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Postgraduate Science Degrees

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) non-EU students are studying science postgraduate degrees in England in 2004–05; and what proportion of all postgraduate students this represents in each case. [8033]

Bill Rammell: Figures for the 2003/04 academic year are given in the table below; data for 2004/05 are not yet available.
Enrolments⁽²⁵⁾ on postgraduate science courses in English HEIs in 2003/04

	United Kingdom	European Union	Other overseas
Science postgraduates(26)	89,755	11,230	30,040
All postgraduates	269,320	27,490	80,340
Science as a percentage of total postgraduates	33	41	37

⁽²⁵⁾Figures stated are given on a full-person equivalent basis, which is the proportion of an enrolment's activity in that subject area.
⁽²⁶⁾Science includes medicine and dentistry, subjects allied to medicine, biological sciences, veterinary, agriculture and related sciences, physical sciences, mathematical and computing sciences, architecture and related studies and engineering and technology.
Note:
Figures are on a DfES whole-year basis and are rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Press Officers

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. [8138]

Bill Rammell: The information requested is set out in the table:

	Staff numbers	Spend (£000)
1996–97	19	702
1997–98	20.5	729
1998–99	29.5	969
1999–2000	28	997
2000–01	28	1,307
2001–02	28	1,097
2002–03	23.4	1,314
2003 -04	18.5	1,352
2004–05	18	1,200

 
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Religious Education

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will introduce compulsory religious education in all schools which focuses equally on all the main religions in England. [7298]

Jacqui Smith: All maintained schools must provide religious education (RE) for all registered pupils. Locally agreed RE syllabuses must reflect the fact that religious traditions in the country are in the main Christian while taking account of the teaching and practices of other principal religions. The new national framework for RE will provide opportunities to develop pupils knowledge and understanding of Christianity, other principal religions, other religious traditions and other world views, in line with Government's goals of inclusion, tolerance and diversity.

School Building

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment has been made of the need for school building maintenance, updated for current price levels for (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) other schools in each London borough, in the last five years. [7249]

Jacqui Smith: Data on school buildings maintenance have been supplied to the Department twice; firstly in 2000–01 and secondly in 2003. The following table shows, for the two data collections, primary, secondary and other schools figures for each London local education authority. Costs have been updated to current costs. In addition to backlog repair work, the figures cover work needed over a five year period from the dates of the assessments, including cyclical and scheduled maintenance.

Central Government capital support for investment in schools has increased from under £700 million in 1996–97 to £5.5 billion this year and will rise further to £6.3 billion by 2007–08. Progress is being made year-by-year in improving the quality of the school building stock.
Schools maintenance requirements £

	Primary		Secondary		Other
	2001	2003	2001	2003	2001	2003
Barking and Dagenham	2,243,698	39,410,803	4,201,813	22,906,721	27,188	123,934
Barnet	39,024,662	40,107,660	24,673,568	34,029,880	1,915,432	2,534,913
Bexley	20,360,801	21,722,163	19,803,174	22,846,338	1,337,509	1,579,120
Brent	29,010,597	25,072,826	20,033,334	17,006,117	2,196,700	1,865,460
Bromley	19,414,064	24,100,807	20,216,776	26,389,627	920,896	1,585,557
Camden	8,573,851	12,159,257	11,641,138	11,119,195	1,445,671	1,330,147
Croydon	13,422,452	14,553,936	12,783,519	13,776,575	1,370,416	1,422,410
Ealing	34,045,012	31,082,778	17,170,999	15,440,938	2,375,832	2,243,389
Enfieid	37,183,816	28,203,143	31,075,780	22,440,115	3,565,292	2,372,245
Greenwich	35,522,158	39,219,290	11,743,286	26,946,521	6,243,138	4,184,282
Hackney	28,900,873	36,353,462	16,131,501	21,767,674	3,952,027	3,074,077
Hammersmith and Fulham	12,119,573	9,928,217	12,038,322	11,371,871	3,032,569	3,157,738
Haringey	—	35,945,789	—	13,790,757	—	1,673,651
Harrow	11,433,656	13,495,330	8,461,492	11,153,747	6,745,305	7,135,427
Havering	38,425,867	33,035,051	29,858,490	28,783,241	1,410,024	1,522,827
Hillingdon	20,214,363	21,587,648	14,246,302	16,975,522	1,624,914	1,809,548
Hounslow	23,175,540	29,106,708	17,527,247	27,857,095	1,574,181	3,246,966
Islington	34,505,108	23,651,347	18,588,643	12,497,917	3,827,587	2,475,645
Kensington and Chelsea	7,801,892	6,454,041	1,968,212	2,212,459	1,625,229	1,460,770
Kingston upon Thames	12,486,084	17,837,505	17,660,145	23,544,250	1,321,771	1,938,597
Lambeth	—	54,827,241	—	44,242,445	—	8,344,663
Lewisham	39,378,088	35,584,122	23,882,208	23,306,117	4,061,893	3,882,120
Merton	10,474,790	12,148,736	7,864,319	8,892,701	9,226,542	1,967,176
Newham	40,501,813	28,281,733	23,151,778	19,748,374	2,547,393	911,797
Redbridge	25,335,410	22,578,687	22,502,056	21,320,757	1,937,394	1,120,458
Richmond upon Thames	13,120,661	13,795,165	—	10,220,238	762,559	764,066
Southwark	22,846,082	29,505,233	10,992,214	17,986,923	4,623,772	4,434,201
Sutton	9,249,811	10,388,821	13,107,369	8,964,390	1,533,305	928,842
Tower Hamlets	21,170,592	13,587,966	19,349,058	12,377,368	4,010,666	1,356,707
Waltham Forest	20,079,861	14,788,170	15,492,380	10,053,638	3,025,488	1,900,798
Wandsworth	40,590,068	40,590,068	29,674,514	29,674,514	6,990,906	6,990,906
Westminster	16,589,720	14,082,979	21,714,889	13,172,533	1,082,643	1,957,073

'—'indicates no data supplied, or data appraised as unreliable.





 
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School Funding

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the funding per pupil in (a) primary and junior schools and (b) secondary
 
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schools in (i) West Sussex, (ii) Kent, (iii) Durham, (iv)the East Riding of Yorkshire and (v) each English county was in each of the last eight years. [7914]

Jacqui Smith: The figures requested are expressed in real terms and set out in the following tables:
Pupils aged three to 10 £

	LEA	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
938	West Sussex	2,430	2,550	2,750	2,910	2,970	3,110	3,220	3,360
886	Kent	2,480	2,620	2,840	3,000	3,050	3,180	3,330	3,450
840	Durham	2,310	2,470	2,740	2,960	2,990	3,190	3,300	3,540
811	East Riding of Yorkshire	2,260	2,420	2,650	2,810	2,820	3,010	3,110	3,290
815	North Yorkshire	2,310	2,480	2,710	2,850	2,890	3,120	3,220	3,390
820	Bedfordshire	2,390	2,540	2,780	2,940	2,980	3,120	3,230	3,410
825	Buckinghamshire	2,450	2,600	2,810	2,970	3,020	3,150	3,290	3,450
830	Derbyshire	2,250	2,410	2,630	2,750	2,820	3,000	3,120	3,290
835	Dorset	2,350	2,480	2,690	2,810	2,840	2,960	3,080	3,230
845	East Sussex	2,500	2,660	2,900	3,050	3,090	3,220	3,360	3,510
850	Hampshire	2,360	2,490	2,700	2,860	2,910	3,060	3,170	3,300
855	Leicestershire	2,260	2,400	2,600	2,730	2,750	2,860	2,970	3,120
860	Staffordshire	2,200	2,340	2,540	2,680	2,680	2,910	3,010	3,180
865	Wiltshire	2,360	2,500	2,700	2,820	2,870	3,100	3,190	3,360
873	Cambridgeshire	2,310	2,480	2,680	2,800	2,840	3,090	3,220	3,380
875	Cheshire	2,250	2,400	2,610	2,750	2,790	2,970	3,070	3,260
878	Devon	2,440	2,540	2,740	2,870	2,920	3,100	3,210	3,360
881	Essex	2,480	2,610	2,830	2,990	3,040	3,200	3,320	3,460
885	Worcestershire	2,300	2,400	2,610	2,740	2,770	2,900	3,010	3,180
888	Lancashire	2,350	2,520	2,750	2,900	2,950	3,100	3,230	3,420
891	Nottinghamshire	2,270	2,410	2,650	2,780	2,830	2,990	3,080	3,260
893	Shropshire	2,350	2,500	2,710	2,870	2,900	3,110	3,230	3,410
908	Cornwall	2,400	2,560	2,780	2,940	2,990	3,150	3,250	3,420
909	Cumbria	2,280	2,450	2,700	2,870	2,910	3,170	3,280	3,460
916	Gloucestershire	2,330	2,490	2,700	2,840	2,880	3,010	3,100	3,280
919	Hertfordshire	2,450	2,570	2,790	2,930	2,970	3,140	3,260	3,380
925	Lincolnshire	2,350	2,490	2,700	2,860	2,920	3,120	3,220	3,410
926	Norfolk	2,390	2,550	2,770	2,930	2,980	3,160	3,290	3,460
928	Northamptonshire	2,290	2,450	2,650	2,780	2,840	3,060	3,160	3,340
929	Northumberland	2,280	2,430	2,650	2,810	2,850	3,090	3,220	3,420
931	Oxfordshire	2,470	2,610	2,830	2,980	3,030	3,180	3,310	3,450
933	Somerset	2,340	2,500	2,720	2,850	2,900	3,060	3,170	3,310
935	Suffolk	2,340	2,470	2,670	2,790	2,820	2,980	3,110	3,260
936	Surrey	2,460	2,580	2,780	2,930	2,980	3,130	3,230	3,420
937	Warwickshire	2,270	2,430	2,620	2,760	2,820	3,030	3,140	3,300

 
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Pupils aged 11 to 15 £

	LEA	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
938	West Sussex	3,220	3,290	3,520	3,710	3,790	3,820	4,020	4,110
886	Kent	3,300	3,380	3,660	3,850	3,940	3,980	4,230	4,300
840	Durham	3,240	3,360	3,650	3,860	3,910	3,970	4,140	4,340
811	East Riding of Yorkshire	3,070	3,170	3,440	3,580	3,640	3,610	3,820	3,950
815	North Yorkshire	3,120	3,220	3,480	3,620	3,690	3,680	3,860	3,980
820	Bedfordshire	3,220	3,320	3,630	3,860	3,950	3,910	4,110	4,240
825	Buckinghamshire	3,250	3,340	3,600	3,800	3,900	3,940	4,130	4,240
830	Derbyshire	3,060	3,150	3,400	3,550	3,630	3,680	3,860	4,010
835	Dorset	3,070	3,170	3,430	3,570	3,640	3,660	3,860	3,970
845	East Sussex	3,320	3,410	3,700	3,880	4,000	4,010	4,240	4,340
850	Hampshire	3,150	3,220	3,470	3,670	3,760	3,780	3,980	4,070
855	Leicestershire	3,010	3,100	3,340	3,470	3,520	3,520	3,710	3,800
860	Staffordshire	3,020	3,110	3,360	3,500	3,560	3,590	3,780	3,910
865	Wiltshire	3,110	3,230	3,470	3,600	3,660	3,730	3,890	4,020
873	Cambridgeshire	3,110	3,220	3,450	3,570	3,660	3,750	3,970	4,090
875	Cheshire	3,040	3,130	3,370	3,500	3,560	3,640	3,840	3,990
878	Devon	3,210	3,300	3,520	3,640	3,710	3,710	3,910	4,040
881	Essex	3,300	3,390	3,650	3,840	3,920	3,970	4,190	4,270
885	Worcestershire	3,040	3,140	3,400	3,570	3,630	3,650	3,840	3,970
888	Lancashire	3,180	3,290	3,560	3,720	3,800	3,810	4,030	4,170
891	Nottinghamshire	3,080	3,180	3,450	3,560	3,630	3,670	3,850	3,970
893	Shropshire	3,110	3,200	3,450	3,610	3,710	3,810	3,990	4,090
908	Cornwall	3,240	3,340	3,590	3,730	3,810	3,770	3,960	4,090
909	Cumbria	3,160	3,270	3,550	3,730	3,810	3,830	4,020	4,170
916	Gloucestershire	3,080	3,210	3,470	3,590	3,650	3,710	3,880	4,010
919	Hertfordshire	3,330	3,420	3,680	3,860	3,940	3,910	4,120	4,170
925	Lincolnshire	3,180	3,300	3,550	3,710	3,790	3,840	4,040	4,160
926	Norfolk	3,190	3,300	3,560	3,730	3,820	3,820	4,040	4,150
928	Northamptonshire	3,140	3,260	3,490	3,630	3,700	3,790	3,980	4,110
929	Northumberland	3,170	3,270	3,590	3,820	3,890	3,870	4,070	4,250
931	Oxfordshire	3,230	3,330	3,610	3,790	3,880	3,930	4,130	4,220
933	Somerset	3,140	3,240	3,500	3,630	3,720	3,800	4,000	4,090
935	Suffolk	3,110	3,200	3,460	3,640	3,730	3,700	3,910	4,010
936	Surrey	3,300	3,380	3,610	3,800	3,880	3,900	4,080	4,230
937	Warwickshire	3,060	3,180	3,400	3,530	3,620	3,730	3,930	4,040

Notes:
1.Price Base: Real terms at 2003–04 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 23 March 2005.
2.Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education SSA/EFS settlements and exclude the pensions transfer to EFS.
3.Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to pupils aged three to 10 and 11 to 15 and exclude Education Maintenance Allowances and grants not allocated at LEA level. For those LEAs in receipt of advance of grant under the transitional support arrangements for 2004–05, advance grant funding is included in the year of payment (2004–05). There will be a consequential reduction in DfES grant for these LEAs in future years (either 2006–07 and 2007–08 or 2006–7 to 2008–9, depending on the terms on which the advance was given to the LEA).
4.The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC three-year-old maintained pupils and estimated three to four-year-olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers.
5.Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
6.Status: 2005–06 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.

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