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"Coalition for Citizenship"
Mr. Sheerman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the report "Coalition for Citizenship". [14688]
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Mrs. Gillan:
The recently formed "Coalition for Citizenship" is a group of organisations concerned with education for citizenship. I am not aware that it has produced a report. Its constituent organisations provide information, advice and support to schools in relation to citizenship and personal and social education.
Mr. Blunkett:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list (i) by local education authority in England the percentage of pupils in (a) maintained schools, (b) voluntary-aided and (c) grant-maintained schools entitled to free school meals and (ii) the average proportion of pupils in all schools excluding the independent sector in each authority, gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A to C. [14903]
Mrs. Gillan:
The information requested is shown in the table.
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(15) Position on the annual schools' census date in January.
(16) Schools operating as GM on the annual schools' census date in January.
(17) Including maintained schools and city technology colleges.
Columns have been left blank where they would have contained two schools or fewer, in line with normal pupil confidentiality.
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Mr. Hendry:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the percentage of 16-year-olds passing five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher in Derbyshire in each year since 1992. [15162]
Mrs. Gillan:
The percentage of 15-year-old 1 pupils in maintained schools passing five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher in Derbyshire in each year since 1992 is:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.1 |
| 1993 | 37.8 |
| 1994 | 40.9 |
| 1995 | 39.8 |
| 1996 | 42.0 |
(18) Age at beginning of the academic year.
Skills Research
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what research her Department has undertaken to identify the skills required by industry in the past two years. [14694]
Mr. Paice:
The Department commissions an annual survey of employers which asks about changing skill requirements and recruitment difficulties. In 1995 and 1996, it was published by Public Attitude Surveys Ltd. as the "Skill Needs In Britain" survey. The Department is also funding in-depth studies into changing skill
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requirements within specific occupations. There are in the process of being published by the Institute for Employment Studies under the banner "Skills Review".
Ms Lynne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she will publish the first analysis of adjudication officers' decisions relating to benefit sanctions against people not meeting the terms and conditions of the jobseeker's agreement and jobseeker's direction; if the published information will provide a breakdown of the specific reasons for benefit sanctions; and what the practice will be for the continuing release of such information. [15134]
Mr. Forth:
Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Leigh Lewis to Ms Liz Lynne, dated 10 February 1997:
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The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the publication of the analysis of adjudication officers' decisions on questions arising on claims for Jobseeker's Allowance. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
Information about decisions on questions arising on claims for unemployment benefit is contained in a document entitled "Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions". This document, which is
published quarterly, provides information on all the main entitlement questions arising on claims, as well as those which might be regarded as sanctions.
The publication for the quarter ending 31 December 1996 will also include decision given on questions arising on claim for Jobseeker's Allowance. All the main questions will be shown separately, including those relating to the Jobseeker's Agreement and Jobseeker's Directions. I expect to publish this analysis by the end of March 1997.
The analysis will continue to be published quarterly and copies will be placed in the Library of the House.
I hope this clarifies the situation.
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