House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 Nov 2001 (pt 14)

Training and Enterprise Councils

Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the total cost of administration of each of the former training and enterprise councils in each of the last three years. [13336]

Margaret Hodge: Information on the total cost of administration of the former training and enterprise councils is not available. The amount spent by TECs on administration and its disclosure were a matter for individual TECs and varied between them. Some TECs showed no administration costs within their statutory accounts under this heading, while most excluded the costs of staff involved in the direct delivery of their programmes. However, all TECs had to show staffing costs as a note within their accounts. While this understates administration costs, as it does not cover expenditure on premises, information technology and other support systems, it is the only available indicator for the information sought. I have therefore provided figures for the financial years 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 showing spend on staffing costs of each of the former Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) in England as stated in their consolidated annual statutory audited accounts for the full range of activity TECs undertook. This information is not yet available for 2000–01.

Any direct comparison of staff costs between TECs is misleading, both because there is no statutory definition of staff costs and also because the range of training and enterprise activities differed between TECs.

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Staff costs

TECS by region 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

North East

County Durham 2,418,663 2,445,110 2,264,783

Northumberland 3,095,325 3,242,676 3,470,126

Teesside 2,706,000 3,175,000 3,804,000

Tyneside 4,887,000 5,373,000 5,191,000

Sunderland 2,530,218 2,970,942 3,090,144

Total 15,637,206 17,206,728 17,820,053

North West

Bolton/Bury 2,745,104 3,255,303 3,542,121

Manchester 8,495,725 11,080,599 12,635,740

Wigan 2,963,066 2,872,720 3,124,399

Oldham 1,811,362 2,146,895 2,288,594

Rochdale 1,193,879 1,499,157 1,675,210

SECTEC 4,072,153 4,537,011 4,068,952

Stockport 2,284,839 2,919,825 3,642,684

Cumbria 4,148,320 4,348,398 4,167,719

ELTEC 2,712,421 2,748,113 2,844,807

LAWTEC 3,312,162 3,934,181 3,395,214

NORMID 1,959,869 2,030,310 2,276,603

CEWTEC 3,718,651 4,096,319 4,441,424

Merseyside 5,003,540 5,981,867 6,924,000

St. Helens 1,610,316 1,879,467 1,990,971

Total 46,031,407 53,330,165 57,018,438

Yorkshire and Humberside

Barnsley/Doncaster 2,445,000 2,974,000 3,328,000

Bradford 2,102,648 2,272,563 2,267,865

Calderdale/Kirklees 3,303,476 3,654,117 3,863,677

Humberside 3,641,593 4,384,166 5,941,686

Leeds 2,771,812 3,049,722 3,263,066

North Yorks 2,009,000 2,418,000 2,871,000

Rotherham 2,479,131 2,842,753 3,034,383

Sheffield 3,160,000 4,215,000 3,704,000

Wakefield 1,759,642 1,456,005 1,476,719

Total 23,672,302 27,266,326 29,750,396

Eastern

Bedfordshire 2,074,747 2,984,815 3,749,095

Cambs 1,009,261 1,632,060 2,231,354

Essex 2,619,000 2,832,000 4,154,000

Greater Peterborough 2,253,241 2,830,365 2,881,068

Hertfordshire 3,266,000 4,875,000 5,744,000

Norfolk and Waveney 2,676,000 2,714,000 3,106,000

Suffolk 1,415,769 1,488,925 2,076,086

Total 15,314,018 19,357,165 23,941,603

East Midlands

Greater Nottingham 1,442,000 1,738,000 2,313,000

Leicester 2,053,777 2,190,371 2,834,946

Lincolnshire 3,681,204 4,067,859 3,945,748

Northamptonshire 1,825,258 2,228,847 2,628,728

North Derbyshire 1,886,098 1,827,427 1,788,715

North Nottinghamshire 2,298,889 2,525,876 2,969,381

South Derbyshire 3,329,000 3,663,000 3,911,000

Total 16,516,226 18,241,380 20,391,518

West Midlands

Birmingham 3,306,000 4,115,000 4,911,000

CENTEC 1,177,224 — —

Coventry/Warwick 4,453,813 4,725,901 5,061,723

Dudley 1,765,958 1,838,992 2,402,219

HAWTEC 3,169,812 3,991,952 5,258,626

Sandwell 2,077,656 2,406,903 2,587,877

Shropshire 1,897,373 2,000,996 2,055,106

Staffordshire 2,461,000 2,682,000 3,459,000

Walsall 1,580,134 1,727,060 2,197,035

Wolverhampton 2,022,000 2,203,000 2,156,000

Total 23,910,970 25,691,804 30,088,586

South West

WESTEC 2,425,000 2,017,000 2,342,000

Prosper 5,559,000 6,296,000 8,282,000

Dorset 1,518,023 1,939,118 2,198,014

Gloucester 1,939,644 2,879,008 3,172,585

Somerset 1,618,554 2,648,489 2,813,010

Wiltshire 1,492,318 1,501,086 1,571,918

Total 14,552,539 17,280,701 20,379,527

London

AZTEC 1,609,045 2,002,548 2,714,681

FOCUS 5,371,000 6,259,000 6,368,000

LETEC 4,521,474 4,898,407 5,617,403

North London 2,991,331 3,750,158 4,408,581

North West London 1,512,188 1,967,655 2,726,005

SOLOTEC 4,174,000 5,492,000 4,851,000

West London 5,684,669 5,583,113 5,244,201

Total 25,863,707 29,952,881 31,929,871

South East

Hampshire 3,474,000 4,399,000 4,867,000

Isle of Wight 733,424 1,241,925 1,582,489

Kent 3,624,774 4,138,710 6,315,951

Milton Keynes 2,940,610 3,022,377 3,302,090

Heart of England 2,146,037 2,354,176 2,483,181

Surrey 1,827,970 2,037,138 2,259,269

Sussex 3,619,000 3,952,000 4,229,000

Thames Valley 3,757,432 4,037,146 4,432,670

Total 22,123,247 25,182,472 29,471,650

Grand Total 203,621,622 233,509,622 260,791,642

	Staff costs
TECS by region	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000
	North East
County Durham	2,418,663	2,445,110	2,264,783
Northumberland	3,095,325	3,242,676	3,470,126
Teesside	2,706,000	3,175,000	3,804,000
Tyneside	4,887,000	5,373,000	5,191,000
Sunderland	2,530,218	2,970,942	3,090,144

Total	15,637,206	17,206,728	17,820,053
North West
Bolton/Bury	2,745,104	3,255,303	3,542,121
Manchester	8,495,725	11,080,599	12,635,740
Wigan	2,963,066	2,872,720	3,124,399
Oldham	1,811,362	2,146,895	2,288,594
Rochdale	1,193,879	1,499,157	1,675,210
SECTEC	4,072,153	4,537,011	4,068,952
Stockport	2,284,839	2,919,825	3,642,684
Cumbria	4,148,320	4,348,398	4,167,719
ELTEC	2,712,421	2,748,113	2,844,807
LAWTEC	3,312,162	3,934,181	3,395,214
NORMID	1,959,869	2,030,310	2,276,603
CEWTEC	3,718,651	4,096,319	4,441,424
Merseyside	5,003,540	5,981,867	6,924,000
St. Helens	1,610,316	1,879,467	1,990,971

Total	46,031,407	53,330,165	57,018,438

Yorkshire and Humberside
Barnsley/Doncaster	2,445,000	2,974,000	3,328,000
Bradford	2,102,648	2,272,563	2,267,865
Calderdale/Kirklees	3,303,476	3,654,117	3,863,677
Humberside	3,641,593	4,384,166	5,941,686
Leeds	2,771,812	3,049,722	3,263,066
North Yorks	2,009,000	2,418,000	2,871,000
Rotherham	2,479,131	2,842,753	3,034,383
Sheffield	3,160,000	4,215,000	3,704,000
Wakefield	1,759,642	1,456,005	1,476,719

Total	23,672,302	27,266,326	29,750,396

Eastern
Bedfordshire	2,074,747	2,984,815	3,749,095
Cambs	1,009,261	1,632,060	2,231,354
Essex	2,619,000	2,832,000	4,154,000
Greater Peterborough	2,253,241	2,830,365	2,881,068
Hertfordshire	3,266,000	4,875,000	5,744,000
Norfolk and Waveney	2,676,000	2,714,000	3,106,000
Suffolk	1,415,769	1,488,925	2,076,086

Total	15,314,018	19,357,165	23,941,603

East Midlands
Greater Nottingham	1,442,000	1,738,000	2,313,000
Leicester	2,053,777	2,190,371	2,834,946
Lincolnshire	3,681,204	4,067,859	3,945,748
Northamptonshire	1,825,258	2,228,847	2,628,728
North Derbyshire	1,886,098	1,827,427	1,788,715
North Nottinghamshire	2,298,889	2,525,876	2,969,381
South Derbyshire	3,329,000	3,663,000	3,911,000

Total	16,516,226	18,241,380	20,391,518

West Midlands
Birmingham	3,306,000	4,115,000	4,911,000
CENTEC	1,177,224	—	—
Coventry/Warwick	4,453,813	4,725,901	5,061,723
Dudley	1,765,958	1,838,992	2,402,219
HAWTEC	3,169,812	3,991,952	5,258,626
Sandwell	2,077,656	2,406,903	2,587,877
Shropshire	1,897,373	2,000,996	2,055,106
Staffordshire	2,461,000	2,682,000	3,459,000
Walsall	1,580,134	1,727,060	2,197,035
Wolverhampton	2,022,000	2,203,000	2,156,000

Total	23,910,970	25,691,804	30,088,586

South West
WESTEC	2,425,000	2,017,000	2,342,000
Prosper	5,559,000	6,296,000	8,282,000
Dorset	1,518,023	1,939,118	2,198,014
Gloucester	1,939,644	2,879,008	3,172,585
Somerset	1,618,554	2,648,489	2,813,010
Wiltshire	1,492,318	1,501,086	1,571,918

Total	14,552,539	17,280,701	20,379,527
London
AZTEC	1,609,045	2,002,548	2,714,681
FOCUS	5,371,000	6,259,000	6,368,000
LETEC	4,521,474	4,898,407	5,617,403
North London	2,991,331	3,750,158	4,408,581
North West London	1,512,188	1,967,655	2,726,005
SOLOTEC	4,174,000	5,492,000	4,851,000
West London	5,684,669	5,583,113	5,244,201

Total	25,863,707	29,952,881	31,929,871

South East
Hampshire	3,474,000	4,399,000	4,867,000
Isle of Wight	733,424	1,241,925	1,582,489
Kent	3,624,774	4,138,710	6,315,951
Milton Keynes	2,940,610	3,022,377	3,302,090
Heart of England	2,146,037	2,354,176	2,483,181
Surrey	1,827,970	2,037,138	2,259,269
Sussex	3,619,000	3,952,000	4,229,000
Thames Valley	3,757,432	4,037,146	4,432,670

Total	22,123,247	25,182,472	29,471,650

Grand Total	203,621,622	233,509,622	260,791,642

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Higher Education

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of school leavers (a) in the Wycombe constituency and (b) nationally entered higher education in each of the last four years. [14873]

Margaret Hodge: Figures for the number of school leavers who go on to higher education are not collated centrally on a constituency basis. The available figures for Great Britain, showing the proportion of under 21-year- olds who enter higher education for the first time, are given in the table. The increase in the index in 1997–98 related partly to changes in the funding arrangements for higher education, with students choosing to enter HE rather than wait until 1998–99. There was a corresponding reduction in 1998–99 before the entry rates started to increase again in 1999–2000. Between 1997–98 and 2000–01, total HE students in English universities and colleges rose by 83,000.

Age participation index (API)⁽²¹⁾ for Great Britain

Year API (percentage)

1997–98 33

1998–99 31

1999–2000 32

2000–01⁽²²⁾ 32–34

Year	API (percentage)
1997–98	33
1998–99	31
1999–2000	32
2000–01⁽²²⁾	32–34

⁽²¹⁾ The API is defined as the number of GB domiciled initial entrants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate HE aged under 21, expressed as a percentage of the average number of 18 and 19 year olds in the population.

⁽²²⁾ Projected: final data on initial entrants are not yet available.

Teachers' Salaries (London)

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish the average salary of a teacher in London over the last 10 years. [14409]

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Mr. Timms [holding answer 14 November 2001]: The average salary of teachers ¹ in the maintained schools sector ² in London were as follows:

Year £

1990 16,600

1991 18,600

1992 20,800

1993 22,400

1994 22,700

1995 23,200

1996 23,700

1997 24,500

1998 25,100

1999⁽²⁵⁾ 26,200

2000⁽²⁵⁾ 27,200

Year	£
1990	16,600
1991	18,600
1992	20,800
1993	22,400
1994	22,700
1995	23,200
1996	23,700
1997	24,500
1998	25,100
1999⁽²⁵⁾	26,200
2000⁽²⁵⁾	27,200

⁽²³⁾ All grades including heads and deputy heads.

⁽²⁴⁾ Excludes sixth form colleges.

⁽²⁵⁾ Provisional data.

Literacy

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the number of children who were judged to be illiterate on leaving school in England in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [13515]

Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 14 November 2001]: 99 per cent. of 15-year-olds have achieved a GCSE pass in English in each of the last three years. However, no separate assessment has been made of literacy rates among school leavers. The Government are committed to raising standards of literacy, particularly through the successful National Literacy Strategy in primary schools and the new Key Stage 3 Strategy in secondary schools.

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