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EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Apprenticeships

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many apprenticeships funded by the Learning and Skills Council were begun in eachregion during the six months ending 31 December 2004. [214523]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: This is a matter for the Learning andSkills Council. Mark Haysom the Council's Chief Executive will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
 
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Departmental Costs

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last two years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. [200830]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: This information could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.

Education Funding

Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she next plans to review the education funding formula for schools in England. [213858]

Derek Twigg: The five year strategy signalled the Government's intention to introduce a dedicated Schools Budget, guaranteed by national Government and delivered through local authorities. We will be launching a full public consultation on the detailed proposals shortly.

Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what capital allocations have been made to Leicestershire county council for education purposes in each year since 1996–97. [213754]

Derek Twigg: The table shows the capital allocations made to Leicestershire county council and its schools for education purposes in each year since 1996–97.
Leicestershire local education authority

	£000
1996–97	3,565
1997–98	2,920
1998–99	6,503
1999–2000	9,232
2000–01	20,957
2001–02	15,831
2002–03	25,401
2003–04	27,582
2004–05	33,834

Education Spending (North Durham)

Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the amount spent per pupil was in North Durham in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available. [214196]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is contained within the following table:
Combined LEA and school based expenditure^{(2)(5507350003)} per pupil⁽⁴⁾—cash terms

	£
1997–98(5)	2,550
2001–02	3,270
2003–04	3,910

⁽²⁾The combined LEA and school based expenditure includes all expenditure on the education of children in LEA maintained establishments and pupils educated by the LEA other than in maintained establishments. This includes both school based expenditure and all elements of central LEA expenditure except youth and community and capital expenditure from revenue (CERA).
⁽³⁾1997–98 financial data are taken from Revenue Outturn spending returns submitted to the ODPM 2001–02 and 2003–04 financial data are taken from Section 52 Outturn Statements submitted to the Department for Education and Skills. 2003–04 data remains provisional and is subject to change by the LEA.
⁽⁴⁾Pupil figures include all pre-primary pupils, including those under 5s funded by the LEA and being educated in private settings, pupils educated in maintained mainstream schools and other LEA maintained pupils. The pupil data for pupils attending maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools are taken from the DfES Annual Schools Census. Private voluntary and independent (FVI) under 5 pupil numbers are taken from the Early Years census but are only included from 1999–2000 onwards. Other LEA maintained pupils includes all pupils attending schools not maintained by the Authority for whom the Authority is paying full tuition fees, or educated otherwise than in schools and pupil referral units under arrangements made by the Authority drawn from the Form 8b submitted to the DfES. Also included as other LEA maintained pupils are all pupils attending pupil referral units who are not registered at a maintained mainstream school drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census. All pupil numbers are adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
⁽⁵⁾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 1996–99.
Notes:
1.Financial data are collected at local authority level and not constituency level and as such the figures provided are for Durham LEA.
2.Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 as reported the Durham LEA at 3 February 2005.




 
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League Tables

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the oral answer of 20 January 2005, Official Report, column 948, on league tables, what assessment her Department has made of the improvement in average results at GCSE that would be achieved if all local education authority areas were to perform at the same level as selective local education authority areas. [210953]

Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 25 January 2005]: If all local education authority areas returned the same value added as selective local education authority areas, the average results would improve by nine points at GCSE, where a grade C, for example, is equal to 40points and a grade B equal to 46 points.

However, this calculation does not take account of the different characteristics of pupils educated in different LEAs, so it does not give an estimate of the possible impact of making all LEAs selective.

New Deal for Schools

Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many bids Surrey local education authority has made for funding under the New Deal for Schools; what the total monetary value of these bids is; how many grants the authority received under the New Deal for Schools; and what the total monetary value of these grants is. [214184]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: Surrey local education authority presented a total of 99 bids for New Deal for Schools between 1997 and 2002. The total monetary value for these bids amounts to £29,905,000. The number ofapproved projects was 69, with a total value of £17,575,000.
 
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Ofsted

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what spending is planned on Ofsted for each year from 2003–04 to 2007–08; and if she will make a statement. [213957]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: That is a matter for Ofsted. HM inspector, David Bell will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library.

School Extensions and Repairs (Lancashire)

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the capital spend on school extension repairs and classroom upgrades was in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in each year since 1997. [214399]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The table shows the capital resources allocated to Lancashire local education authority and its schools, since 1997. Decisions on how resources should be invested in schools are taken locally in accordance with the locally prepared asset management plans. Information on how resources are split between constituencies and capital spend on school extension repairs and classroom upgrades are not held centrally.

	Lancashire LEA (£000)
1997–98	13,288
1998–99	19,457
1999–2000	23,407
2000–01	42,200
2001–02	36,021
2002–03	55,453
2003–04	62,607
2004–05	44,234

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Chorley have benefited from new classrooms, school extensions and upgrades since 1997. [214400]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The following table show the capital resources allocated to Lancashire local education authority and its schools, since 1997. We do not hold central information on which schools benefited from new classrooms, school extensions and upgrades. The decisions on how resources should be invested in schools are taken and held locally.

	Lancashire LEA (£000)
1997–98	13,288
1998–99	19,457
1999–2000	23,407
2000–01	42,200
2001–02	36,021
2002–03	55,453
2003–04	62,607
2004–05	44,234

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