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Education Bodies (Staffing)
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the full-time equivalent headcount of the (a) Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, (b) Learning and Teaching Support Network and (c) Higher Education Academy was in each year since 1997; and how much funding was allocated to each body in each year. [178206]
Alan Johnson:
The available staffing and funding figures for the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE) and Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) are given in the table. The bulk of LTSN funding is spread over 24 subject centres for setting up, supporting and developing learning and teaching networks and promoting and sharing good practice through projects and events. The HE Academy is currently being set up and both the LTSN and ILTHE have recently joined the academy. It advises that it currently has 60 staff (including those from the ILTHE and LTSN). HEFCE have allocated a budget of £1.9 million for the academy until the end of the 2003/04 academic year.
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| Academic year | HEFCE funding (£ million) | Staffing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILTHE | LTSN | ILTHE | LTSN | |
| 1998/99 | (12)1.19 | — | — | — |
| 1999/2000 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 (plus 1 secondee) |
| 2000/01 | (13)— | 6 | 23 | 15 |
| 2001/02 | (13)— | 6 | 25 | 18 |
| 2002/03 | (13)— | 6.5 | 28 | 23 |
| 2003/04 | (13)— | 6.5 | 30 | 22 |
(12) Initial start up costs—no staff in post.
(13) From 2000/01—no HEFCE funding. ILTHE sustained through membership fees.
Education Costs (London)
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost of educating a child to age 16 was in each London borough in the most recent period for which figures are available. [169998]
Mr. Miliband: The information is available for the 2003–04 financial year and is contained within the following table:
Notes:
1. Funding includes education formula spending plus all revenue grants in DfES departmental expenditure limits relevant to pupils aged 3–15. EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level are excluded.
2. The pupil numbers used are those underlying the EFS settlement calculations.
3. Figures are provisional as some grants in 2003–04 have not yet been finalised/audited.
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest £100.
5. Figures are based on eight years of funding for pupils ages three to 10 and five years of funding for pupils ages 11–15.
6. Calculations are based on an LEA's total funding per pupil in 2003–04 multiplied by the average number of years in school.
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Education Funding
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Crosby in each of the last seven years. [177864]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Crosby is a district of Sefton LEA. The information for Sefton LEA is as follows:
| £ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary education | Primary education | Pre-primary and primary | Secondary education | Special | |
| 1996–97 | — | n/a | 1,880 | 2,640 | 19,520 |
| 1997–98 | n/a | n/a | 1,890 | 2,630 | 20,190 |
| 1998–99 | n/a | n/a | 2,010 | 2,690 | 19,950 |
| 1999–2000 | 4,690 | 2,170 | 2,180 | 2,780 | 23,920 |
| 2000–01 | 16,780 | 2,330 | 2,410 | 3,010 | 26,120 |
| 2001–02 | 30,560 | 2,570 | 2,740 | 3,430 | 27,410 |
| 2002–03 | 2,840 | — | 3,640 | — | |
Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from Sefton LEAs' Section 52 outturn statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000. Hence, for consistency, the combined unit cost is provided since 1996–97 but due to LEA expenditure on pupils in independent nurseries the unit cost for primary education is a more robust measure.
2. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Spending in 1997–98 reflects the transfer of monies from local government to central Government for the nursery vouchers scheme. These were returned to local government from 1998–99.
4. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA.
5. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
6. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
7. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.
8. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent in Crosby from the (a) Connexions Programme, (b) the Positive Activities for Young People Programme, (c) Millennium Volunteers Programme, (d) Transforming Youth Work Development Fund, (e) Community Champions Fund and (f) Pathfinder Young Community Champions Fund. [177893]
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Margaret Hodge: Most of this funding is directed through local accountable bodies that cover a wider geographical area than Crosby. In each case, that body has the freedom to use its funding flexibly, within a broad overall framework, to meet local priorities. Each of the respective local bodies may have used some of its funding in the Crosby area but, in most cases, it is not possible to identify expenditure at that level of detail. The table shows how much funding has been paid by the DfES to each of the relevant local bodies for the initiatives concerned.
| Initiative/funding steam | Local accountable body (i.e. area covered) | Amount paid (£) | Initiative start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Connexions Service | Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership | 43,286,000 | 2001 |
| (b) Positive Activities for Young People | Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership (but note that figure relates to Crosby area) | 69,000 | 2003 |
| (c) Millennium Volunteers | Various (figure relates to Sefton area) | 369,000 | 2000 |
| (d) Transforming Youth Work Development Fund | Sefton Council | 176,000 | 2002 |
| (e) Community Champions Fund | Various (figure relates to Sefton area) | 19,000 | 2001 |
| (f) Pathfinder Young Community Champions Fund | (see note 2 below) | — | — |
Notes:
1. The amounts shown relate to the period from the start of each initiative until the end of the 2003–04 financial year (and are rounded to the nearest £000).
2. PYCCF is delivered in Community Cohesion Pathfinder Areas. In the North West these include Bury, Rochdale and East Lancashire but not Sefton/Crosby.
Mr. Kilfoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in (a) Kent and (b) Liverpool in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2003. [166957]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is contained in the following table:
| £ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Pre-primary and primary | Secondary | |
| Kent LEA | |||
| 1997–98 | n/a | 1,890 | 2,900 |
| 2002–03 | 2,790 | — | 3,620 |
| Liverpool LEA | |||
| 1997–98 | n/a | 1,880 | 2,640 |
| 2002–03 | 3,250 | — | 4,150 |
Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from Kent and Liverpool's Section 52 Outturn Statements submitted to the DfES; the 1997–98 financial data is taken from the ODPM's R01 statement. The 1997–98 figures are Kent LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1998–99 onwards parts of Kent LEA became Rochester and Gillingham LEAs. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA.
2. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 Outturn Statement in 1999–2000.
3. The outturn 2002–03 captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers.
4. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.
5. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
6. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
7. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Stoke-on-Trent North in each of the last seven years. [177643]
Mr. Miliband:
The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than constituency level and as such the figures provided are for Stoke-on-Trent LEA.
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| £ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary education | Primary education | Pre-primary and primary | Secondary education | Special | |
| 1996–97 | n/a | n/a | 1,660 | 2,290 | 9,630 |
| 1997–98 | n/a | n/a | 1,790 | 2,540 | 11,240 |
| 1998–99 | n/a | n/a | 2,040 | 2,580 | 14,560 |
| 1999–2000 | 4,610 | 2,180 | 2,240 | 2,880 | 14,130 |
| 2000–01 | 5,570 | 2,330 | 2,400 | 3,170 | 14,690 |
| 2001–02 | 8,070 | 2,650 | 2,760 | 3,440 | 15,840 |
| 2002–03 | — | 2,710 | — | 3,430 | — |
Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from local education authorities1 Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA. Prior to local government reorganisation (LGR) in 1997–98 Stoke-on-Trent LEA was part of Staffordshire LEA. Consequently figures for 1996–97 are for pre-LGR Staffordshire LEA and figures for 1997–98 onwards are for Stoke-on-Trent LEA.
2. Spending in 1997–98 reflects the transfer of moneys from local government to central government for the nursery vouchers scheme. These were returned to local government from 1998–99. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.
4. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers.
5. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA.
6. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
7. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
8. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.
9. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent per pupil in 2003–04 for each school in the London borough of Wandsworth. [179041]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is not yet available. The Department is due to collect the data relating to the 2003–04 financial year in October 2004.
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the change in the average amount spent (a) per primary school pupil and (b) per secondary school pupil has been in Warrington, North since 1997. [174658]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Warrington, North is a district of Warrington local education authority. The information for Warrington LEA is as follows:
| £ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary education | Pre-primary and primary education | Secondary education | |
| 1997–98 | n/a | 2,080 | 2,900 |
| 1998–99 | n/a | 2,130 | 2,760 |
| 1999–2000 | 2,210 | 2,240 | 2,870 |
| 2000–01 | 2,390 | 2,480 | 3,070 |
| 2001–02 | 2,580 | 2,720 | 3,240 |
| 2002–03 | 2,690 | 2,840 | 3,500 |
Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from local education authorities' Section 52 Outturn Statements submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's R01 statement previously.
2. Spending in 1997–98 reflects the transfer of moneys from local government to central government for the nursery vouchers scheme. These were returned to local government in 1998–99. Prior to local government reorganisation (LGR) in 1998–99 Warrington LEA was included as part of Cheshire LEA and consequently the 1997–98 figures are for Cheshire LEA (pre-LGR). 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of Section 52 in 1999–2000.
3. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA.
4. Real terms figures used are adjusted to 2002–03 prices using the March 2004 GDP deflators.
5. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA.
6. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
7. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
8. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
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