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Community Champions Funds
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what awards have been made under the Community Champions Funds since May 2002 to projects in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) England, broken down by (i) date of award, (ii) amount of award and (iii) type of project. [191058]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: Information is not recorded in the format requested. However, in Buckinghamshire the following awards were made:
April to March | Number of awards | Total expenditure on awards (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 10 | 34 |
| 2003–04 | 5 | 10 |
April to March | Number of awards | Total Expenditure on awards (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | (23)1500 | 2,625 |
| 2003–04 | (23)1757 | (24)2,536 |
(23) During 2002–2004, the Scarman Trust delivered 1530 You and Your Community Awards. These were jointly supported by the Community Champions Fund and a Millennium Commission award.
(24) In 2003–04 the DfES funded a national evaluation of the Community Champions Fund.
In addition, the "Evaluation of the Community Champions Fund" June 2004 shows that the average award per Champion in England over the period was £1,250. Of the evaluation sample of 1596 awards, 910 were small grants of under £1,500; with 686 awards of over £1,500.
The Community Champions Fund supports a wide range of projects which support many different facets of community activity and cohesion. The evaluation showed that typical projects would cover for example, working with children; tackling inter—generational relationships; improving links between ethnic groups; providing services for others such as the homeless and
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people with HIV; renovating or supporting local resources such as skate parks, community centres; and increasing the capacity of community workers and volunteers. The full evaluation is available (reference RB550) on the DfES website: www.dfes.gov.uk/research/.
Consultants
Mr. Maples: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the contracts awarded by his Department to consultants in each of the last five years, stating in each case (a) the name of the consulting company, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the purpose for which the contract was awarded; and if he will make a statement. [191738]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: This information could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Job Losses
Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the anticipated total cost is of the arrangements for the voluntary early release of 350 staff from the Department; and if he will list the (a) grade and (b) geographic location of the staff who will be given voluntary early release. [191903]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Final decisions on the total numbers of people to be released have not yet been made. Overall cost will be dependant on the individual circumstances of those who are released including age, salary level and length of service, but it is likely to be approximately £17.5 million.
e2e
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent developments have occurred in the use of e2e with specific reference to access by those working with Young Mums To Be. [191105]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Learning and Skills Council has a statutory commitment to fund learning for all 16 to 18-year-olds, Within this commitment it is important that young mothers to be are not disenfranchised from learning. However The Young Mums To Be Award (YMTBA) does not provide the full curriculum range required of an Entry to Employment (E2E) programme. The LSC has therefore suggested that the YMTBA be further developed and submitted for inclusion in the National Qualification Framework. This will bring the programme into mainstream Further Education provision.
Education Costs (Isle of Wight)
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the (a) capital and (b) recurring cost is to public funds of (i) Cross Keys, (ii) Edutainment and (iii) the ICT Academy in Ryde, Isle of Wight; how many courses are provided by each at public expense; and what qualification each course leads to. [192330]
Mr. Charles Clarke
[holding answer 18 October2004]: These three organisations are involved in the provision of adult learning, which is planned by and funded through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Details
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about the delivery and funding of post-16 learning relate to the operational responsibilities of the LSC and I have asked Mark Haysom, the LSC's Chief Executive, to write to the hon. Member with the information requested. A copy of Mr. Haysom's reply will be placed in the Library.
Education Funding (Southend)
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list grants his Department has made for education provision in Southend in each of the last three years. [192279]
Mr. Miliband: The following revenue and capital grants for each year from 2002–03 have been provided by the Department:
Nursery Education Grant
Class Size Grant
Teacher's Pay Grants
School Standards Grant
Large Education Action Zones
Learning and Skills Council
Standards Funds
Basic L C Vap
Class Size Initiative
Condition
Devolved Formula
Modernisation VA
National Grid For Learning
School Security
Secondary Learning Support Units
Seed Challenge
Specialist Schools
Staff Workspace
Voluntary Aided School Grant
Teacher's Pay Grants
School Standards Grant
Large Education Action Zones
Learning and Skills Council
Standards Funds
Excellence In Cities
Additional Budget Support Grant
Basic L C Vap
Condition
Devolved Formula
Modernisation VA
Schools Access Initiative
Seed Challenge
Staff Workspace
Targeted Capital Funding-VA
Teacher's Pay Grants
School Standards Grant
Large Education Action Zones
Learning and Skills Council
Standards Funds
Excellence In Cities
Targeted Transitional Support Grant
Basic L C Vap
Devolved Formula
Modernisation (Primary)
Modernisation LEA
Seed Challenge
Sustainable Transport
The grants for each year are included in the total grant figures in the following table.
| EFS/SSA | Revenue grants | Capital grants | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 80.9 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 103.1 |
| 2003–04 | 84.6 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 107.8 |
| 2004–05 | 88.2 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 111.9 |
Notes:
1. Price Base: Real terms at 2003–04 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 30.06.04.
2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education Standard Spending Assessments/Education Formula Spending settlements and exclude the pensions transfer to EFS and LSC.
3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to pupils aged 3–19 and exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level.
4. Where responsibility for funding a school has transferred from an LEA, related funding no longer appears in the series.
5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1 million.
6. Status: 2003–04 and 2004–05 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.
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