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Michael Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the (a) crockery, (b) cutlery and (c) glassware procured by his Department over the last five years is of British manufacture. [170798]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The percentage of crockery, cutlery and glassware procured by my Department over the last five years, which is of British manufacture is as follows:
(a) crockery 90 per cent.
(b) cutlery unknown country of origin not displayed
(c) glassware 0 per cent.
Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Bootle have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. [172682]
Mr. Miliband: The following table shows the number of children in Bootle benefiting from EiC, and the annual spend per pupil for the years in question.
Number of children | Total EiC expenditure(12) (£) | Spend per pupil (£) | |
---|---|---|---|
200001 | 4,219 | 373,916 | 88.63 |
200102 | 7,846 | 1,150,998 | 146.70 |
200203 | 7,821 | 1,297,269 | 165.87 |
200304 | 7,825 | 2,498,105 | 319.25 |
The increase in the number of pupils benefiting from EiC from 2001 onwards is due to the schools in the Education Action Zones in the area coming under the control of the Sefton EiC Partnership.
The large increase in the rate of EiC funding in 200203 is due to the extra funding provided through the Behaviour Improvement Programme and the increase in 200304 is due to the introduction of the Leadership Incentive Grant.
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Mr. Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Manchester, Blackley in each of the last five years. [172889]
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(12) | 8,925 | 2,598 |
August 2001 to July 2002 | 15,369 | 3,586 |
August 2002 to July 2003 | 27,258 | 4,210 |
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. Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in Manchester, Blackley deemed to be failing since 1997 have since reached satisfactory standards. [172890]
Mr. Miliband: One primary school in Manchester, Blackley has been deemed to be failing on two inspections since 1997 and placed in special measures twice. Following the second designation, the requirement for special measures was removed in June 2003.
Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children received free school meals in the constituency of Edmonton in (a) 199192, (b) 200102 and (c) 2003. [169304]
Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 5 May 2004]: The available data on free school meals is shown in the table. Information for 199192 is not available at Parliamentary Constituency level.
Mr. Neil Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in Wigan achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A* -C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [169287]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is as follows:
Academic year | Wigan | England |
---|---|---|
1997 | 44.8 | 45.1 |
1998 | 43.2 | 46.3 |
1999 | 45.7 | 47.9 |
2000 | 46.7 | 49.2 |
2001 | 47.1 | 50.0 |
2002 | 49.3 | 51.6 |
2003 | 50.7 | 52.9 |
Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the GCSE results in the constituency of Edmonton were in (a) 199192, (b) 200102 and (c) 2003. [169305]
Mr. Miliband [holding answer 5 May 2004]: The information requested is as follows:
Academic year | Edmonton parliamentary constituency | England |
---|---|---|
1991/92 | 42.4 | 38.3 |
2001/02 | 42.4 | 51.6 |
2002/03 | 44.0 | 52.9 |
Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in South Ribble achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A* -C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [171981]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is as follows:
Academic year | South Ribble | England |
---|---|---|
1997 | 54.7 | 45.1 |
1998 | 53.9 | 46.3 |
1999 | 56.0 | 47.9 |
2000 | 61.0 | 49.2 |
2001 | 59.5 | 50.0 |
2002 | 61.5 | 51.6 |
2003 | 63.7 | 52.9 |
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