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Parachuting
Mr. Duncan Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel are qualified to make parachute drops. [147760]
Mr. Spellar [holding answer 29 January 2001]: 4,515 armed forces personnel are currently qualified to make operational military parachute descents. This figure comprises:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Royal Marines/Royal Navy | 195 |
| Army(7) | 3,177 |
| Royal Air Force | 156 |
| Territorial Army | 987 |
(7) Including Special Forces
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Mr. Duncan Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have been given parachute training in each of the past five years; and what has been the cost of this training. [147759]
Mr. Spellar [holding answer 29 January 2001]: The number of armed forces personnel given parachute training and the cost, in each of the past five years, is set out in the table:
| Year | Number | Cost (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 683 | 1,832,900 |
| 1997 | 796 | 2,160,600 |
| 1998 | 817 | 2,221,500 |
| 1999 | 818 | 2,224,400 |
| 2000 | 822 | 2,236,000 |
US National Missile Defence
Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 24 January 2001, Official Report, column 577W, on US National Missile Defence, if he will make a statement on the content of the discussions between his Department and the previous US Administration. [148022]
Mr. Hoon: We held extensive discussions with the previous US Administration on a wide range of issues relating to their National Missile Defence plans, notably the international security implications of their proposals.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Education Funding (Lancaster)
Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the extra capital and revenue resources made available to each school in Lancaster and Wyre constituency since May 1997. [145544]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 24 January 2001]: The information requested is not held centrally.
Teacher Vacancies
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many vacancies for qualified classroom teachers in maintained secondary schools there are in (a) England, (b) Essex, (c) Southend on Sea, (d) Kensington and Chelsea, (e) Barking, (f) Dagenham, (g) Lambeth, (h) Islington and (i) Enfield. [145632]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 15 January 2001]: The number of vacant, full-time qualified classroom teacher posts in maintained secondary schools in the local authorities specified are shown in the following table.
| Vacancies | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 68 | 1.5 |
| Southend on Sea | 16 | 2.8 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2 | 0.9 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 9 | 1.4 |
| Lambeth | 9 | 2.0 |
| Islington | 11 | 2.3 |
| Enfield | 12 | 1.0 |
| England | 1,143 | 0.7 |
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
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There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the first such increase since 1992-93.
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many vacancies for teachers in England there are within maintained schools classified by each subject; and what the total shortage in England was in each of the last 10 years. [145633]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 15 January 2001]: Vacant full-time qualified classroom teacher posts in England in the maintained secondary sector in January 2000, by their main teaching subject, are as follows:
| Posts | |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 230 |
| Information technology | 60 |
| Chemistry | 10 |
| Physics | 30 |
| Biology | 20 |
| Integrated or combined science | 80 |
| Other science | 20 |
| French | 40 |
| German | 10 |
| French or German | 30 |
| Spanish | 10 |
| Other languages | 20 |
| Welsh | (8)-- |
| English | 130 |
| Drama | 20 |
| History | 10 |
| Social sciences | 10 |
| Geography | 30 |
| Religious education | 40 |
| Design and technology | 110 |
| Commercial and business studies | 20 |
| Art, craft or design | 20 |
| Music | 40 |
| Physical education | 30 |
| Special educational needs | 60 |
| Careers | (8)-- |
| Any other main subjects | 30 |
| Combined subjects | 40 |
| England | 1,140 |
(8) Less than five
Note:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. The total England figure may not equal the sum of the subject breakdown due to rounding.
Full-time qualified classroom teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools in England were as follows:
| Vacancies | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991(9) | 1,870 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 870 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 560 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 560 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | 460 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 510 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 650 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 860 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 840 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 1,140 | 0.7 |
(9) Vacancies for 1991 and earlier years used different recording practices and are not directly comparable with later years
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
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All the vacancies figures quoted exclude vacancies for heads and deputy heads.
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the first such increase since 1992-93.
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the three education authorities in England with the highest number of vacancies for qualified classroom teachers in maintained secondary schools. [145634]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 15 January 2001]: The three English local authorities with the highest number of qualified classroom teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools at January 2000 is shown in the following table.
| Vacancies | Rates | |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 68 | 1.5 |
| Hampshire | 49 | 1.3 |
| Kent | 44 | 0.8 |
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the first such increase since 1992-93.
Oxford and Cambridge Universities
Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage share of (a) applicants and (b) successful applicants there were to (i) Oxford and (ii) Cambridge University from (1) fee- paying schools, (2) local authority 11 to 18 year comprehensive schools, (3) Sixth Form Colleges, (4) state grammar schools and (5) tertiary and general further education colleges, together with the equivalent figures for each constituent college of each of the two universities, for the academic year 2000-01. [145739]
Mr. Wicks [holding answer 24 January 2001]: The available data for Oxford and Cambridge are shown in the following table. Figures for each constituent college are not available centrally.
(10) Constituent parts may not sum to totals because of rounding
(11) Includes former Grant Maintained schools
(12) Includes Sixth Form Centres, Special schools, Other secondary schools, Other educational establishments (Adult Colleges and City Technology Colleges), and students whose previous establishment was not known
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