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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Prospects Scheme

Mrs. Jane Kennedy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the prospects scheme for unemployed people aged over 40 years; and what are the principal sources of funding for the scheme. [31826]

Mr. Forth: Prospects is the name given on Merseyside to a pilot, led by Knowsley metropolitan borough council, aimed at identifying any new sources of jobs arising from social and economic change. It will run for 18 months from January 1996.

The pilot is funded by the European Union. Similar pilots are being run in 15 other member states.

Correspondence

Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when the hon. Member for Walsall, North will receive a reply to his letter of 7 May concerning the Construction Industry Training Board which was transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry to her Department. [31575]

Mr. Paice: A reply was sent on 5 June.

Student Loans Company

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the average length of time hon. Members have had to wait for a reply from the chief executive of the Student Loans Company to parliamentary questions that her Department refers to him to answer; and if she will make a statement. [31484]

Mr. Forth: I understand that the average length of time taken by the Student Loans Company to reply to parliamentary questions tabled during the past 12 months has been seven days.

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) pursuant to her answer of 16 May, Official Report, column 516, when the hon. Member can expect a reply from the chief executive of the Student Loans Company; [31494]

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Mr. Forth: I understand that the chief executive has now written to the hon. Member, as requested.

Barnsley and Doncaster Training

and Enterprise Council

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the total amount of money paid to date to the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC to assist with social and economic regeneration in respect of the pit closure programme; and (a) how much has been spent to-date and (b) on what scheme. [31424]

Mr. Paice: Over the three financial years 1993-94 to 1995-96, a total of £6.9 million pounds has been paid to the Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council to support the range of activities agreed between the Government office for Yorkshire and Humberside and the TEC under the local coal plan.

The moneys were used by the TEC to extend and enhance the provision of adult training, business start-up and business support services available to communities that were affected by colliery closures. In addition, a number of local initiatives were developed, using the funding provided, to increase the range of local education, training and employment advisory and guidance services available to those who required help.

Other Government funding available to the TEC will also have benefited those areas directly affected by colliery closure.

Additional Educational Needs Funding

Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if she will (a) list the change in 1996-97 education standard spending assessment (i) in cash, (ii) as a percentage of total standard spending assessment and (iii) in pounds per pupil aged five to 18 years for each education authority and by class, arising from her decision to reverse the policy of increasing allowances for additional educational needs and free school meals in line with increases in the number

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of children of income support claimants and (b) rank each authority in descending order in terms of cash lost per pupil; [31051]

Mr. Robin Squire: The information is set out in the tables. Options setting out different ways of calculating the allowances in the schools standard spending assessment--SSA--sub-blocks for additional educational needs and free school meals were presented to the local authority associations last year for consultation. The option chosen was to reset the allowances at the levels derived from the 1993 review of standard spending assessments. The option chosen is supported by the Association of County Councils and opposed by the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and the Association of London Government. To date, I have received representations from two local authorities opposing the option chosen.

Proportion of education standard spending assessments distributed by the additional educational needs index

SSA Sub-block1990-911995-961996-97
Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
Primary20.017.415.7
Secondary20.017.415.7
Post-1618.017.516.5
Under fives70.037.537.5
Other70.062.963.4
Total24.520.919.3

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Table of results

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1996-97 Education SSACash differencePercentage difference in SSAActual 5 to 18+ SSA per pupilAdjusted 5 to 18+ SSA per pupilChange in 5 to 18+ SSA per pupil
Local Education Authority£ million£ millionPercentage£££
Tower Hamlets122.839-2.599-2.13,5473,633-86
Hackney92.084-1.624-1.83,5043,579-75
Lambeth100.826-1.687-1.73,5423,618-75
Southwark109.297-1.830-1.73,3433,411-68
Islington81.095-1.281-1.63,3203,383-63
Haringey93.427-1.567-1.73,0603,122-61
Camden78.312-1.147-1.53,3183,376-58
Newham130.381-2.118-1.63,0363,093-57
Hammersmith and Fulham56.047-0.733-1.33,2713,324-53
Lewisham108.942-1.410-1.33,2443,294-50
Manchester188.261-2.938-1.62,6892,738-49
Brent109.692-1.492-1.43,0183,066-48
Greenwich114.263-1.357-1.23,1773,220-43
Westminster58.134-0.630-1.13,1233,164-41
Waltham Forest97.421-1.129-1.22,8972,937-39
Knowsley73.138-0.897-1.22,6052,642-36
Kensington and Chelsea34.193-0.299-0.93,0583,093-35
Liverpool209.232-2.527-1.22,5732,608-35
Wandsworth86.304-0.808-0.93,0903,124-35
Birmingham448.721-4.720-1.12,5382,569-30
Ealing112.151-0.912-0.82,7932,820-26
Hounslow94.807-0.689-0.72,7592,782-23
Newcastle upon Tyne99.652-0.764-0.82,4612,483-22
Middlesbrough61.491-0.452-0.72,4492,470-20
Wolverhampton99.898-0.721-0.72,4502,470-20
Barking and Dagenham69.879-0.413-0.62,6612,679-18
City of Kingston upon Hull102.701-0.659-0.62,4082,426-18
Enfield117.827-0.664-0.62,7032,720-17
Bradford209.868-1.217-0.62,4332,448-16
Coventry119.872-0.663-0.62,3952,410-15
Sandwell118.096-0.643-0.52,3922,407-15
Salford82.496-0.413-0.52,3652,378-14
Wirral132.298-0.645-0.52,3842,397-13
Croydon118.396-0.493-0.42,6492,662-13
Redbridge98.258-0.351-0.42,6572,668-11
Gateshead70.844-0.246-0.32,3572,366-9
City of Bristol119.870-0.386-0.32,3382,347-9
Rochdale82.736-0.265-0.32,3562,364-8
South Tyneside59.030-0.191-0.32,3432,352-8
Walsall108.588-0.331-0.32,3422,350-8
Redcar and Cleveland59.590-0.174-0.32,3772,385-8
Hartlepool37.013-0.102-0.32,3372,344-7
Barnet117.029-0.268-0.22,5982,605-7
Sunderland114.863-0.296-0.32,3422,349-7
Oldham94.759-0.241-0.32,3412,348-7
Sheffield170.970-0.397-0.22,3312,337-6
Merton58.096-0.089-0.22,5742,578-5
Doncaster119.680-0.205-0.22,3942,399-5
Hillingdon93.797-0.133-0.12,5842,588-4
Calderdale77.167-0.106-0.12,3382,341-4
Rotherham102.425-0.123-0.12,3252,328-3
Sefton106.847-0.128-0.12,2962,299-3
North Tyneside68.757-0.057-0.12,2932,295-2
Bolton100.891-0.078-0.12,2832,285-2
North East Lincolnshire64.840-0.045-0.12,3082,309-2
Stockton on Tees71.747-0.0080.02,3102,3100
St. Helens66.604-0.0050.02,2912,2910
Nottinghamshire365.135-0.0170.02,3122,3120
Harrow72.9900.0070.02,5522,5510
Leeds252.5090.0360.02,2842,2830
Sutton67.7820.0160.02,5542,5531
City of London0.7590.0000.02,8662,8641
Kirklees141.5230.0950.12,3052,3032
Barnsley76.8670.0590.12,2772,2752
Bedfordshire220.1560.2070.12,4162,4133
Durham216.6440.2190.12,3302,3273
Lancashire510.4480.7660.12,2892,2854
Leicestershire333.8400.5880.22,2962,2914
East Sussex219.7610.3780.22,3902,3855
Bexley88.6460.1570.22,5022,4975
Trafford76.7350.1550.22,2372,2325
Wakefield111.6050.2620.22,2232,2176
Isle of Wight Council45.1380.0990.22,4452,4396
Kingston upon Thames47.0660.0990.22,4882,4826
Wigan110.1330.2920.32,2182,2127
Kent581.7331.4310.22,4052,3997
Tameside80.5910.2170.32,2102,2037
Dudley104.1580.2920.32,2092,2027
Bury61.6350.1840.32,2082,2017
Devon345.8621.0700.32,3052,2978
Northamptonshire222.2700.8150.42,2692,2609
Essex566.9811.9940.42,4182,4099
Berkshire282.3081.0090.42,4142,40510
Cheshire348.9701.3920.42,2382,22810
Havering87.1830.3140.42,4732,46310
Bromley103.8450.3890.42,4502,44010
Dorset207.4270.8500.42,2572,24610
Derbyshire319.9221.3280.42,2452,23510
Bath and North East Somerset54.4040.2300.42,2262,21610
Cornwall164.9300.7040.42,3302,31911
Cambridgeshire237.2781.0420.42,3012,28911
Solihull73.0690.3480.52,1842,17311
Hertfordshire387.2451.6630.42,4572,44512
York52.7930.2500.52,2082,19612
Buckinghamshire252.8551.1550.52,4052,39312
Staffordshire366.0191.8260.52,2202,20812
Northumberland113.5130.5710.52,3012,28913
Norfolk243.3841.2420.52,3242,31213
Stockport89.8040.4780.52,1562,14313
Hampshire525.1532.7000.52,3082,29513
North Lincolnshire56.3810.3010.52,2902,27613
Cumbria170.6020.9190.52,3052,29114
Gloucestershire183.7971.0140.62,2542,24014
West Sussex235.4101.2850.52,3432,32914
Warwickshire164.0250.9510.62,2372,22314
Lincolnshire213.0261.1970.62,3292,31414
Shropshire145.3320.8300.62,2792,26514
Hereford and Worcester229.0051.4040.62,2512,23515
Wiltshire197.5171.3040.72,2462,23016
South Gloucestershire78.6770.5470.72,1522,13616
Suffolk217.4701.4760.72,2432,22717
North Somerset58.6420.4160.72,2032,18617
Somerset150.9081.0930.72,2562,23818
Oxfordshire192.5711.3400.72,3292,31118
Richmond upon Thames45.8540.3160.72,3482,33019
North Yorkshire185.8541.6030.92,2872,26521
East Riding of Yorkshire102.9540.9280.92,2372,21522
Surrey307.4742.5150.82,3932,37122
Isles of Scilly1.2330.0120.94,2594,21544
Total17764.2420.0000.02,4032,4030
Inner London1043.096-15.404-1.53,3143,373-59
Outer London1824.526-9.019-0.52,6802,695-15
Metropolitan borough4304.322-16.400-0.42,3682,378-10
Shires9484.10838.3620.42,3222,31110
New Authorities1106.9752.4490.22,2932,2886
Isles of Scilly1.2330.0120.94,2594,21544

1. Columns 4 and 5 calculate SSA per 5 to 18+ pupil by dividing the sum of the primary, secondary and post-16 SSA sub-blocks by the sum of pupils aged 5 to 10, 11 to 15 and post-16, as defined in the Local Government Finance Report (England) 1996-97.

2. Column 4 sets out the actual level of SSA per pupil aged 5 to 18+ for 1996-97. Column 5 sets out what the level of SSA per pupil would have been without the change in methodology.

3. Column 6 ranks each authority in descending order of the change in SSA funding per pupil.


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