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Class Sizes
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [63507]
Jacqui Smith: The information requested has been placed in the Library.
Data on class sizes in primary and secondary schools at national, local authority and parliamentary constituency level can also be found at the following link:
Schools and Pupils in England: January 2005 (Final) in the additional information" sections 4, 6 and 7.
Ms Diana R. Johnson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size was in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i)
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England, (ii) Kingston upon Hull and (iii) Hull, North constituency in the last year for which figures are available. [64102]
Bill Rammell: The information requested has been placed in the Library.
Data on class sizes in primary and secondary schools at national, local authority and parliamentary constituency level can also be found at the following link: Schools and Pupils in England: January 2005 (Final) in the additional information" sections 4, 6 and 7.
Connexions
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much her Department has provided to Connexions in each year since its inception. [64199]
Bill Rammell: Connexions was introduced in a staged way from April 2001 and the budgets for each year since its inception are as follows:
| Connexions budget | Careers service budget | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 151 | 173 |
| 2002–03 | 378 | 52 |
| 2003–04 | 455 | — |
| 2004–05 | 470 | — |
| 2005–06 | 475 | — |
| 2006–07 | 476 | — |
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in (a) Southend, (b) Essex, (c) the Metropolitan Police area of London, and (d) Hertfordshire have (i) a partnership agreement and (ii) another arrangement with Connexions. [64201]
Bill Rammell:
The Department for Education and Skills does not hold central information on Connexions partnership agreements. It is a matter for the local Connexions partnership to ensure that partnership agreements with schools are in place.
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Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which Catholic schools in England have (a) a partnership agreement and (b) another arrangement with Connexions; whether a Connexions personal adviser is working in each such school; and whether special guidelines have been issued about keeping advice given to pupils in line with Catholic teaching. [64250]
Bill Rammell: The Department for Education and Skills does not hold central information on Connexions partnership agreements. It is a matter for the local Connexions partnership to ensure that partnership agreements with schools are in place. The requirements and guidance for the Connexions Service states that materials that the Partnership makes available in faith schools and colleges must reflect the ethos of those institutions.
Contracts (Voluntary Sector)
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many contracts are let by her Department to voluntary sector organisations; how many of those are let on an annual basis; and how many of those had received finalised contracts for 2006–07 by 31 March. [63209]
Bill Rammell: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Finance
Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 645–46W, on departmental finance, if she will place in the Library the annual departmental returns to the Treasury from which the figures were extracted. [63407]
Bill Rammell: A summary of the departmental returns on fraud to Treasury for the period 2002–03 to 2004–05 giving more detail that the original answer has been placed in the library. Treasury only require returns to be retained for three years so information is not available for 2001–02. The summary also includes cases that did not incur a financial loss which were excluded from the original figures.
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