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Grant-maintained Special Schools
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many grant-maintained special schools have admitted pupils who do not have a statement of special educational needs. [29204]
Mrs. Gillan: Most special schools, whether local education authority-maintained or grant-maintained, may admit pupils without statements of special educational need in certain circumstances. The latest available data on the number of pupils and statements relate to January 1995, when there were two grant-maintained special schools. Both had admitted pupils without statements.
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many grant-maintained special schools have admitted pupils who have statements which do not name that grant-maintained school. [29205]
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Mrs. Gillan: The Department does not collect this information. Admissions to grant-maintained special schools are the responsibility of the governors, subject to admissions arrangements approved by the Secretary of State.
Primary Teacher Training
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what percentage of entrants to primary teacher training have had qualifications above GCSE or O-level in English in each of the last five years; [29206]
- (2) what percentage of entrants to primary teacher training have had qualifications above GCSE or O-level in science in each of the last five years; [29207]
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(3) what percentage of entrants to primary teacher training have had qualifications above GCSE or O-level in mathematics in each of the last five years. [29208]
Mr. Robin Squire: This information is not collected centrally.
Office Space
Mrs. Bridget Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the square footage and cost of office space rented by her Department and its agencies and the number of her Department or agencies' buildings partly, or fully unoccupied together with the square footage of that unoccupied office space and its estimated rental value where available in each of the past five financial years. [27734]
Mr. Robin Squire [holding answer 7 May 1996]: The following tables contain the information available for the DfEE estate, including all headquarters buildings and outstations. The estimated costs for occupied properties include rent, rates and service charge.
| DfEE HO and outstations | Employment service agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Area = sq ft for 1995-96 | 621,831 | 8,914,290 |
| Estimated cost 1991-92 | Not available | £44,920,494 |
| Estimated cost 1992-93 | Not available | £57,781,989 |
| Estimated cost 1993-94 | £29,051,367 | £62,285,889 |
| Estimated cost 1994-95 | £29,249,929 | £59,331,224 |
| Estimated cost 1995-96 | £27,625,884 | £56,004,487 |
| DfEE HO and Outstations | Employment Service Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of properties in 1995-96 | 21 | 126 |
| Area= sq ft for 1995-96 | 183,039 | 904,176 |
| Estimated rental value 1991-92 | Not available | Not available |
| Estimated rental value 1992-93 | Not available | Not available |
| Estimated rental value 1993-94 | £1,965,793 | Not available |
| Estimated rental value 1994-95 | 1,704,930 | Not available |
| Estimated rental value 1995-96 | 2,303,885 | 4,022,276 |
TRANSPORT
Jubilee Line
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the final cost of the Jubilee line extension; and if he will make a statement. [28643]
Mr. Norris: I understand from London Underground Ltd. that it estimates the final outturn cash cost of the Jubilee line extension to be approximately £2.1 billion.
Tottenham Court Road
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he estimates that the present road works in Tottenham Court road will be completed. [29142]
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Mr. Norris: The London borough of Camden is the highway authority responsible for the works in Tottenham Court road. Officers at the borough expect the works to be completed by 15 May 1996.
London Regional Transport
Mr. Keith Hill: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the non-executive directors he and his predecessors have appointed to the board of London Regional Transport, giving their main occupations.[28593]
Mr. Norris: The information requested, giving the main occupation at the time of appointment, is as follows:
| Name | Main occupation on appointment |
|---|---|
| Mr. Keith Brown | Partner, W. Greenwell and Co. |
| Miss Eileen Cole | Chairman and Chief Executive of Research International (Unilever Ltd.) |
| Dr. Stephen Glaister | Cassell Reader in Economics with special reference to Transport at the London School of Economics |
| Sir David Hardy | Directorships--Waterford Glass Group, The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Electra Investments (Zimbabwe) Ltd., Effold Properties Ltd., Rothesay Trust Ltd., Carya Pecans Inc., Rowton Hotels plc |
| Mr. S. Jenkins | Directorships--Faber and Faber Publishers, Municipal Journal Ltd. |
| Mr. Kenneth Joyner | Managing Director, Worldwide Estates Ltd. and other private property companies |
| Mrs. Helen Robinson | Group Style Director, Debenhams |
| Miss Patricia Steel | Secretary of the Institution of Highways and Transportation; Director and Company Secretary, Seaway Court (Torquay) Ltd. |
| Sir Neil Shields | Chairman of the Commission for New Towns |
| Mr. Oscar Roith | Retired |
| Mr. Roy Thomas | Finance Director, Fisons plc |
| Mr. David Thompson | Chairman, Rank Xerox (UK) |
| Sir Alan Bailey | Retired |
| Mr. Keith Davies | Retired |
| Mr. Robert Dorey | Retired |
| Mrs. Rosemary Day | Operations Director, Allied Dunbar |
| Mr. Michael Lawrence | Chief Executive, the London Stock Exchange |
| Ms Sally O'Sullivan | Editor-in-Chief, 'Good Housekeeping' |
| Mr. Brian Appleton | Retired |
| Mr. Robert Chase | Group Managing Director, the Automobile Association |
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Ms Anderson) of 30 April, Official Report, column 444 on revenue spending under the private finance initiative, if he will reconcile the figures in that answer with those for spending on design, build, finance and operate road schemes in his Department's transport report 1996, Cm. 3206; and if he will provide a breakdown of these figures for each year for 1995-96 to 1997-98. [29220]
Mr. Watts: The figures given in my answer of 30 April to the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Ms Anderson) were current estimates of the revenue
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spend by my Department on all private finance initiative projects, not design, build, finance and operate road schemes alone.
Air Traffic Control
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the regulations on the award of contracts for local air traffic control in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the criteria upon which the contracts tendered this year for Glasgow airport and Edinburgh airport will be awarded. [29341]
Mr. Norris: Provision of air traffic control services in the UK must be in line with approvals granted by the Civil Aviation Authority under article 77 of the Air Navigation (No. 2) Order 1995. Before it grants such approvals, the authority must satisfy itself that the applicant is competent to provide a safe service, having regard to organisation, staffing, equipment, maintenance and other matters. Any air traffic controllers employed by the applicant must also obtain a licence from the authority under the terms of article 81 of the order.
The criteria for awarding the ATC supply contracts for Glasgow and Edinburgh airports are a matter for BAA plc, the owner of both airports.
Railways (Disabled Access)
Ms Short: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on which rail lines wheelchair users are required to travel in the guard's van; and if he will make a statement. [23187]
Mr. Watts: The necessity for wheelchair users to travel in the guard's van is becoming increasingly rare. The extent to which train operating companies operate accessible trains in which wheelchair users are carried in the passenger saloon is as follows:
Anglia Railway Train Services Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Cardiff Railway Co. Ltd. The company hires one inaccessible loco-hauled train from a private company. It is used to make one journey and back from the valleys to Cardiff on Mondays to Fridays at peak times. Otherwise the company operates an entirely accessible fleet of diesel Sprinters and Pacers.
Central Trains Ltd. Central Trains mostly operates accessible modern electric trains and Sprinters. They have a few inaccessible electric multiple unit trains used on CENTRO, West Midland Passenger Transport Executive, services in and around Birmingham and on a few services between Birmingham and Liverpool.
Chiltern Railway Co. Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
CrossCounty Trains Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Gatwick Express Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Great Eastern Railway Ltd. Operates almost exclusively accessible modern EMUs but has a few older inaccessible EMUs that mostly operate only in the Monday to Friday morning and evening peak periods between Liverpool Street and Clacton.
Great Western Trains Co. Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
InterCity East Coast Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
InterCity West Coast Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Island Line Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
LTS Rail Ltd. Currently operates a fleet comprised of inaccessible older EMUs.
Merseyrail Electrics Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Midland Main Line Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Network SouthCentral Ltd. Use modern accessible EMUs on their suburban routes but have traditional inaccessible "Southern Region" EMUs on their routes to Brighton, Eastbourne, East Grinstead etc.
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North London Railways Ltd. All main services are operated with modern accessible EMUs. There are just seven inaccessible diesel multiple unit trains used on branch line services between Bletchley-Bedford, Gospel Oak-Barking and Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction.
North West Regional Railways Ltd. Operates almost entirely with a modern fleet of accessible diesel Sprinters and Pacers. Trains between Crewe and Holyhead are formed of old loco-hauled trains that have been converted so as to be accessible. Some suburban trains in and around Greater Manchester are formed of older inaccessible DMUs and EMUs.
Regional Railways North East Ltd. Operates almost entirely with a modern fleet of accessible diesel Sprinters and Pacers. Modern accessible EMUs are used on a local service between Doncaster and Leeds. Local trains between Leeds/Bradford and Ilkley/Skipton are operated on behalf of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive using older inaccessible EMUs.
ScotRail Railways Ltd. Operates almost entirely with a fleet of accessible diesel Sprinters and accessible EMUs. Some inaccessible older DMUs and EMUs are used on suburban services in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow; in the latter on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. Last summer, ScotRail also hired one inaccessible loco-hauled train from a private company that was used for one round trip each day between Inverness and Edinburgh.
South Wales and West Railway Ltd. Operate almost entirely with a fleet of accessible modern Sprinters. Hire one older inaccessible loco-hauled train from a private company which is mostly used in summer for one round trip between Bristol and Weymouth on a route that is otherwise served by accessible trains.
South West Trains Ltd. Use modern accessible EMUs on their suburban routes. Also have modern accessible trains on many services to Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Exeter, However still also run some inaccessible older "Southern Region" style EMUs on these routes.
Thameslink All trains used are accessible.
Thames Trains Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
The South Eastern Train Co. Ltd. Uses modern accessible EMUs on its suburban routes but has traditional inaccessible "Southern Region" EMUs on its routes to Hastings and Kent coast.
West Anglia Great Northern Railway Ltd. All trains used are accessible.
Mr. Watts [pursuant to his answer, 23 April 1996, c. 76]: None. The Rail Regulator is responsible for protecting the interests of disabled rail passengers. All train and station operators are required to submit for the regulator's approval, a disabled people's protection policy, as a condition of being granted a licence to operate. Details of the accessibility of rolling stock were set out in my answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Ms Short) today.
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