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Maintenance Grants
Mr. Jim Cunningham:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the implications of raising the level of maintenance grants above £1,000. [147241]
Alan Johnson:
I refer my hon. Friend to the Regulatory Impact Assessment, published on 8 January, which sets out the costs and benefits of introducing a new national grant of up to £1,000 a year from 2004/05 for students from low income families, and of increasing the grant to £1,500 a year from 2006/07. Copies of the Regulatory Impact Assessment were placed in the Library of the House; it is also available on the Department for Education and Skills website.
Off-site Educational Visits
Mr. Pickthall:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent advice has been issued to schools and teachers about arrangements for off-site educational visits. [145796]
Mr. Ivan Lewis:
My Department has published:
"Standards for LEAs in Overseeing Educational Visits (2002)" 1
"Standards for Adventure (2002)" 1
"A Handbook for Group Leaders (2002)" 1
"Group Safety at Water Margins (2003)"produced with the Central Council of Physical Recreation
1 These supplement "Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits: A Good Practice Guide 1998"
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Pupil Absences
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 16 December 2003, Official Report, column 836W, on pupil absences, if he will break down the number of
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half days lost due to unauthorised absence in (a) 199798 and (b) 200203 by local education authority. [146470]
Mr. Ivan Lewis
[holding answer 8 January 2004]: The information requested is shown as follows:
Unauthorised absence in maintained primary and secondary schools in England, 1997/98 and 2002/03
| Academic year 1997/98 | Academic year 2002/03
|
| Total possible sessions | Number of half days missed due to unauthorised absence | Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence | Total possible sessions | Number of half days missed due to unauthorised absence | Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence
|
Barking and Dagenham | 6,960,095 | 105,543 | 1.52 | 7,459,186 | 119,169 | 1.60
|
Barnet | 11,942,107 | 77,882 | 0.65 | 11,778,740 | 87,718 | 0.74
|
Barnsley | 8,743,218 | 103,801 | 1.19 | 9,345,586 | 95,717 | 1.02
|
Bath and North East Somerset | 6,612,203 | 25,869 | 0.39 | 6,550,822 | 37,512 | 0.57
|
Bedfordshire | 15,385,361 | 57,620 | 0.37 | 16,147,095 | 55,529 | 0.34
|
Bexley | 9,197,337 | 38,296 | 0.42 | 10,093,091 | 54,322 | 0.54
|
Birmingham | 43,684,482 | 516,068 | 1.18 | 44,600,995 | 453,883 | 1.02
|
Blackburn with Darwen | 6,863,979 | 68,232 | 0.99 | 6,933,373 | 54,619 | 0.79
|
Blackpool | 5,523,173 | 61,956 | 1.12 | 5,565,569 | 54,300 | 0.98
|
Bolton | 12,305,786 | 114,299 | 0.93 | 12,111,994 | 85,928 | 0.71
|
Bournemouth | 5,496,631 | 43,585 | 0.79 | 5,532,530 | 21,680 | 0.39
|
Bracknell Forest | 3,787,557 | 13,079 | 0.35 | 3,899,460 | 16,946 | 0.43
|
Bradford | 21,921,765 | 357,869 | 1.63 | 20,822,223 | 316,047 | 1.52
|
Brent | 8,491,833 | 65,143 | 0.77 | 9,333,083 | 56,144 | 0.60
|
Brighton and Hove | 7,140,966 | 59,889 | 0.84 | 7,892,669 | 75,869 | 0.96
|
Bristol, City of | 12,740,007 | 153,001 | 1.20 | 12,638,508 | 173,184 | 1.37
|
Bromley | 11,518,807 | 54,438 | 0.47 | 11,965,363 | 87,561 | 0.73
|
Buckinghamshire | 18,547,877 | 51,341 | 0.28 | 19,108,430 | 84,148 | 0.44
|
Bury | 7,786,809 | 40,038 | 0.51 | 7,949,847 | 37,419 | 0.47
|
Calderdale | 9,117,237 | 46,840 | 0.51 | 9,108,847 | 47,033 | 0.52
|
Cambridgeshire | 19,309,270 | 105,432 | 0.55 | 20,308,069 | 110,359 | 0.54
|
Camden | 5,377,029 | 78,679 | 1.46 | 4,890,033 | 55,645 | 1.14
|
Cheshire | 27,648,326 | 137,638 | 0.50 | 27,850,790 | 168,179 | 0.60
|
Cornwall | 19,103,370 | 72,092 | 0.38 | 19,713,625 | 77,577 | 0.39
|
Coventry | 12,977,784 | 99,842 | 0.77 | 12,528,870 | 71,501 | 0.57
|
Croydon | 11,982,517 | 67,594 | 0.56 | 12,811,239 | 110,841 | 0.87
|
Cumbria | 20,114,014 | 67,279 | 0.33 | 20,279,090 | 100,163 | 0.49
|
Darlington | 4,220,750 | 31,946 | 0.76 | 4,015,669 | 23,798 | 0.59
|
Derby City | 9,496,622 | 76,289 | 0.80 | 9,776,185 | 87,290 | 0.89
|
Derbyshire | 28,990,500 | 184,011 | 0.63 | 30,650,557 | 202,425 | 0.66
|
Devon | 24,941,506 | 114,542 | 0.46 | 25,992,151 | 154,447 | 0.59
|
Doncaster | 13,055,709 | 149,394 | 1.14 | 12,885,981 | 120,776 | 0.94
|
Dorset | 14,147,822 | 56,849 | 0.40 | 14,544,725 | 55,073 | 0.38
|
Dudley | 12,221,676 | 46,843 | 0.38 | 13,630,374 | 80,903 | 0.59
|
Durham | 20,105,892 | 146,200 | 0.73 | 20,027,339 | 73,511 | 0.37
|
Ealing | 9,864,678 | 84,732 | 0.86 | 9,957,712 | 48,907 | 0.49
|
East Riding of Yorkshire | 12,690,313 | 66,481 | 0.52 | 13,492,330 | 57,494 | 0.43
|
East Sussex | 16,296,427 | 120,771 | 0.74 | 17,884,590 | 148,004 | 0.83
|
Enfield | 11,731,951 | 111,415 | 0.95 | 12,036,439 | 173,070 | 1.44
|
Essex | 51,192,177 | 292,106 | 0.57 | 52,313,880 | 305,488 | 0.58
|
Gateshead | 7,741,720 | 76,121 | 0.98 | 7,405,780 | 42,292 | 0.57
|
Gloucestershire | 22,252,023 | 67,411 | 0.30 | 22,707,564 | 82,832 | 0.36
|
Greenwich | 8,612,526 | 172,048 | 2.00 | 8,999,902 | 166,073 | 1.85
|
Hackney | 6,386,670 | 101,078 | 1.58 | 6,528,327 | 105,774 | 1.62
|
Halton | 5,849,448 | 53,627 | 0.92 | 5,438,109 | 69,126 | 1.27
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 3,481,002 | 65,994 | 1.90 | 4,056,354 | 48,180 | 1.19
|
Hampshire | 46,126,635 | 244,954 | 0.53 | 47,696,466 | 315,381 | 0.66
|
Haringey | 7,816,702 | 128,095 | 1.64 | 8,201,203 | 143,333 | 1.75
|
Harrow | 7,844,823 | 43,429 | 0.55 | 7,781,906 | 25,072 | 0.32
|
Hartlepool | 4,051,517 | 53,341 | 1.32 | 4,307,027 | 51,843 | 1.20
|
Havering | 9,427,217 | 37,739 | 0.40 | 9,572,671 | 37,431 | 0.39
|
Herefordshire | 6,546,757 | 24,019 | 0.37 | 6,809,255 | 31,673 | 0.47
|
Hertfordshire | 42,043,377 | 180,011 | 0.43 | 43,498,050 | 229,107 | 0.53
|
Hillingdon | 9,259,142 | 97,442 | 1.05 | 10,170,299 | 111,853 | 1.10
|
Hounslow | 8,416,806 | 77,565 | 0.92 | 8,603,901 | 95,439 | 1.11
|
Isle of Wight | 4,983,329 | 20,365 | 0.41 | 5,110,221 | 30,031 | 0.59
|
Isles of Scilly | 64,884 | 121 | 0.19 | 63,326 | 441 | 0.70
|
Islington | 6,191,369 | 105,073 | 1.70 | 5,950,006 | 80,662 | 1.36
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 2,381,581 | 41,502 | 1.74 | 2,561,091 | 24,846 | 0.97
|
Kent | 51,645,835 | 238,420 | 0.46 | 55,108,122 | 279,301 | 0.51
|
Kingston upon Hull, City of | 11,278,575 | 222,041 | 1.97 | 10,656,454 | 156,049 | 1.46
|
Kingston upon Thames | 4,781,603 | 24,577 | 0.51 | 5,043,212 | 17,616 | 0.35
|
Kirklees | 17,076,263 | 172,467 | 1.01 | 16,922,012 | 129,658 | 0.77
|
Knowsley | 7,353,050 | 116,731 | 1.59 | 7,062,038 | 112,257 | 1.59
|
Lambeth | 6,616,896 | 88,978 | 1.34 | 6,769,620 | 62,317 | 0.92
|
Lancashire | 48,581,138 | 258,625 | 0.53 | 48,954,065 | 266,747 | 0.54
|
Leeds | 28,744,260 | 337,757 | 1.18 | 28,933,535 | 319,327 | 1.10
|
Leicester City | 12,734,281 | 143,282 | 1.13 | 12,689,113 | 194,712 | 1.53
|
Leicestershire | 26,006,408 | 141,512 | 0.54 | 26,533,381 | 174,417 | 0.66
|
Lewisham | 8,258,734 | 150,844 | 1.83 | 8,709,699 | 136,429 | 1.57
|
Lincolnshire | 24,181,115 | 133,479 | 0.55 | 27,067,264 | 138,489 | 0.51
|
Liverpool | 19,660,250 | 267,289 | 1.36 | 18,892,558 | 200,971 | 1.06
|
London, City of | 50,796 | 976 | 1.92 | 54,342 | 0 | 0.00
|
Luton | 8,026,192 | 58,169 | 0.72 | 8,507,459 | 54,672 | 0.64
|
Manchester | 17,161,916 | 300,544 | 1.75 | 16,811,825 | 200,799 | 1.19
|
Medway | 11,210,947 | 71,279 | 0.64 | 11,633,094 | 60,413 | 0.52
|
Merton | 5,779,338 | 80,513 | 1.39 | 5,441,153 | 41,819 | 0.77
|
Middlesbrough | 6,305,740 | 61,431 | 0.97 | 5,983,567 | 40,771 | 0.68
|
Milton Keynes | 8,583,082 | 41,480 | 0.48 | 9,305,084 | 40,801 | 0.44
|
Newcastle upon Tyne | 10,027,943 | 86,336 | 0.86 | 9,579,712 | 83,829 | 0.88
|
Newham | 11,225,046 | 281,582 | 2.51 | 11,719,076 | 150,900 | 1.29
|
Norfolk | 27,851,813 | 169,643 | 0.61 | 30,114,741 | 206,752 | 0.69
|
North East Lincolnshire | 7,461,441 | 83,474 | 1.12 | 7,303,691 | 67,923 | 0.93
|
North Lincolnshire | 6,833,885 | 45,071 | 0.66 | 6,678,118 | 36,530 | 0.55
|
North Somerset | 7,101,334 | 42,540 | 0.60 | 7,457,736 | 51,788 | 0.69
|
North Tyneside | 7,893,708 | 35,662 | 0.45 | 7,806,945 | 37,468 | 0.48
|
North Yorkshire | 22,193,981 | 60,788 | 0.27 | 23,726,431 | 83,564 | 0.35
|
Northamptonshire | 26,199,295 | 166,709 | 0.64 | 27,575,895 | 197,952 | 0.72
|
Northumberland | 13,095,643 | 48,321 | 0.37 | 12,637,969 | 36,493 | 0.29
|
Nottingham City | 10,522,642 | 234,731 | 2.23 | 9,902,153 | 132,671 | 1.34
|
Nottinghamshire | 30,194,615 | 262,053 | 0.87 | 31,091,195 | 279,326 | 0.90
|
Oldham | 11,049,488 | 124,707 | 1.13 | 10,797,455 | 103,252 | 0.96
|
Oxfordshire | 21,882,823 | 174,275 | 0.80 | 22,084,106 | 145,787 | 0.66
|
Peterborough City | 7,314,293 | 56,346 | 0.77 | 7,527,333 | 51,405 | 0.68
|
Plymouth | 10,407,858 | 61,045 | 0.59 | 10,018,234 | 41,800 | 0.42
|
Poole | 4,894,319 | 27,561 | 0.56 | 5,053,137 | 33,897 | 0.67
|
Portsmouth | 6,978,696 | 84,443 | 1.21 | 6,887,267 | 74,618 | 1.08
|
Reading | 4,501,271 | 51,138 | 1.14 | 4,136,438 | 42,177 | 1.02
|
Redbridge | 9,567,710 | 58,420 | 0.61 | 10,443,598 | 76,663 | 0.73
|
Redcar and Cleveland | 6,476,772 | 44,796 | 0.69 | 6,529,839 | 39,005 | 0.60
|
Richmond upon Thames | 5,387,735 | 26,734 | 0.50 | 5,220,053 | 56,648 | 1.09
|
Rochdale | 9,343,930 | 102,814 | 1.10 | 9,479,481 | 90,003 | 0.95
|
Rotherham | 11,850,034 | 120,999 | 1.02 | 11,956,554 | 100,738 | 0.84
|
Rutland | 1,403,662 | 5,284 | 0.38 | 1,425,488 | 4,570 | 0.32
|
Salford | 9,059,496 | 100,157 | 1.11 | 8,984,375 | 106,531 | 1.19
|
Sandwell | 12,717,785 | 130,452 | 1.03 | 12,772,004 | 121,645 | 0.95
|
Sefton | 12,468,268 | 54,426 | 0.44 | 11,857,845 | 51,244 | 0.43
|
Sheffield | 19,498,865 | 299,826 | 1.54 | 20,013,151 | 254,156 | 1.27
|
Shropshire | 10,593,845 | 43,335 | 0.41 | 11,182,692 | 31,787 | 0.28
|
Slough | 4,326,982 | 33,062 | 0.76 | 4,920,858 | 52,245 | 1.06
|
Solihull | 9,534,393 | 32,823 | 0.34 | 9,504,941 | 52,417 | 0.55
|
Somerset | 18,108,993 | 68,241 | 0.38 | 19,244,019 | 85,716 | 0.45
|
South Gloucestershire | 9,731,927 | 54,168 | 0.56 | 10,708,139 | 73,654 | 0.69
|
South Tyneside | 6,721,986 | 13,403 | 0.20 | 6,299,568 | 25,145 | 0.40
|
Southampton | 8,370,654 | 83,610 | 1.00 | 7,973,689 | 68,754 | 0.86
|
Southend-on-Sea | 6,357,832 | 64,139 | 1.01 | 6,756,687 | 63,343 | 0.94
|
Southwark | 8,364,744 | 169,937 | 2.03 | 8,962,748 | 157,226 | 1.75
|
St. Helens | 7,672,838 | 25,640 | 0.33 | 7,687,463 | 53,720 | 0.70
|
Staffordshire | 33,514,654 | 117,250 | 0.35 | 34,312,098 | 151,716 | 0.44
|
Stockport | 11,448,314 | 85,358 | 0.75 | 11,585,776 | 62,960 | 0.54
|
Stockton on Tees | 8,663,358 | 36,079 | 0.42 | 8,255,696 | 36,991 | 0.45
|
Stoke on Trent | 10,021,352 | 74,166 | 0.74 | 9,675,615 | 106,045 | 1.10
|
Suffolk | 24,952,935 | 87,289 | 0.35 | 26,223,004 | 186,328 | 0.71
|
Sunderland | 13,251,439 | 83,350 | 0.63 | 12,607,404 | 65,400 | 0.52
|
Surrey | 34,191,515 | 105,248 | 0.31 | 35,480,270 | 208,644 | 0.59
|
Sutton | 7,035,996 | 27,419 | 0.39 | 7,587,605 | 35,024 | 0.46
|
Swindon | 7,818,601 | 47,772 | 0.61 | 7,896,788 | 32,009 | 0.41
|
Tameside | 10,187,487 | 69,146 | 0.68 | 10,062,696 | 39,554 | 0.39
|
Telford and Wrekin | 6,725,805 | 48,127 | 0.72 | 7,047,540 | 26,477 | 0.38
|
Thurrock | 5,806,143 | 60,881 | 1.05 | 5,889,829 | 58,493 | 0.99
|
Torbay | 4,688,784 | 21,167 | 0.45 | 4,956,923 | 43,381 | 0.88
|
Tower Hamlets | 8,452,799 | 184,708 | 2.19 | 8,914,070 | 138,820 | 1.56
|
Trafford | 9,260,873 | 47,595 | 0.51 | 9,253,299 | 34,771 | 0.38
|
Wakefield | 14,043,287 | 102,408 | 0.73 | 14,085,535 | 106,245 | 0.75
|
Walsall | 12,284,583 | 105,354 | 0.86 | 12,241,652 | 80,325 | 0.66
|
Waltham Forest | 8,773,590 | 125,645 | 1.43 | 8,983,932 | 81,085 | 0.90
|
Wandsworth | 6,660,268 | 66,109 | 0.99 | 6,749,010 | 52,766 | 0.78
|
Warrington | 8,723,569 | 33,278 | 0.38 | 8,723,891 | 41,370 | 0.47
|
Warwickshire | 20,146,407 | 86,938 | 0.43 | 19,977,522 | 91,302 | 0.46
|
West Berkshire | 6,162,872 | 17,882 | 0.29 | 6,268,303 | 28,747 | 0.46
|
West Sussex | 26,795,598 | 100,465 | 0.37 | 28,012,548 | 130,965 | 0.47
|
Westminster, City of | 4,388,316 | 91,418 | 2.08 | 4,515,826 | 48,561 | 1.08
|
Wigan | 14,582,708 | 108,771 | 0.75 | 13,789,031 | 57,062 | 0.41
|
Wiltshire | 16,265,723 | 68,496 | 0.42 | 17,041,153 | 74,818 | 0.44
|
Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,895,304 | 17,719 | 0.36 | 4,981,077 | 27,205 | 0.55
|
Wirral | 14,086,710 | 87,329 | 0.62 | 13,900,770 | 65,200 | 0.47
|
Wokingham | 6,246,147 | 21,320 | 0.34 | 6,078,808 | 24,143 | 0.40
|
Wolverhampton | 9,695,286 | 109,925 | 1.13 | 10,263,693 | 82,080 | 0.80
|
Worcestershire | 20,828,048 | 114,354 | 0.55 | 21,152,365 | 105,058 | 0.50
|
York, City of | 5,753,137 | 26,843 | 0.47 | 6,488,028 | 49,413 | 0.76
|
Total | 1,944,289,663 | 14,673,753 | 0.75 | 1,987,988,695 | 14,355,433 | 0.72
|
Notes:
1. Figures relate to maintained primary and secondary schools but exclude maintained special schools and CTCs.
2. Figures cover absences between September 1997 and May 1998, and September 2002 and May 2003.
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