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Diplomatic Staff

Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 20 July 2001, Official Report, column 485W, on diplomatic staff, what reference is made in setting pay levels of locally engaged civilian staff to the local poverty datum line; whether the pay levels can fall below local poverty datum lines; and if he will make a statement. [22778]

Mr. Bradshaw: Pay scales and other conditions of service for our locally engaged staff in each country are set in comparison with the generality of responsible employers in that country. Typically the comparators are other western diplomatic missions, international agencies and major private companies. Our missions pay what is required to recruit, retain and motivate suitable staff. Normally we expect to be in the middle range of rates of pay: neither leading the market nor poor payers. We also meet the requirements of local employment law. Accordingly we are confident that pay levels for our local staff will be above poverty datum lines.

Zimbabwe

Mrs. Browning: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations the Government have made to the South African Government in respect of the situation in Zimbabwe. [23596]

Mr. Bradshaw: Ministers and officials have regular contact with all levels of the South African Government on the full range of international concerns about the situation in Zimbabwe.

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Middle East

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU General Affairs Council with respect to the middle east. [23116]

Peter Hain: There was intensive discussion of the middle east at the 10 December General Affairs Council. The Council adopted the following conclusions:

At a time when the situation in the middle east is extremely serious, we cannot be inactive.

We are convinced that only determined and concerted action by the European Union, the United Nations, the United States and the Russian Federation can help the parties to break the cycle of violence and commit themselves once again to the search for peace. This requires:


As a first step, the following pledges must be given:


On the basis of this EU position and in the light of the discussions which took place on 10 December in Brussels with Mr. Shimon Peres and Mr. Nabil Shaath, we have asked Javier Solana, SG High Representative for the CFSP, to go to the region and report back to the Laeken European Council.

The aim is to contribute, in concertation with the United Nations, the United States and Russia, to a speedy resumption of negotiations, without preliminaries.

Greece

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will issue fresh advice to UK citizens travelling to Greece on the activities that may lead to arrest. [23317]

Mr. Bradshaw: The FCO travel advice for Greece was updated on 30 November 2001 to include the following advice:


Scottish Executive

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on how arrangements are made between the Scotland Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Scottish Executive to facilitate Scottish Executive officers working internationally. [23604]

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Mr. Straw: The conditions for arrangements are detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding and concordat on International Relations between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations.

Correspondence

Mrs. Shephard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter of 18 June from the right hon. Member for South-West Norfolk concerning Manwai Ahmed. [23104]

Mr. Bradshaw: The right hon. Member's correspondence did not reach the Joint Entry Clearance Unit until 11 December 2001.

I will send a reply as soon as we have consulted the overseas Post.

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Teacher Numbers

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers there are, broken down by age, school results and local education authorities. [9883]

Mr. Timms: The information is not available in the form requested. The percentage of full-time regular teachers in the maintained schools sector in each age band in March 2000, and the total of all regular full and part-time teachers in the maintained schools sector January 2001 1 3 , 1 4 , were as follows:

Percentage of full-time regular teachers March 2000

Under 2525–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960 and overAll full-time regularAll regular teachers January 2001 fte
Darlington3.613.310.19.412.425.719.15.31.0100780
Hartlepool5.613.610.78.115.423.518.83.90.3100840
Middlesbrough3.113.19.48.115.222.621.45.91.31001,270
Redcar and Cleveland4.814.39.96.814.124.019.46.10.61001,280
Stockton on Tees4.413.09.79.014.120.721.56.90.71001,740
Durham4.911.79.49.114.524.019.16.31.01004,240
Northumberland3.511.89.99.515.224.120.44.70.91002,620
Gateshead4.914.711.99.811.924.516.64.90.61001,670
Newcastle upon Tyne4.212.39.010.614.225.518.45.10.71002,180
North Tyneside3.913.98.810.214.523.618.16.10.81001,820
South Tyneside3.111.59.59.215.023.318.28.81.31001,440
Sunderland3.812.310.09.115.422.819.36.70.61002,670
Blackburn and Darwen4.210.610.911.716.520.818.66.00.71001,310
Blackpool6.216.211.49.813.423.514.54.70.31001,100
Halton4.814.313.011.613.920.616.84.60.51001,140
Warrington4.718.711.910.213.320.316.63.70.61001,680
Cheshire4.315.011.69.014.121.018.45.90.81005,600
Cumbria3.012.711.48.615.323.420.05.20.51004,180
Bolton5.313.514.010.013.319.717.95.40.91002,500
Bury4.513.411.110.713.422.119.05.00.71001,480
Manchester3.814.014.011.711.519.718.06.01.21003,790
Oldham4.414.412.911.513.521.515.95.30.71002,280
Rochdale5.315.710.98.815.122.716.14.90.61001,870
Salford4.916.712.79.613.022.615.24.60.71001,920
Stockport3.714.112.810.013.319.618.87.00.71002,330
Tameside3.915.310.09.812.023.018.86.70.71001,930
Trafford4.214.313.69.611.721.717.66.90.61001,900
Wigan3.811.89.28.617.223.319.26.20.61002,590
Lancashire3.612.810.310.115.022.119.75.60.71009,710
Knowsley5.215.911.911.612.321.516.05.00.61001,530
Liverpool2.412.210.59.513.425.819.45.91.01004,320
Sefton3.713.911.610.313.221.716.87.90.81002,520
St. Helens3.213.012.411.611.625.117.05.80.41001,670
Wirral3.311.010.611.414.224.018.46.60.71003,020
East Riding of Yorkshire4.612.29.48.414.624.220.45.60.51002,530
Kingston-Upon-Hull5.511.98.16.815.825.919.55.90.81002,110
North East Lincolnshire5.011.97.98.714.427.818.55.70.31001,360
North Lincolnshire3.812.58.57.215.527.818.75.50.41001,340
York4.513.013.49.412.619.720.96.20.41001,380
North Yorkshire3.513.410.810.214.220.319.67.20.91004,940
Barnsley4.013.38.910.216.524.017.15.10.91001,640
Doncaster4.413.310.28.113.423.421.05.60.51002,690
Rotherham3.512.19.610.014.623.918.66.41.31002,500
Sheffield2.611.010.19.313.425.421.06.70.51004,190
Bradford2.510.210.911.316.723.918.94.61.11004,400
Calderdale3.914.611.910.114.620.918.35.20.41001,840
Kirklees3.411.810.111.015.523.918.55.10.71003,370
Leeds4.213.810.710.712.621.619.65.90.91006,040
Wakefield4.114.711.08.715.322.218.15.50.51002,700
City of Derby4.412.710.011.316.221.817.94.70.81001,980
Leicester City4.314.111.310.815.019.318.75.90.51002,760
City of Nottingham3.813.712.011.113.122.118.45.20.61002,110
Rutland1.713.77.79.412.423.521.88.11.7100240
Derbyshire4.411.98.69.714.922.621.06.30.61005,760
Leicestershire3.714.110.59.014.122.318.67.10.71005,020
Lincolnshire5.315.39.99.312.921.219.06.30.81005,300
Northamptonshire5.215.610.810.313.821.116.95.60.61005,330
Nottinghamshire3.612.011.09.813.624.919.55.20.51005,970
Herefordshire3.412.79.08.116.320.321.96.91.31001,300
Stoke-on-Trent4.713.99.59.213.924.817.55.80.61001,920
Telford and Wrekin3.913.810.910.615.321.119.64.40.41001,410
Shropshire3.313.411.410.314.623.317.75.20.81002,110
Staffordshire4.314.09.68.715.222.718.66.50.51006,800
Warwickshire5.115.99.88.312.622.519.06.10.81004,150
Birmingham4.415.713.09.513.320.816.65.90.810010,220
Coventry3.913.49.89.313.424.217.87.11.01002,870
Dudley4.715.110.910.215.221.215.86.20.71002,780
Sandwell4.716.610.09.716.722.615.03.90.71002,620
Solihull6.516.511.99.213.020.716.94.80.51002,050
Walsall3.613.09.89.916.223.717.95.10.91002,570
Wolverhampton4.012.010.99.117.823.815.85.61.01002,290
Worcestershire4.213.310.99.014.323.418.75.60.71004,270
Luton4.414.510.110.413.320.618.56.61.61001,660
City of Peterborough6.916.812.58.912.220.915.95.30.61001,510
Southend5.315.99.410.814.121.115.86.21.31001,410
Thurrock8.217.011.09.112.018.317.46.30.91001,180
Bedfordshire3.512.39.39.514.622.219.78.00.91003,250
Cambridgeshire5.315.911.39.113.620.917.85.50.61004,040
Essex5.416.210.49.614.520.116.66.20.910010,520
Hertfordshire6.418.511.49.012.417.917.16.40.91009,170
Norfolk3.512.18.79.213.723.420.67.81.11006,050
Suffolk4.513.69.18.215.222.319.36.90.91005,490
Camden3.420.919.314.410.712.012.05.22.01001,430
City of London0.028.621.421.40.014.314.30.00.010020
Hackney0.34.68.410.218.425.521.29.22.21001,480
Hammersmith4.923.716.511.910.814.312.14.61.21001,000
Haringey2.814.717.016.414.814.312.75.81.41001,850
Islington3.217.519.016.712.214.010.85.61.01001,300
Kensington and Chelsea0.810.218.613.412.915.218.48.71.8100660
Lambeth2.914.017.015.313.917.913.53.81.61001,580
Lewisham3.414.315.213.613.618.814.85.60.71001,980
Newham7.423.316.811.612.113.811.13.40.61002,420
Southwark3.517.215.313.513.817.313.34.11.81001,960
Tower Hamlets3.414.615.816.014.916.113.24.81.21002,180
Wandsworth4.621.217.911.411.115.811.84.91.31001,730
Westminster4.225.118.111.910.111.411.75.62.01001,250
Barking8.120.414.811.012.914.813.43.60.91001,480
Barnet5.519.715.712.411.614.513.85.41.51002,740
Bexley5.916.412.29.814.417.816.26.21.11002,030
Brent4.415.413.111.714.217.015.17.02.01002,110
Bromley4.917.313.710.212.516.917.95.80.91002,540
Croydon4.917.713.09.912.517.915.67.21.31002,820
Ealing6.421.216.710.011.713.613.85.51.01002,220
Enfield5.219.913.311.914.316.513.34.70.81002,670
Greenwich4.816.014.310.713.020.314.45.41.21002,030
Harrow5.517.114.210.112.616.915.07.31.21001,490
Havering6.114.612.410.814.319.414.46.71.21001,950
Hillingdon7.623.014.79.612.215.012.84.40.71002,180
Hounslow6.120.117.511.110.514.513.06.21.11002,020
Kingston upon Thames6.222.212.810.410.517.714.14.91.21001,070
Merton4.719.614.010.613.116.713.76.61.11001,210
Redbridge7.121.213.410.313.915.013.34.80.81002,370
Richmond upon Thames5.120.415.49.212.019.412.35.30.81001,040
Sutton4.821.313.08.310.019.216.06.11.31001,530
Waltham Forest3.214.614.313.714.319.213.55.71.61001,940
Bracknell Forest5.717.910.57.613.019.419.16.01.0100760
Brighton and Hove2.414.416.212.413.820.115.54.60.81001,730
Isle of Wight2.812.510.19.414.123.320.66.40.81001,100
Medway3.816.410.59.913.719.618.37.10.61002,180
Milton Keynes5.215.612.611.715.021.213.64.40.71001,760
Portsmouth3.816.311.99.913.221.215.97.10.81001,480
Reading6.817.111.97.812.320.116.06.91.2100990
Slough6.117.713.78.313.416.616.46.41.41001,090
Southampton5.817.112.89.812.319.316.55.11.21001,640
West Berkshire5.119.112.79.113.118.714.76.51.01001,330
Windsor and Maidenhead5.315.611.29.612.119.916.88.41.1100990
Wokingham3.616.69.78.213.620.619.36.32.11001,280
Buckinghamshire5.617.810.48.211.920.918.26.00.91003,900
East Sussex4.613.813.111.115.020.516.34.60.91003,610
Hampshire5.816.811.48.912.520.417.16.30.71008,970
Kent5.315.010.19.114.921.216.96.41.010011,320
Oxfordshire4.416.112.810.612.318.418.26.21.01004,790
Surrey6.720.515.08.610.816.614.86.11.01007,310
West Sussex3.715.811.710.514.720.316.95.50.91005,610
Bath and NE Somerset3.617.712.09.812.919.817.36.00.91001,390
Bournemouth3.314.89.79.313.123.918.26.41.41001,110
City of Bristol4.915.813.711.212.319.817.04.70.61002,790
North Somerset4.014.611.810.414.119.318.96.00.91001,420
City of Plymouth3.113.512.212.814.819.217.26.50.51002,210
Poole4.514.411.18.914.420.919.55.90.41001,030
South Gloucestershire4.616.412.410.613.419.016.95.90.81002,120
Swindon6.916.711.99.112.119.715.77.20.71001,440
Torbay4.214.111.59.212.420.620.86.30.8100970
Cornwall2.210.99.710.515.323.420.46.61.21003,800
Isles of Scilly0.00.015.815.815.826.315.85.35.310020
Devon3.411.811.49.914.023.119.16.50.91005,030
Dorset4.515.310.810.115.020.517.85.30.71002,880
Gloucestershire4.315.612.39.812.621.318.35.20.61004,680
Somerset3.712.69.010.015.922.419.95.90.61003,770
Wiltshire4.216.511.211.012.921.516.85.50.51003,340
England4.514.911.59.913.821.017.65.90.9100410,170

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1 3 Totals may not appear to equal the sum of their component parts due to rounding.

1 4 Estimates of part-time teachers by age have not been given because about 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers are not recorded on the Teachers Pension Scheme, from which the data are obtained.


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