House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Mar 1997 (pt 2)

Nursery Vouchers

Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many of the new registered nursery education inspectors under the voucher scheme are also providers of pre-school education.[19012]

Mr. Robin Squire: This is a matter for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.

Schools Renewal Challenge Fund

Sir Robert Hicks: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total sum made available for each schools renewal challenge fund round to date; and if she will list those projects successful in each round and the sums allocated to them. [19035]

Mrs. Gillan: The total allocated in the first tranche of the schools renewal challenge fund was £29.5 million with a further £15.117 million in the second tranche.

Details of individual allocations are in our press notices of 23 July 1996 and 5 February 1997, which are in the Library.

Free School Meals

Mr. Raynsford: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the total percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals in each local education authority in England in each of the last two years for which figures are available, indicating separately the percentages for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. [19557]

Mrs. Gillan: The information requested is shown in the following table.

10 Mar 1997 : Column: 5

Number and percentage of day pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in maintained primary and secondary schools in local education authority areas in England.Position as at January in each year

1995 1996

primary secondary primary secondary

number percentage number percentage number percentage number percentage

Corporation of London 119 54 0 0 116 54 0 0

Camden 4,808 43 2,857 27 4,950 44 3,088 28

Greenwich 8,376 39 5,209 37 8,596 40 5,397 40

Hackney 9,729 54 4,938 66 10,195 56 4,884 66

Hammersmith and Fulham 4,514 48 2,269 38 4,493 47 2,096 35

Islington 7,796 49 4,081 55 8,129 50 4,330 57

Kensington and Chelsea 2,797 44 1,290 41 2,960 45 1,364 43

Lambeth 8,941 47 3,460 53 8,907 47 3,366 52

Lewisham 8,103 38 4,400 40 8,284 38 4,668 43

Southwark 10,911 48 5,209 57 10,921 48 5,147 56

Tower Hamlets 13,240 60 8,110 66 14,534 65 8,369 66

Wandsworth 6,360 36 3,190 35 6,359 35 3,346 36

Westminster 4,462 47 3,335 44 4,347 45 3,237 42

Barking and Dagenham 4,465 26 2,144 22 4,707 27 2,485 25

Barnet 4,330 18 2,844 15 5,119 21 3,112 16

Bexley 3,431 16 1,769 12 3,662 17 1,979 13

Brent 6,806 30 3,651 28 6,862 30 3,655 27

Bromley 4,099 18 2,426 14 4,395 18 2,683 15

Croydon 7,355 26 3,128 21 7,783 26 3,350 22

Ealing 7,038 27 4,491 32 6,576 24 4,143 29

Enfield 5,315 22 3,744 21 5,682 22 4,058 22

Haringey 7,945 39 4,073 42 8,668 41 4,404 44

Harrow 2,177 11 1,211 14 2,273 11 1,462 17

Havering 3,055 15 1,657 11 3,115 15 1,815 12

Hillingdon 2,582 12 2,040 14 2,727 12 2,186 15

Hounslow 5,040 26 3,282 22 5,216 26 3,414 23

Kingston-upon-Thames 957 9 763 10 933 8 820 10

Merton 3,425 22 1,501 20 3,468 22 1,567 21

Newham 10,238 37 6,390 43 10,835 39 6,653 44

Redbridge 3,726 19 2,698 17 3,921 19 2,932 18

Richmond-upon-Thames 1,544 13 1,315 17 1,582 13 1,382 18

Sutton 1,899 14 982 8 2,067 14 1,125 9

Waltham Forest 6,915 33 4,247 36 6,764 32 4,277 36

Birmingham 40,536 37 23,158 35 41,521 38 24,308 37

Coventry 7,921 26 4,646 24 7,312 24 4,447 23

Dudley 5,494 18 3,044 17 5,631 18 3,144 17

Sandwell 9,447 29 4,872 26 9,203 28 4,755 25

Solihull 3,427 17 1,688 12 3,520 16 1,808 13

Walsall 7,621 27 4,844 24 7,364 26 4,730 24

Wolverhampton 7,049 27 4,097 25 7,013 27 3,994 25

Knowsley 9,268 46 5,005 53 9,054 45 5,176 55

Liverpool 20,983 42 12,636 41 21,345 42 13,216 42

St. Helens 4,299 24 2,121 18 5,573 31 2,665 23

Sefton 6,816 24 4,290 22 6,978 25 4,450 23

Wirral 9,829 31 5,754 27 9,948 31 6,066 27

Bolton 6,131 22 2,926 17 6,463 23 3,011 17

Bury 3,214 18 1,508 14 3,297 18 1,497 14

Manchester 22,394 48 9,858 45 22,218 47 10,006 45

Oldham 6,894 28 3,945 24 7,067 28 4,028 24

Rochdale 6,781 31 3,885 29 7,149 32 3,851 29

Salford 8,279 35 3,264 27 8,526 36 3,422 29

Stockport 4,680 18 2,529 16 4,817 18 2,689 17

Tameside 5,809 25 2,819 20 5,884 25 3,165 23

Trafford 4,091 19 2,578 21 4,137 19 2,775 22

Wigan 6,297 21 3,557 18 6,033 20 3,600 18

Barnsley 5,939 27 3,022 23 5,783 26 2,922 22

Doncaster 8,130 28 5,533 24 8,520 28 4,862 23

Rotherham 6,341 25 3,614 19 6,426 25 3,617 19

Sheffield 12,536 28 6,771 25 13,105 29 6,766 25

Bradford 11,108 27 14,489 31 11,131 26 14,221 31

Calderdale 4,526 22 2,429 18 4,363 21 2,561 19

Kirklees 8,823 23 4,738 19 9,135 24 4,922 19

Leeds 15,183 22 8,451 19 16,457 23 8,694 20

Wakefield 6,376 20 3,690 18 6,564 21 3,578 18

Gateshead 5,399 29 3,108 26 5,254 28 2,924 25

Newcastle-upon-Tyne 9,091 40 4,794 28 9,042 40 4,753 27

North Tyneside 4,236 25 2,709 19 4,179 25 2,726 19

South Tyneside 6,002 37 2,681 27 6,163 38 2,721 28

Sunderland 9,019 30 5,416 28 8,866 29 4,375 23

Isles of Scilly 17 11 38 40 11 7 9 10

Avon 16,638 20 7,850 14 16,920 20 8,116 15

Bedfordshire 9,196 21 7,692 17 9,387 21 7,686 17

Berkshire 8,909 14 4,176 9 8,960 14 4,357 9

Buckinghamshire 5,568 9 3,381 9 5,706 9 3,710 10

Cambridge 10,003 17 5,562 13 9,944 16 5,738 14

Cheshire 15,254 17 7,923 12 15,917 17 8,390 13

Cleveland 20,094 31 10,515 28 19,302 29 10,385 28

Cornwall 7,893 19 4,631 16 8,587 21 5,267 18

Cumbria 7,427 17 3,691 12 7,965 18 3,983 12

Derbyshire 16,114 19 8,400 14 16,253 18 8,509 15

Devon 16,706 20 8,114 13 16,885 20 8,241 13

Dorset 4,297 9 4,268 10 4,663 10 4,324 10

Durham 14,217 25 7,647 20 13,599 24 7,080 19

East Sussex 11,152 21 6,069 17 11,878 22 6,274 18

Essex 23,219 18 12,497 13 23,562 18 12,783 13

Gloucester 6,661 15 3,325 10 6,556 14 3,434 10

Hampshire 21,687 16 9,358 11 21,639 16 9,475 11

Hereford and Worcester 5,517 11 4,735 10 5,264 10 4,903 10

Hertfordshire 12,139 14 6,788 10 12,595 14 6,845 10

Humberside 19,207 22 10,044 18 19,479 22 10,432 18

Isle of Wight 1,782 24 2,065 19 1,803 24 2,053 19

Kent 25,034 19 14,668 14 25,440 19 15,123 15

Lancashire 32,095 24 17,232 20 32,182 24 17,439 20

Leicester 14,271 18 7,747 13 14,508 18 7,900 13

Lincolnshire 4,213 8 3,941 10 4,565 9 4,052 10

Norfolk 11,100 17 4,339 11 11,188 17 4,561 11

North Yorkshire 7,159 12 3,454 8 7,512 12 3,799 8

Northamptonshire 6,705 13 5,811 13 6,960 13 6,050 13

Northumberland 4,071 19 3,957 13 3,988 18 4,206 14

Nottinghamshire 23,264 25 13,462 21 23,801 25 13,364 20

Oxfordshire 5,273 12 3,394 9 5,301 12 3,392 9

Shropshire 6,605 18 3,507 14 6,457 17 3,376 13

Somerset 4,756 13 2,963 11 4,734 13 2,965 10

Staffordshire 18,513 20 9,550 14 18,668 19 9,730 14

Suffolk 7,379 16 6,001 12 7,746 17 6,445 13

Surrey 8,380 11 3,905 8 8,531 11 3,969 8

Warwickshire 6,316 14 2,251 9 6,146 13 2,166 8

West Sussex 8,035 15 3,709 9 8,244 15 3,566 9

Wiltshire 7,164 15 3,605 10 7,248 14 3,566 10

England 956,497 22 539,438 18 974,281 22 550,902 18

	1995	1996
	primary	secondary	primary	secondary
	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage
Corporation of London	119	54	0	0	116	54	0	0
Camden	4,808	43	2,857	27	4,950	44	3,088	28
Greenwich	8,376	39	5,209	37	8,596	40	5,397	40
Hackney	9,729	54	4,938	66	10,195	56	4,884	66
Hammersmith and Fulham	4,514	48	2,269	38	4,493	47	2,096	35
Islington	7,796	49	4,081	55	8,129	50	4,330	57
Kensington and Chelsea	2,797	44	1,290	41	2,960	45	1,364	43
Lambeth	8,941	47	3,460	53	8,907	47	3,366	52
Lewisham	8,103	38	4,400	40	8,284	38	4,668	43
Southwark	10,911	48	5,209	57	10,921	48	5,147	56
Tower Hamlets	13,240	60	8,110	66	14,534	65	8,369	66
Wandsworth	6,360	36	3,190	35	6,359	35	3,346	36
Westminster	4,462	47	3,335	44	4,347	45	3,237	42
Barking and Dagenham	4,465	26	2,144	22	4,707	27	2,485	25
Barnet	4,330	18	2,844	15	5,119	21	3,112	16
Bexley	3,431	16	1,769	12	3,662	17	1,979	13
Brent	6,806	30	3,651	28	6,862	30	3,655	27
Bromley	4,099	18	2,426	14	4,395	18	2,683	15
Croydon	7,355	26	3,128	21	7,783	26	3,350	22
Ealing	7,038	27	4,491	32	6,576	24	4,143	29
Enfield	5,315	22	3,744	21	5,682	22	4,058	22
Haringey	7,945	39	4,073	42	8,668	41	4,404	44
Harrow	2,177	11	1,211	14	2,273	11	1,462	17
Havering	3,055	15	1,657	11	3,115	15	1,815	12
Hillingdon	2,582	12	2,040	14	2,727	12	2,186	15
Hounslow	5,040	26	3,282	22	5,216	26	3,414	23
Kingston-upon-Thames	957	9	763	10	933	8	820	10
Merton	3,425	22	1,501	20	3,468	22	1,567	21
Newham	10,238	37	6,390	43	10,835	39	6,653	44
Redbridge	3,726	19	2,698	17	3,921	19	2,932	18
Richmond-upon-Thames	1,544	13	1,315	17	1,582	13	1,382	18
Sutton	1,899	14	982	8	2,067	14	1,125	9
Waltham Forest	6,915	33	4,247	36	6,764	32	4,277	36
Birmingham	40,536	37	23,158	35	41,521	38	24,308	37
Coventry	7,921	26	4,646	24	7,312	24	4,447	23
Dudley	5,494	18	3,044	17	5,631	18	3,144	17
Sandwell	9,447	29	4,872	26	9,203	28	4,755	25
Solihull	3,427	17	1,688	12	3,520	16	1,808	13
Walsall	7,621	27	4,844	24	7,364	26	4,730	24
Wolverhampton	7,049	27	4,097	25	7,013	27	3,994	25
Knowsley	9,268	46	5,005	53	9,054	45	5,176	55
Liverpool	20,983	42	12,636	41	21,345	42	13,216	42
St. Helens	4,299	24	2,121	18	5,573	31	2,665	23
Sefton	6,816	24	4,290	22	6,978	25	4,450	23
Wirral	9,829	31	5,754	27	9,948	31	6,066	27
Bolton	6,131	22	2,926	17	6,463	23	3,011	17
Bury	3,214	18	1,508	14	3,297	18	1,497	14
Manchester	22,394	48	9,858	45	22,218	47	10,006	45
Oldham	6,894	28	3,945	24	7,067	28	4,028	24
Rochdale	6,781	31	3,885	29	7,149	32	3,851	29
Salford	8,279	35	3,264	27	8,526	36	3,422	29
Stockport	4,680	18	2,529	16	4,817	18	2,689	17
Tameside	5,809	25	2,819	20	5,884	25	3,165	23
Trafford	4,091	19	2,578	21	4,137	19	2,775	22
Wigan	6,297	21	3,557	18	6,033	20	3,600	18
Barnsley	5,939	27	3,022	23	5,783	26	2,922	22
Doncaster	8,130	28	5,533	24	8,520	28	4,862	23
Rotherham	6,341	25	3,614	19	6,426	25	3,617	19
Sheffield	12,536	28	6,771	25	13,105	29	6,766	25
Bradford	11,108	27	14,489	31	11,131	26	14,221	31
Calderdale	4,526	22	2,429	18	4,363	21	2,561	19
Kirklees	8,823	23	4,738	19	9,135	24	4,922	19
Leeds	15,183	22	8,451	19	16,457	23	8,694	20
Wakefield	6,376	20	3,690	18	6,564	21	3,578	18
Gateshead	5,399	29	3,108	26	5,254	28	2,924	25
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	9,091	40	4,794	28	9,042	40	4,753	27
North Tyneside	4,236	25	2,709	19	4,179	25	2,726	19
South Tyneside	6,002	37	2,681	27	6,163	38	2,721	28
Sunderland	9,019	30	5,416	28	8,866	29	4,375	23
Isles of Scilly	17	11	38	40	11	7	9	10
Avon	16,638	20	7,850	14	16,920	20	8,116	15
Bedfordshire	9,196	21	7,692	17	9,387	21	7,686	17
Berkshire	8,909	14	4,176	9	8,960	14	4,357	9
Buckinghamshire	5,568	9	3,381	9	5,706	9	3,710	10
Cambridge	10,003	17	5,562	13	9,944	16	5,738	14
Cheshire	15,254	17	7,923	12	15,917	17	8,390	13
Cleveland	20,094	31	10,515	28	19,302	29	10,385	28
Cornwall	7,893	19	4,631	16	8,587	21	5,267	18
Cumbria	7,427	17	3,691	12	7,965	18	3,983	12
Derbyshire	16,114	19	8,400	14	16,253	18	8,509	15
Devon	16,706	20	8,114	13	16,885	20	8,241	13
Dorset	4,297	9	4,268	10	4,663	10	4,324	10
Durham	14,217	25	7,647	20	13,599	24	7,080	19
East Sussex	11,152	21	6,069	17	11,878	22	6,274	18
Essex	23,219	18	12,497	13	23,562	18	12,783	13
Gloucester	6,661	15	3,325	10	6,556	14	3,434	10
Hampshire	21,687	16	9,358	11	21,639	16	9,475	11
Hereford and Worcester	5,517	11	4,735	10	5,264	10	4,903	10
Hertfordshire	12,139	14	6,788	10	12,595	14	6,845	10
Humberside	19,207	22	10,044	18	19,479	22	10,432	18
Isle of Wight	1,782	24	2,065	19	1,803	24	2,053	19
Kent	25,034	19	14,668	14	25,440	19	15,123	15
Lancashire	32,095	24	17,232	20	32,182	24	17,439	20
Leicester	14,271	18	7,747	13	14,508	18	7,900	13
Lincolnshire	4,213	8	3,941	10	4,565	9	4,052	10
Norfolk	11,100	17	4,339	11	11,188	17	4,561	11
North Yorkshire	7,159	12	3,454	8	7,512	12	3,799	8
Northamptonshire	6,705	13	5,811	13	6,960	13	6,050	13
Northumberland	4,071	19	3,957	13	3,988	18	4,206	14
Nottinghamshire	23,264	25	13,462	21	23,801	25	13,364	20
Oxfordshire	5,273	12	3,394	9	5,301	12	3,392	9
Shropshire	6,605	18	3,507	14	6,457	17	3,376	13
Somerset	4,756	13	2,963	11	4,734	13	2,965	10
Staffordshire	18,513	20	9,550	14	18,668	19	9,730	14
Suffolk	7,379	16	6,001	12	7,746	17	6,445	13
Surrey	8,380	11	3,905	8	8,531	11	3,969	8
Warwickshire	6,316	14	2,251	9	6,146	13	2,166	8
West Sussex	8,035	15	3,709	9	8,244	15	3,566	9
Wiltshire	7,164	15	3,605	10	7,248	14	3,566	10

England	956,497	22	539,438	18	974,281	22	550,902	18

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Bradfield House School, Cullompton

Mr. Jamieson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answers of 5 March, Official Report, columns 631-32, if Bradfield House school, Cullompton, has agreed to comply with its statutory requirements regarding its recent Office for Standards in Education report under sections 20 and 21 of the School Inspections Act 1996. [19637]

Mr. Robin Squire: In response to my officials' letter dated 3 March warning the school that non-compliance would result in legal action, the Department has received written confirmation from the school that it will distribute the Ofsted report and produce an action plan in accordance with these statutory requirements.

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