House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 Jul 2005 (pt 21)

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FE Colleges

Colin Challen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in what ways her Department is assisting adults of all ages to study languages in colleges of further education. [13333]

Bill Rammell: My Department wants to continue to make available a wide range of learning opportunities for adults of all ages, including for the study of modern foreign languages. Provision locally is for the individual college to determine in conjunction with the local

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Learning and Skills Council, in the light of both local needs and national priorities. As part of the Success for All" strategy modern foreign languages is a priority curriculum area for improving teaching and learning and introducing new approaches to continuing professional development. The aim is to improve the motivation and linguistic achievements of learners within the sector.

Free School Milk

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools provided EU-subsidised milk in the last two years in (a) the UK and (b) Lancashire; and how many children received the milk. [11649]

Jim Knight: I have been asked to reply.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) pay subsidy on school milk in Great Britain. Officials in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development pay the subsidy in Northern Ireland.

In Great Britain 19,093 schools have claimed school milk subsidy over each of the last two years, covering 3.85 million children.

In Lancashire 550 schools claimed subsidy, covering 94,000 children.

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Nursery Places

Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in (a) North East Somerset and (b) South Gloucestershire have taken up free nursery places since the policy was introduced. [12547]

Beverley Hughes: All four-year-olds in England have been entitled to a free part-time early education place since September 1998. All three-year-olds in England have been entitled to a free part-time early education place since April 2004.

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The available information on the numbers of free part-time early education places taken up by three and four-year-olds in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire local education authority areas is shown in the tables.

The latest figures on early education places for three and four-year-olds in England were published in Statistical First Release 18/2005 Provision for children under five years of age in England—January 2005 (provisional)" in May, which is available on the Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.
Number of free nursery education places taken up three and four-year–olds—maintained schools and private, voluntary and independent provide is Bath and North East Somerset local education authority area 1997–2004

Three-year-olds
Four-year-olds

Position in January
each year Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽⁷⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁰⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total

1997 310 0 310 n/a n/a 1,700

1998 310 0 310 n/a n/a 1,800

1999 320 0 320 n/a n/a 1,900

2000 300 0 300 n/a n/a 1,700

2001 290 ⁽⁸⁾200 490 n/a n/a 1,800

2002 270 ⁽⁸⁾460 730 1,300 ⁽¹¹⁾510 1,800

2003 250 ⁽⁸⁾470 720 1,300 ⁽¹²⁾580 1,900

2004 280 ⁽⁹⁾900 1,200 1,200 ⁽¹³⁾500 1,700

n/a=Not available.
⁽⁷⁾ Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽⁸⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽⁹⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹⁰⁾ Headcount of children aged lour at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹¹⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽¹²⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.

Number of free nursery education places taken up three and four year olds—maintained schools and private, voluntary and independent providers North Somerset local education authority area 1997–2004

Three-year-olds
Four-year-olds

Position in January
each year Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁴⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁷⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total

1997 160 0 160 n/a n/a 1,800

1998 160 0 160 n/a n/a 2,000

1999 160 0 160 n/a n/a 2,000

2000 200 0 200 n/a n/a 2,200

2001 200 ⁽¹⁵⁾100 300 n/a n/a 2,000

2002 190 ⁽¹⁵⁾950 1,100 1,400 ⁽¹⁸⁾500 1,900

2003 190 ⁽¹⁵⁾1,300 1,500 1,500 ⁽¹⁹⁾540 2,000

2004 160 ⁽¹⁶⁾1,300 1,500 1,500 ⁽²⁰⁾550 2,000

n/a=Not available.
⁽¹⁴⁾ Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹⁵⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽¹⁶⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹⁷⁾ Headcount of children aged lour at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹⁸⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽¹⁹⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽²⁰⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.

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Number of free nursery education places taken up three and four year olds—maintained schools and private, voluntary and independent providers South Gloucestershire local education authority area 1997–2004

Three-year-olds
Four-year-olds

Position in January
each year Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽²¹⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽²⁴⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total

1997 400 0 400 n/a n/a 2,700

1998 320 0 320 n/a n/a 3,000

1999 330 0 330 n/a n/a 3,100

2000 330 0 330 n/a n/a 3,200

2001 340 ⁽²²⁾140 480 n/a n/a 3,100

2002 330 ⁽²²⁾1,300 1,600 2,300 ⁽²⁵⁾780 3,100

2003 300 ⁽²²⁾1,900 2,200 2,200 ⁽²⁶⁾780 3,000

2004 300 ⁽²³⁾1,500 1,800 2,200 ⁽²⁷⁾670 2,900

n/a=Not available.
⁽²¹⁾ Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽²²⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽²³⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽²⁴⁾ Headcount of children aged lour at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽²⁵⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽²⁶⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽²⁷⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.

	Three-year-olds	Four-year-olds
Position in January each year	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽⁷⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁰⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total
1997	310	0	310	n/a	n/a	1,700
1998	310	0	310	n/a	n/a	1,800
1999	320	0	320	n/a	n/a	1,900
2000	300	0	300	n/a	n/a	1,700
2001	290	⁽⁸⁾200	490	n/a	n/a	1,800
2002	270	⁽⁸⁾460	730	1,300	⁽¹¹⁾510	1,800
2003	250	⁽⁸⁾470	720	1,300	⁽¹²⁾580	1,900
2004	280	⁽⁹⁾900	1,200	1,200	⁽¹³⁾500	1,700

	Three-year-olds	Four-year-olds
Position in January each year	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁴⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹⁷⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total
1997	160	0	160	n/a	n/a	1,800
1998	160	0	160	n/a	n/a	2,000
1999	160	0	160	n/a	n/a	2,000
2000	200	0	200	n/a	n/a	2,200
2001	200	⁽¹⁵⁾100	300	n/a	n/a	2,000
2002	190	⁽¹⁵⁾950	1,100	1,400	⁽¹⁸⁾500	1,900
2003	190	⁽¹⁵⁾1,300	1,500	1,500	⁽¹⁹⁾540	2,000
2004	160	⁽¹⁶⁾1,300	1,500	1,500	⁽²⁰⁾550	2,000

	Three-year-olds	Four-year-olds
Position in January each year	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽²¹⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽²⁴⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total
1997	400	0	400	n/a	n/a	2,700
1998	320	0	320	n/a	n/a	3,000
1999	330	0	330	n/a	n/a	3,100
2000	330	0	330	n/a	n/a	3,200
2001	340	⁽²²⁾140	480	n/a	n/a	3,100
2002	330	⁽²²⁾1,300	1,600	2,300	⁽²⁵⁾780	3,100
2003	300	⁽²²⁾1,900	2,200	2,200	⁽²⁶⁾780	3,000
2004	300	⁽²³⁾1,500	1,800	2,200	⁽²⁷⁾670	2,900

Changes in pupil figures may arise from changes to the underlying population in the local education authority area and other factors. However, my Department doesn't publish population figures for individual age cohorts at sub-national level because of the unreliability of the underlying population estimates. The Office for National Statistics publish sub-national population estimates in five-year age bands.

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