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Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) infant children in classes of 31 or more, (b) after school clubs, (c) summer literacy schools, (d) summer numeracy schools, (e) school projects benefiting from New Deal for Schools capital funding and (f) qualified teaching assistants there were in the area of Leeds Local Education Authority for the years 1996-97 to 1999-2000. [109048]
Ms Estelle Morris: The available information is shown in the tables.
| Number of children in infant classes of 31 or more in | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | September | |
| 2000 | (13)-- | (14)-- |
| 1999 | 5,094 | 2,720 |
| 1998 | 7,847 | 5,132 |
| 1997 | 7,817 | (14)-- |
(13) Provisional national estimates are due to be published in April 2000
(14) Not available
| Position as at 31 March | Out of school clubs (15) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | (16)-- |
| 1999 | 111 |
| 1998 | 105 |
| 1997 | (17)-- |
(15) Includes clubs which operate before and/or after school
(16) Not available
(17) Information was collected by the Department for Education prior to 1998
| Summer literacy schools | Summer numeracy schools | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | (18)-- | (18)-- |
| 1999-2000 | 11 | 3 |
| 1998-99 | 8 | 1 |
| 1997-98 | 1 | (19)-- |
| 1996-97 | (19)-- | (19)-- |
(18) Not available
(19) Scheme did not exist
| New Deal for Schools projects (20) | |
|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | 65 |
| 1998-99 | 41 |
| 1997-98 | 37 |
| 1996-97 | (21)-- |
(20) Comprises projects which benefited from New Deal for Schools Capital Funding
(21) Scheme did not exist
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| Position as at January | Full time equivalent of other educational support staff (22) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | (23)-- |
| 1999 | 2,212 |
| 1998 | 2,179 |
| 1997 | 2,073 |
(22) Includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff liberians and technicians
(23) Includes Maintained Nursery, Primary, Secondary and all Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units
Class Sizes (Somerset)
Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his estimate of the number of pupils in Somerset in classes with over 30 pupils in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000, broken down by (i) Key Stage 1, (ii) Key Stage 2, (iii) Key Stage 3 and (iv) Key Stage 4; and if he will make a statement. [110763]
Ms Estelle Morris: The available information is shown in the tables.
| Key stages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Mixed | Total | |
| 1999 | 4,266 | 10,274 | 0 | 792 | 15,372 |
| 1997 | 4,887 | 8,876 | 0 | 333 | 14,096 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,545 |
| 1998 | 4,598 |
| 1997 | (24)-- |
(24) Not available
| Secondary ages (25) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle-deemed secondary | Mainly under 14 | Mainly 14 and 15 | Total secondary | |
| 1999 | 1,578 | 2,455 | 930 | 4,963 |
| 1997 | 975 | 1,672 | 1,193 | 3,840 |
(25) Ages as at the start of the academic year (August 31)
Peat Compost
Mr. Paul Marsden:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he is taking to
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phase out the use of peat compost in gardens (a) owned and (b) tended by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [110726]
Mr. Wills:
My Department's policy is based around the Model Improvement Programme for Greening Operations which DETR published in 1998, and includes a commitment to substitute the use of all slow renewables such as peat with organic wastes such as coir, manure, leaf mould and bark chippings. The Department's procurement policy reflects this commitment.
Mr. Crausby:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of documentation used by his Department is (a) made from recycled paper and (b) collected for recycling. [111597]
Mr. Wills:
Information is not collected centrally in the form requested. My Department's contracted stationery suppliers offer recycled paper. Individual Divisions within the Department make decisions on the purchase of paper under the Departmental wide contract based on value for money, quality and fitness for purpose. My Department's HQ sites have paper recycling schemes in place.
Mr. Matthew Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 24 January 2000, Official Report, column 25W, on asset sales, if he will list the individual land and buildings sold by the Employment Service and the value realised from the sale of each item. [111267]
Ms Jowell:
Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
| Land and building | Sale proceeds |
|---|---|
| West London Area Training Centre (Chiswick) | 450,111 |
| Elephant and Castle Jobcentre | 3,250,643 |
| Crosby Jobcentre | 170,000 |
| Sub total | 3,870,754 |
| Romsey(26) | 136,973 |
| Total | 4,007,727 |
(26) This building was sold late in 1999, but was not included in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 104497 as the details had not been confirmed at the time
I hope this is helpful.
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Carlisle Jobcentre
Mr. Martlew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to relocate the jobcentre in Carlisle; and if he will make a statement. [111419]
Ms Jowell: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
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