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Departmental Policies (Ceredigion)
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Ceredigion constituency, the effects on Ceredigion of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154975]
Mr. Wills: Outlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the Ceredigion constituency. The Welsh Assembly will be able to provide details of education policies.
Numbers of known starts on modern apprenticeships for the requested constituency since 2 May 1997 (as at 30 November 2000) are as follows, broken down by financial year:
| Financial year | Foundation modern apprenticeships(25) | Advanced modern apprenticeships(26) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 0 | 134 | 134 |
| 1998-99 | 46 | 98 | 144 |
| 1999-2000 | 168 | 64 | 232 |
| 2000-01(27) | 138 | 44 | 182 |
| Total | 352 | 340 | 692 |
(25) Foundation modern apprenticeships, formerly known as national traineeships, were introduced nationally in September 1997.
(26) Advanced modern apprenticeships, formerly known as modern apprenticeships, were introduced nationally in September 1995.
(27) To date
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.
Source:
WBTYP trainee database New Deal for Young People In the Ceredigion constituency, 704 young people have joined the New Deal to end December 2000. 341 have found jobs, 282 of which are sustained. Labour market statistics The claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 5.8 per cent. in February 1997 to 4.2 per cent. in February 2001 in the Ceredigion constituency. Employment zone The constituencies of Caernarfon, Ynys Mon and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy are covered by the North West Wales Employment Zone. The zone began operating in May 2000 and by December 2000, 882 people had started on the Employment Zone. Of these people 37 had entered employment by December 2000.
Departmental Policies (Sutton and Cheam)
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Sutton and Cheam constituency, the effects on Sutton and Cheam of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154412]
Mr. Wills [holding answer 21 March 2001]: Outlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the Sutton and Cheam constituency and Sutton LEA.
There is one Beacon school in Sutton LEA-- St. Elphege's RC Infant School which was awarded Beacon status September 2000.
| Specialist School | |
|---|---|
| School | St. Philomenas Catholic High School |
| Specialism | Technology |
| Start | September 1997 |
| Sutton and Cheam | No |
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| Infant class size | Number |
|---|---|
| Allocations (£ million) Capital and Revenue | 2.4 |
| January 1997 (number of children in infant class sizes of 31 or over) | 1,657 |
| September 2000 (number of children in infant class sizes of 31 or over) | 31 |
| Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
| Pupils achieving level 4 and above | ||||
| English | ||||
| LEA | 80 | 78 | 68 | 70 |
| England | 75 | 71 | 65 | 63 |
| Maths | ||||
| LEA | 74 | 73 | 61 | 66 |
| England | 72 | 69 | 59 | 62 |
| Science | ||||
| LEA | 88 | 82 | 70 | 73 |
| England | 85 | 78 | 69 | 69 |
| GCSE/GNVQ Results | ||||
| 5+A*-C | ||||
| LEA average | 63.4 | 60.1 | 57.9 | 54.7 |
| England average | 49.2 | 47.9 | 46.3 | 45.1 |
| 5+A*-G | ||||
| LEA average | 94.1 | 93.9 | 91.6 | 91.6 |
| England average | 88.9 | 88.5 | 87.5 | 86.4 |
| No passes | ||||
| LEA average | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| England average | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| A/AS level, advanced GNVQ | ||||
| Average points for two or more A/AS levels | ||||
| LEA average | 20.9 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 19.1 |
| England average | 18.5 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.3 |
| A/AS average per entry | ||||
| LEA average | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| England average | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Average point score GNVQs | ||||
| LEA average | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | n/a |
| England average | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | n/a |
In Sutton LEA, funding per pupil has increased by £180 in real terms between 1997-98 and 2000-01.
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£000
| 2001-02 | 2000-01 | 1999-2000 | 1998-99 | 1997-98
| ACG | 3,902 | 4,411 | 2,848 | 4,021 | 3,563
| SCA | -- | 477 | 191 | 64 | 1,452
| NDS | -- | 2,462 | 564 | 516 | 602
| VA Grant | 197 | 95 | 296 | 57 | 44
| Seed | 153 | 136 | -- | -- |
| PPP | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
| Formula Capital | -- | 1,128 | -- | -- | --
| NgFL | -- | 518 | 337 | 241 | --
| Science labs | 147 | 147 | -- | -- | --
| SSLU | 32 | 37 | -- | -- | --
| Access at 85 per cent. | 232 | -- | -- | -- | --
| Security | 37 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 30
| Class size | -- | 109 | 365 | 288 | --
| Outside toilets | -- | -- | -- | 10 | --
| Energy efficiency | -- | -- | -- | 35 | --
| Assistance with AMP | -- | -- | 20 | -- | --
| Nursery provision | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
| |
Note:
The allocation for 2001-02 also includes £621,000 for NDS Devolved Formula Capital and £432,000 NDS Condition Funding
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Student number at all FEFC funded institutions where home postcode is in the local authority district of Sutton.
| 16-18 | Adult | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
| FEFC funded | ||||
| 1996-97 | 1,260 | 595 | 629 | 6,981 |
| 1997-98 | 1,242 | 643 | 564 | 7,457 |
| 1998-99 | 1,205 | 550 | 518 | 7,064 |
| 1999-2000 | 1,198 | 571 | 486 | 6,235 |
| Non-FEFC funded | ||||
| 1996-97 | 33 | 95 | 158 | 357 |
| 1997-98 | 33 | 112 | 174 | 354 |
| 1998-99 | 35 | 143 | 179 | 399 |
| 1999-2000 | 44 | 248 | 214 | 1,549 |
Since 2 May 1997, we know of 565 starts on Modern Apprenticeships in the Sutton and Cheam constituency (as at 31 December 2000). Broken down by financial year these are:
| Financial year | Foundation Modern Apprenticeships(28) | Advanced Modern Apprenticeships(29) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 2 | 90 | 92 |
| 1998-99 | 34 | 98 | 132 |
| 1999-2000 | 82 | 99 | 181 |
| 2000-01(30) | 80 | 80 | 160 |
| Total | 198 | 367 | 565 |
(28) Foundation Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as National Traineeships, were introduced nationally in September 1997.
(29) Advanced Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as Modern Apprenticeships, were introduced nationally in September 1995.
(30) To date.
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 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.
Source:
WBTYP trainee database. New Deal for Young People In the Sutton and Cheam constituency, 260 young people have joined the New Deal to end December 2000. 150 have found jobs, 115 of which are sustained. Labour Market Statistics The working age employment rate in Sutton in autumn 2000 was 84.5 per cent., above the UK rate of 74.7 per cent. The rate in autumn 1997 was 82.1 per cent.
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