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Investors in People
Mr. Mullin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what action he is taking regarding the alleged misuse by Classic Collections (UK) Ltd., Slough, of the Investors in People logo; and if he will make a statement. [76129]
Mr. Mudie: The guardianship of the intellectual property and associated trademarks of the Investors in People Standard is a matter for Investors in People UK.
I understand that the Compliance Unit of Investors in People UK received satisfactory assurances on 3 March from the Chairman of Genesis Marketing, the company which owns Classic Collections, that they would cease use of the logo immediately.
Schools (Exclusions)
Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary exclusions there have been over the last five years. [75023]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The following table shows the number of permanent exclusions from maintained schools in England for each of the school years for which information is available centrally. Data on permanent exclusions in 1997-98 are currently being collated and will be published later this year.
| Year | Number of permanent exclusions |
|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 11,084 |
| 1995-96 | 12,476 |
| 1996-97 | 12,668 |
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The Government will be spending £493 million over the next three years on initiatives to reduce truancy and exclusions, including the provision of more on-site units in schools for disruptive pupils.
Appointments
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list those people he has appointed to public bodies since 1 November 1998, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed and if they receive remuneration. [76411]
Mr. Mudie: The information requested is given in the following table. My hon. Friend will wish to note that this information will be in the Department's Annual Report when it is published this year.
| Name of public body | Position | Remuneration |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Industry Training Board | ||
| David Adamson | Board Member | None |
| Robert Blackman | Board Member | None |
| Stewart Bonnette | Board Member | None |
| Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | ||
| Susan Bush | Board Member | None |
| Douglas Walker | Board Member | None |
| Education Transfer Council | ||
| Keith Bridge | Chair | £15,000 per annum |
| Roy Atkinson | Board Member | None |
| Michael Ellison | Board Member | None |
| Michael Lodge | Board Member | None |
| George Mathews | Board Member | None |
| Mary Schofield | Board Member | None |
| Equal Opportunities Commission | ||
| Julie Mellor | Chair | To be finalised |
| FEFC--West Midlands region | ||
| Jock Gallagher | Board Member | None |
| Christine King | Board Member | None |
| Roy Pinney | Board Member | None |
| FEFC--South East region | ||
| John Brookham | Board Member | None |
| Higher Education Funding Council for England | ||
| John Taylor | Board Member | None |
| Investors In People UK | ||
| Norman McLean | Board Member | None |
| Lord Tom Sawyer | Board Member | None |
| John Steele | Board Member | None |
| Students Loans Company | ||
| Sir Anthony Battishill | Chair | £50,000 per annum |
| Brian Booth | Board Member | £5,000 per annum |
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WALES
Welsh Development Agency
Mr. Livsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the amount spent by the WDA in each local authority area in Wales for each of the last five years. [72371]
Mr. Hain
[holding answer 25 February 1999]: As the details of the amounts spent by the WDA in each local
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authority in Wales for the last five years are lengthy, they have been placed in the Library.
Mr. Livsey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what data his Department collects on expenditure on NHS training and education and its distribution. [76943]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The information is as follows:
Departmental expenditure on NHS education and training in 1998-99 is summarised in the table:
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| Budget | Expenditure £ (estimated out-turn) | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Service Increment For Training (Trusts) | 18,544,000 | NHS Trusts involved in undergraduate teaching |
| Service Increment For Training (GPs) | 291,500 | Training practices |
| Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education | 10,320,000 | University of Wales College of Medicine, NHS Trusts and Health Authorities |
| Central contribution to salaries of doctors in postgraduate training | 26,566,000 | NHS Trusts |
| Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education | 703,000 | University of Wales College, Cardiff |
| Postgraduate Optical Education | 28,000 | British College of Optometrists, London |
| Other training of health professionals | 41,605,000 | Higher education institutions |
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Trusts and GPs involved in medical and dental undergraduate training are reimbursed through Service Increment For Training (SIFT) for the ancillary costs incurred as a result of training activity. SIFT money is allocated on a basis that reflects historical costs, but also changing student numbers and distribution.
The Department's direct contribution of £10,320,000 to postgraduate medical and dental education and training includes a one-off payment of £500,000 from the Welsh Office Primary Care Initiative. This budget is managed and accounted for by the Post-Graduate Dean, UWCM. In addition, the Department contributes towards the salaries of doctors in training, in recognition of the time they spend on their studies. Contracts for education and training of health professionals other than doctors and dentists in higher education institutions in Wales are managed by the Education Purchasing Unit of the Welsh Health Common Service Authority (which will become part of the Department when WHCSA is abolished), which monitors student numbers and pays invoices monthly.
In addition, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales fund medical and dental undergraduate degrees (and funded degrees in certain other health-related subjects until the end of the 1997-98 academic year), but their funding is calculated on the basis of overall numbers of students in each College, not numbers of students taking particular courses.
The Department does not monitor that expenditure on education and training which is undertaken by Trusts themselves, though this is included in Trusts' annual accounts together with expenditure on research.
Trust expenditure includes training purchased from the NHS Staff College. The College receives support from Health Authorities, which totalled £1,278,000 in 1997-98.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
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Mr. Livsey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the estimated surplus or deficit of each health authority in Wales in 1998-99. [74378]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones
[pursuant to his reply, 9 March 1999, c. 175]: I regret that two of the figures given in the answer were incorrect. A corrected answer is as follows:
| Health authority area | £ million |
|---|---|
| Bro Taf | (5) |
| Dyfed Powys | (13) |
| Gwent | -- |
| lechyd Morgannwg | (2) |
| North Wales | (1) |
| Wales | (21) |
Note:
These forecasts are based on health bodies' best estimates of their income and expenditure position, and are subject to audit adjustment. The final position will be reported in their 1998-99 annual accounts, which will be available in audited form at the end of July 1999.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will become a matter for the National Assembly.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Spain
15. Mr. Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the current state of relations between the United Kingdom and Spain. [74921]
Mr. Robin Cook:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I have already given earlier in the House today to the hon. and learned Member for Harborough (Mr. Garnier), Official Report, columns 867-68.
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