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Medical Schools

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was received by each medical school in each year since 1997. [124077]

Alan Johnson: With the exception of St. George's hospital medical school, which is funded directly by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), medical schools form part of larger institutions. The majority of the funding the HEFCE pays to institutions is given as a block grant and it is for individual institutions to decide how much funding to pass on to each of its academic departments, including medical schools. There are therefore no figures held centrally about the funding for medical schools, other than St. George's.

The total recurrent funding for teaching and research paid by the HEFCE to St. George's hospital medical school is shown in the following table.

St. George's hospital medical school	£ million
1997–98	10.2
1998–99	11.4
1999–2000	11.6
2000–01	12.2
2001–02	13.5
2002–03	14.8
2003–04	16.2

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the impact on medical schools of the allocation of funding for places according to (a) the location of applicants' schools and (b) the achievement of three Cs or less at 'A' level; how many such applicants have been admitted to medical school; and how much funding has been distributed to medical schools on this basis. [124078]

Alan Johnson: For 2003/04, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has allocated £265 million to higher education institutions in their block grants to recognise the additional costs of recruiting and supporting students from disadvantaged or non-traditional backgrounds. There are around 4,300 medical students who attract additional funding because they come from low-participation areas, and around 2,900 who attract additional funding either because they are mature students or because their pre-entry qualifications are lower than the equivalent of three Cs at 'A' Level.

Details of how much of this funding has been spent by institutions on their medical schools is not held

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centrally, except for St. George's hospital medical school, which will receive £126,704 from the widening access and improving retention pot in 2003/04.

Millennium Volunteer Projects

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding for Millennium Volunteer projects was allocated to Chesham and Amersham in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04; and how much funding he proposes to allocate to Chesham and Amersham in 2004–05. [123917]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The amount of funding allocated for Millennium Volunteers activity in Chesham and Amersham is not collected. However, funding provided to Wycombe and surrounding areas in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 is provided as follows:

£

2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
92,000	97,000	97,500

The funding which is to be allocated to each region in 2004–05 will not be finalised until September to allow local discussions on budget allocations and final agreement of the funding formula. When this has been agreed I will arrange for the information to be provided in the House of Commons Library.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance he has issued regarding the distribution of funding for Millennium Volunteer projects in Chesham and Amersham. [123918]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The funding which is to be allocated for 2004–05 and 2005–06 to each region will be finalised in September 2003. Government Offices for the Regions will be able to take decisions on how funding for local Millennium Volunteers activity in 2004–05 and 2005–06 is to be distributed within their regions. These decisions will take account of regional needs and will be informed by local discussions with key partners as well as the outcomes of a review of the formula which will determine the allocation of funds to each region. In making their decisions in late Autumn, Government Offices will take into account existing provision, the needs of young people, particularly those at risk, and the coverage across their region.

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National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have accepted places at the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth this summer; what the budget is of this programme for 2003; and how much of this budget has come from (a) Government funding, (b) Warwick University, (c) business and (d) donations. [123508]

Mr. Miliband [holding answer 4 July 2003]: As of 3 July 2003, 1,490 students had joined the Academy, and 515 of those had been accepted for summer schools. The total budget for the Academy in the current financial year is not yet finalised, in part because the total cost of the 2003 summer schools will depend on the number of participants. The cost for 515 students is £839,000, including £656,000 direct Government funding, £25,000 from the University of Warwick and £35,000 from business donations. The balance is from parents, local education authorities and schools.

Ofsted Inspections

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in Chesham and Amersham have undergone an Ofsted inspection within the last 12 months. [123920]

Mr. Miliband: This is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, David Bell, will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library.

Performance Tables

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was of producing and publishing the (a) primary school performance tables of achievements in Key Stage 2 tests, (b) secondary school performance tables of achievements in Key Stage 3 tests, (c) secondary school performance tables of achievements in GCSE examinations and vocational qualifications, (d) school and college performance tables of achievements in A/AS examinations and vocational qualifications, (e) pilot tables testing the calculation and presentation of a Key Stage 2-GCSE/GNVQ value added measure and (f) pilot tables testing the reporting of achievements in all approved qualifications at age 16 in each year from 1997 to 2001. [123507]

Mr. Miliband: The cost of producing the school and college performance tables in each year from 1997 to 2001 is as follows:

£ millions

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Primary school performance tables of achievements in Key Stage 2 tests	0.35	0.57	0.31	0.39	0.99
Secondary school performance tables of achievements in Key Stage 3 tests	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Secondary school performance tables of achievements in GCSE examinations and vocational qualifications	1.19	1.12	1.06	0.8	0.98
School and college performance tables of achievements in A/AS examinations and vocational qualifications
Pilot tables testing the calculation and presentation of a Key Stage 2-GCSE/GNVQ value added measure	N/A	0.2	N/A	0.19	0.28
Pilot tables testing the reporting of achievements in all approved qualifications at age 16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes:

1. The figures shown above are programme costs and do not include departmental staff costs.

2. There were no secondary school performance tables of achievements in key stage tests published between 1997 and 2001.

3. The tables testing the reporting of achievements in all approved qualifications at age 16 will be piloted for the first time in 2003.

4. The secondary school performance tables of achievements in GCSE examinations and vocational qualifications and the school and college performance tables of achievements in A/AS examination and vocational qualifications are managed as one exercise so there are no separate costings.

5. Figures for 1997 do not include key state 2 data collection costs as QCA commenced operations on 1 October 1997 and figures relating to QCA's predecessor (SCAA) are unavailable.

6. Figures for 1999 and 2000 do not include key stage 2 collection costs as QCA underwent a change in their accounting system and these detailed figures are not available.

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School Budgets

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 23 June 2003, Official Report, columns 550–52W, on school budgets, what budget each school originally set. [122623]

Mr. Miliband: My Department does not collect this information from schools or local education authorities. Details of what each school originally budgeted should be available from the Southend-on-Sea LEA.

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