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Departmental Spending
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total expenditure was on (a) advertising, (b) polling, (c) focus groups, (d) design consultants, (e) caterers, (f) production of departmental publications and (g) photographs/photographers by her Department for each year since 1995 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms; what was (A) the annual percentage increase in spending on each category and (B) spending on each category as a percentage of the total departmental running costs; and if she will make a statement. [6910]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: For each year since 1995 the Department's spend on advertising, caterers, production of departmental publications and photographs/photographers is shown in the table.
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Within this period, the Department has not undertaken focus group or opinion polls of the general public. However it has sampled and consulted on views of teachers, Heads and other groups affected by the Department's policies on specific issues, for example literacy and numeracy strategies.
It is not possible to separate out expenditure on design consultants. This expenditure is contained within the costs of departmental publications. Advertising costs given do not include spending by agencies.
Some figures for 1995–96 are not available because of the merger of the Employment Department and Department for Education.
Real term expenditure is calculated using 1999–2000 base year prices.
All the expenditure given in the answer is from departmental programme budgets. It is not a valid comparison to give these as a percentage of departmental running costs.
| Cash terms (£m) | Real terms (£m) | Cash terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) | Real terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 (ED) | 7.7 | 8.6 | — | — |
| 1995–96 (DfE) | 0.6 | 0.67 | — | — |
| 1995–96 (total) | 8.3 | 9.27 | — | — |
| 1996–97 | 7.5 | 8.12 | -9.64 | -12.45 |
| 1997–98 | 10.0 | 10.53 | 33.33 | 29.66 |
| 1998–99 | 15.7 | 16.07 | 57.00 | 52.64 |
| 1999–2000 | 11.9 | 11.9 | -24.20 | -25.95 |
| 2000–01 | 29.0 | 28.43 | 143.70 | 138.92 |
| Year | Cash terms (£k) | Real terms (£k) | Cash terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) | Real terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | 970.0 | 1,057.17 | — | — |
| 1997–98 | 852.6 | 897.62 | -12.10 | -14.53 |
| 1998–99 | 854.6 | 874.75 | 0.23 | -2.55 |
| 1999–2000 | 932.9 | 932.90 | 9.16 | 6.65 |
| 2000–01 | 538.1 | 527.55 | -42.32 | -43.45 |
| Cash terms (£m) | Real terms (£m) | Cash terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) | Real terms Annual percentage increase in spending (year on year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | 2.5 | 2.71 | — | — |
| 1997–98 | 2.1 | 2.21 | -16.0 | -18.32 |
| 1998–99 | 0.8 | 0.82 | -61.90 | -62.96 |
| 1999–2000 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 250.00 | 241.94 |
| 2000–01 | 2.3 | 2.25 | -17.86 | -19.47 |
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Teachers
Mr. Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers in East Sussex were assaulted by (a) pupils and (b) parents in each year since 1997. [19930]
Mr. Timms: The Department does not hold these data. East Sussex local education authority has informed us that, since 1998, there have been a total of 427 physical assaults on teachers by pupils and parents in its schools, the majority by pupils in special schools. There were 97 assaults in 1998–99, 118 in 1999–2000 and 212 in 2000–01. This information does not separately identify who carried out the assaults.
Learning and Skills Councils
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make it her policy to ensure that the amounts that local education authorities are required to transfer to learning and skills councils from April 2002 for post-16 education broadly matches the education standard spending assessment for that group for each local education authority. [17965]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 26 November 2001]: Local education authorities will, from April, receive funding for their sixth form provision from the learning and skills council (LSC). Initial funding allocations will be announced by the LSC by mid-December. The deduction from each authority's education SSA will be equal to the amount received from the LSC for sixth form funding.
Mr. Chidgey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to whom members of local learning and skills councils are accountable; and how. [20695]
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Margaret Hodge: Members of local learning and skills councils (LSCs) are accountable to the Secretary of State through the LSC's National Council.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list those local learning and skills councils which (a) have at least one member who is a representative from the school sector and (b) have no such representative. [14558]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 13 November 2001]: All 47 local learning and skills councils include representatives with relevant experience from the school sector. These include:
- three teachers;
17 headteachers;
36 local LSC members appointed with a local education authority (LEA) background (typically Directors of Education);
eight local executive directors who have previous LEA officer or head teacher experience; and
101 local council members who are school governors.
In April 2002, the LSC assumes responsibility for school sixth form funding. In recognition of this we will encourage the LSC to appoint further representatives with experience of the school sector as and when local vacancies arise.
A breakdown showing which local LSCs include representation from the schools and LEA/LA sector is given in the table.
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