |35,863 |28,696 |39,075
Hillingdon |20,761 |29,265 |22,806 |32,101 |26,536 |36,643 |29,074 |40,842
Hounslow |21,136 |29,570 |23,351 |32,551 |26,542 |37,049 |28,522 |41,412
Kingston upon Thames |20,674 |<1>- |22,795 |<1>- |25,801 |<1>- |28,192 |<1>-
Merton |21,493 |25,787 |24,086 |30,398 |27,835 |34,397 |30,222 |36,855
Newham |21,634 |29,856 |24,006 |32,606 |27,204 |37,512 |29,383 |40,406
Redbridge |21,393 |28,329 |24,228 |31,577 |27,566 |36,626 |30,116 |39,850
Richmond upon Thames |20,635 |27,971 |22,708 |<1>- |25,664 |<1>- |28,133 |<1>-
Sutton |20,942 |27,554 |23,098 |31,245 |26,465 |35,474 |29,010 |38,849
Waltham Forest |21,260 |27,000 |23,375 |29,918 |26,426 |34,007 |28,648 |36,640
Birmingham |20,314 |26,295 |22,309 |29,226 |25,323 |33,881 |27,334 |35,810
Coventry |20,014 |29,166 |21,945 |32,962 |25,611 |37,189 |28,011 |40,001
Dudley |20,599 |25,629 |22,678 |28,736 |25,571 |32,289 |27,601 |35,498
Sandwell |19,769 |26,022 |21,878 |28,408 |24,816 |32,054 |27,086 |34,437
Solihull |20,171 |26,572 |22,126 |28,815 |25,492 |33,922 |27,663 |37,451
Walsall |19,716 |26,353 |21,692 |28,757 |24,663 |32,137 |26,779 |35,128
Wolverhampton |19,525 |26,275 |21,472 |28,812 |24,632 |33,221 |26,534 |36,025
Knowsley |19,804 |28,049 |21,971 |31,288 |24,878 |35,137 |26,756 |37,155
Liverpool |19,470 |25,858 |21,556 |28,565 |24,409 |32,184 |26,443 |35,133
St. Helens |19,621 |29,049 |21,551 |31,700 |24,537 |36,357 |26,658 |38,061
Sefton |19,785 |28,122 |21,939 |31,635 |25,292 |35,808 |27,339 |37,949
Wirral |20,093 |27,522 |22,234 |30,945 |25,031 |35,515 |26,991 |38,506
Bolton |19,531 |29,252 |21,493 |32,527 |24,548 |36,771 |26,519 |38,483
Bury |19,452 |26,945 |21,419 |29,320 |24,208 |33,565 |26,098 |35,784
Manchester |19,864 |27,386 |21,947 |30,116 |25,066 |35,178 |27,583 |37,653
Oldham |19,556 |27,822 |21,659 |31,060 |24,465 |34,167 |26,374 |37,061
Rochdale |19,794 |26,330 |21,756 |30,048 |24,667 |32,752 |26,672 |36,181
Salford |19,629 |26,445 |21,437 |28,450 |24,056 |33,365 |26,082 |35,971
Stockport |19,445 |27,667 |21,522 |31,230 |24,499 |35,882 |26,402 |38,948
Tameside |19,722 |27,238 |21,683 |29,703 |24,512 |33,417 |26,381 |36,028
Trafford |19,599 |25,747 |21,566 |29,058 |24,478 |33,416 |26,312 |36,502
Wigan |19,749 |26,166 |21,757 |28,922 |24,550 |32,797 |26,498 |35,398
Barnsley |19,205 |26,599 |21,177 |29,462 |24,097 |34,188 |25,954 |36,184
Doncaster |19,513 |25,208 |21,429 |27,554 |24,213 |30,918 |26,140 |33,222
Rotherham |19,404 |28,503 |21,366 |31,076 |24,134 |34,805 |25,856 |37,415
Sheffield |19,828 |27,767 |21,835 |30,268 |24,669 |34,790 |26,803 |37,395
Bradford |19,503 |23,304 |21,481 |25,669 |24,326 |28,925 |26,232 |31,158
Calderdale |19,363 |26,065 |21,363 |29,115 |24,136 |32,659 |25,815 |35,609
Kirklees |19,362 |26,025 |21,330 |28,935 |24,047 |32,506 |25,844 |35,275
Leeds |19,669 |24,037 |21,634 |26,420 |24,404 |29,742 |26,420 |36,526
Wakefield |19,346 |24,628 |21,246 |27,012 |23,979 |30,379 |25,768 |33,129
Gateshead |19,439 |27,019 |21,382 |30,210 |24,136 |34,689 |25,983 |37,499
Newcastle upon Tyne |19,844 |25,905 |21,827 |28,094 |24,526 |32,360 |26,393 |35,427
North Tyneside |19,634 |23,844 |21,654 |26,015 |24,373 |29,674 |26,241 |32,557
South Tyneside |19,292 |27,484 |21,294 |31,238 |24,216 |35,541 |26,322 |37,559
Sunderland |19,812 |28,838 |21,788 |31,590 |24,748 |35,303 |26,662 |37,926
Isles of Scilly |<1>- |<1>- |<1>- |n/a |<1>- |n/a |<1>- |n/a
Avon |19,403 |26,817 |21,377 |29,636 |24,133 |32,919 |26,008 |35,466
Bedfordshire |19,051 |24,655 |21,097 |27,096 |24,107 |30,684 |26,058 |33,590
Berkshire |19,548 |25,021 |21,724 |28,222 |24,750 |32,784 |26,761 |35,399
Buckinghamshire |19,415 |25,982 |21,383 |29,383 |24,293 |33,245 |26,383 |36,114
Cambridgeshire |19,381 |26,992 |21,384 |30,380 |24,141 |36,484 |26,051 |38,957
Cheshire |19,242 |27,945 |21,275 |31,304 |24,450 |35,647 |26,452 |38,907
Cleveland |20,033 |27,057 |22,133 |29,414 |24,922 |33,681 |26,810 |36,374
Cornwall |18,739 |24,710 |20,792 |26,868 |23,516 |30,305 |25,407 |33,175
Cumbria |18,585 |26,322 |20,482 |28,178 |23,196 |31,744 |25,010 |34,361
Derbyshire |19,114 |27,527 |21,092 |30,421 |23,838 |34,366 |25,625 |37,465
Devon |18,962 |27,599 |21,011 |30,906 |23,971 |35,317 |26,018 |39,635
Dorset |19,254 |25,509 |21,333 |28,285 |23,985 |32,409 |25,884 |35,455
Durham |18,975 |28,079 |20,902 |31,092 |23,576 |35,102 |25,345 |38,009
East Sussex |19,369 |28,557 |21,420 |31,722 |24,676 |35,865 |27,028 |39,026
Essex |19,621 |27,245 |21,725 |29,619 |24,961 |34,685 |27,114 |38,551
Gloucestershire |18,926 |26,347 |20,899 |30,157 |23,560 |34,110 |25,562 |36,523
Hampshire |19,555 |28,211 |21,614 |31,761 |24,814 |36,232 |26,986 |39,037
Hereford and Worcester |18,933 |24,770 |20,995 |27,483 |23,931 |31,485 |25,792 |34,007
Hertfordshire |19,444 |27,410 |21,401 |30,277 |24,428 |33,942 |26,658 |36,791
Humberside |19,489 |27,668 |21,469 |30,492 |24,288 |34,136 |26,194 |36,743
Isle of Wight |18,764 |22,917 |20,668 |25,101 |23,355 |28,023 |25,209 |31,176
Kent |19,408 |26,814 |21,740 |30,381 |25,035 |35,141 |27,241 |38,583
Lancashire |19,225 |27,256 |21,165 |30,223 |23,913 |34,103 |25,772 |36,538
Leicestershire |19,727 |27,434 |21,706 |29,769 |24,647 |33,434 |26,765 |36,898
Lincolnshire |18,828 |24,923 |21,073 |29,087 |23,910 |33,076 |26,048 |36,000
Norfolk |18,840 |25,423 |20,814 |28,022 |23,569 |31,324 |25,443 |34,842
North Yorkshire |18,624 |25,508 |20,826 |28,198 |23,313 |31,743 |25,080 |34,548
Northamptonshire |19,109 |25,272 |21,014 |28,470 |23,720 |32,377 |25,596 |35,259
Northumberland |18,789 |23,765 |20,702 |25,949 |23,276 |29,435 |25,049 |31,608
Nottinghamshire |19,396 |26,850 |21,420 |30,065 |24,585 |34,130 |26,533 |35,949
Oxfordshire |18,948 |25,082 |20,967 |28,294 |23,935 |31,949 |25,958 |34,312
Shropshire |18,852 |24,485 |20,757 |26,515 |23,445 |30,144 |25,488 |33,577
Somerset |18,747 |25,820 |20,727 |29,324 |23,409 |33,883 |25,313 |35,626
Staffordshire |19,351 |25,955 |21,310 |28,757 |24,368 |32,805 |26,279 |35,292
Suffolk |18,968 |24,607 |20,898 |27,397 |23,888 |31,463 |25,716 |34,027
Surrey |19,750 |27,132 |21,856 |29,998 |25,053 |33,901 |27,120 |36,947
Warwickshire |19,239 |26,424 |21,181 |28,916 |23,885 |32,243 |25,689 |34,916
West Sussex |19,417 |28,794 |21,375 |32,344 |24,622 |37,346 |26,848 |40,352
Wiltshire |19,001 |25,993 |21,114 |28,753 |23,719 |32,058 |25,474 |35,110
England |19,521 |26,540 |19,814 |27,865 |24,561 |33,513 |26,573 |36,464
Of which
LEA |19,521 |26,533 |21,538 |29,462 |24,561 |33,416 |26,565 |36,212
GM |<1>- |28,190 |<1>- |32,330 |24,695 |37,448 |28,729 |40,360
Note:
<1>Average salary not shown because of small numbers of head teachers.
n/a = not applicable.
Source:
Database of Teacher Records.
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