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EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Adult Education

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) which further education colleges in West Yorkshire will receive (a) a decrease and (b) an increase in their funding for adult education, not including for basic skills courses, in 2005–06 compared to 2004–05; [22307]

(2) what assessment she has made of the level of funding provided by the Learning and Skills Council to (a) Shipley College and (b) other further education colleges in West Yorkshire to meet the non-basic skills needs of adults and employers in the locality; and if she will make a statement; [22308]

(3) when each further education college in West Yorkshire was informed of its funding allocation for 2005–06. [22315]

Bill Rammell: The Government's Skills Strategy, reaffirmed in the White Paper published on the 22 March, sets clear priorities for public funding to support the drive to ensure that employers have the skills they need to be successful, and individuals have the skills they need to be employable and personally fulfilled. Funding for Further Education (FE) increased by 4.4 per cent. in 2005/06. Funding for non-vocational learning opportunities for adults, delivered mainly through local authority adult education services, has also increased. In 2004/05 we provided over £207 million to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in support of this learning. This has risen to £210 million in 2005/06. This funding will enable colleges and other providers to deliver a wide range of learning opportunities to meet the needs of adults in local communities but those who are able to do so will need to pay higher fees in the future. I set out the Government's priorities for the learning and skills sector and the impact on funding in 2006–07 and 2007–08 on the 21 October and full details can be found in Priorities for Success" on the LSC's website.

The Department allocates funds for education and training in the post-16 learning and skills sector, including adult education, to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The LSC was established in 2001
 
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bringing the planning and funding of post-16 education together under one body. My Department does not hold details of funding figures for FE colleges in West Yorkshire. As the timing and level of funding allocations in local areas relates to the LSC's operational responsibilities, the LSC's Chief Executive, Mark Haysom, has written to the hon. Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.

A-level Grades

Mr. Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many sixth form colleges in England achieved A level pass rates of above 99.0 per cent. in the summer 2005 examinations. [25679]

Jacqui Smith: Figures for the academic year 2003/04 show eight of the 101 sixth form colleges in England achieved a GCE A Level pass rate of above 99 per cent. 2003/04 figures have been provided as 2004/05 data are provisional and currently being checked by schools, therefore, cannot be released at school level.

Apprenticeships

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reason the costs of the provider contracts for the apprenticeships introduced by her Department were higher than expected; and if she will make a statement. [27194]

Phil Hope: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning on 12 October 2005, Official Report, column 528W.

Building Schools for the Future

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the Building Schools for the Future projects which are in progress. [27191]

Jacqui Smith: Information on the Building Schools for the Future projects currently in progress is as follows.

There are 38 projects (39 authorities) currently in progress in Waves 1–3 of Building Schools for the Future:


 
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Class Sizes

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size was in each primary school in Cleethorpes in each year since 1997. [24755]

Jacqui Smith: The data requested is shown in the table.
Maintained primary schools: average class size taught by one teacher(17), position as at January each year: 1997 to 2005, Cleethorpes parliamentary constituency

LEAEstabSchool name19971998199920002001
8122000Allerton Primary Schooln/an/an/a27.829.5
8122002Woodlands Primary Schooln/an/an/a26.024.8
8122109William Barcroft Junior School30.729.828.628.329.6
8122112Elliston Infants' School28.929.932.025.524.6
8122113Queen Mary Avenue Infant School27.126.127.128.527.3
8122114Reynolds Junior School33.931.130.330.827.9
8132116East Halton Primary School31.029.023.022.024.3
8132118Goxhill Primary School28.129.925.228.630.1
8122124New Waltham Primary School32.433.434.736.031.6
8132125Killingholme Primary School28.828.322.922.725.5
8122142Thrunscoe Infants' School32.025.329.622.524.2
8122144Pelham Infants' School25.834.330.827.219.0
8122145Enfield (New Waltham) Primary School25.829.325.822.327.8
8122151The Leas Junior School29.629.028.628.830.5
8122153Thrunscoe Junior School27.432.529.733.528.6
8122154Healing Primary School30.534.330.030.731.1
8122167Allerton Infants' School25.230.831.7n/an/a
8122175Signhills Infants' School30.927.427.625.826.1
8122176Signhills Junior School25.527.628.228.528.8
8122177Allerton Junior School29.829.327.5n/an/a
8122178Eastfield Junior School27.026.725.522.231.5
8122179Eastfield Infants' School25.236.730.734.730.9
8122181The Leas Infants' School27.930.127.829.426.3
8122182Middlethorpe Primary School32.933.131.923.832.5
8122183Reynolds Infants' School28.630.028.023.123.4
8122184Elliston Junior School29.331.029.932.730.1
8132568Bowmandale Primary School31.426.623.127.927.5
8122877Coomb Briggs Primary School29.930.330.330.129.9
8122917Bradley Park Infant and Nursery School22.430.923.5n/an/a
8122918Bradley Park Junior School35.026.926.8n/an/a
8122939Humberston Cloverfields Primary School30.627.526.727.126.4
8132940Castledyke Primary School26.229.026.929.125.7
8122943Bursar Primary School32.028.529.422.730.0
8133056John Harrison C of E Primary School29.223.427.825.926.4
8133057Barton St. Peter's C of E Primary School28.430.328.128.728.3
8123059St. Peter's C of E Primary School28.532.429.128.123.5
8123060East Ravendale C of E Primary School27.327.027.527.331.0
8123065The Humberston C of E Primary School31.230.128.728.324.8
8123066Immingham St. Andrew's C of E Junior School25.925.023.923.424.8
8133067Kirmington C of E Primary School20.520.519.510.716.0
8123068Stanford Junior and Infant School31.331.529.926.827.9
8123072Stallingborough C of E Primary School29.027.028.020.813.5
8133078New Holland C of E and Methodist Primary School30.027.026.523.022.3
8133079Ulceby St. Nicholas C of E Primary School21.323.623.423.923.5
8133322Wootton St. Andrew's C of E Primary School12.513.58.09.016.0
8123514St. Joseph's RC Primary School28.529.529.228.027.2
8123516The Canon Peter Hall C of E Primary Schooln/an/an/an/an/a









 
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LEAEstabSchool name2002200320042005
8122000Allerton Primary School26.623.823.527.5
8122002Woodlands Primary Schooln/an/an/an/a
8122109William Barcroft Junior School28.827.526.728.2
8122112Elliston Infants' School27.329.028.027.1
8122113Queen Mary Avenue Infant School28.027.528.027.6
8122114Reynolds Junior School27.627.524.523.9
8132116East Halton Primary School19.318.314.016.0
8132118Goxhill Primary School29.928.928.830.5
8122124New Waltham Primary School28.729.327.324.7
8132125Killingholme Primary School23.421.826.028.8
8122142Thrunscoe Infants' School23.625.626.632.3
8122144Pelham Infants' School17.023.8n/an/a
8122145Enfield (New Waltham) Primary School28.027.023.223.3
8122151The Leas Junior School26.229.729.431.9
8122153Thrunscoe Junior School28.026.825.026.5
8122154Healing Primary School26.226.929.328.2
8122167Allerton Infants' Schooln/an/an/an/a
8122175Signhills Infants' School26.926.427.226.9
8122176Signhills Junior School27.628.129.329.0
8122177Allerton Junior Schooln/an/an/an/a
8122178Eastfield Junior School23.329.828.533.0
8122179Eastfield Infants' School24.225.928.823.6
8122181The Leas Infants' School24.023.624.328.0
8122182Middlethorpe Primary School28.523.426.329.0
8122183Reynolds Infants' School23.021.621.421.0
8122184Elliston Junior School29.325.230.627.1
8132568Bowmandale Primary School26.924.826.127.2
8122877Coomb Briggs Primary School27.929.326.925.7
8122917Bradley Park Infant and Nursery Schooln/an/an/an/a
8122918Bradley Park Junior Schooln/an/an/an/a
8122939Humberston Cloverfields Primary School26.927.026.825.1
8132940Castledyke Primary School27.530.124.830.2
8122943Bursar Primary School28.028.627.028.3
8133056John Harrison C of E Primary School25.126.023.825.0
8133057Barton St. Peter's C of E Primary School28.729.429.130.2
8123059St. Peter's C of E Primary School23.823.425.124.8
8123060East Ravendale C of E Primary School22.426.725.724.7
8123065The Humberston C of E Primary School26.925.125.127.5
8123066Immingham St. Andrew's C of E Junior School23.822.3n/an/a
8133067Kirmington C of E Primary School15.516.015.515.0
8123068Stanford Junior and Infant School27.520.825.328.6
8123072Stallingborough C of E Primary School17.717.711.818.0
8133078New Holland C of E and Methodist Primary School22.320.819.019.5
8133079Ulceby St. Nicholas C of E Primary School23.722.724.724.7
8133322Wootton St. Andrew's C of E Primary School22.022.524.024.0
8123514St. Joseph's RC Primary School24.925.124.623.8
8123516The Canon Peter Hall C of E Primary Schooln/an/a20.225.3




n/a=Not applicable.
(17)Classes taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
Source:
Annual Schools Census.




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