House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 9 Jan 2002 (pt 35)

Sure Start

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she proposes to give commencement approval to the plan submitted to her in July for a Sure Start scheme for Blakelaw and Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne. [25612]

Yvette Cooper: I have been asked to reply.

The Sure Start plan for Newcastle Cowgate and Blakelaw was approved on 17 December 2001.

Pupil Exclusion

Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were excluded permanently from school in each local authority in Greater London in each year since 1997. [25814]

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Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of permanent exclusions from schools⁽¹⁴⁾ in each local education authority area within Greater London

1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

England 12,668 12,298 10,438 8,323

London 2,193 2,027 1,782 1,289

Inner London 771 756 639 516

Camden 71 50 32 22

City of London 0 0 0 1

Hackney 41 46 36 31

Hammersmith and Fulham 72 52 48 21

Haringey 49 46 43 25

Islington 46 47 36 20

Kensington and Chelsea 24 38 29 24

Lambeth 63 62 40 31

Lewisham 60 77 65 75

Newham 40 54 54 33

Southwark 93 96 108 69

Tower Hamlets 64 49 32 31

Wandsworth 91 76 76 94

Westminster 57 63 40 39

Outer London 1,422 1,271 1,143 773

Barking and Dagenham 89 47 39 31

Barnet 91 77 42 57

Bexley 63 72 61 33

Brent 99 97 77 57

Bromley 99 93 87 28

Croydon 138 108 131 87

Ealing 91 82 74 27

Enfield 102 87 76 73

Greenwich 79 61 79 43

Harrow 59 60 42 39

Havering 56 70 41 34

Hillingdon 68 58 66 47

Hounslow 97 71 67 52

Kingston upon Thames 35 29 25 16

Merton 22 36 24 23

Redbridge 34 35 42 29

Richmond upon Thames 59 54 45 25

Sutton 36 45 39 19

Waltham Forest 105 89 86 53

	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000
England	12,668	12,298	10,438	8,323

London	2,193	2,027	1,782	1,289
Inner London	771	756	639	516
Camden	71	50	32	22
City of London	0	0	0	1
Hackney	41	46	36	31
Hammersmith and Fulham	72	52	48	21
Haringey	49	46	43	25
Islington	46	47	36	20
Kensington and Chelsea	24	38	29	24
Lambeth	63	62	40	31
Lewisham	60	77	65	75
Newham	40	54	54	33
Southwark	93	96	108	69
Tower Hamlets	64	49	32	31
Wandsworth	91	76	76	94
Westminster	57	63	40	39

Outer London	1,422	1,271	1,143	773
Barking and Dagenham	89	47	39	31
Barnet	91	77	42	57
Bexley	63	72	61	33
Brent	99	97	77	57
Bromley	99	93	87	28
Croydon	138	108	131	87
Ealing	91	82	74	27
Enfield	102	87	76	73
Greenwich	79	61	79	43
Harrow	59	60	42	39
Havering	56	70	41	34
Hillingdon	68	58	66	47
Hounslow	97	71	67	52
Kingston upon Thames	35	29	25	16
Merton	22	36	24	23
Redbridge	34	35	42	29
Richmond upon Thames	59	54	45	25
Sutton	36	45	39	19
Waltham Forest	105	89	86	53

⁽¹⁴⁾ Includes maintained primary and secondary schools and special schools

Students

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the drop-out rate for first year students at English universities in each of the last three years was; and if she will make a statement. [25826]

Margaret Hodge: The latest "Performance Indicators in Higher Education" published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) last month show that the proportion of entrants to full-time first degree courses in 1998–99 who did not continue beyond the first year was 10 per cent., the same proportion as in the two previous academic years. HEFCE's figures indicate that around one fifth of these students will re-enter HE after a year out. Although the UK has the second highest completion rate among OECD countries, the Government are not complacent. HEFCE have been asked to report on the measures being taken to bear down on the drop-out rate. HEFCE have produced an interim report and are expected to produce their complete report shortly.