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Standard Spending Assessments

17. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the standard spending assessment per child in secondary education is on average in (a) England and (b) Cornwall. [162134]

Mr. Miliband: In 2004–05 the average Formula Spending Share for secondary pupils in England is £3,106 per pupil. In Cornwall it is £2,935 per pupil.

A-level Mathematics/Physics

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students sat the A-level examination in (a) mathematics and (b) physics in each year since 1994; and what proportion were in private sector schools. [160777]

Mr. Miliband: The total number of students in England who were entered for (a) A-level mathematics and (b) A-level physics in each year from 1994 to 2003 and the proportion of these entries in independent schools are shown in the following table:

	Mathematics		Physics
	Number entered	Percentage of entries in independent schools	Number entered	Percentage of entries in independent schools
1994	60,419	21.9	32,389	22.0
1995	58,795	22.9	31,255	23.4
1996	62,333	23.2	29,632	23.5
1997	64,132	23.5	29,970	22.2
1998	64,693	23.5	30,844	22.2
1999	63,814	23.8	30,649	22.7
2000	60,963	23.1	29,090	22.8
2001	61,305	23.4	28,816	22.9
2002	50,421	25.0	28,642	22.3
2003	51,438	25.3	27,128	23.5

Adult Residential Colleges

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with the Adult Residential Colleges Association concerning the contribution by residential education to the Government's Skills Strategy. [159526]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: There are 32 adult residential colleges based in rural locations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These colleges are mainly owned and run by local education authorities (LEAs) and provide, in the main, short courses. They do not receive funding direct from the DfES or the Learning and Skills Council. It is for local Learning and Skills Councils, in discussion with LEAs, to consider whether, and if so how, residential colleges can contribute to meeting local needs in lifelong learning in the light of our commitments in 21st Century Skills to safeguard budgets for such learning. I have not, therefore, had direct discussions with the Association about the role of member colleges in meeting the commitments in the Skills Strategy.

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Apprenticeships

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Buckingham have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last seven years. [161579]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available for a consistent geographical area over the last seven years. However, the following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area between April 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from April 1996 to March 2001 in the three Training and Enterprise Council's (TECs) that amalgamated to become Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire LSC.

Time period(15)/TEC/LSC	Advanced MA	Foundation MA
April 1996 to March 1997
Heart of England	600	—
Milton Keynes and North Bucks	500	—
Thames Valley(16)	1,700	—
April 1997 to March 1998
Heart of England	1,000	—
Milton Keynes and North Bucks	700	—
Thames Valley(16)	2,500	—
April 1998 to March 1999
Heart of England	1,100	100
Milton Keynes and North Bucks	700	300
Thames Valley(16)	1,800	400
April 1999 to March 2000
Heart of England	900	500
Milton Keynes and North Bucks	500	600
Thames Valley(16)	2,100	1,500
April 2000 to March 2001
Heart of England	1,000	700
Milton Keynes and North Bucks	600	800
Thames Valley(16)	2,300	2,800
April 2001 to July 2002
Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire	1,700	3,900
August 2002 to July 2003
Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire	1,300	2,500

⁽¹⁵⁾ TECs reported the figures in financial years. LSC reports them in academic years. The first LSC "year" was 16 months in order to bring the financial year figures into line with academic years.

⁽¹⁶⁾ Thames Valley TEC also became part of Berkshire LSC.

Sources:

TEC management information

LSC Individualised Learner Record

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what targets his Department has set for numbers of apprenticeships. [162061]

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Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department has adopted a Public Service Agreement target that in the academic year 2004–05 28 per cent. of young people will start a Modern Apprenticeship programme by the age of 22.

Mrs. Dean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of the Burton constituency have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last seven years. [161847]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. However, figures are available for Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas and, prior to the creation of the LSC, Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) areas. The following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in Staffordshire LSC area between April 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from April 1996 to March 2001 in Staffordshire TEC area.

Time period(17)	TEC/LSC	Advanced MA	Foundation MA
April 1996 to March 1997	Staffordshire TEC	1,300	—
April 1997 to March 1998	Staffordshire TEC	1,600	—
April 1998 to March 1999	Staffordshire TEC	1,900	1,800
April 1999 to March 2000	Staffordshire TEC	2,100	1,600
April 2000 to March 2001	Staffordshire TEC	2,500	2,400
April 2001 to July 2002	Staffordshire LSC	1,300	3,000
August 2002 to July 2003	Staffordshire LSC	900	2,500

⁽¹⁷⁾ TECs reported the figures in financial years. LSC reports them in academic years. The first LSC "year" was 16 months in order to bring the financial year figures into line with academic years.

Sources:

TEC management information.

LSC Individualised Learner Record.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Crosby have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [160438]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available for a consistent geographical area over the last five years. However, the following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in Greater Merseyside Learning and Skills Council (LSC) between April 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from April 1998 to March 2001 in the four TECs that amalgamated to become Greater Merseyside LSC.

Time period	TEC/LSC	Advanced MA	Foundation MA
April 1998 to	CEWTEC(18)	1,400	300
March 1999	Merseyside	2,400	1,200
	St. Helens CCTE	300	100
	North and mid Cheshire(18)	1,200	200
April 1999 to	CEWTEC(18)	1,000	900
March 2000	Merseyside	2,600	3,500
	St. Helens CCTE	300	400
	North and mid Cheshire(18)	900	500
April 2000 to	CEWTEC(18)	1,100	1,300
March 2001	Merseyside	2,500	4,100
	St. Helens CCTE	300	500
	North and mid Cheshire(18)	1,000	900
April 2001 to	Greater Merseyside LSC	2,600	7,100
July 2002
March 2001 to	Greater Merseyside LSC	2,000	6,000
July 2002

⁽¹⁸⁾ Denotes TEC also became part of Cheshire and Warrington LSC

Source:

TEC management information

LSC Individualised Learner Record

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Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last seven years. [162145]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in the Lancashire LSC area between April 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from April 1996 to March 2001 in the two TECs that amalgamated into Lancashire LSC—ELTEC and LAWTEC. Figures for Chorley cannot be provided as information at parliamentary constituency level is not available.

Time period(19)	TEC/LSC	Advanced MA	Foundation MA
April 1996 to March 1997	ELTEC	1,400	—
	LAWTEC	1,700	—
April 1997 to March 1998	ELTEC	1,200	—
	LAWTEC	1,800	—
April 1998 to March 1999	ELTEC	1,000	400
	LAWTEC	1,600	100
April 1999 to March 2000	ELTEC	800	1,100
	LAWTEC	1,900	1,800
April 2000 to March 2001	ELTEC	900	1,300
	LAWTEC	1,800	2,100
April 2001 to July 2002	Lancashire LSC	1,900	4,100
August 2002 to July 2003	Lancashire LSC	1,500	3,300

⁽¹⁹⁾ TECs reported the figures in financial years. LSC reports figures in academic years. The first LSC 'year' was 16 months in order to bring the financial year figures into line with academic years.

Source:

TEC Management Information and LSC Individualised Learner Record

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