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Letter from Ian Walters to Ms Marjorie Mowlam, dated 6 November 1995:The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me as Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency to reply to your questions on the Community Work Programme.
The target number of participants and current occupancy in each of the pilot areas is as follows:
|Target |Occupancy
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Fermanagh |250 |89
Strabane |250 |38
West Belfast |500 |69
A full evaluation of the Community Work
Programme will be undertaken by March 1997
when decisions will be taken regarding the
future of the Programme.
Deregulation
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what consideration led to the decision not to replicate sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in the proposed Northern Ireland Order. [41866]
Mr. Ancram: This approach was not adopted because of concerns that subordinate orders, made under an Order in Council, would not be subject to formal scrutiny by Parliament-- a situation substantially at odds with that in Great Britain.
Employment Schemes
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what structures are in place to monitor the success rates of people gaining full -time employment after finishing a placement with an action for community employment scheme in Northern Ireland. [41899]
Mr. Ancram: Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Training and Employment Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Ian Walters. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Ian Walters to Ms Marjorie Mowlam, dated 6 November 1995:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me, as Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency, to reply to your question about ACE.
The ACE Leavers Survey is a biannual survey which examines the destinations of leavers three months after leaving the programme. The first survey analyses the results of those who leave in May each year with a corresponding exercise being carried out for October leavers. A Community Audit Return is undertaken on an annual basis. All ACE Projects are asked to provide information on a range of measures related to their performance including destinations of leavers. In 1994 95, 19% of ACE leavers entered full-time employment. I hope that you find this helpful.
Planning Permission (Black Mountain)
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what consultations with the local community took place before the Department of the Environment gave planning permission to White Quarry Industries for quarrying to go ahead in the Black Mountain area of Belfast. [41903]
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Mr. Moss: Prior to 1974, express planning permission was not required in Northern Ireland for the continuation of operations in respect of a quarry undertaking which had been in existence when planning control was first introduced in 1944. The Black Mountain quarry was such a quarry undertaking and enjoyed what were known as "existing use rights". Quarry operations were brought under control in 1974 subject to a compensation provision for loss of existing use rights. Since that date eight planning applications for planning permission for the continuation of quarrying at Black Mountain have been granted subject to conditions. Before the applications were determined, notices were placed in local newspapers, in accordance with normal statutory procedures, giving the opportunity for members of the public to make representations and objections which were taken into account before the applications were determined.
Export Marketing Research Scheme
Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money is available to employers of up to 500 workers in Northern Ireland under the export marketing research scheme. [41911]
Sir John Wheeler: The maximum amount of financial assistance available to Northern Ireland employers under the export marketing research scheme is £20,000 per project. A maximum of two projects can be funded annually.
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by type of project (a) how many schemes have been approved to date under the private finance initiative, (b) what is the value of those schemes and (c) what private sector contribution will be required both initially and as revenue support during the lifetime of the schemes. [41744]
Sir John Wheeler: No schemes under the private finance initiative, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 1992, have been approved in Northern Ireland to date. A number of areas, including two pilot projects covering sewage treatment plans in the water executive with an estimated value of £20 25 million are under consideration. It is too early, however, to put a total value on these schemes or estimate what the public sector contribution is likely to be.
Scott Inquiry
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in his Department are on the public payroll or employed as consultants or advisers and work on a part-time or full-time basis in relation to the Scott inquiry; if he will list their names; and how much each is paid. [42078]
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been authorised to have access to documents held by his Department relating to the Scott inquiry; and if he will list such persons. [42079]
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Sir John Wheeler: Ministers, former Ministers, officials and other advisers have access to material relating to the inquiry as necessary in order to carry out their responsibilities.
Guided Learning Hours
Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 4 April, Official Report , column 1062 , what definition he intends to introduce to mirror the concept of guided learning hours appropriate to England and Wales. [41949]
Mr. Moss: The guided learning hours concept does not apply in Northern Ireland where the distinction between full-time and part-time courses remains clear in all sectors of education. The determining rules for Northern Ireland will continue to be that attendance at a full-time course will normally exclude a person from benefit. Attendance at a part- time course will not exclude that individual from benefit, so long as he or she remains available for and actively seeking work.
Abortions
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will commence recording as a separate statistic the number of medical terminations of pregnancy carried out in the Northern Ireland health service; and for what reasons they are not so recorded. [42083]
Mr. Moss: The number of medical terminations of pregnancy carried out in the Northern Ireland health service is not collected as a separate statistic. The Abortion Act 1967 does not apply in Northern Ireland and thus there is at present no legal obligation for doing so.
Regimental Pension Provision
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those sections of the RUC, Royal Ulster Constabulary reserve, Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment that were since 1969 ineligible to join their appropriate public sector pension scheme and if he will list (a) the dates on which they became eligible, (b) what backdating was applied and (c) in each case which sections were (i) part-time and (ii) full-time; and what plans he has to review the position of those whose service has not been pensionable. [42084]
Sir John Wheeler: Pension provision for the UDR and the RIR is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary.
The RUC full-time reserve was given access to the RUC pension scheme on 1 July 1994 and awarded full credit for service from 6 April 1988.
The RUC part-time reserve does not have access to the RUC pension scheme. However, in the light of a recent European Union directive, a review of the terms and conditions, including pensions, of part-time employees generally will be undertaken by the Northern Ireland Office.
Former members of the Ulster Special Constabulary who on 1 March 1969 had less than 10 years' continuous mobilised service or who had 10 or more years of such service but elected to retain their mobilised status, and
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who were subsequently embodied in the RUC on 1 May 1970 as full-time "auxiliary constables", are entitled under the terms of the RUC Pensions Regulations 1988 to a gratuity rather than a pension. Their entitlement is under review at present.Civil Service Transfers
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to add to the categories of compassionate grounds for facilitating inter-service transfers between the Northern Ireland and home civil service of those civil servants who marry a person resident in Great Britain and vice versa. [42085]
Sir John Wheeler: I have no plans to add to the categories of compassionate grounds for facilitating inter-service transfers. As I said in my reply to the hon. and learned Gentleman on 16 October 1995, Official Report , column 177 , the criteria for compassionate transfers between the Northern Ireland civil service and the home civil service include those who need to move to be with their spouse. A civil servant seeking a transfer because of marriage to a person resident in Great Britain or vice versa would be eligible for consideration.
However, movement is dependent on suitable vacancies being available and the recent contraction of both services has reduced opportunities for transfers.
Ulster Scots Language
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the Arts Council's policy in respect of initiatives to support the Ulster Scots language. [42087]
Mr. Ancram: I shall write to the hon. and learned Gentleman as soon as possible.
Mr. McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will propose to the Arts Council that it (a) takes steps to give symbolic recognition to the Ulster Scots language and (b) produces part of its annual report in that language. [42088]
Mr. Ancram: I shall write to the hon. and Learned Gentleman as soon as possible.
Annual Remuneration
Mr. Malcom Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non- departmental public bodies received annual remuneration including benefits in kind exceeding (i) £100,000, (ii) £200,000 and (iii) £300,000 in each year since 1985 86. [40858]
Sir John Wheeler [holding answer 1 November 1995]: Other than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the Northern Ireland Office and NI Departments, agencies and NDPBs. As members of the principal civil service pensions scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which have been deposited in the Library of the House. The numbers receiving annual remuneration above the sums specified, excluding pension benefits, in the years in question, is not available in some Departments prior to 1992 93. In 1992
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93, one individual received annual remuneration exceeding £100,000.DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Ministerial Information Systems
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he has established a MINIS system for his office. [41468]
The Deputy Prime Minister: Yes.
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list by type of project (a) how many schemes have been approved to date under the private finance initiative, (b) what is the value of those schemes and (c) what public sector contribution will be required both initially and as revenue support during the lifetime of the schemes. [41736]
Mr. Horam: The Cabinet Office, including the Office of Public Service, HMSO and the Central Office of Information have not approved any schemes to date under the private finance initiative.
Mr. Betts: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list by type of project (a) how many schemes have been approved to date under the private finance initiative, (b) what is the value of those schemes and (c) what public sector contribution will be required both initially and as revenue support during the lifetime of the schemes. [41735]
The Deputy Prime Minister: In respect of the Cabinet Office (Office of Public Service), HMSO, and COI, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today by the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service.
Scott Inquiry
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons in (a) his Office and (b) the Central Office of Information are on the public payroll or employed as consultants or advisers and work on a part-time or full-time basis in relation to the Scott inquiry; if he will list them; and how much each is paid. [42070]
Mr. Freeman: There are no staff within my private office or within the Central Office of Information wholly employed on matters relating to the Scott inquiry. It is not possible to identify the number of people involved on a part-time or occasional basis within my private office or the Central Office of Information or as external consultants or advisers. It is not the practice to name staff or external advisers.
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons have been authorised to have
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access to documents held by (a) his Office and (b) the Central Office of Information relating to the Scott inquiry; and if he will list such persons. [42071]Mr. Freeman: Ministers, former Ministers, officials and other advisers have access to material relating to the inquiry as necessary in order to carry out their responsibilities.
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many persons have been authorised to have access to documents held by the Deputy Prime Minister's Office and the Office of Public Service relating to the Scott inquiry; and if he will list such persons. [42056]
The Deputy Prime Minister: Ministers, former Ministers, officials and other advisers have access to material relating to the inquiry as necessary in order to carry out their responsibilities.
WALES
Local Education Authorities (Administrative Costs)
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local eduation authority the number of administrative staff employed and the administrative costs in cash and constant terms, indicating the percentage of total education spending in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [41159]
Mr. Richards: The latest available outturn information is given in the tables. Administration expenditure includes service strategy and regulation and management and administration within the education management and support services sector. Administration expenditure was charged directly to the relevant parts of the education service in 1990 91 for Gwent, 1990 91 and 1991 92 for Gwynedd and 1993 94 for Powys, and is not available separately. Outturn information is not available on a consistent basis for 1989 90.
The number of administrative staff employed by education authorities cannot be identified from the information held centrally. The estimated number of full-time and part-time non-manual staff employed in the education service, other than lecturers and teachers, in June 1994 was 11,050--8,870 full-time equivalents.
This comprises all non-manual support staff identified as employed within the education service and includes administrative, secretarial and clerical staff, youth and community workers, nursery and other non-teaching classroom assistants, library staff serving educational establishments, educational psychologists and careers guidance staff. Figures for individual education authorities are not published by the Local Government Management Board because estimates at this level of disaggregation are not sufficiently reliable.
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Local Education Authority net current expenditure on education administration
Cash prices 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
|Percentage of |Percentage of |Percentage of |Percentage of
|total education<1> |total education<1> |total education<1> |total education<1>
|£000 |spending |£000 |spending |£000 |spending |£000 |spending
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Clywd |5,992 |3.9 |7,903 |4.4 |8,057 |4.1 |7,585 |4.7
Dyfed |5,847 |4.3 |5,370 |3.5 |8,262 |4.8 |6,865 |4.3
Gwent |n/a |n/a |6,821 |3.5 |7,184 |3.5 |6,707 |3.5
Gwynedd |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |4,553 |4.2 |4,081 |4.1
Mid Glamorgan |9,347 |4.3 |9,459 |3.8 |11,221 |4.4 |10,501 |4.2
Powys |2,290 |4.8 |2,254 |4.1 |3,283 |5.4 |n/a |n/a
South Glamorgan |4,519 |3.1 |5,406 |3.2 |3,920 |2.3 |2,696 |1.7
West Glamorgan |5,245 |3.6 |5,131 |3.2 |6,293 |3.7 |4,586 |3.0
Constant 1994-95 prices
Clywd |6,948 |3.9 |8,625 |4.4 |8,449 |4.1 |7,722 |4.7
Dyfed |6,779 |4.3 |5,861 |3.5 |8,664 |4.8 |6,989 |4.3
Gwent |n/a |n/a |7,444 |3.5 |7,534 |3.5 |6,828 |3.5
Gwynedd |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |4,775 |4.2 |4,155 |4.1
Mid Glamorgan |10,838 |4.3 |10,323 |3.8 |11,767 |4.4 |10,691 |4.2
Powys |2,655 |4.8 |2,460 |4.1 |3,443 |5.4 |n/a |n/a
South Glamorgan |5,240 |3.1 |5,900 |3.2 |4,111 |2.3 |2,745 |1.7
West Glamorgan |6,081 |3.6 |5,600 |3.2 |6,599 |3.7 |4,669 |3.0
<1> Excluding school catering.
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Teacher Training
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many students taking places in teacher training for (a) primary and early years and (b) secondary in each of the last three years were able to teach through the medium of Welsh; and if he will make a statement about the extent to which all schools will have sufficient staff to meet the Welsh language requirements of the national curriculum. [41156]
Mr. Richards: The number of student teachers enrolled on to Welsh medium primary and secondary initial teacher training courses in the period 1992 to 1994 is shown in the table. Enrolment figures for 1995 are not yet available.
|Primary |Secondary|Total
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1992 |229 |95 |324
1993 |197 |103 |300
1994 |203 |121 |324
In addition, students on English medium courses of training, but who are Welsh speaking, may also be available to teach in Welsh medium schools if prospective employers judge that the individual teachers can meet the needs of their school.
As from September 1996, all ITT primary courses are required to have, as an integral part of their courses, training in Welsh as a second language. This should increase substantially the number of teachers capable of teaching Welsh in primary schools.
The enrolment target given to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales for secondary courses with Welsh as the main subject takes into account the Department's published projections of demand for teachers of Welsh. In 1994, the number of students enrolled on secondary Welsh courses increased, for the fifth consecutive year, and was in line with the target set. A substantial investment is also being made in in-service training for teachers, particularly to support the teaching of Welsh as a second language and to enable schools to meet the requirements of the national curriculum.
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Grant-maintained Schools
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of state for Wales what is the average class size in (a) grant-maintained secondary schools and (b) grant-maintained primary schools; and what changes in average class size have taken place in each of the last three years. [41169]
Mr. Richards: Average class sizes in grant-maintained primary and secondary schools are shown as follows:
Average Class
Size<1>
Year |Primary Schools |Secondary Schools
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September 1991 |- |20.9
September 1992 |- |22.5
January 1994<2> |25.9 |21.1
January 1995<3> |25.2 |20.8
<1> Average class size is calculated as the number of pupils divided by
the number of classes. In the case of primary schools, the number of
classes used is the number of registered classes whereas for secondary
schools it is the number in which the pupils were taught in a specified
period on the day of the school census.
<2> From 1993-94 onwards class size information has been collected in
January not September.
<3> Provisional data.
Source:
School Census.
Mr. Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary level currently attend grant- maintained schools; and what was the percentage attended at each level listed by local education authority. [41155]
Mr. Richards: The number of pupils in grant-maintained schools in each local authority as at January 1995 is as follows.
|<1>Number of
Local Education |pupils |<2>Per cent.
Authority
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Primary schools
Clwyd |489 |1.2
Dyfed |- |-
Gwent |223 |0.5
Gwynedd |270 |1.3
Mid Glamorgan |- |-
Powys |26 |0.2
South Glamorgan |- |-
West Glamorgan |- |-
Wales |1,008 |0.3
Secondary schools
Clwyd |3,739 |13.8
Dyfed |- |-
Gwent |1,573 |5.2
Gwynedd |- |-
Mid Glamorgan |- |-
Powys |- |-
South Glamorgan |3,144 |11.2
West Glamorgan |975 |4.0
Wales |9,431 |4.8
Notes:
<1 >The total number of full-time pupils in secondary schools and
for primary schools the total number of full-time and part-time
pupils. Provisional data.
<2 >The total number of pupils in grant-maintained schools as a
percentage of the total number of pupils in the local education
authority. Provisional data.
Source:
Schools Census.
Full-time Education
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the number and (b) the percentage of 16-year-olds in full-time education in (i) school sixth forms, (ii) sixth form colleges and (iii) colleges of further education in each local education authority in each of the last three years. [41148]
Mr. Richards: The information requested is in the following tables.
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16-year-olds in full-time education for each local education authority area in Wales<1>
1992-93
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan
|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Population<2> |5,100 |100 |4,100 |100 |5,200 |100 |2,900 |100 |6,600 |100
In schools<3> <4> |1,938 |38 |2,310 |57 |1,977 |38 |1,166 |40 |2,898 |44
In sixth Form colleges<5> |510 |10 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
In FE institutions<5><> |833 |16 |764 |19 |1,688 |32 |713 |24 |1,379 |21
Total |3,281 |64 |3,074 |75 |3,665 |70 |1,879 |64 |4,277 |65
Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Population<2> |1,400 |100 |4,600 |100 |4,400 |100 |34,400 |100
In Schools<3> <4> |632 |44 |1,921 |42 |882 |20 |13,724 |40
In Sixth Form Colleges<5> |- |- |347 |7 |- |- |857 |2
In FE Institutions<5> |388 |27 |1,045 |23 |2,268 |52 |9,078 |26
Total |1,020 |70 |3,313 |72 |3,150 |72 |23,659 |69
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1993-94
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan
|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Population<2> |4,900 |100 |4,000 |100 |5,100 |100 |2,600 |100 |6,200 |100
In Schools<3> <4> |1,829 |38 |1,965 |49 |2,031 |40 |847 |33 |2,868 |47
In Sixth Form Colleges<5> |556 |11 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
In FE Institutions<5> |865 |18 |996 |25 |1,733 |34 |995 |38 |1,316 |21
Total |3,250 |67 |2,961 |75 |3,764 |73 |1,842 |71 |4,184 |68
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<6>1994-95
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan
|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Population<2> |4,800 |100 |4,100 |100 |5,000 |100 |2,700 |100 |6,300 |100
In schools<3> <4> |1,793 |37 |1,986 |48 |1,928 |38 |979 |36 |2,876 |46
In sixth form colleges<5> |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
In FE institutions<5> |1,712 |36 |1,116 |27 |1,178 |23 |942 |35 |1,342 |21
Total |3,505 |73 |3,102 |75 |3,106 |62 |1,921 |70 |4,218 |67
Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Population<2> |1,500 |100 |4,500 |100 |4,200 |100 |33,200 |100
In schools<3> <4> |691 |47 |1,967 |43 |854 |20 |13,074 |39
In sixth form colleges<5> |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
In FE institutions<5> |317 |21 |1,394 |31 |2,251 |53 |10,252 |31
|1,008 |68 |3,361 |74 |3,105 |73 |23,326 |70
Notes:
<1> Information based on providing LEA and not student domicile. Ages as at 31 August prior to academic year. Sixth
Form Colleges transferred from LEA control on 1 April 1993 and are now funded by the FEFCW. From 1994-95 no
distinction is made between Sixth Form Colleges and any other type of Further Education Institution.
<2 >Population based on mid year estimates and rounded to nearest hundred.
<3 >Includes all 16 year olds at Maintained, Grant Maintained, Independent and Special Schools.
<4 >At January each year.
<5> At November each year.
<6> Provisional.
Source:
FESR and STATS1.
Further Education Colleges
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local education authority or local authority area the capital expenditure on colleges of further eduction in both cash and constant prices since 1978 79. [41163]
Mr. Richards: The figures for 1978 79 to 1992 93 are not available. Capital expenditure made available by the Further Education Funding Council for Wales since it became responsible for funding the FE sector in April 1993 is shown in the table by local education authority area.
LEA Area |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96
|£ |£ |£
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Clwyd |2,307,260 |5,584,663 |2,900,083
Dyfed |4,613,090 |4,599,179 |2,588,230
Gwent |2,153,694 |3,484,716 |1,058,175
Gwynedd |4,219,279 |4,962,548 |1,613,573
Mid Glamorgan |1,619,187 |4,279,814 |1,529,900
Powys |488,784 |1,536,977 |923,045
South Glamorgan |1,550,465 |2,517,561 |835,627
West Glamorgan |1,680,790 |3,627,462 |1,213,878
Non-County Based<1> |34,656 |75,137 |14,043
Total |18,667,206|30,668,057|12,676,554
Grand total£62,011,817
<1> In respect of Workers Educational Association and YMCA.
School Catering
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total net expenditure on the school catering service in each local education authority in each of the last five years. [41154]
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Mr. Richards: The latest available outturn information is given in the following table. Figures for 1989 90 have been reworked to match, as closely as possible, the definition of current expenditure used from 1990 91 onwards.
Current Expenditure on School Catering
£ thousands
|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Clywd |3,241 |3,280 |3,801 |4,039 |2,297
Dyfed |3,430 |4,518 |6,300 |6,113 |5,177
Gwent |4,920 |5,254 |5,124 |5,458 |5,828
Gwynedd |2,259 |2,976 |3,629 |3,907 |3,403
Mid Glamorgan |7,454 |8,296 |9,164 |10,051 |9,760
Powys |1,066 |1,253 |1,465 |1,441 |1,261
South Glamorgan |1,840 |2,244 |2,904 |4,846 |3,873
West Glamorgan |2,903 |2,716 |3,183 |3,505 |3,370
Total Wales |27,113 |30,537 |35,570 |39,360 |34,969
Class Sizes
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average class size in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools; and what were the comparable figures in 1989 to 1994. [41171]
Mr. Richards: The table shows the average class size in Wales for both primary and secondary schools.
|Primary |Secondary
Average class |Schools |Schools
size<1> as at:
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September 1989 |24.8 |20.5
September 1990 |24.8 |21.0
September 1991 |25.0 |21.5
September 1992 |25.0 |21.4
January 1994<2> |25.6 |20.1
January 1995<3> |25.8 |21.1
<1> Average class size is calculated as the number of pupils
divided by the number of classes. In the case of primary
schools, the number of classes used is the number of
registered classes, whereas for secondary schools it is the
number in which the pupils were taught in a specified period
on the day of the school census.
<2> From 1993-94 onwards, class size information has been
collected in January not September.
<3> Provisional data.
Source: Schools Census
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of primary school pupils in Wales taught in classes of over 40 pupils in (a) January 1994 and (b) January 1995, per local authority and if he will make a statement. [41631]
Mr. Hague: The annual schools census collects information about class sizes only in respect of the number of classes, not the precise number of pupils in the classes. The information can, however, be used to make broad estimates of the numbers of pupils in classes of a particular size. On the basis of these estimates, there were approximately 500 pupils in ordinary classes of more than 40 pupils in January 1994 and approximately 700 in January 1995. These pupils represented 0.2 per cent. of all pupils in ordinary classes in January 1994 and 0.3 per cent. in January 1995.
No estimates are available for individual local authorities.
New Homes
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of new homes started by (a) local authorities and new towns and (b) housing associations in each year since 1974. [41150]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Raynsford) on 19 October 1995, Official Report , column 340 .
Dunlop Semtex Factory
Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action his Department has taken to date to preserve the Brynmawr rubber factory; and if he will make a statement. [40947]
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Mr. Gwilym Jones: In 1986, the former Dunlop Semtex factory at Brynmawr was listed grade II* as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The associated boiler house was listed grade II. As listed buildings, listed building consent--from the local planning authority--is required before either structure can be altered or demolished. In 1986, an application to demolish the factory was called-in for determination by the then Secretary of State and consent refused. Subsequently, a working party was convened by the local planning authority under the chairmanship of Dame Margaret Weston to seek uses for the buildings. The Welsh Office has given financial assistance towards the costs of a project to re-use the boiler house as a theatre. The future of the former factory building continues to be considered through the planning system.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Ron Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to make a statement on local government finance, and if he will include additional information in respect of Welsh Office expenditure. [41049]
Mr. Hague: In accordance with usual practice, I plan to announce my proposals for 1996 97 local government total standard spending and aggregated external finance in a written parliamentary answer on Budget day, 28 November.
I hope to make an oral statement to the House some time in December on public expenditure in Wales. My statement will include expenditure on Welsh Office services; provisional standard spending assessments for local authorities; details of a damping scheme to limit increases in council tax levels in 1996 97; my capping proposals and relevant notional amounts; and local government capital settlements for 1996 97.
Pupil-teacher Ratios
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local education authority the number of (a) primary pupils and (b) secondary pupils and the number of teachers with the pupil-teacher ratio in both categories since 1989. [41157]
Mr. Richards: Information on pupils, teachers and pupil teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in each local education authority area since 1989 is as follows:
Column 797
Number of pupils (full time equivalent)<1>
1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Clwyd |36,538 |27,367 |37,208 |26,487 |37,512 |26,303 |37,683 |26,774
Dyfed |31,339 |23,682 |31,853 |23,182 |31,846 |23,310 |31,839 |24,014
Gwent |40,055 |29,227 |41,499 |28,222 |42,070 |28,129 |42,441 |28,810
Gwynedd |19,742 |16,357 |19,868 |15,549 |19,258 |15,285 |19,179 |15,340
Mid
Glamorgan |53,417 |37,539 |54,892 |36,161 |55,374 |35,899 |55,410 |36,792
Powys |10,188 |7,986 |10,361 |7,814 |10,392 |7,739 |10,471 |7,800
South
Glamorgan |34,794 |26,627 |35,599 |25,743 |36,541 |25,857 |37,333 |26,544
West
Glamorgan |33,804 |23,214 |34,463 |22,565 |34,731 |22,671 |34,778 |22,928
Wales |259,877 |191,999 |265,743 |185,723 |267,724 |185,193 |269,134 |189,002
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95<2>
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Clwyd |37,882 |27,269 |38,407 |26,753 |38,978 |27,172
Dyfed |31,645 |24,289 |31,567 |24,571 |31,816 |24,861
Gwent |43,025 |29,440 |43,792 |30,002 |44,662 |30,536
Gwynedd |19,544 |15,445 |19,680 |15,318 |20,220 |15,303
Mid Glamorgan |56,976 |37,743 |56,814 |38,590 |56,881 |39,479
Powys |10,588 |7,885 |10,688 |7,927 |10,941 |8,071
South Glamorgan |38,234 |27,229 |39,472 |27,364 |39,840 |28,150
West Glamorgan |35,115 |23,263 |35,242 |23,876 |35,282 |24,325
Wales |272,009 |192,563 |275,662 |194,401 |278,620 |197,897
<1> Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to
1993-94.
Full-time equivalent of pupils: each part-time pupil is treated as half of a pupil.
<2> Provisional.
Column 799
Number of qualified teachers (full-time equivalent)<1>
1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Clwyd |1,482 |1,718 |1,510 |1,679 |1,550 |1,676 |1,563 |1,711
Dyfed |1,554 |1,495 |1,597 |1,469 |1,599 |1,472 |1,614 |1,480
Gwent |1,756 |1,966 |1,798 |1,889 |1,801 |1,857 |1,801 |1,841
Gwynedd |951 |1,142 |945 |1,110 |926 |1,082 |907 |1,074
Mid
Glamorgan |2,308 |2,380 |2,347 |2,297 |2,311 |2,271 |2,355 |2,328
Powys |518 |555 |519 |544 |508 |529 |510 |537
South
Glamorgan |1,536 |1,606 |1,607 |1,651 |1,691 |1,641 |1,716 |1,656
West
Glamorgan |1,566 |1,592 |1,609 |1,531 |1,615 |1,498 |1,617 |1,477
Wales |11,671 |12,454 |11,932 |12,170 |12,001 |12,026 |12,083 |12,104
Column 799
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95<2>
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Clwyd |1,610 |1,746 |1,588 |1,641 |1,565 |1,599
Dyfed |1,625 |1,517 |1,636 |1,535 |1,599 |1,528
Gwent |1,843 |1,886 |1,864 |1,859 |1,870 |1,861
Gwynedd |926 |1,074 |915 |1,035 |953 |1,019
Mid Glamorgan |2,386 |2,378 |2,416 |2,452 |2,409 |2,500
Powys |513 |535 |524 |544 |533 |553
South Glamorgan |1,737 |1,675 |1,747 |1,652 |1,798 |1,698
West Glamorgan |1,646 |1,486 |1,673 |1,516 |1,668 |1,531
Wales |12,286 |12,297 |12,363 |12,234 |12,395 |12,289
<1> Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to
1993-94.
Full-time equivalent of teachers: the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers
express the teachers' service in hours as a proportion of school week, normally 32.6.
<2> Provisional.
Pupil teacher ratio<1>
1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clwyd |24.7 |15.9 |24.6 |15.8 |24.2 |15.7 |24.1 |15.7
Dyfed |20.2 |15.8 |19.9 |15.8 |19.9 |15.8 |19.7 |16.2
Gwent |22.8 |14.9 |23.1 |14.9 |23.4 |15.2 |23.6 |15.7
Gwynedd |20.8 |14.3 |21.0 |14.0 |20.8 |14.1 |21.2 |14.3
Mid
Glamorgan |23.2 |15.8 |23.4 |15.7 |24.0 |15.8 |23.5 |15.8
Powys |19.7 |14.4 |20.0 |14.4 |20.5 |14.6 |20.5 |14.5
South
Glamorgan |22.7 |16.6 |22.2 |15.6 |21.6 |15.8 |21.8 |16.0
West
Glamorgan |21.6 |14.6 |21.4 |14.7 |21.5 |15.1 |21.5 |15.5
Wales |22.3 |15.4 |22.3 |15.3 |22.3 |15.4 |22.3 |15.6
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95<2>
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Clwyd |23.5 |15.6 |24.2 |16.3 |24.9 |17.0
Dyfed |19.5 |16.0 |19.3 |16.0 |19.9 |16.3
Gwent |23.4 |15.6 |23.5 |16.1 |23.9 |16.4
Gwynedd |21.1 |14.4 |21.5 |14.8 |21.2 |15.0
Mid Glamorgan |23.5 |15.9 |23.5 |15.7 |23.6 |15.8
Powys |20.6 |14.7 |20.4 |14.6 |20.5 |14.6
South Glamorgan |22.0 |16.3 |22.6 |16.6 |22.2 |16.6
West Glamorgan |21.3 |15.7 |21.1 |15.7 |21.2 |15.9
Wales |22.1 |15.7 |22.3 |15.9 |22.5 |16.1
<1> Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to
1993-94.
Pupil teacher ratio is calculated as the ratio of full-time equivalent pupils t
full-time equivalent teachers.
<2> Provisional.
Improvement Grants
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in each housing authority area are waiting for (a) improvements and (b) disabled improvement grants; and what percentage of the population this is for each area. [41170]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Pupil Statistics
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local education authority in cash and constant prices the spending per child in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools since 1989 and the average cost per pupil in cash and constant prices of an assisted place since 1989. [41161]
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