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List 99
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills by whom the case of Keith Hudson was referred to her Department for a List 99 determination. [43407]
Ruth Kelly: The case of Keith Hudson was referred by More House School, Farnham, Surrey.
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to which Ministers power to decide List 99 determinations has been devolved since 1997. [43655]
Ruth Kelly: It is Departmental policy not to identify anyone below the Secretary of State.
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases heard by the Care Standards Tribunal in each year since it was established relate to List 99. [43657]
Ruth Kelly: The number of cases heard by the Care Standards Tribunal in each year since it was established that relate to List 99 are as follows:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people included on List 99 have been given permission to teach in an establishment which does not admit (a) male pupils and (b) female pupils. [43658]
Ruth Kelly: It is not possible to provide this information in the format requested.
Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions have been held between her Department and the Home Office on List 99 in the past 12 months; and whether discussions were initiated by her Department. [43845]
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Ruth Kelly: My Department has an ongoing dialogue with both the Home Office and the Criminal Records Bureau, to improve safeguarding. Recently this dialogue, along with discussions between the CRB and others of its stakeholders, has led to improvements including: an interim Police Local Cross Checking (i-PLX) system pending implementation of the full system; revised guidance; consolidation of CRB's two websites into one; and an electronic application route. Other discussions have focused on improving the information flows for the purpose of establishing the new vetting and barring scheme arising from Sir Michael Bichard's report.
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which offences require her to determine whether a person should be included on List 99. [43660]
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what action she has taken to ensure that schools (a) employing and (b) considering employing people who are on (i) List 99 and (ii) the Sex Offenders Register are made aware of their status; [43924]
(2) what criteria she uses when deciding whether to give someone on List 99 permission to work with children. [43925]
Ruth Kelly: My statement, and the accompanying report, of 19 January set out clearly the Government's analysis of, and response to, issues concerning child protection and List 99, together with the action we are currently taking.
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what schools have employed people on List 99 in the last five years. [43927]
Ruth Kelly: There are 210 people on List 99 with restrictions, so they are able to teach children provided they observe the terms of their restriction. Schools will be aware of those restricted as a result of their List 99 checks.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on what date the case of Paul Reeve was referred to her Department for a List 99 determination; and on what date it was decided. [43394]
Ruth Kelly: The case of Paul Reeve was referred to this Department on 23 October 2003 and determined on 5 May 2005.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills by whom the case of Paul Reeve was referred to her Department for a List 99 determination. [43395]
Ruth Kelly: Norfolk Constabulary referred the case of Paul Reeve to this Department on 23 October 2003.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which official (a) advised and (b) signed the letter in relation to the decision on the List 99 determination in the case of Paul Reeve. [43396]
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Ruth Kelly: This decision, as with all such cases, was a decision taken in the name of the Secretary of State. The Department does not disclose the names of officials who advise the Secretary of State or who sign letters to individuals on her behalf.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the individuals and organisations consulted in helping her reach a decision in the case of the Paul Reeve List 99 determination. [43397]
Ruth Kelly: The organisations consulted in reaching a decision were:
The Department does not release the names of individuals who supply information or evidence.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the (a) head teacher and (b) governing body of the Hewett School in Norwich knew that Paul Reeve (i) had received a caution for accessing a paedophile website and (ii) was on the Sex Offenders Register before his appointment. [43398]
Ruth Kelly: We understand that the head teacher of Hewett School in Norwich knew that Paul Reeve had received a caution in respect of an offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 and was on the Sex Offenders Register before his appointment. We do not know whether the governing body was aware of these circumstances.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on what date Paul Reeve was interviewed at her Department in connection with the decision of his List 99 determination and who conducted the interview. [43399]
Ruth Kelly: Mr. Reeve was interviewed on 25 January 2005 by Departmental officials and on 18 February by a consultant forensic psychiatrist. The identity of officials and the doctor conducting the interview in these cases is not disclosed by the Department.
Postgraduate Research
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what are the 10 subject areas which received the most funding for postgraduate research in each of the last five years. [43080]
Barry Gardiner: I have been asked to reply.
The Department provides funds to the Research Councils to support postgraduate training in the UK. Figures are shown for each Research Council as follows. The cost of producing figures providing a breakdown of individual subject areas would incur disproportionate costs.
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(1) AHRC became a Research Council on 1 April 2005. The figures presented are from the predecessor body AHRB (which received its funding from the UK Funding Councils not OST). Figures are not available for 2001/01.
(2) CCLRC does not directly fund any PhD or Masters students. CCLRC does fund training for postgraduates through Research Network, facility development grants and CCLRC facility access provision (figures are an approximation). Figures are not available for 2001/02 or 2000/01.
(3) This figure includes all MRC personal career awards (spend on Masters and Doctoral studentships, clinical and non-clinical fellowships, research readerships and professorships plus other funds for postgraduate training e.g. Roberts skills training).
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