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Learning and Skills Councils
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many members of each learning and skills council have resigned since the establishment of the councils; and how many of those were representatives of (a) business, (b) trade unions and (c) education providers, expressed as (i) a number and (ii) a percentage. [81088]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 18 November 2002]: There are currently over 700 members of local Learning and Skills Councils. The information requested is provided in the table.
It is not possible to calculate the percentages as the number of council members is constantly changing.
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| Region/local LSC | Council members from business | Council members from trade unions | Council members from education providers | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| South East | |||||
| Berkshire | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Surrey | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent and Medway | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hampshire Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sussex | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| East of England | |||||
| Bedfordshire | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Essex | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norfolk | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Suffolk | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North East | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northumberland | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Tyne and Wear | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| County Durham | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tees Valley | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| East Midlands | |||||
| Derbyshire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lincolnshire and Rutland | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northamptonshire | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| West Midlands | |||||
| Birmingham and Solihull | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Black Country | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Shropshire | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Coventry and Warwickshire | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| North West | |||||
| Lancashire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Greater Manchester | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Cheshire/Warrington | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
| Cumbria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greater Merseyside | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | |||||
| Humberside | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| West Yorkshire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| North Yorkshire | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| South West | |||||
| Gloucestershire | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Somerset | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| The West of England | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| London | |||||
| London North | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| London East | — | — | — | — | — |
| London West | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| London Central | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| London South | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
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Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the members of each of the learning and skills councils represent (a) the business sector, (b) the trade unions and (c) the public sector. [80993]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested is provided in the following table. Members of local LSCs are not delegates of particular sectors but have been appointed for their understanding and experience of the wide variety of relevant interests in post-16 learning.
(15)Councils with outstanding vacancies. Figures provided liable to some distortion
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Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of members of each learning and skills council represent (a) manufacturing, (b) engineering and (c) service industries. [80994]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested is not available. Members are appointed to local councils for their understanding and experience of the wide variety of relevant interests in post-16 learning.
Pupil Capacity
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what additional funding was made available to schools in (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and (b) Wokingham district to increase pupil capacity after 18 July. [81757]
Mr. Miliband: None. Guidance for the 2003–04 Basic Need round, to support the provision of new pupil places, was issued at the end of July. It invited local education authorities to make bids by 30 September. Neither the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead nor Wokingham district made applications. The Department will be announcing Basic Need allocations to LEAs in December.
School Places
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent estimate he has made of the additional number of school places that will be required in (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and (b) Wokingham district as a result of the Government's plan for housing. [81758]
Mr. Miliband: It is for local education authorities to plan and keep under review the supply of school places in the light of proposed housing development, so as to ensure that there is sufficient provision to meet demand. The regional planning guidance for the South East assists local education authorities in the region to do this. Where an LEA can demonstrate overall growth in the need for school places it may apply to my Department for capital funding.
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