House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 16 Jan 2002 (pt 1)

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Written Answers to Questions

Wednesday 16 January 2002

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Peter Bottomley: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what body formally employs the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. [27002]

Mr. Kirkwood: The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an Officer of the House. Her employer is the House of Commons Commission.

Peter Bottomley: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements are in place for monitoring the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. [27003]

Mr. Kirkwood: Since the appointment of the first Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in 1995 it has been recognised that the formal appraisal arrangements for senior Officers of the House are not appropriate for the special circumstances of the post. Both Commissioners have discussed their work from time to time with the Speaker and the Clerk of the House. In addition, Standing Order No. 149 (1)(b) provides that the Committee on Standards and Privileges shall oversee the work of the Commissioner.

Peter Bottomley: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, when (a) the Commission and (b) the Chairman last held a formal meeting with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. [25691]

Mr. Kirkwood: The Commission has not held a formal meeting with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The Speaker last held a meeting with the Commissioner on 14 January 2002.

Euro

Mr. Allen: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will ensure that the House canteens, refreshment outlets and gift shops will

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accept euros from 1 January 2002, and that those Members who wish it will be entitled to be paid in euros from 1 January 2002. [24957]

Mr. Kirkwood [holding answer 14 January 2002]: With regard to the acceptance of euros by the House of Commons Refreshment Department, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Paul Flynn) on 9 January 2002, Official Report, column 876W. As for the question of paying Members' salaries in euros, this is a matter for the President of the Council.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Returners' Bonus

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were paid the returners' bonus by 31 October. [24889]

Mr. Timms: None. Up to 31 December, 17 local education authorities and one non-maintained special school had submitted claims in respect of payments made to 36 teachers. The bulk of claims will not be made until later this year.

Teacher Vacancies (Kirklees)

Ann Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there were in Kirklees metropolitan council area each month from January 1997 to December 2001 in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. [26245]

Mr. Timms: The information is not available in the form requested.

Vacancies for full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Kirklees local authority, in January of each year from 1997, were as follows:

Nursery and primary Secondary

1997 1 1

1998 0 6

1999 2 1

2000 0 3

2001 5 5

	Nursery and primary	Secondary
1997	1	1
1998	0	6
1999	2	1
2000	0	3
2001	5	5

Special Educational Needs

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils there are with SEN statements at each of the secondary schools in (a) Teesside area and (b) the Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency. [26736]

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

Maintained secondary schools: Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN), as at January 2001

School name LEA name Parliamentary constituency Number of pupils with statements of SEN

Brierton School Hartlepool Hartlepool 24

Dyke House Comprehensive School Hartlepool Hartlepool 26

High Tunstall Comprehensive School Hartlepool Hartlepool 13

Manor College of Technology Hartlepool Hartlepool 15

The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Hartlepool Hartlepool 17

Hall Garth School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 32

King's Manor School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 17

Langbaurgh School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 14

Ormesby School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 69

Coulby Newham School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 46

Keldholme School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 21

Acklam Grange School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 10

Brackenhoe School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 19

St. Anthony's RC School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 15

The Newlands Catholic School FCJ Middlesbrough Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 3

St. David's Roman Catholic School Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 5

Eston Park School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 42

Laurence Jackson School Redcar and Cleveland Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 24

Huntcliff School Redcar and Cleveland Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 10

Bydales School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 23

Gillbrook Technology College Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 15

Nunthorpe School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 13

Rye Hills School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 13

West Redcar Community School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 23

Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, South Bank Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 8

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Comprehensive School Redcar and Cleveland Redcar 4

Thornaby Community School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 55

Egglescliffe School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 8

Conyers School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 8

Northfield School Stockton on Tees Stockton North 6

The Norton School Stockton on Tees Stockton North 30

Bishopsgarth School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 55

Blakeston Community School Stockton on Tees Stockton North 50

Grangefield School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 16

Billingham Campus School Stockton on Tees Stockton North 30

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School Stockton on Tees Stockton North 5

Our Lady and St. Bede RC School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 15

St. Patrick's RC Comprehensive School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 2

Ian Ramsey Church of England Aided Comprehensive School Stockton on Tees Stockton South 14

School name	LEA name	Parliamentary constituency	Number of pupils with statements of SEN
Brierton School	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	24
Dyke House Comprehensive School	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	26
High Tunstall Comprehensive School	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	13
Manor College of Technology	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	15
The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College	Hartlepool	Hartlepool	17
Hall Garth School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	32
King's Manor School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	17
Langbaurgh School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	14
Ormesby School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	69
Coulby Newham School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	46
Keldholme School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	21
Acklam Grange School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	10
Brackenhoe School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	19
St. Anthony's RC School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	15
The Newlands Catholic School FCJ	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	3
St. David's Roman Catholic School	Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	5
Eston Park School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	42
Laurence Jackson School	Redcar and Cleveland	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	24
Huntcliff School	Redcar and Cleveland	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	10
Bydales School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	23
Gillbrook Technology College	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	15
Nunthorpe School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	13
Rye Hills School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	13
West Redcar Community School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	23
Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, South Bank	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	8
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Comprehensive School	Redcar and Cleveland	Redcar	4
Thornaby Community School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	55
Egglescliffe School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	8
Conyers School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	8
Northfield School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton North	6
The Norton School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton North	30
Bishopsgarth School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	55
Blakeston Community School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton North	50
Grangefield School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	16
Billingham Campus School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton North	30
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton North	5
Our Lady and St. Bede RC School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	15
St. Patrick's RC Comprehensive School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	2
Ian Ramsey Church of England Aided Comprehensive School	Stockton on Tees	Stockton South	14

Source:

DfES 2001 Secondary school performance tables.

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Teacher Vacancies (Hillingdon)

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there were in the London borough of Hillingdon local education authority at (a) January 2001, (b) September 2001 and (c) January 2002 in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. [26943]

Mr. Timms: The numbers of full-time vacancies for teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Hillingdon in January 2001 were as follows:

Number of vacancies

Nursery and primary 16

Secondary 30

	Number of vacancies
Nursery and primary	16
Secondary	30

The sample survey conducted by my Department in September 2001 did not collect vacancy data by local education authority. The results of the January 2002 survey of teacher numbers and vacancies will be published in April, in the normal way.

Overseas Teachers (Hillingdon)

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many overseas teachers were working in the London borough of Hillingdon local education authority at December 2001 in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, broken down by country of origin. [26944]

Mr. Timms: This information is not collected centrally.

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Teacher Vacancies (Chesham and Amersham)

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there are in local education authority schools in Chesham and Amersham. [27123]

Mr. Timms: My Department only collects teacher vacancies at local education authority level. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale, West (Mr. Brady) on 19 November 2001, Official Report, columns 59–60W.

Revenue Funding

Mrs. Dean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total amount of revenue funding per pupil available for children in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Staffordshire, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England has been in each of the last five years. [27259]

Mr. Timms: The information requested is contained in the table.

£ per pupil

Primary Secondary

Cash SSA Grants Total SSA Grants Total

Staffordshire

1997–98 1,930 30 1,970 2,530 30 2,560

1998–99 2,040 40 2,070 2,650 30 2,680

1999–2000 2,150 90 2,250 2,760 60 2,820

2000–01 2,240 250 2,490 2,880 200 3,080

2001–02 2,330 410 2,740 3,000 310 3,310

Change⁽¹⁾ 390 380 770 470 280 750

Real

1997–98 2,070 30 2,110 2,710 30 2,740

1998–99 2,120 40 2,160 2,760 30 2,800

1999–2000 2,190 100 2,290 2,810 60 2,870

2000–01 2,240 250 2,490 2,880 200 3,080

2001–02 2,270 400 2,670 2,930 300 3,230

Change⁽¹⁾ 200 370 570 210 270 480

Hertfordshire

1997–98 2,130 30 2,170 2,790 30 2,810

1998–99 2,260 40 2,300 2,930 30 2,960

1999–2000 2,370 100 2,470 3,020 70 3,090

2000–01 2,240 250 2,720 3,170 190 3,360

2001–02 2,610 430 3,030 3,330 310 3,640

Change⁽¹⁾ 470 390 860 540 280 830

Real

1997–98 2,290 30 2,320 2,990 30 3,010

1998–99 2,350 40 2,390 3,050 40 3,090

1999–2000 2,410 100 2,510 3,080 70 3,140

2000–01 2,470 250 2,720 3,170 190 3,360

2001–02 2,540 420 2,960 3,250 300 3,550

Change⁽¹⁾ 250 380 640 260 270 540

England

1997–98 2,130 30 2,160 2,780 30 2,810

1998–99 2,250 40 2,290 2,920 40 2,960

1999–2000 2,370 110 2,490 3,030 80 3,110

2000–01 2,470 290 2,760 3,180 230 3,410

2001–02 2,590 500 3,090 3,310 380 2,690

Change⁽¹⁾ 460 470 930 530 350 880

Real

1997–98 2,280 30 2,320 2,980 30 3,010

1998–99 2,340 50 2,390 3,040 40 3,080

1999–2000 2,410 120 2,530 3,080 80 3,170

2000–01 2,470 290 2,760 3,180 230 3,410

2001–02 2,520 490 3,010 3,230 370 3,600

Change⁽¹⁾ 240 450 700 250 340 590

	Primary	Secondary
Cash	SSA	Grants	Total	SSA	Grants	Total
Staffordshire
1997–98	1,930	30	1,970	2,530	30	2,560
1998–99	2,040	40	2,070	2,650	30	2,680
1999–2000	2,150	90	2,250	2,760	60	2,820
2000–01	2,240	250	2,490	2,880	200	3,080
2001–02	2,330	410	2,740	3,000	310	3,310
Change⁽¹⁾	390	380	770	470	280	750
Real
1997–98	2,070	30	2,110	2,710	30	2,740
1998–99	2,120	40	2,160	2,760	30	2,800
1999–2000	2,190	100	2,290	2,810	60	2,870
2000–01	2,240	250	2,490	2,880	200	3,080
2001–02	2,270	400	2,670	2,930	300	3,230
Change⁽¹⁾	200	370	570	210	270	480

Hertfordshire
1997–98	2,130	30	2,170	2,790	30	2,810
1998–99	2,260	40	2,300	2,930	30	2,960
1999–2000	2,370	100	2,470	3,020	70	3,090
2000–01	2,240	250	2,720	3,170	190	3,360
2001–02	2,610	430	3,030	3,330	310	3,640
Change⁽¹⁾	470	390	860	540	280	830
Real
1997–98	2,290	30	2,320	2,990	30	3,010
1998–99	2,350	40	2,390	3,050	40	3,090
1999–2000	2,410	100	2,510	3,080	70	3,140
2000–01	2,470	250	2,720	3,170	190	3,360
2001–02	2,540	420	2,960	3,250	300	3,550
Change⁽¹⁾	250	380	640	260	270	540

England
1997–98	2,130	30	2,160	2,780	30	2,810
1998–99	2,250	40	2,290	2,920	40	2,960
1999–2000	2,370	110	2,490	3,030	80	3,110
2000–01	2,470	290	2,760	3,180	230	3,410
2001–02	2,590	500	3,090	3,310	380	2,690
Change⁽¹⁾	460	470	930	530	350	880
Real
1997–98	2,280	30	2,320	2,980	30	3,010
1998–99	2,340	50	2,390	3,040	40	3,080
1999–2000	2,410	120	2,530	3,080	80	3,170
2000–01	2,470	290	2,760	3,180	230	3,410
2001–02	2,520	490	3,010	3,230	370	3,600
Change⁽¹⁾	240	450	700	250	340	590

⁽¹⁾ Change since 1997–98

Notes:

1. The figures reflect Education SSA (primary and secondary blocks respectively) plus all school related revenue grants in DfES's DEL relevant to pupils aged 5–10 (primary) and 11–15 (secondary).

2. The primary and secondary grant figures include notional allocations for those grants in support of more than one sector.

3. Pupil numbers underlying the £ per pupil figures are those underlying the SSA calculations (primary and secondary sub- blocks respectively).

4. Real terms figures are calculated using GDP deflators published by the Treasury 20 December 2001.

5. 2001–02 figures are provisional as decisions on some funding allocations have yet to be finalised. The figures are thus liable to be revised later on in the year.

6. Figures rounded to the £10. Difference figures may not sum due to funding.

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