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Correspondence

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when her Department will reply to the letter sent by the hon. Member for Brent, East dated 2 February on behalf of Mr. Eric Brentini. [33858]

Bill Rammell: My hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families replied to the hon. Member's letter on 12 December.

Dedicated Schools Grants

Michael Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average (a) primary and (b) secondary school allocation of dedicated schools grant per pupil is in each local education authority for 2006–07, listed in descending order of grant. [36584]

Jacqui Smith: Allocations of dedicated schools grant are not broken down between primary and secondary schools. The following table sets out the guaranteed unit of funding for local authorities' allocations of dedicated schools grant for 2006–07, listed in descending order.
Local authorityGuaranteed DSG per pupil (£)
City of London6,708
Tower Hamlets5,610
Camden5,551
Hackney5,491
Kensington and Ghelsea5,211
Lambeth5,208
Southwark5,162
Islington5,146
Hammersmith and Fulham5,034
Lewisham4,997
Westminster4,853
Greenwich4,745
Newham4,526
Wandsworth4,513
Haringey4,478
Ealing4,339
Brent4,316
Hounslow4,167
Waltham Forest4,115
Manchester4,104
Barking and Dagenham4,097
Barnet4,081
Harrow4,051
Nottingham4,041
Merton4,004
Birmingham4,000
Enfield3,984
Bristol, City of3,929
Hillingdon3,919
Slough3,911
Salford3,877
Richmond upon Thames3,873
Liverpool3,851
Halton3,832
Blackburn with Darwen3,828
Kingston upon Thames3,826
Luton3,819
Button3,810
Croydon3,806
Reading3,797
Sandwell3,762
Middlesbrough3,759
Redbridge3,757
Rochdale3,744
Kingston Upon Hull, City of3,738
Knowsley3,737
Bexley3,723
North East Lincolnshire3,719
Havering3,719
Thurrock3,708
Leicester3,700
Southampton3,697
Coventry3,696
Brighton and Hove3,692
Oldham3,687
Wolverhampton3,684
Peterborough3,681
South Tyneside3,670
Stoke-on-Trent3,651
Portsmouth3,650
Newcastle upon Tyne3,643
Bradford3,642
Isle of Wight3,640
Rotherham3,633
Windsor and Maidenhead3,627
Medway3,626
Milton Keynes3,620
Hartlepool3,620
Southend-on-Sea3,620
East Sussex3,598
Bracknell Forest3,590
Gateshead3,585
Redcar and Cleveland3,583
Durham3,581
Tameside3,578
St Helens3,577
Walsall3,577
Sunderland3,576
Derby3,574
Blackpool3,573
Surrey3,569
West Berkshire3,569
Bolton3,567
Stockton-on-Tees3,562
Wigan3,552
Dudley3,549
Darlington3,547
Kirklees3,543
Doncaster3,541
Bury3,537
Lancashire3,536
Leeds3,532
Sheffield3,529
Bromley3,525
Torbay3,525
Essex3,524
Sefton3,523
Kent3,523
Calderdale3,520
Rutland3,520
Telford and Wrekin3,515
Wirral3,514
Hertfordshire3,507
Buckinghamshire3,507
Plymouth3,493
Bath and North East Somerset3,492
West Sussex3,489
Wakefield3,488
Stockport3,484
Oxfordshire3,480
Cheshire3,471
North Yorkshire3,458
Nottinghamshire3,457
Barnsley3,452
North Tyneside3,451
Cumbria3,447
Hampshire3,441
Bournemouth3,435
North Lincolnshire3,435
Trafford3,432
Derbyshire3,429
Norfolk3,423
Wokingham3,422
Dorset3,418
Warrington3,414
Lincolnshire3,414
Cambridgeshire3,407
Bedfordshire3,407
Warwickshire3,404
York3,397
Northamptonshire3,384
Staffordshire3,381
Swindon3,378
Suffolk3,372
Somerset3,365
Cornwall3,362
Gloucestershire3,358
North Somerset3,357
Poole3,349
Solihull3,342
Shropshire3,339
Wiltshire3,337
Worcestershire3,337
Devon3,335
Northumberland3,330
East Riding of Yorkshire3,322
Herefordshire3,297
South Gloucestershire3,281
Leicestershire3,224




Note:
Isles of Scilly has been omitted from the table, since special funding arrangements apply.





 
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Exam Results

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average A-level attainment has been of entrants to undergraduate courses leading to qualified teacher status in each year since 1995. [31104]

Bill Rammell: The latest available information is given in the following table. Figures for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006.
Average A" level points for English domiciled entrants toEnglish HE institutions who have one or more A" level qualifications on entry and who are aiming for thequalification of first degree with QTS

Academic yearAverage A level points(5)Number of entrants
1995/96126,135
1996/97125,710
1997/98135,735
1998/99155,350
1999/2000144,925
2000/01144,775
2001/02154,765
2002/032024,315
2003/042014,855


(5)Figures up to and including 2001/02 are based upon students who hold one or more A level (or AS equivalent) qualification on entry. The average score given is based upon the A" level points for the student's best three A" levels (or AS" equivalents). For 2002/03 onwards, figures are based upon students who hold either GCE A" level or VCE A' level qualifications. The average score given is the average tariff points score based upon all A" level qualifications (not just the best three).
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record.





 
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Higher Education

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average pay of teachers in higher education was in 2004–05; and what percentage change in their pay there has been in the last three years. [29264]

Bill Rammell: The latest available figures are shown in the table. Figures for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006. Significant changes were made to the content, structure, coverage and definitions of the source data in 2003/04 which means that the figures for that year are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Average salary(6)of full-time HE academic staff with teaching responsibilities, HE institutions in the UK

2000/01 (£)2001/02 (£)2002/03 (£)Percentage change 2000/01 to 2002/032003/04
Professors52,40053,90056,2007.256,900
Senior lecturers(7)and researchers38,50039,50040,7005.841 ,800
Lecturers29,40030,30031,6007.532,500


(6)The HESA Staff Record changed markedly in structure, coverage and content in 2003/04. In addition, the definition of salary changed. For the years up to 2002/03, salary represented the monies received in respect of institutional duties actually being paid on the date of the HESA staff count (31 July) or for those who have left during the year, the salary on leaving, including" any regular payments for additional duties, responsibility allowances or honoraria regardless of their source. In 2003/04, the salary represented the gross basic salary per annum, in pounds sterling as stated in the contract at the reference date of HESA's staff count or at the end date of the contract if earlier, excluding" any regular payments for additional duties, responsibility allowances or honoraria, regardless of their source.
(7)Including Principal Lecturers.
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).




Learner Support Funds

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of the learner support funds were distributed to (a) 14 to 16-year-olds, (b) 16 to 19-year-olds and (c) those aged over 19 years in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05; and what estimate she has made of the likely proportion in (A) 2005–06, (B) 2006–07 and (C) 2007–08. [36044]

Bill Rammell: The information requested is shown in the table.
Adult/youth split

Actual
Planned
2003–042004–052005–062006–072007–08
Young People (16–19)216337481584606
Adults (19+)113116115127134
Total financial support for learners in FE329453596711740








Learner support funds are not paid to learners under age 16. However Care to Learn, which provides help with child care costs for young parents who want to continue in learning, has been available to pre-16s since 1 August 2004. Care to Learn helped 431 pre-16s in that year, the youngest of whom was 13. The total cost for pre-16s was just under £308,000 for that academic year.


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