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Lytham St. Anne's High Technology College
Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the outcomes of his Department's latest visit to the Lytham St. Anne's High Technology College. [153710]
Jacqui Smith: The position is being evaluated and I will write to the right hon. Member once a full response is ready.
Disabled People (Employment)
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many registered disabled people have found full-time employment in each of the last three years. [153758]
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.
Letter from Richard Foster to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 19 March 2001:
- As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked Leigh Lewis to reply direct to your question concerning how many registered disabled people have found full time employment in each of the last three years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to Mr Lewis as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am replying on his behalf.
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- Since December 1996, there has not been a Register of Disabled Persons. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, introduced from December 1996, replaced some previous legislation including the Register of Disabled Persons.
- This Act provides disabled people with wider protection against unlawful discrimination in employment and in the provision of goods and services. It covers all people with a disability which is substantial and long term and affects normal day to day activities.
- The Employment Service has helped 271,730 people with disabilities to find work, both full and part time, since April 1998. The details for each year are set out below.
| Year | Number of job entries for people with disabilities |
|---|---|
| April 1998 to March 1999 | 99,562 |
| April 1999 to March 2000 | 96,996 |
| April 2000 to December 2000 | 75,172 |
I hope this is helpful.
Extension SATs
Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many pupils, in how many schools, (a) took and (b) passed the extension SATs papers for more able pupils in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99 and (iv) 1999-2000 at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, broken down by (A) private and (B) state schools. [152544]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 12 March 2001]: The available information for 1997, 1999 and 2000 for England is shown in the table. Due to problems with National Data Collection in 1998, we are unable to provide statistics on the number of extension paper results for that year.
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LEAs
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assumption he made in setting the education standard spending assessment for each local education authority about the cost of the servicing and provision of school organisation committees in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. [154150]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 16 March 2001]: The increases in Education Standard Spending for 2000-01 and 2001-02 were 5.4 per cent. and 4.8 per cent. respectively: these increases took account of the range of pressures that local education authorities and schools face, including the introduction of school organisation committees. The distribution of these increases among LEAs depends on the factors in the Standard Spending Assessment formula, such as pupil numbers, additional educational needs, and area costs. It is for each local education authority to decide how much of its increase it spends on school organisation committees, taking account of local needs and circumstances.
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The increases in Education Standard Spending are part of the substantial extra resources that the Government have been able to direct to local authorities. In the three years from 1997, funding per pupil has already increased by over £300 per pupil in real terms. Under the last Government, funding per pupil fell by £60 in real terms between 1994-95 and 1997-98. There will be further increases in funding following the Year 2000 Spending Review and recent budget announcement: a further £420 per pupil over the three year period, taking the total increase to nearly £750 between 1997-98 and 2003-04.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the number of local education authorities which will meet their target allocation of advanced skills teachers. [154162]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 16 March 2001]: It is predominantly schools which are the driving force behind creating Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) posts, and which make AST appointments. All local education authorities have been offered funding to meet the target numbers of AST posts in their areas in full. The
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Government remain confident that over time ASTs will represent between 3 per cent. and 5 per cent. of the teaching workforce.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the public service agreements made with local education authorities and list the factors which each local education authority has identified as inhibiting the achievement of educational targets. [154157]
Ms Estelle Morris [holding answer 16 March 2001]: Local Public Service Agreements have now been concluded with 14 authorities and copies will be placed in the Library of the House as soon as possible. The agreements set out the additional flexibilities we have agreed with the authorities to help them achieve their enhanced education targets. Negotiations are continuing with the six remaining authorities taking part in the pilot scheme of local Public Service Agreements. We expect to conclude agreements with these authorities soon.
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