Part 2: Oral Questions for Answer on Thursday 19 November 1998 |
Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. |
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Questions for Oral Answer |
At 2.35 p.m. |
*1 | Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): If he will make a statement on the Government's plans for special needs education. |
(59102) | |
*2 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): If he will make a statement on progress in securing employer involvement in the New Deal for the young unemployed. |
(59103) | |
*3 | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): If he will make a statement on the College for Educational Leadership. |
(59104) | |
*4 | Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): How many representations he has received in respect of the introduction of tuition fees for students attending university; and how many have been (a) favourable and (b) unfavourable to the policy. |
(59105) | |
*5 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): If he will make a statement on implementation of the National Literacy Hour. |
(59106) | |
*6 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What proposals he plans to bring forward following the consultation on the Green Paper on special educational needs, Excellence for all Children. |
(59107) | |
*7 | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): What measures his Department is taking to support parents of young children in disadvantaged areas. |
(59108) | |
*8 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): If he will make a statement on (a) the administrative expenditure of and (b) peripatetic support provided by local education authorities. |
(59109) | |
*9 | Jacqui Smith (Redditch): What support he provides for areas undertaking school reorganisation to remove surplus places. |
(59110) | |
*10 | Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will report progress on the New Deal initiative. |
(59111) | |
*11 | Bob Russell (Colchester): How many of the temporary classrooms in the Colchester constituency he expects will be replaced with permanent accommodation by 2002. |
(59112) | |
*13 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): If he will make a statement on relations between the state and private school sectors. |
(59114) | |
*14 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): If he will make a statement on the take-up of university places in the current academic year. |
(59115) | |
*15 | Ms Hazel Blears (Salford): What provision can be made to enable young people participating in the New Deal to acquire basic skills to enhance their prospects of employment. |
(59116) | |
*16 | Angela Smith (Basildon): What representations he has received regarding provision for children with special educational needs in Essex. |
(59117) | |
*17 | Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): How much money has been allocated in (a) 1998-99 and (b) 1999-2000 for the provision of training in new technologies for people running small businesses. |
(59118) | |
*18 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What assessment he has made of the fairness of the present methods used by universities to select students. |
(59119) | |
*20 | Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): If he will make a statement on the future of off-site collaborative provision in further education colleges. |
(59121) | |
*21 | Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): If he will make a statement on his plans for provision for the under 5s. |
(59122) | |
*22 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): If he will make a statement about the use of computer technology in schools. |
(59123) | |
*23 | Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): What plans he has to support children with special educational needs. |
(59124) | |
*24 | Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What measures his Department is taking to improve the training of primary school teachers. |
(59125) | |
*26 | Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk): What role he plans for pre-school playgroups and nurseries in the National Childcare Strategy; and how he will support that role. |
(59127) | |
*27 | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will make a statement on his policy towards integrating children with special educational needs into mainstream schools. |
(59128) | |
*28 | Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on the role of the private sector in the management of schools. |
(59129) | |
*29 | Mr John Townend (East Yorkshire): What estimate he has made of the number of persons granted asylum who have obtained employment in each of the last three years. |
(59130) | |
*30 | Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What steps he is taking to improve literacy and numeracy skills among the young unemployed. |
(59131) | |
*31 | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): What steps he proposes to increase recruitment and retention of teachers (a) in London and (b) elsewhere. |
(59132) | |
*32 | Ms Claire Ward (Watford): What steps he is taking to promote family-friendly employment practises. |
(59133) | |
*33 | Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): If he will make a statement on his proposal to enhance the early detection and support provision for children with learning difficulties. |
(59134) | |
*34 | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): If he will make a statement on the progress of the learning direct advice and information line. |
(59135) | |
*35 | Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield): What measures his Department is taking to improve the training of primary school teachers. |
(59136) | |
*36 | Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What measures he is taking to improve standards of numeracy and literacy in primary schools. |
(59137) | |
*37 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): If he will make a statement on the uptake of career development loans by post graduate students in Great Britain. |
(59138) | |
*38 | Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South): What plans he has to improve the performance of Training and Enterprise Councils. |
(59139) | |
*39 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): What steps he is taking to encourage local initiatives in school governance and management. |
(59140) | |
*40 | Jane Griffiths (Reading East): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Adult and Community Learning Fund. |
(59141) | |
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