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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
New Deal
Mr. Alasdair Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will state the percentage of participants in the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds in (a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales who have left the gateway to unsubsidised employment; and if he will list the areas in Scotland where a smaller percentage then the (i) Great Britain and (ii) Scottish average figures have entered unsubsidised employment at the gateway stage, including the number and percentage for each of these areas. [111279]
Ms Jowell [holding answer 22 February 2000]: The information requested is shown in the tables.
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 20 |
| Wales | 22 |
| GB | 22 |
| Unsubsidised jobs from the Gateway | As a percentage of New Deal starts | |
|---|---|---|
| Tayside | 797 | 19 |
| Ayrshire | 841 | 19 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 214 | 18 |
| Edinburgh, East and Mid Lothian | 744 | 21 |
| Fife | 700 | 20 |
| Glasgow | 1,376 | 16 |
| Renfrewshire | 595 | 21 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | 49 | 19 |
| Western Isles | 36 | 17 |
| Unsubsidised jobs from the Gateway | As a percentage of New Deal starts | |
|---|---|---|
| Tayside | 797 | 19 |
| Ayrshire | 841 | 19 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 214 | 18 |
| Glasgow | 1,376 | 16 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | 49 | 19 |
| Western Isles | 36 | 17 |
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Sex Education
Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he will publish his proposed guidelines on the teaching of sex and relationship education in schools. [112914]
Jacqui Smith: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is today issuing for consultation new draft sex and relationship education (SRE) guidance. The text of the guidance will today be placed on the Department's website. Copies will also be placed in the Libraries.
Peat Compost
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 2 March 2000, Official Report, column 391W, on peat compost, what percentage of the compost used in his Department's estate gardens is peat; when use of peat compost will be phased out on his Department's estates; and if he will make a statement. [114142]
Mr. Wills
[holding answer 10 March 2000]: Peat compost is no longer purchased by my Department, or used in the Department's estate gardens. A small amount
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of peat remains in some planted areas. This will dissipate with the use of organic peat substitutes which are now used at all of our sites.
Mr. Alan Campbell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much funding was awarded to North Tyneside Local Education Authority in each year from 1997-98 to 1999-2000 in respect of (a) reduction in infant class sizes, broken down by (i) revenue and (ii) capital, (b) the national grid for learning, (c) literacy programmes, (d) numeracy programmes, (e) books for schools, (f) truancy initiatives, (g) school security, (h) standards fund, school effectiveness, (i) excellence in cities, (j) new deal for schools, (k) voluntary aided school capital grant, (l) energy efficiency, (m) music programmes, (n) year 6 booster classes and (o) education SSA. [114535]
Ms Estelle Morris:
The figures requested are shown in the table. For Standards Fund grants, the figures include both the Government's and the local education authority's contributions where appropriate. The figures shown for Education Standard Spending Assessment also include provision for the Authority's contribution to the Standards Fund.
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| Initiative | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Reduction of infant class sizes: | |||
| (i) revenue | (4)-- | -- | 192,000 |
| (ii) capital | (4)-- | 352,000 | 241,000 |
| (b) National grid for learning (Standards Fund) | (4)-- | 563,533 | 669,000 |
| (c) Literacy programmes (Standards Fund) | 20,900 | 276,073 | 347,283 |
| (d) Numeracy programmes (Standards Fund) | (4)-- | 9,845 | 247,910 |
| (e) Books for schools | 87,500 | 94,781 | 189,562 |
| (f) Truancy (Standards Fund) | 288,400 | 350,607 | 634,440 |
| (g) School security (Standards Fund) | 85,600 | 85,842 | 87,173 |
| (h) School effectiveness (Standards Fund) | 550,700 | 615,917 | 935,253 |
| (i) Excellence in cities (Standards Fund) | (4)-- | (4)-- | (4)-- |
| (j) New Deal for Schools | 406,000 | 613,000 | 1,363,628 |
| (k) Voluntary Aided Schools Capital | 348,000 | 87,000 | 109,000 |
| (l) Energy efficiency | (4)-- | -- | (4)-- |
| (m) Music programmes | (4)-- | (4)-- | 78,289 |
| (n) Year 6 booster classes | (4)-- | 50,140 | 170,539 |
| (o) Education standard spending assessment(5) | 67,840,000 | 74,460,000 | 77,620,000 |
(4) Not applicable
(5) In 1997-98 £527 million was removed from Education Standard Spending at national level for the Nursery Voucher Scheme
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Class Sizes (Taunton)
Jackie Ballard: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his estimate of the average class sizes for (a) five, (b) six, (c) seven, (d) eight, (e) nine, (f) 10, (g) 11, (h) 12, (i) 13, (j) 14, (k) 15, (l) 16 and (m) 17-year-olds, for schools within the Taunton constituency, for (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99 and (v) 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. [114685]
Ms Estelle Morris:
The available information on average class sizes collected in January for the
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Parliamentary constituency of Taunton is shown in the tables. The class size count for January 2000 is currently being undertaken, and provisional national estimates are expected to be published in April.
(6) Includes all year groups and nursery classes
(7) Not applicable (no classes of this type)
(8) Not available
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(9) Ages at the start of the academic year (August 31)
(10) Not applicable (no classes of this type)
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