House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Nov 2004 (pt 117)

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Freedom of Information Act

Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the likely costs to his Department in the first quarter of 2005 of compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. [199084]

Mr. Charles Clarke: Based on the anticipated additional volume of requests for information, it is estimated that the cost of compliance with the Freedom of Information Act during the period January to March 2005 will cost around £606,000, an average of £152 per request.

Further Education

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of funding per pupil in further education was in (a) Leicester South, (b) the Unitary Authority of Leicester City and (c) England in each year since 1997. [198666]

Dr. Howells: The Department allocates funds for education and training in the post-16 learning and skills sector to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The LSC decides on allocations at individual college and local LSC level. Information about these allocations is

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not collected by the Department. This is a matter for the LSC. Mark Haysom the Learning and Skills Council's Chief Executive will write to the hon. Member with details of further education spend per pupil in (a) Leicester South, (b) the Unitary Authority of Leicester City. A copy of his letter will be placed in the House Library.

The following table shows funding per full-time equivalent student in further education in England from 1997–98 to 2004–05. These are cash figures that show total funding for the further education (FE) sector. The figures include monies provided for participation and certain funding for earmarked purposes, including capital, the Standards Fund and other special grants to colleges. These figures are consistent with those published in the 'Departmental Annual Report 2004'.
Funding per full-time equivalent student in further education 1997–98 to 2004–05

Total funding (£)

1997–98⁽⁸⁵⁾ 3,070

1998–99⁽⁸⁵⁾ 3,090

1999–2000⁽⁸⁵⁾ 3,380

2000–01⁽⁸⁵⁾ 3,640

2001–02⁽⁸⁵⁾ 4,050

2002–03⁽⁸⁶⁾ 4,120

2003–04⁽⁸⁷⁾ 4,240

2004–05⁽⁸⁷⁾ 4,460

⁽⁸⁵⁾ Actual.
⁽⁸⁶⁾ Provisional.
⁽⁸⁷⁾ Planned.

	Total funding (£)
1997–98⁽⁸⁵⁾	3,070
1998–99⁽⁸⁵⁾	3,090
1999–2000⁽⁸⁵⁾	3,380
2000–01⁽⁸⁵⁾	3,640
2001–02⁽⁸⁵⁾	4,050
2002–03⁽⁸⁶⁾	4,120
2003–04⁽⁸⁷⁾	4,240
2004–05⁽⁸⁷⁾	4,460

GCSE Results

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196374]

Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases—one showing the information based on the location of schools, the other based on the residency of the pupil.
(i) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*–C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2004 (provisional)

All pupils Males
Females

Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Based on school location:

All 53.4 158,753 48.4 185,068 58.8

10 per cent. most deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾ 37.9 8,887 32.9 11,368 43.0

10 per cent. least deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾ 63.1 26,296 57.6 26,456 68.8

(ii) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*–C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2003 (final)

All pupils Males
Females

Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Based on pupil residency:

All 52.9 152,026 48.0 177,278 58.1

10 per cent. most deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾ 28.9 8,400 24.2 11,676 33.7

10 per cent. least deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾ 73.3 19,341 68.2 21,340 78.5

⁽⁸⁸⁾ The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

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	All pupils	Males	Females
	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Based on school location:
All	53.4	158,753	48.4	185,068	58.8
10 per cent. most deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾	37.9	8,887	32.9	11,368	43.0
10 per cent. least deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾	63.1	26,296	57.6	26,456	68.8

	All pupils	Males	Females
	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Based on pupil residency:
All	52.9	152,026	48.0	177,278	58.1
10 per cent. most deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾	28.9	8,400	24.2	11,676	33.7
10 per cent. least deprived areas⁽⁸⁸⁾	73.3	19,341	68.2	21,340	78.5

Green Ministers

Mr. Horam: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many departmental Green Ministers there have been since 1997. [198311]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: There have been four Green Minister appointments in the Department for Education and Skills and its predecessor, the Department for Education and Employment, since 1997.

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Higher Education

Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many entrants to higher education there were from (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges in each of the last 10 years. [197823]

Dr. Howells: The latest available information is shown in the table.
UK domiciled acceptancesl to UK HE institutions—Full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses

Acceptances who came from:

Sixth Form Colleges
FE/HE colleges
Other⁽⁹⁰⁾
Total 3

Year of entry Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

1994 22,400 10.4 65,200 30.4 127,000 59.2 214,700 100.0

1995 23,800 10.6 72,500 32.2 128,600 57.2 224,900 100.0

1996 25,200 11.0 68,900 30.2 134,100 58.8 228,200 100.0

1997 30,000 11.9 81,800 32.4 140,600 55.7 252,400 100.0

1998 29,400 11.9 80,200 32.4 138,000 55.7 247,600 100.0

1999 29,700 11.9 78,400 31.5 140,700 56.5 248,900 100.0

2000 30,300 12.0 78,800 31.3 143,000 56.7 252,000 100.0

2001 31,800 12.2 80,500 30.9 148,500 56.9 260,800 100.0

2002 32,100 12.2 78,000 29.6 153,700 58.3 263,800 100.0

2003 33,500 12.5 78,200 29.2 156,300 58.3 268,000 100.0

⁽⁸⁹⁾ Figures cover only those students who provided details of their previous educational establishment. Over the last 10 years the proportion of acceptances who did not provide this data varied between 15 per cent. and 20 per cent.. In 1998, the categorisation of individual schools/colleges was updated to take account of changes in school/college status; as a result, the figures for 1998 and later years are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
⁽⁹⁰⁾ Covers maintained schools, independent schools and a small number of miscellaneous
establishments.
⁽⁹¹⁾ Figures may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

	Acceptances who came from:
	Sixth Form Colleges	FE/HE colleges	Other⁽⁹⁰⁾	Total 3
Year of entry	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
1994	22,400	10.4	65,200	30.4	127,000	59.2	214,700	100.0
1995	23,800	10.6	72,500	32.2	128,600	57.2	224,900	100.0
1996	25,200	11.0	68,900	30.2	134,100	58.8	228,200	100.0
1997	30,000	11.9	81,800	32.4	140,600	55.7	252,400	100.0
1998	29,400	11.9	80,200	32.4	138,000	55.7	247,600	100.0
1999	29,700	11.9	78,400	31.5	140,700	56.5	248,900	100.0
2000	30,300	12.0	78,800	31.3	143,000	56.7	252,000	100.0
2001	31,800	12.2	80,500	30.9	148,500	56.9	260,800	100.0
2002	32,100	12.2	78,000	29.6	153,700	58.3	263,800	100.0
2003	33,500	12.5	78,200	29.2	156,300	58.3	268,000	100.0

Higher Education Funding Council

Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the Higher Education Funding Council will report on its proposals to secure the financial position of the Open University. [195607]

Dr. Howells: The board of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has convened a panel to consider submissions from the Open University and Birkbeck College. The HEFCE panel has been asked to respond to the HEFCE board by the end of January 2005 at the latest.

Information Technology (Schools)

Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Wansdyke and (ii) Bath and North East Somerset are equipped with (A) interactive whiteboards and (B) broadband technology. [196760]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The available information is as follows:

For England, my Department estimates that 63 per cent. of primary schools and 92 per cent. of secondary schools were equipped with electronic interactive whiteboards in 2004. The latest figures were published in SFR 27/2004 "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2004", which is available on my Department's website: www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/

31 per cent. of primary schools and 91 per cent. of secondary schools were equipped with broadband technology in 2003; the latest figures were published in the Statistical Bulletin "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2003", which is available on my Department's website: www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/

Both sets of figures were derived from a sample of schools.

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) compile figures on broadband connectivity as reported by local education authorities. South Gloucestershire LEA reported that all of its maintained schools were equipped with broadband technology and Bath and North East Somerset LEA reported that 53 per cent. of its maintained schools were equipped with broadband technology.

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