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New Deal for Disabled People
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the respective roles of the (a) Employment Service, (b) Disability Employment Adviser and (c) job broker in delivering the New Deal for Disabled People. [148936]
Ms Hodge [holding answer 7 February 2001]: The Employment Service, in partnership with the Benefits Agency, Department of Social Security and my Department, has responsibility for the delivery of the New Deal for Disabled People. Later this year, the Employment Service and the working age elements of the Benefits Agency will merge to form the new Working Age Agency. Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) will continue to provide advice about job opportunities to all disabled people whatever their benefit status who are looking for work, providing access to specialist ES programmes aimed at securing a return to work and, in appropriate cases, provide details of local job brokers. The job broker will provide help to people claiming incapacity benefits in preparing for, finding and keeping paid work. Job brokers will work closely with DEAs to meet the individual needs of their clients. For example, where a client is eligible and requires support under Access to Work, this will be provided through the DEA. The job broker will also work with employers to match their requirements to the abilities and potential of their clients.
Departmental Policies
(Staffordshire, Moorlands)
Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Staffordshire, Moorlands constituency, the effects on Staffordshire, Moorlands of his Department's policies and actions (a) since 2 May 1997 and (b) in the 12 months ending on 1 May 1997. [149190]
Mr. Wills: Outlined are details of the effect on the Staffordshire, Moorlands constituency and Staffordshire LEA of a range of the Department's policies since 2 May 1997.
- Sure Start
- Cannock Chase--£2.5 million
- Telford and Wrekin--£1.8 million
- Cannock Chase
- The catchment area covers Broomhill, Chadsmoor, Huntingdon and part of Cannock Chase south. The partnership places strong emphasis on parental involvement and includes eight parents on its board. It has incorporated new activities which offer a series
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- of initiatives that impact family lives. These include the Library and Information Project and Holiday Play schemes. The programme was allocated £2.5 million over three years from 2000-01.
- Telford & Wrekin
- The programme aims to enhance existing provision in the area such as outreach services, pre-school services, primary community healthcare and improve support to teenage parents. The catchment area covers the Lawley and Overdale ward in Telford. There are plans to create innovative work with families in the travellers site based in the area. The programme was allocated £1.8 million from 1999-2000 over three years.
- Beacon Schools
- Staffordshire has six beacon schools: Barnfields Primary School, Blackfriars School, Oakridge Primary School, Painsley RC High School, St. Joseph and St. Teresa Primary School and The Willows Primary School.
- Specialist Schools
- Staffordshire has three specialist schools: Wilncote High School (Arts), Clough Hall Technology School (Technology) and Thomas Alleyne's School (Technology).
- Performance Results
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| LEA | 76 | 72 | 66 | 66 |
| England | 75 | 71 | 65 | 63 |
| Maths | ||||
| LEA | 72 | 70 | 60 | 65 |
| England | 72 | 69 | 59 | 62 |
| Science | ||||
| LEA | 87 | 82 | 73 | 72 |
| England | 85 | 78 | 69 | 69 |
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5+ A*-C | ||||
| LEA average | 48.1 | 48.1 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| England | 49.2 | 47.9 | 46.3 | 45.1 |
| 5+ A*-C | ||||
| LEA average | 91.7 | 91.5 | 90.1 | 88.7 |
| England | 88.9 | 88.5 | 87.5 | 86.0 |
| No passes | ||||
| LEA average | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| England | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Average point score | ||||
| LEA average | 38.5 | 38.3 | 36.4 | n/a |
| England | 38.9 | 38.1 | 37.0 | n/a |
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PPP
£13.7 million--PPP project to rebuild Sir Graham Balfour High School and the extensive refurbishment of Cooper Perry Primary.
Examples of New Deal for Schools projects in Staffordshire, Moorlands
NDS1--Total Allocation £1,387,000
Included within an 11 school package: Replacement of felt roofing--Meadows School
NDS2--Total Allocation £3.975 million
The LEA bid for, and was allocated funds for, numerous smaller type projects.
St. Edward's CE First--external fabric maintenance--£19,800
Werrington Primary--external fabric maintenance--£19,800
Biddulph High--external fabric maintenance--£49,500
Springfield--major extension--£36,800
NDS3--Total Allocation £4.421 million
Maryhill High--refurbish science, technology and prep area--£206,245
St. Filumena's RC Primary--Replacement of defective boiler plant--£11,391
NDS4--Total Allocation £10.368 million
Leek High School--ICT development--£11,865
Moorside High School--ICT Improvements--£28,072
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Moorside High was included within a two school package: Technology refurbishment--£243,397
Included within a 13 school package: Electrical works--£239,905
Leek High, Park Middle and Woodhouse Middle Schools.
Included within a 14 school package: Water hygiene works--£250,805
Moorside High, Leek High, Westwood High and Cicely Haughton Schools.
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Capital | |
| 1998-99 | 0 | 350,000 |
| 1999-2000 | 1,243,000 | 883,180 |
| 2000-01 | 2,426,602 | 283,800 |
- The September 2000 figure shows that there are now only 249 (1.0 per cent.) pupils remaining in infant class sizes of 31 or more. The figure in January 1997 was 11,254 (28.6 per cent.).
Further education
- Student numbers at all FEFC-funded institutions where home postcode is in the Staffordshire, Moorlands local authority district--1996-97 to 1999-2000--excludes with invalid/missing postcodes
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| Council funded | Non Council funded | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-18 | 19+ | 16-18 | 19+ | Grand | |||||
| Full time | Part time | Full time | Part time | Full time | Part time | Full time | Part time | total | |
| 1996-97 | 829 | 454 | 509 | 5,642 | 35 | 221 | 82 | 625 | 8,397 |
| 1997-98 | 772 | 436 | 425 | 5,801 | 55 | 281 | 33 | 480 | 8,283 |
| 1998-99 | 741 | 407 | 373 | 6,148 | 42 | 301 | 34 | 510 | 8,556 |
| 1999-2000 | 770 | 347 | 377 | 6,018 | 34 | 325 | 35 | 722 | 8,628 |
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- Since 2 May 1997, we know of 1,084 starts on Modern Apprenticeships in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency (as at 31 October 2000). Broken down by financial year these are:
| Financial year | Foundation modern apprenticeships(13) | Advanced modern apprenticeships(14) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 23 | 135 | 158 |
| 1998-99 | 119 | 159 | 278 |
| 1999-2000 | 158 | 189 | 347 |
| 2000-01 (to date) | 151 | 150 | 301 |
| Total | 451 | 633 | 1,084 |
(13) Foundation Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as National Traineeships, were introduced nationally in September 1997.
(14) Advanced Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as Modern Apprenticeships, were introduced nationally in September 1995.
Source:
WBTYP trainee database.
Notes:
1. The Trainee Database System (TDS), from which these data are taken, is less complete than Management Information supplied to the Department by Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) (around 95 per cent.).
2. In addition, the postcode information on the TDS, from which parliamentary constituency data are compiled, are 95 per cent. complete.
3. TEC Management Information does not provide information at parliamentary constituency level.
New deal statistics
In the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency to the end of November 2000, 454 young people have joined the New Deal, with 254 finding employment. Of these, 183 have entered sustained employment.
Labour market
The working age employment rate in Staffordshire UA in Autumn 2000 was 79.0 per cent., above the UK rate of 74.7 per cent. The rate in autumn 1997 was 77.9 per cent. and in autumn 1999 78.9 per cent.
The claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 4.0 per cent. in December 1997 to 2.6 per cent. in December 2000 in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency.
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