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Free School Meals
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children are receiving free school meals in the Greater London area. [112619]
Ms Estelle Morris: In January 1999, the latest date for which information is available, there were 225,566 pupils taking a free school meal in maintained schools in the Greater London area. This figure represents 22 per cent. of day pupils educated in these schools.
Information on free school meals is published annually in the Statistical Volume 'Statistics of Education Schools in England', copies of which are available from the Library.
Mr. Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the 50 local education authorities with the highest percentage of pupils that are entitled to free school meals ranked in descending order of percentage. [113200]
Ms Estelle Morris:
The information requested is shown in the table.
(7) Includes maintained and non maintained special schools.
(8) The table includes the 50 local education authorities with the highest percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.
(9) The number of pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals expressed as a percentage of the number of day pupils in school.
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Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children (a) were entitled to free school meals and (b) claimed free school meals in each of the past 10 years. [113206]
Ms Estelle Morris: The available information is shown in the table:
| Number of pupils who take a free school meal | Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,088,194 | 1,416,709 |
| 1998 | 1,130,476 | 1,465,213 |
| 1997 | 1,189,415 | 1,536,300 |
| 1996 | 1,260,426 | 1,570,561 |
| 1995 | 1,234,837 | 1,540,505 |
| 1994(10) | 1,217,126 | 1,505,875 |
| 1993 | 1,137,895 | 1,425,141 |
| 1992 | 999,011 | (11)-- |
| 1991 | 818,930 | (11)-- |
(10) From 1994, figures exclude sixth form colleges which ceased to be classified as schools
(11) Not available
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Summer Camps
Mr. Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress he has made in establishing summer activity camps; when and where the first ones will be held; how many young people will be taking part; what is the expected cost; and if he will make a statement. [112641]
Jacqui Smith: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Boswell) on 18 January 2000, Official Report, column 389.
Community Action Programme
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on planned use of the Community Action Programme to combat discrimination 2000-2006 in (a) the armed forces, (b) schools, (c) the police force, (d) the NHS and (e) the social security system; what media campaigns are planned; and what the target audience is for planned publications. [112508]
Ms Jowell: The Community Action Programme to combat discrimination has been put forward by the European Commission as part of the package of proposals under Article 13 of the EC Treaty. The proposals are currently in negotiation in the Working Group of the Social Affairs Council.
Secondary School Teachers
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary school teachers in the subjects of (a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) languages and (d) technology left the teaching profession in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many secondary school teachers entered the profession in the same period. [112982]
Ms Estelle Morris: Figures showing the number of secondary school teachers in the subjects of (a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) languages and (d) technology leaving the teaching profession in each of the last 10 years are not held centrally.
| Year to March | Number of teachers |
|---|---|
| 1998(13) | 10,380 |
| 1997(13) | 9,660 |
| 1996(13) | 9,320 |
| 1995(13) | 9,490 |
| 1994(13) | 8,920 |
| 1993 | 7,990 |
| 1992 | 7,290 |
| 1991 | 7,160 |
| 1990 | 7,260 |
| 1989 | 6,840 |
(12) All figures are rounded to the nearest 10
(13) Excluding sixth form colleges from 1994 onwards
Sixth Form Colleges
Mr. Oaten:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to ensure sixth
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form colleges get the same level of financial support as secondary schools implementing the new A level curriculum. [112823]
Mr. Wicks
[holding answer 3 March 2000]: We have taken steps to ensure that both colleges in the FE sector and schools with sixth forms have the resources they need to introduce the revised post-16 qualifications from September this year. At the Government's request, the Further Education Funding Council has revised its funding system so as to offer colleges a clear incentive to provide students with broader programmes of study than the traditional norm. In addition, £35 million was added to the overall education standard spending settlement for 2000-01 to reflect the potential costs to local education authorities nationally of implementing the reforms in the schools they maintain.
Mr. Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the 50 local education authorities with the highest number of exclusions expressed as a percentage of their school population for the last year for which figures are available. [113277]
(14) Includes maintained and non maintained special schools
(15) The table includes the 50 local education authorities with the highest percentage of permanent exclusions
(16) The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of full and part-time pupils of all ages in primary, secondary and special schools, excluding dually registered pupils in special schools in January 1998
(17) From April 1998
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