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.
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THURSDAY 19th NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer
At 2.35 p.m. 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment
*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)

Continued
 
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