House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Feb 2005 (pt 74)

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Hillingdon LEA

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the members of the School Organising Committee for the London borough of Hillingdon local education authority. [216436]

Derek Twigg: The Department does not hold information on the members of Hillingdon or any other School Organisation Committee (SOC). SOCs are committees set up by, but independent of, the local authority. Regulations require that all SOCs are constituted with five groups with representatives drawn from the LEA, local school governors, the Roman Catholic Diocese, the Church of England Diocese and the local Learning and Skills Council. SOCs may also include an optional sixth group to represent other local community interests.

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Looked-after Children

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what estimate she has made of the number of (a) looked-after children and (b) former looked-after children who received custodial sentences in each year between 1997 and 2004; [212082]

(2) what estimate she has made of the number of (a) looked-after children and (b) former looked-after children who received custodial sentences in each year between 1997 and 2004. [212086]

Margaret Hodge: The information requested on sentencing is not collected centrally. However, the following tables show the numbers of looked-after children who were in a young offenders institution or prison at 31 March, and the number of 19-year-old former care leavers in custody on their 19th birthday.
Children looked after at 31 March in a young offenders institution or prison

Number
Year ending 31 March

England 1997⁽¹⁴⁰⁾ 1998⁽¹⁴¹⁾ 1999⁽¹⁴¹⁾ 2000⁽¹⁴¹⁾ 2001⁽¹⁴²⁾ 2002⁽¹⁴²⁾ 2003⁽¹⁴²⁾

Number of children looked after⁽¹³⁹⁾ 51,200 53,300 55,500 58,100 58,900 59,700 60,800

Number of children looked after in a young offenders institution 150 170 180 170 150 120 100

⁽¹³⁹⁾ Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.
⁽¹⁴⁰⁾ Figures derived from the SSDA903 return.
⁽¹⁴¹⁾ Figures taken from the CLA100 return.
⁽¹⁴²⁾ Figures derived from the CLA100 return and the SSDA903 return.
Note:
1. Figures over 1,000 have been rounded to the nearest 100. All other figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Children looked after by local authorities, year ending 31 March 2003.

Former care leavers at age 19 who were looked after on 1 April aged 16 in custody, 2002–041, 6, 7

Number
Year ending 31 March

England 2002⁽¹⁴⁴⁾ 2003⁽¹⁴⁵⁾ 2004⁽¹⁴⁶⁾

All young people⁽¹⁴⁷⁾ 4,700 4,900 5,100

In custody 110 120 120

⁽¹⁴³⁾ Figures exclude children who were looked after on 1 April aged 16 under an agreed series of short term placements
⁽¹⁴⁴⁾ Looked after on 1 April 1999
⁽¹⁴⁵⁾ Looked after on 1 April 2000.
⁽¹⁴⁶⁾ Looked after on 1 April 2001.
⁽¹⁴⁷⁾ Figures include former care leavers with whom the local authority is not in touch.
⁽¹⁴⁸⁾ Figures taken from the OC3 return.
⁽¹⁴⁹⁾ Figures over 1,000 have been rounded to the nearest 100. All other figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Children looked after in England (including adoptions and care leavers), 2003–04.

Number
	Year ending 31 March
England	1997⁽¹⁴⁰⁾	1998⁽¹⁴¹⁾	1999⁽¹⁴¹⁾	2000⁽¹⁴¹⁾	2001⁽¹⁴²⁾	2002⁽¹⁴²⁾	2003⁽¹⁴²⁾
Number of children looked after⁽¹³⁹⁾	51,200	53,300	55,500	58,100	58,900	59,700	60,800
Number of children looked after in a young offenders institution	150	170	180	170	150	120	100

Number
	Year ending 31 March
England	2002⁽¹⁴⁴⁾	2003⁽¹⁴⁵⁾	2004⁽¹⁴⁶⁾
All young people⁽¹⁴⁷⁾	4,700	4,900	5,100
In custody	110	120	120

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of cared-for children who become involved in prostitution. [212088]

Margaret Hodge: The data requested is not collected or held centrally.

Morecambe and Lunesdale (Funding)

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much Government funding has been spent on education in Morecambe and Lunesdale in each of the last 10 years. [216781]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas, rather than districts within an LEA. Morecambe and Lunesdale form part of Lancashire LEA. The information is contained within the following table.

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Combined LEA and school based expenditure⁽¹⁵⁰⁾^(5507390151) Cash terms (£)

1994–95 583,765,000

1995–96 570,257,000

1996–97 577,176,000

1997–98⁽¹⁵²⁾ 586,427,000

1998–99⁽¹⁵³⁾ 492,850,000

1999–2000 508,395,000

2000–01 532,819,000

2001–02 588,951,000

2002–03 595,937,000

2003–04 703,296,000

⁽¹⁵⁰⁾ 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).
2 Upto and including 1998–99 financial data are taken from Revenue Outturn spending returns submitted to the ODPM. From 1999–00 onwards 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.
⁽¹⁵¹⁾ 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.
⁽¹⁵²⁾ Local government reorganisation (LGR) took place on the 1 April 1998 where pre-LGR Lancashire LEA was split into Lancashire LEA, Blackburn with Darwin LEA and Blackpool LEA. As a result, up to 1997–98 data are for pre-LGR Lancashire LEA and from 1998–99 data are for post-LGR Lancashire LEA. This break in consistency is shown by the dotted line.
Notes:
1. Financial data are collected at local authority level and not constituency level and as such the figures provided are for Lancashire LEA.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as reported by Lancashire LEA at 14 February 2005.

Combined LEA and school based expenditure⁽¹⁵⁰⁾^(5507390151)	Cash terms (£)
1994–95	583,765,000
1995–96	570,257,000
1996–97	577,176,000
1997–98⁽¹⁵²⁾	586,427,000
1998–99⁽¹⁵³⁾	492,850,000
1999–2000	508,395,000
2000–01	532,819,000
2001–02	588,951,000
2002–03	595,937,000
2003–04	703,296,000

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on computers for schools in Morecambe and Lunesdale since 1997. [216784]

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Derek Twigg: The Department does not hold information on funding for ICT at constituency level. However, Morecambe and Lunesdale is in Lancashire LEA and allocations for this authority since 1998 are detailed in Funding for ICT in Schools in England" which is available in the House Library.

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what expenditure there has been on schools in Morecambe and Lunesdale since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [216787]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The following table shows capital resources allocated to Lancashire local education authority and its schools since 1997. Decisions on how resources should be invested in schools are taken by the local education authority in accordance with its locally prepared asset management plan. The information on how capital allocations are split between constituencies is not held centrally.

Lancashire

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

	Lancashire
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

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Morecambe and Lunesdale have undertaken apprenticeships since 1997. [216806]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Figures for Morecambe and Lunesdale cannot be provided as information at parliamentary constituency level is not available. The following table shows the number of starts on Apprenticeships in (i) the Lancashire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area between April 2001 and the end of July 2004; and (ii) in the Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) for the area LAWTEC (Lancashire West) between April 1997 and March 2001.

Time period ⁽¹⁵³⁾ TEC/LSC Advanced apprenticeship Apprenticeship at level 2

April 1997 to March 1998 LAWTEC 1,800 —

April 1998 to March 1999 LAWTEC 1,600 100

April 1999 to March 2000 LAWTEC 1,900 1,800

April 2000 to March 2001 LAWTEC 1,800 2,100

April 2001 to July 2002 Lancashire LSC 1,900 4,100

August 2002 to July 2003 Lancashire LSC 1,700 3,600

August 2003 to July 2004 Lancashire LSC 1,400 3,900

⁽¹⁵³⁾ TECs reported the figures in financial years. LSC reports figures in academic years. The first LSC 'year' was 16 months in order to bring the financial year figures into line with academic years.
Source:
TEC Management Information
LSC Individualised Learner Record

Time period ⁽¹⁵³⁾	TEC/LSC	Advanced apprenticeship	Apprenticeship at level 2
April 1997 to March 1998	LAWTEC	1,800	—
April 1998 to March 1999	LAWTEC	1,600	100
April 1999 to March 2000	LAWTEC	1,900	1,800
April 2000 to March 2001	LAWTEC	1,800	2,100
April 2001 to July 2002	Lancashire LSC	1,900	4,100
August 2002 to July 2003	Lancashire LSC	1,700	3,600
August 2003 to July 2004	Lancashire LSC	1,400	3,900

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