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Adult Education
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Greater London, broken down by local education authority, in each of the last five years. [170497]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in each of the London Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas is set out in the following the table:
| April 2001 to July 2001(28) | August 2001 to July 2002 | August 2002 to July 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSC Area | Basic skills | Key skills | Basic skills | Key skills | Basic skills | Key skills |
| London North | 8,753 | 985 | 14,099 | 1,395 | 18,829 | 1,921 |
| London West | 13,671 | 858 | 24,013 | 1,629 | 29,303 | 1,652 |
| London Central | 18,207 | 1,119 | 38,694 | 1,733 | 38,130 | 1,204 |
| London East | 14,746 | 1,476 | 31,412 | 2,114 | 39,783 | 2,367 |
| London South | 5,758 | 998 | 13,241 | 1,488 | 15,398 | 1,728 |
(28) The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001.
From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.
Mr. Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Preston in each of the last five years. [169683]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in the Lancashire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area is set out in the following table:
| £000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic skills | Key skills | |
| April to July 2001(29) | 3,370 | 1,270 |
| August 2001 to July 2002 | 6,577 | 1,857 |
| August 2002 to July 2003 | 7,815 | 1,948 |
(29) The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001.
From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.
Mr. Neil Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Wigan in each of the last five years. [169277]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in the Greater Manchester Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area, is set out in the following table:
| Basic skills | Key skills | |
|---|---|---|
| April 2001 to July 2001(30) | 8,925 | 2,598 |
| August 2001 to July 2002 | 15,369 | 3,586 |
| August 2002 to July 2003 | 27,258 | 4,210 |
(30) The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001.
From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.
Apprenticeships
Mr. Neil Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Wigan have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [169364]
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Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available on a consistent geographical basis over the last five years.
However, the table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in the Greater Manchester Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area between April
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2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from April 1996 to March 2001 in the six Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) that amalgamated into Greater Manchester LSC—Bolton and Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and High Peak and Wigan.
| Time period | TEC/LSC | Advanced MAs | Foundation MAs |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 to March 1999 | Bolton and Bury CCTE | 800 | 600 |
| Manchester | 2,400 | 700 | |
| Oldham CCTE | 400 | 300 | |
| Rochdale CCTE | 500 | 100 | |
| Stockport and High Peak(31) | 800 | 100 | |
| Wigan CCTE | 700 | 300 | |
| April 1999 to March 200 | Bolton and Bury CCTE | 900 | 1000 |
| Manchester | 2,800 | 1,800 | |
| Oldham CCTE | 500 | 500 | |
| Rochdale CCTE | 500 | 600 | |
| Stockport and High Peak(31) | 700 | 700 | |
| Wigan CCTE | 700 | 600 | |
| April 2000 to March 2001 | Bolton and Bury CCTE | 700 | 1,200 |
| Manchester | 3,200 | 2,600 | |
| Oldham CCTE | 500 | 700 | |
| Rochdale CCTE | 400 | 700 | |
| Stockport and High Peak(31) | 800 | 1,000 | |
| Wigan CCTE | 900 | 800 | |
| April 2001 to July 2002 | Greater Manchester LSC | 4,800 | 9,800 |
| March 2001 to July 2002 | Greater Manchester LSC | 2,900 | 6,800 |
(31) 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
LSC Individualised Learner Record
Denotes:
TEC also became part of Derbyshire LSC
Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Burnley have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [167939]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available on a consistent geographical basis over the last five years. However, 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.
| Time period (32) | TEC/LSC | Advanced MA | Foundation MA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
(32) 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 LSC Individualised Learner Record
Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of the Uxbridge constituency have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [168990]
Mr. Ivan Lewis:
The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available on a consistent geographical basis over the last five years. However, the following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in the west London 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 Councils (TECs) that amalgamated into West London LSC—Focus Central London, north west London and west London.
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| Time period (33) | TEC/LSC | Advanced MAs | Foundation MAs |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 to March 1999 | Focus Central London (34) | 1,700 | 500 |
| North west London | 400 | 300 | |
| West London (35) | 1,300 | 1,000 | |
| April 1999 to March 2000 | Focus central London (34) | 2,300 | 1,200 |
| North west London | 400 | 500 | |
| West London (35) | 1,000 | 1,400 | |
| April 2000 to March 2001 | Focus central London (34) | 2,500 | 1,900 |
| North west London | 500 | 500 | |
| West London (35) | 1,100 | 2,100 | |
| April 2001 to July 2002 | West London LSC | 900 | 1,800 |
| March 2001 to July 2002 | West London LSC | 600 | 1,200 |
(33) 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.
(34) Parts focus central London TEC became parts of central London and east London LSCs
(35) Part of west London TEC became part of south London LSC
Source:
TEC management information LSC Individualised Learner Record
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