10. Education and Employment
The Committee was nominated on 14 July 1997.
It had 17 Members and held 30 meetings.
|
| Members | Meetings attended |
|
|
Atherton, Candy | 14 |
|
Atkins, Charlotte | 20 |
|
Benton, Mr Joe | 9 |
|
Brady, Mr Graham | 21 |
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Cooper, Yvette | 25 |
|
Dafis, Mr Cynog (discharged, 8.12.97) | 6 |
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Davey, Valerie | 24 |
|
Flint, Caroline | 25 |
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Foster, Rt Hon Derek | 28 |
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Foster, Mr Don | 16 |
|
Healey, Mr John | 23 |
|
Hodge, Margaret (discharged, 9.11.98) | 21 |
|
Keetch, Mr Paul (added, 8.12.97) | 11 |
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Laing, Eleanor | 12 |
|
Mallaber, Judy | 22 |
|
Marsden, Mr Gordon (added, 9.11.98) | 2 |
|
May, Theresa | 17 |
|
St. Aubyn, Mr Nick | 26 |
|
Steinberg, Mr Gerry (discharged, 9.11.98) | 13 |
|
Wicks, Mr Malcolm (added, 9.11.98) | 2 |
|
Overall attendance: 66.1 %
Number of Members added: 3
Number of Members discharged: 3
Turnover of membership during the Session: 18
%
Staff
Committee Clerk: Mr M D Hamlyn
Other Committee staff: Mr K C Fox, Assistant Clerk
Grade 7; Mr E C Lally, Specialist Assistant, Grade 8 (from 5 January
1998); Mr R A Rees, Specialist Assistant, Grade 8 (from 12 January
1998); Ms C M Genis, Higher Executive Officer, Grade 10; Mr R
J Dawson, Chief Office Clerk, Grade 12 (from 1 December 1997);
Miss S Wakeling, Secretary, Grade 13; Miss B Cotter, Secretary
(temporary) (from 12 January 1998 until 9 April 1998); Miss L
Joliffe, Secretary (temporary) (from 20 April 1998 until 21 May
1998); Miss Z Leeds, Secretary (temporary) (from 1 June 1998 until
5 June 1998); Miss C Halls, Secretary (temporary) (from 15 June
1998 until 31 July 1998); and Ms P Morris, Secretary, Grade 13
(from 12 October 1998).
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Mr Graham Badman, Professor Robert Bennett, Dame
Pat Collarbone, Ms Deborah Eyre, Dr Dan Finn, Ms Marilyn Howard,
Mr Chris Hughes, Mr Roger McClure, Mr Nigel Meager, Dr Jenny Morris,
Dr Jane Pillinger, Mr Richard Scothorne, Ms Ruth Silver, Professor
Alan Smithers, Mr Jonathan Stern, Mr Tony Travers, Mr Michael
Ward and Dr Howard Williamson.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the
following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:-
Cabinet Ministers: 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives
of:-
Department for Education and Employment: 8
other departments: 2
comprising:- HM Treasury 2
non-departmental public bodies: 2
comprising:-Further Education Funding Council 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 25
Overseas Visits
None.
Visits to European Institutions in Brussels and
Strasbourg
None.
UK Visits
None.
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
Title |
HC No.
(1997-98)
|
Date of
publication
|
No. of
pages
|
Sale price
|
Government
reply
|
First Report: Teacher Recruitment: What can be done?
|
262-I
|
3.11.97
|
34
|
£8.00
|
Received 28.1.98: published as Third Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: Teacher Recruitment: What can be done?
|
262-II
|
10.11.97
|
96
|
£12.50
|
Not applicable |
Second Report: New Deal
|
263-I
|
19.11.97
|
23
|
£5.80
|
Received 20.1.98: published as Second Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: New Deal
|
263-II
|
26.11.97
|
195
|
£19.50
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: The New Deal/The New Deal Pathfinders
|
263-III
|
25.8.98
|
199
|
£19.50
|
Not applicable |
Third Report: The Dearing Report: Some Funding Issues
|
241-I
|
10.12.97
|
23
|
£5.80
|
Received 9.2.98: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: The Dearing Report: Some Funding Issues
|
241-II
|
15.12.97
|
140
|
£15.90
|
Not applicable |
Fourth Report: The Relationship between TECs and the proposed Regional Development Agencies
|
265
|
3.3.98
|
78
|
£11.50
|
Received 13.5.98: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Fifth Report: Disaffected Children
|
498-I
|
6.4.98
|
45
|
£8.80
|
Received 23.6.98: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: Disaffected Children
|
498-II
|
8.4.98
|
214
|
£19.50
|
Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Further Education
|
264-I
|
4.6.98
|
79
|
£11.50
|
Received 26.11.98: published as First Special Report, Session 1998-99
|
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: Further Education
|
264-II
|
11.6.98
|
432
|
£30.50
|
Not applicable |
Seventh Report: Pathways into Work for Lone Parents
|
646
|
28.7.98
|
159
|
£17.00
|
Received 14.10.98: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Eighth Report: The New Deal Pathfinders
|
1059
|
4.8.98
|
35
|
£8.00
|
Received 9.10.98: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 1997-98
|
Ninth Report: The Role of Headteachers
|
725-I
|
3.11.98
|
77
|
£11.50
|
Reply awaited |
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: The Role of Headteachers
|
725-II
|
5.11.98
|
261
|
£22.00
|
Not applicable |
First Special Report: The Government's Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 1996-97: Social Costs and Employment
|
229
|
5.8.97
|
6
|
£2.25
|
Not applicable |
Second Special Report: The Government's Response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98: The New Deal
|
496
|
27.1.98
|
9
|
£3.40
|
Not applicable |
Third Special Report: The Government's Response to the First Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98: Teacher Recruitment: What can be done?
|
519
|
3.2.98
|
9
|
£3.40
|
Not applicable |
Fourth Special Report: The Government's Response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98: The Dearing Report: Some funding issues
|
557
|
19.2.98
|
11
|
£3.40
|
Not applicable |
Fifth Special Report: The Government's Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98: The Relationship between TECs and the proposed Regional Development Agencies
|
752
|
21.5.98
|
6
|
£2.25
|
Not applicable |
Sixth Special Report: The Government's Response to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98: Disaffected Children
|
859
|
1.7.98
|
17
|
£4.75
|
Not applicable |
Seventh Special Report: The Government's Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98:
|
1122
|
30.10.98
|
18
|
£4.75
|
Not applicable |
Eighth Special Report: The Government's Response to the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 1997-98:
|
1123
|
30.10.98
|
14
|
£4.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: The Funding of Student Loans
|
497-i
|
8.4.98
|
22
|
£5.50
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Review of the Government's First Year in Office
|
930-i
|
31.7.98
|
9
|
£3.40
|
Not applicable |
Divisions
Date |
Subject
|
23.7.97
29.7.97
2.12.97
12.5.98
19.5.98
27.10.98
|
One, on the appointment of Sub-committees.
One, on Chairmanship of the Committee.
Eight, on consideration of amendments to Chairman's draft Report on the Dearing Report: some funding issues.
One, on appointment of alternate members to Sub-committees.
Five, on consideration of amendments to Chairman's draft Report on Further Education
Two, on consideration of amendments to Chairman's draft Report on the Role of Headteachers.
|
Debates
The following Reports were referred to on the Order Paper as being
relevant to debates in the House:
Sixth Report, 1997-98, Further Education, was the subject of debate
on an Estimates Day, under Standing Order No. 54, 6.7.98
First Report, 1997-98, Teacher Recruitment: What can be done?
and Third Special Report, containing the Government's Response,
on a Government motion for the Adjournment of the House on a Wednesday
morning, under Standing Order No. 10(4), 18.2.98
Fourth Report, 1997-98, The Relationship between TECs and the
proposed Regional Development Agencies, on a Government motion
for the Adjournment of the House on a Wednesday morning, under
Standing Order No. 10(4), 1.4.98
Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 11 of the Committee's 30 meetings.
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private. The Committee received 124 memoranda, of which 11
came from Government departments and 3 from associated public
bodies. The Committee published 19 memoranda.
Inquiry |
No. of oral evidence sessions
|
No. of memoranda received
|
No. of memoranda received from Government departments/
executive agencies/
associated public bodies
|
No. of memoranda published
|
No. of memoranda made available in the Record Office for public use and placed in the Library
|
The Dearing Report: Some Funding Issues
|
4
|
35 |
5/0/0
|
19 |
10
|
Opportunities for Disabled People
|
3
|
51
|
1/0/2
|
0
|
0
|
Access For All? A Survey of Post-16 Participation
|
2
|
31
|
0/0/0
|
0
|
0
|
DfEE Expenditure |
1 |
7 |
5/0/1
|
0
|
0
|
Review of the Government's First Year in Office
|
1
|
0
|
0/0/0
|
0
|
0
|
Total |
11
|
124
|
11/0/3
|
19
|
10
|
|
