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Homework Clubs

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools; and if she will make a statement. [19611]

Mr. Timms: We are committed to providing opportunities for young people to enrich their learning through out-of-school-hours activities. "Extending Opportunity: a national framework for study support", published in 1998, set out the contribution homework clubs can make to a school's wider programme of out-of- school-hours learning activities.

We also published Homework Guidelines, which require school homework policies to refer to any opportunities that exist for pupils to do homework, under supervision, at places other than home. In addition to school homework clubs, these may also include libraries

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and community centres. The homework area on the Department's Standards website supplements the guidelines with examples of good practice and case studies which teachers, governors, parents and pupils can access.

Admissions Forums

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the estimated cost is of setting up admissions forums under the Education Bill. [19612]

Mr. Timms: The School Admissions Code of Practice recommended that LEAs set up local Admissions Forums as a vehicle for consultation and discussion of issues arising from proposed admission arrangements. The majority have already done so. LEAs currently have considerable costs associated with difficult admission issues and the benefits gained from resolving these matters more quickly make the setting up of forums, where they don't already exist, broadly cost neutral.

TNC Credit

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost is to public funds of the implementation of the TNC Credit (New Category of Provider) Regulations 1999. [14100]

Dawn Primarolo: I have been asked to reply.

It is not possible to produce an accurate estimate.

Instructors

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time instructors were employed in (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) special schools in each of the last four years for which figures are available. [8840]

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Mr. Timms: Instructors and other teachers without Qualified Teacher Status in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England, 1998 to 2001 by full-time/part-time and phase were as follows.

	1998	1999	2000	2001(14),(15)
Full-time
Nursery and primary	530	610	750	1,340
Secondary	780	1,000	1,070	1,560
Special	100	140	130	210
FTE of part-time
Nursery and primary	370	400	430	410
Secondary	800	850	760	730
Special	30	50	40	40

⁽¹⁴⁾ Totals may not appear to equal the sum of their component parts due to rounding; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10

⁽¹⁵⁾ Table excludes teachers on routes to Qualified Teacher Status: the Graduate Teacher Programme, Registered Teacher Programme, Licensed teacher scheme and Overseas Trained Teacher scheme

When deciding whether to employ an instructor without QTS, head teachers take into account the fact that they can often bring valuable skills and experience to the classroom, particularly in subjects that have a high practical content. Instructors also include teachers with qualifications obtained overseas who are not currently seeking QTS.

Between January 1998 and January 2001 the number of full-time equivalent regular teachers in the maintained schools sector with Qualified Teacher Status rose from 394,400 to 404,500, an increase of 10,100.

Free School Dinners

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will rank local education authorities according to the percentage fall in the proportion of children attending day schools who are eligible for free school dinners between 1991 and 2000; and what figures are available for 2001. [17777]

Mr. Timms: The available information is shown in the following table.

Local education authorities ranked according to the percentage fall in the proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools

January 1993		January 2000
LEA name pre-LGR	Proportion of pupils(16) known to be eligible for free school meals	Equivalent region post-LGR	Proportion of pupils(16) known to be eligible for free school meals	Change in proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals	% change in proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
North Yorkshire pre-LGR	19.5	North Yorkshire post-LGR	9.1	-10.4	-53.4
	n/a	North Yorkshire	8.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	York	11.0	n/a	n/a
Leicestershire pre-LGR	18.8	Leicester post LGR	13.0	-5.9	-31.2
	n/a	Leicestershire	7.9	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Leicester	23.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Rutland	5.4	n/a	n/a
City of London	53.3	City of London	35.9	-17.4	-32.6
Gloucestershire	13.7	Gloucestershire	9.5	-4.2	-30.9
Walsall	27.1	Walsall	19.1	-8.0	-29.6
Wiltshire pre-LGR	13.5	Wiltshire post-LGR	9.6	-3.9	-28.9
	n/a	Wiltshire	8.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Swindon	12.5	n/a	n/a
Avon pre-LGR	19.4	Avon post-LGR	14.1	-5.3	-27.5
	n/a	Bath and North East Somerset	10.3	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Bristol, City of	22.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	North Somerset	9.8	n/a	n/a
	n/a	South Gloucestershire	8.4	n/a	n/a
West Sussex	11.6	West Sussex	8.6	-3.0	-26.0
Coventry	26.2	Coventry	19.6	-6.6	-25.2
Sheffield	29.3	Sheffield	22.5	-6.7	-23.0
Doncaster	26.6	Doncaster	20.9	-5.7	-21.3
Cornwall	17.2	Cornwall	13.6	-3.6	-20.9
Warwickshire	11.9	Warwickshire	9.6	-2.3	-19.2
Wolverhampton	26.9	Wolverhampton	21.8	-5.1	-19.1
Hertfordshire	11.2	Hertfordshire	9.1	-2.1	-18.8
Hampshire pre-LGR	13.7	Hampshire post-LGR	11.3	-2.4	-17.8
	n/a	Hampshire	8.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Portsmouth	17.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Southampton	21.8	n/a	n/a
Lancashire pre-LGR	22.7	Lancashire post-LGR	18.9	-3.8	-16.9
	n/a	Lancashire	16.9	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Blackburn with Darwen	27.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Blackpool	25.3	n/a	n/a
Bolton	21.2	Bolton	17.7	-3.6	-16.8
Hackney	52.4	Hackney	44.1	-8.3	-15.8
Dorset pre-LGR	9.4	Dorset post-LGR	8.0	-1.5	-15.7
	n/a	Dorset	6.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Poole	8.4	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Bournemouth	11.1	n/a	n/a
Berkshire pre-LGR	10.5	Berkshire post-LGR	8.9	-1.6	-15.7
	n/a	Bracknell Forest	6.8	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Windsor and Maidenhead	6.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	West Berkshire	6.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Reading	14.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Slough	16.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Wokingham	4.4	n/a	n/a
Devon pre-LGR	17.0	Devon post-LGR	14.4	-2.5	-15.0
	n/a	Devon	11.4	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Plymouth	19.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Torbay	19.1	n/a	n/a
Kent pre-LGR	14.8	Kent post-LGR	12.8	-2.1	-14.1
	n/a	Kent	12.7	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Medway	12.9	n/a	n/a
Northumberland	15.6	Northumberland	13.5	-2.2	-13.8
Oxfordshire	11.0	Oxfordshire	9.5	-1.5	-13.5
Newcastle upon Tyne	35.6	Newcastle upon Tyne	31.1	-4.5	-12.5
Wigan	19.3	Wigan	16.9	-2.4	-12.5
Norfolk	15.7	Norfolk	13.8	-1.9	-12.1
Islington	50.3	Islington	44.2	-6.0	-12.0
Cambridge pre-LGR	14.5	Cambridge post-LGR	12.8	-1.7	-11.8
	n/a	Cambridgeshire	9.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Peterborough	21.4	n/a	n/a
Gateshead	27.6	Gateshead	24.4	-3.2	-11.6
Bedfordshire pre-LGR	17.4	Bedfordshire post-LGR	15.4	-2.0	-11.3
	n/a	Bedfordshire	11.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Luton	23.7	n/a	n/a
Knowsley	48.4	Knowsley	43.0	-5.4	-11.2
East Sussex pre-LGR	18.8	East Sussex post-LGR	16.7	-2.1	-11.2
	n/a	East Sussex	14.8	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Brighton and Hove	20.7	n/a	n/a
Bradford	29.1	Bradford	25.9	-3.3	-11.2
Surrey	8.8	Surrey	7.8	-1.0	-11.2
Calderdale	19.4	Calderdale	17.3	-2.2	-11.2
Lincolnshire	8.7	Lincolnshire	7.8	-0.9	-10.1
Wandsworth	32.9	Wandsworth	29.7	-3.3	-10.0
Stockport	15.9	Stockport	14.3	-1.6	-10.0
Isle of Wight	21.3	Isle of Wight	19.2	-2.1	-9.9
South Tyneside	31.2	South Tyneside	28.2	-3.1	-9.8
Essex pre-LGR	14.5	Essex post-LGR	13.1	-1.4	-9.6
	n/a	Essex	12.0	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Southend-on-Sea	18.3	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Thurrock	16.9	n/a	n/a
Waltham Forest	31.5	Waltham Forest	28.5	-3.0	-9.4
Solihull	13.9	Solihull	12.6	-1.3	-9.3
Lambeth	45.2	Lambeth	41.1	-4.1	-9.1
Nottinghamshire pre-LGR	21.3	Nottinghamshire post-LGR	19.6	-1.7	-8.2
	n/a	Nottinghamshire	14.3	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Nottingham	34.8	n/a	n/a
Durham pre-LGR	21.0	Durham post-LGR	19.3	-1.7	-8.0
	n/a	Durham	19.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Darlington	18.3	n/a	n/a
Shropshire pre-LGR	15.4	Shropshire post-LGR	14.3	-1.2	-7.6
	n/a	Shropshire	9.7	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Telford and Wrekin	21.3	n/a	n/a
Derbyshire pre-LGR	15.8	Derbyshire post-LGR	14.6	-1.2	-7.5
	n/a	Derbyshire	12.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Derby	20.8	n/a	n/a
Sandwell	26.4	Sandwell	24.4	-1.9	-7.4
Somerset	11.4	Somerset	10.6	-0.8	-7.3
Trafford	19.4	Trafford	18.0	-1.4	-7.2
Rotherham	21.2	Rotherham	19.8	-1.4	-6.8
Southwark	46.4	Southwark	43.2	-3.1	-6.8
Tameside	21.6	Tameside	20.1	-1.4	-6.7
Dudley	17.0	Dudley	15.9	-1.1	-6.5
Westminster	39.3	Westminster	36.8	-2.5	-6.4
Humerside pre-LGR	19.9	Humerside post-LGR	18.6	-1.3	-6.4
	n/a	Kingston upon Hull, City of	27.5	n/a	n/a
	n/a	East Riding of Yorkshire	10.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	North East Lincolnshire	22.8	n/a	n/a
	n/a	North Lincolnshire	14.5	n/a	n/a
Staffordshire pre-LGR	16.3	Staffordshire post-LGR	15.3	-1.0	-6.3
	n/a	Staffordshire	11.7	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Stoke-on-Trent	27.7	n/a	n/a
Rochdale	27.5	Rochdale	25.8	-1.7	-6.2
Oldham	25.7	Oldham	24.2	-1.5	-5.7
Suffolk	12.8	Suffolk	12.1	-0.7	-5.5
Merton	17.8	Merton	16.8	-1.0	-5.5
Cleveland pre-LGR	27.4	Cleveland post-LGR	26.2	-1.2	-4.3
	n/a	Hartlepool	26.8	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Middlesbrough	32.1	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Redcar and Cleveland	25.4	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Stockton-on-Tees	21.9	n/a	n/a
Bromley	14.0	Bromley	13.6	-0.4	-3.2
Lewisham	36.7	Lewisham	35.8	-0.9	-2.5
Salford	30.5	Salford	29.8	-0.7	-2.4
Birmingham	33.9	Birmingham	33.1	-0.7	-2.2
Hereford and Worcester pre-LGR	9.4	Hereford and Worcester post-LGR	9.2	-0.2	-1.9
	n/a	Herefordshire	7.3	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Worcestershire	9.8	n/a	n/a
Kingston upon Thames	8.0	Kingston upon Thames	7.9	-0.1	-1.3
Manchester	45.2	Manchester	44.7	-0.6	-1.2
Bury	16.0	Bury	15.8	-0.2	-1.1
Sefton	21.4	Sefton	21.2	-0.2	-1.0
Liverpool	38.8	Liverpool	38.4	-0.4	-0.9
Kirklees	19.6	Kirklees	19.5	-0.1	-0.4
St. Helens	20.9	St. Helens	20.8	-0.1	-0.3
Tower Hamlets	60.2	Tower Hamlets	60.0	-0.1	-0.2
Barnsley	24.2	Barnsley	24.2	0.0	-0.2
Cheshire pre-LGR	14.2	Cheshire post-LGR	14.2	0.0	0.2
	n/a	Cheshire	12.4	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Halton	27.2	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Warrington	11.5	n/a	n/a
Camden	36.2	Camden	36.5	0.3	0.7
Greenwich	36.0	Greenwich	36.4	0.4	1.2
Brent	26.8	Brent	27.2	0.4	1.5
Leeds	19.6	Leeds	19.9	0.3	1.6
Wakefield	18.3	Wakefield	18.7	0.3	1.7
Richmond upon Thames	12.8	Richmond upon Thames	13.0	0.3	2.3
Sunderland	27.5	Sunderland	28.4	0.9	3.1
Hammersmith and Fulham	38.1	Hammersmith and Fulham	39.6	1.5	3.9
Barnet	16.0	Barnet	16.7	0.7	4.1
Northamptonshire	10.8	Northamptonshire	11.4	0.6	5.9
Bexley	13.3	Bexley	14.1	0.8	6.2
North Tyneside	20.2	North Tyneside	21.5	1.3	6.4
Ealing	24.6	Ealing	26.3	1.7	6.8
Wirral	27.4	Wirral	29.3	1.9	6.9
Buckinghamshire pre-LGR	8.2	Buckinghamshire post-LGR	8.8	0.6	7.8
	n/a	Buckinghamshire	6.6	n/a	n/a
	n/a	Milton Keynes	13.7	n/a	n/a
Redbridge	15.5	Redbridge	16.7	1.2	8.0
Sutton	10.1	Sutton	10.9	0.8	8.3
Haringey	36.3	Haringey	39.4	3.1	8.6
Kensington and Chelsea	35.2	Kensington and Chelsea	38.8	3.5	10.1
Hounslow	20.1	Hounslow	22.4	2.3	11.4
Isles of Scilly	4.6	Isles of Scilly	5.1	0.5	11.5
Croydon	19.5	Croydon	21.8	2.3	11.8
Havering	10.9	Havering	12.4	1.5	13.4
Cumbria	12.7	Cumbria	14.6	1.8	14.3
Newham	32.3	Newham	39.7	7.4	22.8
Hillingdon	10.9	Hillingdon	13.6	2.7	25.2
Enfield	17.8	Enfield	22.6	4.7	26.6
Barking and Dagenham	19.9	Barking and Dagenham	25.5	5.5	27.6
Harrow	10.2	Harrow	13.9	3.7	35.9

⁽¹⁶⁾ Single registered day pupils

Notes:

n/a = not applicable

LGR = Local Government Reorganisation

Between 1997 and 2000, 24 LEAs were subject to Local Government Reorganisation

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