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Young People (Hemsworth)
Mr. Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many young people with an educational qualification below national vocational qualification level 2 in the Hemsworth constituency (i) have been and (ii) are being trained by the Wakefield training and enterprise council. [33239]
Mr. Paice: I understand that, since April 1995, 157 young people in the Hemsworth constituency have attended courses organised by Wakefield training and enterprise council, leading to a qualification below NVQ level 2. Of these, 32 young people are being trained by the TEC at present.
Mr. Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many young people in the age range 18 to 25 years (a) resident in the Hemsworth constituency and (b) in related travel-to-work areas have attained national vocational qualification level 2. [33238]
Mr. Paice: The information is not available in the format requested.
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I understand that, since April 1995, (a) 102 young people resident in the Hemsworth constituency have attained NVQ level 2 or above through training organised by the Wakefield training and enterprise council, and (b) 240 young people in surrounding areas have attained NVQ level 2 through training organised by the Wakefield TEC.
Other young people will have achieved NVQ level 2 or above as a result of education and training not organised by the TEC. Figures for this are not available at constituency level.
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Mr. Bryan Davies:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the public expenditure on higher education in England (a) including and (b) excluding expenditure on student maintenance in (i) cash terms, (ii) real terms and (iii) expressed as percentage of United Kingdom gross domestic product for each financial year since 1989-90; and what is planned for 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99. [33344]
Mr. Forth:
The information for 1989-90 to 1995-96 is as follows:
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| Financial year | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total HE public funding (cash terms)(3) | 3,560 | 3,940 | 4,530 | 5,090 | 5,690 | 6,140 | 6,350 |
| Real terms 1995-96 prices | 4,560 | 4,670 | 5,060 | 5,460 | 5,920 | 6,280 | 6,360 |
| As percentage of gross domestic product | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Total HE public funding (cash terms)(4) | 3,030 | 3,270 | 3,680 | (5)4,010 | (5)4,390 | (5)4,680 | (5) (6)4,820 |
| Real terms 1995-96 prices | 3,890 | 3,870 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,570 | 4,780 | 4,820 |
| As percentage of gross domestic product | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
(3) Includes expenditure on student maintenance, including net student loans expenditure, for England.
(4) Excludes expenditure on student maintenance.
(5) Includes the dual support transfer to the Office of Science and Technology.
(6) Includes grant to the Teacher Training Agency.
Planned public expenditure on higher education in England including student maintenance is £5,690 million, £6,140 million and £6,350 million in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 respectively.
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Grant-maintained Schools
Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) primary or infant and (b) secondary schools are now grant-maintained; how many applications in each sector are pending; and if she will make a statement. [33146]
Mrs. Gillan: As at 12 June, there are 457 grant-maintained, GM, primary and 646 GM secondary schools operating. Nursery schools are not eligible to become GM . A further 24 primary schools and 11 secondary schools either have published, or are due to publish, applications for GM status following ballots in which the parents voted in favour of the school becoming GM.
St. Mary's School, Southend-on-Sea
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when her Department was advised of the proposal advanced by Church of England education authorities to transfer the St. Mary's school in East street, Southend-on-Sea to vacant premises owned by the Essex county council in Boston avenue, Southend; on what grounds her Department's permission is required for the change of location; and when she expects to come to a decision on the matter. [33553]
Mrs. Gillan: The Secretary of State's approval is required for all proposals published under section 13 of the Education Act 1980 to transfer a school to a new site. The governing body of St. Mary's school published proposals on 12 January 1995, and we hope to reach a decision shortly.
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DEFENCE
Health and Safety
Mr. Ian McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in each of the past five years health and safety problems in his Department and its agencies have been reported via internal monitoring; and on how many occasions the Health and Safety Commission has become involved. [33472]
Mr. Arbuthnot: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost in each of the past five years of rectifying working conditions that were the responsibility of his Department and it agencies, to bring them up to acceptable health and safety standards, detailing incidents involving information technology and those involving expenditure of more than £5,000. [33475]
Mr. Arbuthnot: Information is not held in a way which would enable this question to be answered. Rectification of working conditions could cover a wide range of measures, including for example re-arrangement of office furniture, changes in working practices and major structural changes to buildings. Not all of these would be recorded and not all of them could be costed.
Mr. McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) minor, (b) major and (c) fatal injuries have been suffered by staff in his Department and its agencies in work-related incidents in each of the past five years, showing in each year how many were related to information technology and giving details of all incidents involving fatalities. [33473]
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Mr. Arbuthnot: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, a MOD-wide accident and incident reporting system is being developed and should be supplemented by April 1997. The system will enable information about accidents occurring from April 1997. The system will enable information about accidents occurring from April 1997 onwards to be recorded centrally.
Civil Servants (Duties Abroad)
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent during the financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96 on sending civil servants accompanying Ministers from his Department on official duties abroad. [32419]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Statistics
Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which statistics his Department has discontinued (a) the collection and (b) the publication of since 1989. [32864]
Mr. Arbuthnot: This is a matter for the Defence Analytical Services Agency, DASA, under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
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