House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 16 Jul 2003 (pt 12)

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Education (Leicestershire)

Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils there have been in Leicestershire local education authority area in each year since 1996–97. [125252]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested is shown in the table for each year since 1998. Prior to this Leicestershire local education authority incorporated Leicester City, Rutland and rest of Leicestershire.

All schools: Number (headcount) of pupils by type of school— position in January each year 1998 to 2003⁽²⁴⁾

Leicestershire local education authority

Nursery Primary Secondary⁽²⁵⁾ Special⁽²⁶⁾ Independent All schools

1998 50 49,740 41,797 415 5,368 97,370

1999 50 50,205 42,598 431 5,288 98,572

2000 50 50,398 43,667 432 5,168 99,715

2001 51 51,193 44,736 457 5,242 101,679

2002 50 50,785 45,431 483 5,460 102,209

2003⁽²⁴⁾ 35 50,319 46,383 504 5,549 102,790

	Leicestershire local education authority
	Nursery	Primary	Secondary⁽²⁵⁾	Special⁽²⁶⁾	Independent	All schools
1998	50	49,740	41,797	415	5,368	97,370
1999	50	50,205	42,598	431	5,288	98,572
2000	50	50,398	43,667	432	5,168	99,715
2001	51	51,193	44,736	457	5,242	101,679
2002	50	50,785	45,431	483	5,460	102,209
2003⁽²⁴⁾	35	50,319	46,383	504	5,549	102,790

⁽²⁴⁾ Provisional

⁽²⁵⁾ For 1998 and 1999 includes grant maintained secondary schools.

⁽²⁶⁾ Maintained special school in Leicestershire LEA.

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the (a) percentage and (b) actual cash increase in education funding for Leicestershire county council for each year since 1991–92. [125253]

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Mr. Miliband: The following table shows the total education standard spending assessment (ESSA) and revenue grant plus total capital funding allocated to Leicestershire local education authority for the financial

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years 1997–98 to 2002–03 (the years for which data is available on a like-for-like-basis) with the year-on-year cash and percentage changes.

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Total ESSA and Revenue Grant

(£ million) 207.7 221.5 239.0 263.9 288.4 310.8

Cash change (£ million) — 13.8 17.5 24.9 24.5 22.4

Percentage change — 7 8 10 9 8

Total Capital funding (£ million) 2.9 5.5 8.3 18.9 12.8 20.7

Cash change (£ million) — 2.6 2.8 10.6 -6.1 7.9

Percentage change — 90 51 128 -32 62

	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Total ESSA and Revenue Grant
(£ million)	207.7	221.5	239.0	263.9	288.4	310.8
Cash change (£ million)	—	13.8	17.5	24.9	24.5	22.4
Percentage change	—	7	8	10	9	8
Total Capital funding (£ million)	2.9	5.5	8.3	18.9	12.8	20.7
Cash change (£ million)	—	2.6	2.8	10.6	-6.1	7.9
Percentage change	—	90	51	128	-32	62

School Exclusions

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his Answer of 7 July 2003, Official Report, column 622W, on excluded pupils, if he will publish the responses of local education authorities to his Department's letter of October 2002. [125770]

Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 14 July 2003]: The responses received were not in a form suitable for publication. However, all Local Education Authorities confirmed that they were able to achieve the target of providing full-time education for all permanently excluded pupils by September 2002.

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training in each year since 1997 were (a) excluded from school and (b) in care, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) ethnic minority and (iii) local education authority. [124270]

Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 8 July 2003]: The percentages of young people not in education, employment or training (MEET) who were excluded from school by (i) gender and (ii) ethnicity are set out in the following table.

Gender/ 16-year-olds 17-year-olds 18-year-olds

ethnicity 1998 2000 2002 1999 2001 2000 2002

Male 29 24 33 26 23 20 15

Female 16 16 21 18 12 13 6

Not white ⁽²⁷⁾— 13 27 ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 6

White 22 21 27 22 18 16 11

Gender/		16-year-olds		17-year-olds		18-year-olds
ethnicity	1998	2000	2002	1999	2001	2000	2002
Male	29	24	33	26	23	20	15
Female	16	16	21	18	12	13	6
Not white	⁽²⁷⁾—	13	27	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	6
White	22	21	27	22	18	16	11

⁽²⁷⁾ Sample size too small for a robust estimate

Source:

YCS cohorts 9 to 11

Figures are not available for young people in care or broken down by LEA as the sample sizes are too small to provide robust estimates.

Higher Education

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the higher education participation rate was in each region of England in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2002. [113063]

Alan Johnson: The Department has recently produced participation rates for 18-year-olds entering full-time undergraduate courses through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The data cover the years back to 1994/95. Figures for the years 1994/95, 1997/98 and 2002/03 are given in the table.

Participation by 18-year-olds in higher education by regionPercentage

Academic year

Region 1994/95 1997/98 2002/03

Greater London 17.2 20.7 23.9

South East 21.1 23.0 23.3

Eastern 19.0 21.2 22.6

North West 17.6 20.2 21.8

West Midlands 16.9 19.5 21.7

East Midlands 17.1 19.8 21.5

Merseyside 16.1 19.6 21.4

South West 19.0 21.0 21.1

North East 15.7 17.5 19.8

Yorkshire 15.7 18.9 19.7

England 18.1 20.6 22.1

	Academic year
Region	1994/95	1997/98	2002/03
Greater London	17.2	20.7	23.9
South East	21.1	23.0	23.3
Eastern	19.0	21.2	22.6
North West	17.6	20.2	21.8
West Midlands	16.9	19.5	21.7
East Midlands	17.1	19.8	21.5
Merseyside	16.1	19.6	21.4
South West	19.0	21.0	21.1
North East	15.7	17.5	19.8
Yorkshire	15.7	18.9	19.7
England	18.1	20.6	22.1

Note:

Participation rates have been calculated using the 17-year-old population from the previous year to reduce the distortion caused to LEA populations by the migration of students to their place of study. Figures exclude a very small number of accepted applicants of unknown English domicile. Population figures relate to persons aged 17 at 31 August in the year prior to entry, counts taken at the following 1 January; accepted applicants are aged 18 at 30 September in the year of entry.

These figures are calculated on a different basis to the Department's standard measures of participation in higher education, the Age Participation Index (API) and the Initial Entry Rate (IER), neither of which are available at regional level.

Learning and Skills Council

Mr. Mahmood: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the National Learning and Skills Council (a) has spent, and (b) is planning to spend, on public affairs consultancy and advice on (i) promoting learning and (ii) promoting the Learning and Skills Council. [125787]

Alan Johnson: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council. John Harwood, the council's chief executive, will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how much the national Learning and Skills Council (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend on

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public affairs consultancy and advice on (i) promoting learning and (ii) promoting the Learning and Skills Council; and if he will make a statement. [125914]

Alan Johnson: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council. John Harwood, the council's chief executive, will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.

Local Education Authority Budgets

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which local education authorities did not passport 100 per cent. of their education allocation this financial year; and if he will make a statement. [123043]

Mr. Miliband: In the analysis of local education authorities' (LEAs') budget returns published by my Department on 2 May, 19 LEAs were shown as failing to pass on, or passport, the full increase in their Schools Formula Spending Share to their schools budgets. My Department has been in touch with a number of these and as a result of connected figures or decisions by LEAs to increase spending on schools.

Mobile Phones

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to Ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123142]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The information is as follows:

Calls (£) Line rental/other expenditure

1997–98 52,352.41 117,693.37

Total for 1997–98 170,045.78

1998–99 50,959.11 117,339.61

Total for 1998–99 168,298.72

1999–2000 58,478.47 160,410.62

Total for 1999–2000 218,889.09

2000–01 91,335.48 237,861.51

Total for 2000–01 329,196.99

2001–02 98,504.53 275,744.34

Total for 2001–02 374,248.87

2002–03 116,603.88 237,351.90

Total for 2002–03 353,955.78

	Calls (£)	Line rental/other expenditure
1997–98	52,352.41	117,693.37
Total for 1997–98		170,045.78

1998–99	50,959.11	117,339.61
Total for 1998–99		168,298.72

1999–2000	58,478.47	160,410.62
Total for 1999–2000		218,889.09

2000–01	91,335.48	237,861.51
Total for 2000–01		329,196.99

2001–02	98,504.53	275,744.34
Total for 2001–02		374,248.87

2002–03	116,603.88	237,351.90
Total for 2002–03		353,955.78

The total cost refers to the cost of the equipment (set out above as 'other expenditure'), the call charges and the access charges (set out above as 'line rental').

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The 'other' expenditure includes the purchase of new handsets, personal hands-free kit, carry cases etc., but it is not possible to provide separate totals for line rental and hardware costs.

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