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Education Maintenance Allowance
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people in Tamworth have been granted an education maintenance allowance. [33730]
Maria Eagle:
This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate education maintenance allowances for the DfES and hold the information about take-up of the scheme. Mark Haysom, the council's chief executive, has written to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
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Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 20 December 2005:
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question that asked how many young people in Tamworth have been granted an education maintenance allowance?"
Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is available at Local Authority level, but not at constituency level. The information relates to academic years.
By the end of October 2005, 5,158 young people in the Staffordshire Local Education Authority area had received one or more EMA payments in the academic year 2005/06 so far.
During the academic year 2004/05, 3,632 young people in the Staffordshire Local Education Authority received one or more EMA payments.
I hope this information is helpful and addresses your question. If you would like further details please contact Chris Bradley at the LSC National Office on 0114 207 4512 or christopher.bradley@lsc.gov.uk
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people in (a) Brent and (b) London have been granted an education maintenance allowance. [35585]
Maria Eagle: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate education maintenance allowances for the DfES and hold the information about take-up of the scheme. Mark Haysom, the council's chief executive has written to the hon. Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 22 December 2005:
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question that asked how many young people in a) Brent and b) London have been granted an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)?
Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received EMA is available at Local Authority level, but not at constituency level. The information relates to academic years.
By the end of November 2005, 2,570 young people in Brent Local Education Authority area and 55,450 in the London region had received one or more EMA payments in the academic year 2005/06 so far.
During the academic year 2004/05, 2,744 young people in the Brent Local Education Authority and 50,896 in the London region received one or more EMA payments. During the academic year 2003/04 EMA was piloted in Brent and 1,902 young people received EMA payments.
I hope this information is helpful and addresses your question. If you would like further details please contact Chris Bradley at the LSC National Office on 0114 207 4512 or christopher.bradley@lsc.gov.uk
Alison Seabeck: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people in Plymouth have received an education maintenance allowance payment since it was introduced. [34958]
Maria Eagle:
This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate education maintenance allowances for the DfES and hold the information about take-up of the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council's chief executive, has written to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
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Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 21 December 2005:
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question that asked how many young people in Plymouth have received an Educational Maintenance Allowance payment since it was introduced?"
Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is available at Local Authority level, but not at constituency level. The information relates to academic years.
By the end of October 2005, 1,963 young people in the Plymouth Local Education Authority area had received one or more EMA payments in the academic year 2005/06 so far.
During the academic year 2004/05, 1,425 young people in the Plymouth Local Education Authority received one or more EMA payments.
I hope this information is helpful and addresses your question. If you would like further details please contact Chris Bradley at the LSC National Office on 0114 207 4512 or christopher.bradley@lsc.gov.uk
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students at each educational institution in Newcastle upon Tyne are in receipt of an education maintenance allowance. [38291]
Maria Eagle [holding answer 19 December 2005]: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate Education Maintenance Allowances for the DfES and hold the information about take-up of the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council's chief executive has written to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 22 December 2005:
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question that asked how many students are in receipt of an education maintenance allowance at each educational institution in Newcastle upon Tyne."
Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received Education Maintenance Allowance is available at Local Education Authority level, but not at constituency level.
Attached is a breakdown by school / college in the Newcastle upon Tyne Local Education Authority of students who are in receipt of EMA at 15 December 2005.
I hope this information is helpful and addresses your question. If you would like further details please contact Chris Bradley at the LSC National Office on 0114 207 4512 or christopher.bradley@lsc.gov.uk
Note:
The data is at 15 December 2005 and relates to academic year 2005/06.
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Further Education
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on her plans for reform following the report by Sir Andrew Foster on the further education sector. [39880]
Bill Rammell: Sir Andrew has produced an excellent report which recognises the current strengths of the FE sector and sets out a compelling set of arguments for reform. There are challenges for all parts of the FE system with a clear and convincing set of priorities which we must address. The report is full of significant material which we need to take time to consider, and we want to do this in discussion with colleges and other stakeholders. In the light of that debate, the Government intend to set out in the spring the next stage of reform and how this will be implemented. The purpose of the Government's response will be to set out a coherent programme of reform which draws together Sir Andrew's report, Agenda for Change and other existing reform strategies to show how this sector can achieve its potential for economic and social impact.
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2005, Official Report, column 2414W, on further education (funding), what her Department's policy is on whether further education colleges should recruit extra 16 to 19-year-olds above their plans agreed with the relevant local learning and skills council. [40772]
Bill Rammell [holding answer 9 January 2006]: My Department's policy on provision for young people is outlined in the Learning and Skills Act, 2000 which details our commitment, and the Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) duty, to secure the provision of education and training for all those aged 16–19 years. Colleges may enrol students above the numbers they have agreed with the LSC and can do so if they wish, and have the capacity. I would expect colleges to respond positively to learner demand where they are able to do so. I would also expect that any unplanned growth in student numbers will be reflected in the plans colleges agree with local LSCs for the following year. Where individual colleges cannot respond to increased demand local LSCs will ensure there is appropriate alternative provision.
Tim Farron:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2005, Official Report, column 2414W, on further education (funding), whether school sixth forms which recruit more 16 to 19-year-olds than their agreed
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plans will receive additional funding to the levels they have agreed with the relevant local learning and skills council. [40785]
Bill Rammell [holding answer 9 January 2006]: My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Schools announced on 7 December the schools funding settlement for 2006–07 and 2007–08. We intend that school 6th form funding for 2006/07 and 2007/08 should align with these new arrangements. The allocations for school 6th forms for 2006/07 made by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) last month, and based on the September 2005 pupil count, therefore are fixed. For 2006/07 there will be no adjustment made, upwards or downwards, for extra or fewer pupils enrolled in school 6th forms in September 2006. The LSC have special arrangements for new and closing schools and will on an exceptional basis look at school 6th forms where provision is planned to increase significantly. In line with our announcement on multi-year budgets for schools, the LSC has also provided indicative allocations for 2007/08 which will be adjusted on the basis of school enrolment data for September 2006. These arrangements notified to the sector through Priorities for Success—School 6th Form Funding, published on 21 October 2005, will ensure better consistency of approach in funding 16 to 19-year-olds in schools and further education colleges and provide more stability of funding.
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