House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Mar 2004 (pt 26)

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Departmental Contracts

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the value of contracts awarded by the Department to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) KPMG, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) Deloitte and Touche, (e) McKinsey, (f) Bain and Co., (g) CfBT, (h) Westminster Education Consultants and (i) VT Education was in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. [160054]

Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 9 March 2004]: My Department does not hold a central record of individual contracts. However, our financial records show the

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following total payments made by the Department to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) KPMG, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) Deloitte and Touche, (e) McKinsey, (f) Bain and Co., (g) CfBT, (h) Westminster Education Consultants and (i) VT Education in financial years 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 to date.

£

Organisation 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 to date

PricewaterhouseCoopers 5,349,686 3,847,542 3,503,286

KPMG 396,353 1,014,559 1,312,198

Ernst and Young 0 38,449 0

Deloitte and Touche 275,594 201,670 242,971

McKinsey 0 0 0

Bain and Co. 0 0 0

CfBT⁽³²⁾ 47,072,194 55,759,330 36,406,560

Westminster Education Consultants 1,045,168 1,172,785 691,842

VT Education 0 0 0

Organisation	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04 to date
PricewaterhouseCoopers	5,349,686	3,847,542	3,503,286
KPMG	396,353	1,014,559	1,312,198
Ernst and Young	0	38,449	0
Deloitte and Touche	275,594	201,670	242,971
McKinsey	0	0	0
Bain and Co.	0	0	0
CfBT⁽³²⁾	47,072,194	55,759,330	36,406,560
Westminster Education Consultants	1,045,168	1,172,785	691,842
VT Education	0	0	0

⁽³²⁾ The payments to CfBT are principally represented by the National Strategies. This contract represents around 80 per cent. of the total CfBT costs shown.

Deprivation

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Index for Multiple Deprivation is for each local education authority. [162678]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested has been placed in the Libraries.

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria are used to determine the level of deprivation used in calculating per pupil funding. [162679]

Mr. Miliband: The Education Formula Spending Share formula is used to allocate education funding for each local education authority. This formula comprises a basic entitlement for each pupil plus top-ups for deprivation and where it costs more to recruit and retain teachers, using data from the New Earnings Survey. The deprivation measures used are i) children in families in receipt of Income Support; ii) children in families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit; iii) proportion of primary children with English as an additional language and iv) proportion of secondary children in low-achieving ethnic groups.

Drugs Advisers

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement about (a) the future of drugs advisers and (b) their funding in Essex schools. [162195]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: Funding for school drug advisers (£7.5 million per year) has been made available through the Standards Fund since 2001. From April 2004 it will be up to local education authorities and schools to support drug education, including school drug adviser posts, out of the total resources available to them. The Department does not hold information centrally on the number of school drug advisers within each local education authority.

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Young people will continue to receive advice and support on drug issues from schools, the Connexions Service and a range of local agencies.

Future Schools Initiative

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what supplementary information he is requesting from those unsuccessful in bidding for resources from the Building Schools for the Future initiative but who were runners up; and if he will make a statement. [162595]

Mr. Miliband: We have the necessary information we need from authorities to prioritise the second or third waves of Building Schools for the Future (BSF), and do not at this stage anticipate requesting anything further.

Teaching Assistants

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants were employed in (a) north east Lincolnshire and (b) north Lincolnshire local education authority in each year since 1997. [162583]

Mr. Miliband: The following table gives the numbers of full time equivalent teaching assistants employed in north east Lincolnshire and north Lincolnshire local education authorities for each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data is available.

North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

1997 216.6 175.7

1998 242.4 204.7

1999 261.9 244.6

2000 312.0 267.0

2001 462.3 329.3

2002 523.6 429.8

2003 570.4 451.0

	North East Lincolnshire	North Lincolnshire
1997	216.6	175.7
1998	242.4	204.7
1999	261.9	244.6
2000	312.0	267.0
2001	462.3	329.3
2002	523.6	429.8
2003	570.4	451.0

Source:

Annual Schools Census

Education (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were being educated at each key stage in the Ribble Valley constituency in each school year since 1997–98. [161810]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested is shown in the table.

All schools⁽³³⁾ number of pupils by key stage: position as at January each year Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Key Stage 1⁽³⁴⁾ 2,379 2,518 2,489 2,463 2,353 2,354 2,455

Key Stage 2⁽³⁵⁾ 4,443 4,977 5,198 5,183 5,171 5,105 5,157

Key Stage 3⁽³⁶⁾ 4,483 4,754 4,858 4,953 5,096 5,174 5,235

Key Stage 4⁽³⁷⁾ 2,709 2,969 3,034 3,120 3,162 3,169 3,320

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Key Stage 1⁽³⁴⁾	2,379	2,518	2,489	2,463	2,353	2,354	2,455
Key Stage 2⁽³⁵⁾	4,443	4,977	5,198	5,183	5,171	5,105	5,157
Key Stage 3⁽³⁶⁾	4,483	4,754	4,858	4,953	5,096	5,174	5,235
Key Stage 4⁽³⁷⁾	2,709	2,969	3,034	3,120	3,162	3,169	3,320

⁽³³⁾ Includes maintained schools and independent schools.

⁽³⁴⁾ Pupils aged 5 and 6 as at 31 August the previous year.

⁽³⁵⁾ Pupils aged 7, 8, 9 and 10 as at 31 August the previous year.

⁽³⁶⁾ Pupils aged 11,12 and 13 as at 31 August the previous year.

⁽³⁷⁾ Pupils aged 14 and 15 as at 31 August the previous year.

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

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Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were on the roll in each secondary school in the Ribble Valley and Fulwood constituency in each year since 1998; and what percentage (a) were eligible for and (b) took up free school meals. [161811]

Mr. Miliband: It is the Department's policy not to publish figures about individual schools unless the schools concerned have had the opportunity to check or confirm that information. Therefore, aggregate data for Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency is shown in the table.

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Maintained secondary schools⁽³⁸⁾: number of pupils and school meal arrangementsPosition as at January each year—Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency

Total number of pupils on roll Number of pupils taking free school meals Percentage of pupils taking free school meals Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals

1998 7,813 717 9.2 1,011 12.9

1999 7,982 779 9.8 1,001 12.5

2000 8,160 742 9.1 903 11.1

2001 8,348 531 6.4 840 10.1

2002 8,463 678 8.0 821 9.7

2003 8,610 677 7.9 758 8.8

	Total number of pupils on roll	Number of pupils taking free school meals	Percentage of pupils taking free school meals	Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals	Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
1998	7,813	717	9.2	1,011	12.9
1999	7,982	779	9.8	1,001	12.5
2000	8,160	742	9.1	903	11.1
2001	8,348	531	6.4	840	10.1
2002	8,463	678	8.0	821	9.7
2003	8,610	677	7.9	758	8.8

⁽³⁸⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed.

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

Maintained primary and secondary schools: number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals by ethnic group and gender⁽³⁹⁾January 2003: England

Pupils of compulsory school age and above

Number of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴⁰⁾ Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴¹⁾

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total

Maintained Primary⁽⁴²⁾

White 226,395 218,367 444,762 15.5 15.6 15.6

White British 214,385 207,118 421,503 15.2 15.3 15.3

Irish 1,549 1,413 2,962 22.7 21.7 22.2

Traveller of Irish heritage 843 841 1,684 64.0 65.0 64.5

Any other White background 8,449 7,814 16,263 23.1 22.5 22.8

Gypsy / Roma 1,169 1,181 2,350 53.6 54.8 54.2

Mixed 14,835 14,558 29,393 28.2 28.3 28.2

White and Black Caribbean 6,500 6,599 13,099 35.3 35.3 35.3

White and Black African 1,430 1,457 2,887 30.0 30.2 30.1

White and Asian 2,152 2,034 4,186 20.4 20.1 20.3

Any other mixed background 4,753 4,468 9,221 25.1 25.0 25.1

Asian 32,317 31,251 63,568 26.9 27.1 27.0

Indian 4,482 4,370 8.852 11.7 12.0 11.8

Pakistani 16,402 15,726 32,128 32.5 32.6 32.5

Bangladeshi 9,013 8,851 17,864 44.6 44.7 44.6

Any other Asian background 2,420 2,304 4,724 21.3 21.6 21.5

Black 24,803 24,187 48,990 38.5 38.2 38.4

Black Caribbean 8,022 7,909 15,931 31.1 31.2 31.2

Black African 14,128 13,737 27,865 44.6 44.1 44.4

Any other Black background 2,653 2,541 5.194 37.7 37.6 37.6

Chinese 580 570 1,150 10.8 10.5 10.6

Any other ethnic group 6,316 5,648 11,964 41.5 40.0 40.7

Classified 305,246 294,581 599,827 17.8 17.9 17.8

Unclassified⁽⁴³⁾ 11,280 10,345 21,625 19.3 19.5 19.4

All Pupils⁽³⁹⁾ 316,526 304,926 621,452 17.8 18.0 17.9

Number of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴⁰⁾ Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴¹⁾

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total

Maintained Secondary⁽⁴²⁾

White 168,522 168,791 337,313 12.2 12.4 12,3

White British 160,221 160,961 321,182 12.0 12.2 12.1

Irish 1,173 1,275 2,448 18.3 18.8 18.5

Traveller of Irish heritage 260 260 520 42.0 48.2 44.9

Any other White background 6,508 5,908 12,416 20.1 18.9 19.5

Gypsy / Roma 360 387 747 49.8 46.7 48.1

Mixed 7,628 8,360 15,988 24.5 24.9 24.7

White and Black Caribbean 3,398 3,765 7,163 30.4 30.5 30.5

White and Black African 658 740 1,398 25.2 26.7 26,0

White and Asian 1,001 1,107 2,108 16.1 17.2 16.7

Any other mixed background 2,571 2,748 5,319 23.0 22.8 22.9

Asian 30,235 29,994 60,229 29.2 29.7 29.4

Indian 4,788 4,686 9,474 12.0 12.0 12.0

Pakistani 15,049 14,142 29,191 38.3 38.2 38.3

Bangladeshi 8,260 9,211 17,471 56.7 58.8 57.8

Any other Asian background 2,138 1,955 4,093 21.8 21.0 21.4

Black 17,284 17,687 34,971 33.7 33.0 33.3

Black Caribbean 6,371 6,502 12,873 28.5 27.4 27.9

Black African 8,715 9,089 17,804 39.4 38.9 39.2

Any other Black background 2,198 2,096 4,294 32.0 31.9 31.9

Chinese 627 623 1,250 10.3 10.5 10.4

Any other ethnic group 4,711 4,191 8,902 35.9 35.6 35.8

Classified 229,007 229,646 458,653 14.5 14.7 14.6

Unclassified⁽⁴³⁾ 10,538 9,589 20,127 12.4 12.6 12.5

All Pupils⁽³⁹⁾ 239,545 239,235 478,780 14.4 14.6 14.5

	Pupils of compulsory school age and above
		Number of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴⁰⁾		Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴¹⁾
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Maintained Primary⁽⁴²⁾
White	226,395	218,367	444,762	15.5	15.6	15.6
White British	214,385	207,118	421,503	15.2	15.3	15.3
Irish	1,549	1,413	2,962	22.7	21.7	22.2
Traveller of Irish heritage	843	841	1,684	64.0	65.0	64.5
Any other White background	8,449	7,814	16,263	23.1	22.5	22.8
Gypsy / Roma	1,169	1,181	2,350	53.6	54.8	54.2
Mixed	14,835	14,558	29,393	28.2	28.3	28.2
White and Black Caribbean	6,500	6,599	13,099	35.3	35.3	35.3
White and Black African	1,430	1,457	2,887	30.0	30.2	30.1
White and Asian	2,152	2,034	4,186	20.4	20.1	20.3
Any other mixed background	4,753	4,468	9,221	25.1	25.0	25.1
Asian	32,317	31,251	63,568	26.9	27.1	27.0
Indian	4,482	4,370	8.852	11.7	12.0	11.8
Pakistani	16,402	15,726	32,128	32.5	32.6	32.5
Bangladeshi	9,013	8,851	17,864	44.6	44.7	44.6
Any other Asian background	2,420	2,304	4,724	21.3	21.6	21.5
Black	24,803	24,187	48,990	38.5	38.2	38.4
Black Caribbean	8,022	7,909	15,931	31.1	31.2	31.2
Black African	14,128	13,737	27,865	44.6	44.1	44.4
Any other Black background	2,653	2,541	5.194	37.7	37.6	37.6
Chinese	580	570	1,150	10.8	10.5	10.6
Any other ethnic group	6,316	5,648	11,964	41.5	40.0	40.7
Classified	305,246	294,581	599,827	17.8	17.9	17.8
Unclassified⁽⁴³⁾	11,280	10,345	21,625	19.3	19.5	19.4
All Pupils⁽³⁹⁾	316,526	304,926	621,452	17.8	18.0	17.9

		Number of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴⁰⁾		Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for freeschool meals⁽⁴¹⁾
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Maintained Secondary⁽⁴²⁾
White	168,522	168,791	337,313	12.2	12.4	12,3
White British	160,221	160,961	321,182	12.0	12.2	12.1
Irish	1,173	1,275	2,448	18.3	18.8	18.5
Traveller of Irish heritage	260	260	520	42.0	48.2	44.9
Any other White background	6,508	5,908	12,416	20.1	18.9	19.5
Gypsy / Roma	360	387	747	49.8	46.7	48.1
Mixed	7,628	8,360	15,988	24.5	24.9	24.7
White and Black Caribbean	3,398	3,765	7,163	30.4	30.5	30.5
White and Black African	658	740	1,398	25.2	26.7	26,0
White and Asian	1,001	1,107	2,108	16.1	17.2	16.7
Any other mixed background	2,571	2,748	5,319	23.0	22.8	22.9
Asian	30,235	29,994	60,229	29.2	29.7	29.4
Indian	4,788	4,686	9,474	12.0	12.0	12.0
Pakistani	15,049	14,142	29,191	38.3	38.2	38.3
Bangladeshi	8,260	9,211	17,471	56.7	58.8	57.8
Any other Asian background	2,138	1,955	4,093	21.8	21.0	21.4
Black	17,284	17,687	34,971	33.7	33.0	33.3
Black Caribbean	6,371	6,502	12,873	28.5	27.4	27.9
Black African	8,715	9,089	17,804	39.4	38.9	39.2
Any other Black background	2,198	2,096	4,294	32.0	31.9	31.9
Chinese	627	623	1,250	10.3	10.5	10.4
Any other ethnic group	4,711	4,191	8,902	35.9	35.6	35.8
Classified	229,007	229,646	458,653	14.5	14.7	14.6
Unclassified⁽⁴³⁾	10,538	9,589	20,127	12.4	12.6	12.5
All Pupils⁽³⁹⁾	239,545	239,235	478,780	14.4	14.6	14.5

⁽³⁹⁾ Pupils of compulsory school age and above.

⁽⁴⁰⁾ Excludes dually registered pupils and includes boarders. Free school meal statistics shown here may not match with those shown in tables 13,14 and 15 due to difference in coverage.

⁽⁴¹⁾ Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils in each ethnic group.

⁽⁴²⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed.

⁽⁴³⁾ Information was not sought or refused.

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