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Castle Hall School, Mirfield
Mrs. Ann Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what legal advice she has received on the consultation process following the application by Castle Hall grant-maintained schools' Mirfield to admit pupils over the age of 16 years. [39319]
Mr. Paice: I wrote on 18 July to the head teacher in reply to his letter regarding the status of their application. As a result of legal advice I informed him that the application could not be considered due to inadequate consultation. I therefore invited the governors to withdraw their proposals and resubmit them in compliance with the regulations. The governors have now written withdrawing their proposals.
Departmental Vehicles (Traffic Violations)
Ms Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the number of traffic violations involving departmental vehicles, the nature of the violations, and the total amount of fines arising from those violations, in each year since 1986. [39310]
Mr. Robin Squire: The driver is responsible for any fines and penalties incurred while driving a DFEE vehicle. Not all traffic violations are notified to the Department. Where violations have been notified, details are kept on vehicle specific files and no central records are maintained.
Parliamentary Questions (Meetings)
Mr. Barnes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment on how many occasions ministerial conference and meeting rooms in the parliamentary estate have been booked in her name, or that of other Ministers in her Department, for meetings with Conservative hon. Members immediately preceding questions to her Department in the current parliamentary Session. [39520]
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Mr. Robin Squire: Ministers have meetings with honourable Members as and when necessary to discuss a wide variety of matters. Records are not kept which would enable the distinction on the type of meeting to be drawn.
Asthma
Sir Graham Bright: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many school days were lost by children as a result of asthma in the last year for which figures are available. [39558]
Mr. Robin Squire: This information is not collected centrally. Information on levels of authorised and unauthorised absence is collected annually in respect of all day pupils of compulsory school age, but schools are not required to break their authorised absence totals down by cause of absence.
Schools Renewal Challenge Fund
Mr. Rooker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will publish her decisions regarding the bids entered by local education authorities for the schools renewal challenge fund. [39784]
Mrs. Gillan: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Schools Pupils (London)
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Eduation and Employment if she will list, by local authority, the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils resident in London boroughs and the City of London, who attend schools in local authorities other than the one they live in; for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [39626]
Mr. Robin Squire: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Degree Courses
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will discourage universities from providing degree courses in vocational disciplines where job opportunities are limited. [39687]
Mr. Forth: I will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Small Firms
Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will state the proportion of their budgets which each training and enterprise council spent on small firms last year. [39851]
Mr. Paice: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Professors (Medicine)
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many professors there are (a) of general practice, (b) related to hospital specialties and (c) in total in medical schools. [39824]
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Mr. Forth: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Universities (Career Guidance)
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will take measures to improve career guidance provided at or by universities. [39688]
Mr. Forth: I will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Technology Colleges
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list, by parliamentary constituency, those schools which have been awarded technology college status in the last two bidding rounds. [39657]
Mrs. Gillan: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Rendel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many visits (i) she and (ii) her Ministers made to (a) the Newbury constituency and (b) other constituencies in the last 12 months. [39871]
Mr. Robin Squire: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
Employment Code of Practice
Mr. Neil Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she proposes to publish the employment code of practice under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and if she will make a statement. [40008]
Mr. Paice: We will be publishing the employment code of practice tomorrow and a copy will be placed in the Library.
The code of practice, which has now been approved by Parliament, will come into force on 2 December, the same day that the employment provisions will be commenced. The code gives practical guidance through a wide range of examples to illustrate how employers and others can comply with the employment provisions, although the action required in any given situation will depend on the particular circumstances. By publishing the code now we are giving employers, and others affected by the employment provisions time to familiarise themselves with its guidance and take whatever action they wish in order to prepare for implementation of the new duties and rights.
As well as the printed version, the code will also be available in braille and on audio cassette tape. All formats will be available through Her Majesty's Stationery Office outlets.
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Mr. Riddick:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will place in the Library the Government's evidence to the national committee of inquiry into higher education. [40002]
Mr. Forth:
Yes. Copies of papers submitted so far to the committee have been placed in the Library.
Mr. Neil Hamilton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what financial assistance the European Movement has given to (a) the Liberal European Action Group, (b) the Labour Committee for Europe, (c) the Conservative Group for Europe, (d) the Association for a Social Democratic Europe, (e) trade union activities and (f) the Youth Group for Europe in the last 10 years. [40077]
Mr. Forth:
The matters raised by my hon. Friend are not the responsibility of the Department.
Mr. Nicholas Winterton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the recent representations made to her about capital funding of higher education and the role of the PFI. [37288]
Mr. Forth:
My right hon. Friend has received a number of representations about capital funding in higher education and the role of the PFI. She has set up two working groups to consider the issues, and they are expected to report soon.
Mr. Steen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the statistical forms issued to businesses by her Department, indicating the number of each sent out. [38680]
Mr. Forth
[holding answer 23 July 1996]: The information requested is shown in the following table:
| Name or purpose of form | Number issued |
|---|---|
| A. Forms completed by training providers(32) | |
| TfW2 (Training for Work) | Approximately 500,000 |
| YT2 (Youth Training) | Approximately 500,000 |
| MA1 (Modern Apprenticeships) | Approximately 500,000 |
| B. Forms completed by independent schools(33) | |
| Annual schools' census | Approximately 2,250 |
| Annual survey of absences | (34)see below |
| Annual survey of assisted places | Approximately 300 |
| Annual survey of examination results in the assisted places scheme | Approximately 300 |
(32) These forms are completed in part by trainees and in part by training providers, some of which are businesses. The information obtained is used for both statistical and financial control purposes.
(33) For purposes of deregulation the Department regards independent schools as businesses. Some of the information obtained from independent schools is used for both statistical and administrative purposes.
(34) Completed by all schools, including independent schools, with day pupils of compulsory school age.
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