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University Entrants
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many pupils were accepted into each university from (a) private schools and (b) state schools for each year since 1970. [8772]
Dr. Howells: The information requested is not compiled centrally. Available information at the sector level is published in the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service annual report, the latest of which shows the following:
| HND/dipHE courses | Degree courses | |
|---|---|---|
| Maintained (incl sixth form colleges) | 6,791 | 112,440 |
| Independent | 742 | 29,264 |
| Other(6) | 9,286 | 69,658 |
| Not known | 4,967 | 35,141 |
| Total | 21,786 | 246,503 |
(6) Includes further education institutions, higher education institutions and other establishments.
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Benefits (Postal Claimants)
Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many claimants were postal claimants and what percentage this was of the whole in each standard region in each quarter since April 1995. [7764]
Mr. Alan Howarth [holding answer 10 July 1997]: 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 Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 21 July 1997:
- The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about postal claimants. This is something that falls within the responsibility delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
- The figures that you have requested are only available up to the second quarter of 1996. This information is provided in table 1. Subsequently, a one off account was made on 24 February 1997 and these results are shown below in table 2.
- I hope this is helpful.
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Source:
Postal Claimants--Resources Monitoring System Database.
Total claimants; Department of Social Security--rounded to the nearest thousand.
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| Postal claimants in each Region 24 February 1997 | Percentage of total claimants signing by post | |
|---|---|---|
| London and South-east | 6,393 | 1.2 |
| South-west | 2,320 | 1.9 |
| West Midlands | 1,045 | 0.7 |
| East Midlands and Eastern | 958 | 0.6 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3,654 | 2.2 |
| North-west | 255 | 0.1 |
| Northern | 1,556 | 1.3 |
| Office for Wales | 2,883 | 3.2 |
| Office for Scotland | 11,853 | 6.8 |
Source:
Office for National Statistics and Jobseeker's allowance operational support.
Mandatory Maintenance Grants
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposals he has to end mandatory maintenance grants for students. [8648]
Dr. Howells: The national committee of inquiry into higher education has been considering possible future arrangements for student support and is due to report shortly. The Government will set out their detailed proposals in the light of the committee's recommendations.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Turkey
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Turkey on their policy on human rights. [9189]
Mr. Doug Henderson: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met the new Turkish Foreign Minister at the NATO Madrid summit, on 8 July. They discussed a broad range of issues, including a long exchange on human rights. He was encouraged by Mr. Cem's recognition of the need for progress on this issue.
Law of the Sea Convention
Mr. Ronnie Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the United Kingdom will accede to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the law of the sea; and if he will make a statement. [10101]
Mr. Robin Cook: We have decided to accede to the convention later this month. The convention has many advantages for the United Kingdom as a maritime nation with worldwide trading and other interests. The convention includes important environmental provisions. Accession will enable the United Kingdom to play a leading role in the institutions established under the convention.
The United Kingdom's fishery limits will need to be redefined based on St. Kilda, since Rockall is not a valid base point for such limits under article 121(3) of the convention. An Order in Council will be made at the first opportunity. Thereafter we shall seek to agree a fisheries boundary with the Republic of Ireland.
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Further legislation may be needed in due course if British industry wishes to mine the deep sea bed under the terms of the convention and the agreement on the implementation of part XI of the convention. We shall also ratify the latter agreement, which fully meets the objections to the original terms of part XI.
Lockerbie
Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral answer of 16 July, Official Report, columns 387-88, for what reasons the letter from the Governments of the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America in reply to that from the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the Organisation of African Unity and the UN Security Council was not in the Library at 4 pm on 16 July; when he requested the letter be forwarded to the House; and when the letter was dispatched. [9797]
The Prime Minister: A copy of the letter is available in the Library. The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Central (Mr. Lloyd), has written to my hon. Friend.
Horse Racing
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister if he will transfer overall governmental responsibility for issues connected with horse racing to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and if he will make a statement. [9842]
The Prime Minister: I have no plans to do so.
Political Advisers
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Prime Minister when he plans to reply to the question of 10 June from the hon. Member for Chichester on the appointment of political advisers not paid from public funds. [9601]
The Prime Minister: I will be in a position to reply to the hon. Member's previous question shortly.
DEFENCE
Civil Servants
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civil servants there are on each pay band in his Department. [8966]
Mr. Spellar: This is a matter for the chief executive of the Pay and Personnel Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member. Letter from M. A. Rowe to Mr. Keith Vaz, dated 21 July 1997:
- I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding an analysis of the number of MOD civil servants by paybands. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Pay & Personnel Agency.
- The information requested is contained in the table attached to this letter which I hope you find helpful.
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| Number of civil servants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual basic pay and allowances(8) | Full Time | Part Time | Total |
| Pay bands | |||
| £0 to £10,000 | 27,541 | 3,908 | 31,449 |
| £10,001 to £20,000 | 47,263 | 527 | 47,790 |
| £20,001 to £30,000 | 16,449 | 39 | 16,488 |
| £30,001 to £40,000 | 2,719 | 4 | 2,723 |
| £40,001 to £50,000 | 650 | 0 | 650 |
| £50,001 to £60,000 | 180 | 0 | 180 |
| £60,001 to £70,000 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| £70,001 to £80,000 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| £80,001 to £90,000 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| £90,001 to £100,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| £100,000 upwards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 94,859 | 4,478 | 99,337 |
(7) The figures exclude staff employed by the MOD trading fund organisations i.e. the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, the Meteorological Office and the Hydrographer.
(8) Pay has been banded on basic annual salaries and allowances (or their weekly equivalents) but excluding non-pensionable emoluments such as overtime earnings.
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