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Alcohol (Young Adults)

Anne Snelgrove: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to help educators encourage responsible alcohol consumption in young adults. [74118]

Beverley Hughes: Educating pupils about the effects of alcohol and how to reduce alcohol related harm is an important priority for all schools. The Department therefore expects all schools to reflect this within their drug education programmes and this is set out in ‘Drugs: Guidance for Schools 2004’.

Drug education which includes alcohol and tobacco is compulsory at key stages 1 to 4 as part of the National Curriculum in Science but is most commonly delivered through Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE). Through the PSHE certificate for teachers we are training teachers to deliver better PSHE including alcohol education. DfES has also issued guidance to schools on drugs which emphasizes
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the importance of addressing alcohol as part of a comprehensive programme.

We also commissioned DrugScope to produce guidance for drugs and alcohol education in FE colleges, which can be found on their website.

Children's Commissioner for England

Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) the start-up costs are and (b) first year’s budget is for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England. [75192]

Beverley Hughes: We are not able to quantify the start-up costs for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner as much of the costs—such as the administrative support for the Children Act 2004, the recruitment costs for the Commissioner himself and initial support for his office—fall under the general administration of the Department for Education and Skills. The first year’s (2005-06) budget for the Children’s Commissioner was £3 million. The Children’s Commissioner’s Annual Report and accounts for 2005-06 must both be laid before Parliament, these will give more detail on the Commissioner’s expenditure.

Contraceptive Pill

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance he has given to schools since 1997 regarding the potential liability of school governors in the event of (a) a fatality, (b) stroke and (c) other adverse reaction to a pupil aged under 16 years as a direct consequence of taking the emergency hormonal contraceptive pill (i) where the drug has been supplied on school premises with the sanction of the governors, (ii) where the drug has been supplied on school premises without the sanction of the governors and (iii) where the drug has been supplied off school premises but as a result of a referral by a school nurse on school premises without the sanction of the governors. [72133]

Beverley Hughes: No specific guidance has been issued to schools on this issue. The liability for the actions of health professionals working on school sites rests with the primary care trust (PCT), or NHS trust which employs them. School governors are responsible for ensuring that the school has consulted parents on the nature and scope of any health services available in the school; and ensuring that a protocol exists with the PCT/trust that makes clear which services will be delivered by PCT/trust staff working on the school site.

In terms of the individual scenarios described in the question:


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Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) is a ‘prescription-only’ medicine, prescribed by GPs, qualified nurse independent prescribers and nurses and pharmacists working under a patient group direction (PGD). A PGD is where a doctor has delegated authority and the supply will therefore always be under medical supervision. The safety profile of EHC for under-16s is considered to be similar to that for older women. Fatalities and strokes are not associated with use of EHC.

Correspondence

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the Minister of State for Schools and 14 to 19 learners will reply to the letters dated 17 January 2006 and 22 March 2006 from the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Derek Conway). [67446]

Phil Hope: The hon. Member received responses to both letters in April.

Free School Meals

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were enrolled at each maintained school in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in January (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and how many and what percentage of pupils in each school were (i) eligible for and (ii) receiving free school meals. [75247]

Jim Knight: The information requested has been placed in the Library.

Higher Education

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of participation in higher education by 18-year-olds was in each region in England in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. [75291]

Bill Rammell: The current measure of higher education initial participation is the Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR), which is used to measure progress against the Government’s target of increasing participation towards 50 per cent. of those aged 18 to 30 by 2010. This covers English-domiciled 17 to 30-year-old first time entrants to HE courses, at UK HEIs and English FECs, who remain on their course for at least six months. The figure is expressed as a proportion of the 17 to 30-year-old population of England. The HEIPR cannot be disaggregated by smaller areas. The provisional 2004/05 figure for England is 42 per cent., and the 2005/06 figure will be available in March 2007.


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The latest available figures on participation by region were published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in January in “Young Participation in England”, which is available from their website at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2005/05 _03/. HEFCE has calculated a Young Participation Rate (YPR (A)), which is the proportion of young people in a given area who go on to enter full-time higher education at age 18 or 19. This measure covers the period 1997-2000. This proportion is disaggregated by Government office region, and the figures for England are shown in the following table.

Young participation rate (YPR (A))
Percentage
Year cohort aged 18 in:
1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01

England

29.2

28.8

29.2

29.9

of which:

North East

24.2

23.4

24.0

24.0

North West

27.4

27.5

27.6

28.2

Yorkshire and the Humber

25.6

24.6

25.2

25.6

East Midlands

27.7

27.2

27.5

27.9

West Midlands

27.3

27.1

27.7

28.1

East of England

29.2

28.6

28.6

30.1

London

33.1

34.2

35.0

36.4

South East

33.2

32.2

32.7

33.3

South West

30.7

29.1

29.1

30.0

Source: HEFCE “Young Participation in Higher Education”.

Independent Children's Homes

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many independent children's homes are registered. [69335]

Mr. Dhanda: I understand from the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection that as at 21 March 2006 there were 1,388 independent children’s homes registered with the Commission. These include 1,257 homes run by private providers and 131 homes run by voluntary providers.

Independent Schools

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to individual schools if the draft regulations for registration and monitoring of independent schools are implemented; [75444]


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(2) what discussions he has had with Ofsted on the draft regulations for registration and monitoring of independent schools; [75445]

(3) what discussions he has had with (a) individual independent schools, (b) the Headmasters Conference and (c) other bodies representing the independent schooling sector on the draft regulations for registration and monitoring of independent schools. [75447]

Jim Knight: Regulations relating to the registration and monitoring of independent schools were made in 2003. No new regulations have been, or are being, drafted.

Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases of fabricated or induced illness in children were notified to the Department in (a) 2005, (b) 2004 and (c) 2003 in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement. [74988]

Beverley Hughes: The information requested is not collected centrally.

Non-Civil Service Staff

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many non-civil servant staff are working in (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies; and what the pay levels are in each case. [68630]

Mr. Dhanda: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Overseas Students

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many overseas students there were in each higher education institution in 2005-06; and what proportion of the student body this represented in each case. [75254]

Bill Rammell: The latest available information is shown in the table.


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Overseas students at English Higher Education Institutions 2004/05
Of which:
EU domiciles Overseas domiciles Domiciles (EU & non-EU)
Total enrolments Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

University of Buckingham

690

45

7

475

69

520

76

London Business School

1,625

265

16

775

48

1,040

64

London School of Economics and Political Science

8,815

1,495

17

3,965

45

5,455

62

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

970

125

13

440

45

565

58

School of Oriental and African Studies

4,300

605

14

1,355

31

1,960

46

Royal College of Music

610

135

22

135

22

270

44

Royal Academy of Music

735

115

16

205

28

320

44

Institute of Cancer Research

155

30

18

30

21

60

39

Cranfield University

4,600

950

21

815

18

1,765

38

Royal College of Art

865

200

23

130

15

330

38

University of London (Institutes and activities)

445

60

14

95

22

155

35

Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine

12,185

1,410

12

2,835

23

4,250

35

Courtauld Institute of Art

400

50

13

85

22

140

34

University of the Arts, London

12,720

1,475

12

2,775

22

4,245

33

Trinity College of Music

795

165

21

90

12

260

33

University of Essex

10,830

1,025

9

2,280

21

3,305

31

University of Luton

11,815

1,135

10

2,415

20

3,550

30

University College London

19,590

1,835

9

3,805

19

5,640

29

University of Bradford

12,660

675

5

2,820

22

3,490

28

University of Surrey

15,925

1,490

9

2,900

18

4,390

28

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

7,655

690

9

1,335

17

2,025

26

University of Warwick

29,795

1,995

7

5,535

19

7,530

25

Conservatoire for Dance and Drama

1,005

160

16

90

9

250

25

Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies

3,530

170

5

700

20

870

25

Queen Mary and Westfield College

11,005

575

5

2,130

19

2,705

25

Royal Northern College of Music

555

45

8

90

16

135

24

London Metropolitan University

29,400

2,030

7

5,055

17

7,085

24

Middlesex University

24,885

1,205

5

4,790

19

6,000

24

University of Oxford

22,640

1,630

7

3,775

17

5,405

24

City University

23,925

1,805

8

3,635

15

5,440

23

University of Cambridge

25,595

1,735

7

3,955

15

5,690

22

Kent Institute of Art and Design

2,225

220

10

265

12

490

22

Aston University

8,475

400

5

1,440

17

1,840

22

University of Bath

14,565

965

7

2,170

15

3,130

22

University of Westminster

26,775

1,865

7

3,790

14

5,650

21

Brunei University

15,450

1,175

8

1,995

13

3,170

21

University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

18,510

880

5

2,750

15

3,630

20

Loughborough University

16,270

565

3

2,585

16

3,145

19

University of East London

16,360

950

6

2,185

13

3,140

19

University of Greenwich

22,275

970

4

3,175

14

4,140

19

University of Leicester

16,180

645

4

2,355

15

3,000

19

University of York

12,625

695

6

1,635

13

2,330

18

King's College London

21,965

1,565

7

2,485

11

4,050

18

University of Birmingham

30,520

1,220

4

4,330

14

5,550

18

University of Portsmouth

20,810

1,320

6

2,450

12

3,770

18

University of Nottingham

32,620

1,025

3

4,860

15

5,885

18

Goldsmiths College

7,270

560

8

750

10

1,310

18

University of Kent

17,060

1,190

7

1,870

11

3,060

18

School of Pharmacy

1,400

60

4

190

14

250

18

University of Sunderland

18,635

740

4

2,570

14

3,310

18

Oxford Brookes University

18,570

945

5

2,340

13

3,280

18

University of Manchester

39,985

1,650

4

5,400

14

7,055

18

University of Sheffield

26,055

865

3

3,600

14

4,465

17

University of Sussex

12,205

950

8

1,110

9

2,055

17

University of Hertfordshire

23,030

540

2

3,335

14

3,875

17

Royal Veterinary College

1,440

85

6

155

11

240

17

Institute of Education

6,770

345

5

795

12

1,140

17

University of Bristol

23,360

1,070

5

2,740

12

3,810

16

University of Durham

16,980

625

4

2,045

12

2,670

16

University of Southampton

23,500

1,075

5

2,610

11

3,685

16

London South Bank University

21,155

980

5

2,320

11

3,305

16

University of Reading

14,355

720

5

1,510

11

2,230

16

University of Leeds

36,205

1,130

3

4,400

12

5,530

15

Coventry University

19,455

1,060

5

1,900

10

2,960

15

University of Hull

21,765

740

3

2,560

12

3,300

15

University of Exeter

14,570

645

4

1,540

11

2,185

15

Wimbledon School of Art

655

45

7

50

7

95

15

University of Lancaster

17,340

815

5

1,695

10

2,510

14

Central School of Speech and Drama

970

65

7

75

8

140

14

Royal Agricultural College

805

20

3

95

12

115

14

University of Wolverhampton

23,560

845

4

2,425

10

3,275

14

Staffordshire University

14,995

825

6

1,255

8

2,080

14

Rose Bruford College

865

55

6

65

8

120

14

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

25,535

730

3

2,790

11

3,520

14

Kingston University

20,525

1,125

5

1,680

8

2,805

14

Ravensboume College of Design and Communication

1,105

55

5

95

8

150

14

University of Brighton

20,015

1,405

7

1,255

6

2,660

13

Thames Valley University

20,015

1,000

5

1,625

8

2,625

13

Liverpool Hope University

7,670

285

4

720

9

1,000

13

University of East Anglia

14,325

550

4

1,315

9

1,865

13

University of Liverpool

21,210

670

3

2,075

10

2,750

13

University of Salford

20,100

690

3

1,910

10

2,605

13

Writtle College

1,170

50

4

95

8

145

12

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

9,305

255

3

900

10

1,155

12

Leeds Metropolitan University

28,035

730

3

2,630

9

3,360

12

Liverpool John Moores University

22,955

875

4

1,800

8

2,670

12

Cumbria Institute of the Arts

1,045

105

10

15

1

120

11

Darlington College of Arts

595

45

7

25

4

70

11

Surrey Institute of Art and Design. University College

2,755

135

5

175

6

310

11

University of Keele

11,840

300

3

1,000

8

1,300

11

Bournemouth University

15,300

475

3

1,175

8

1,650

11

Southampton Solent University

11,250

390

3

790

7

1,180

10

Arts Institute at Bournemouth

1,490

65

4

90

6

150

10

University of Bolton

7,475

150

2

605

8

755

10

Roehampton University

7,955

325

4

445

6

770

10

Sheffield Hallam University

28,085

505

2

2,140

8

2,650

9

Anglia Polytechnic University

26,850

1,235

5

1,235

5

2,475

9

St. Mary's College

3,500

290

8

10

0

300

9

University of Central Lancashire

26,725

605

2

1,675

6

2,285

9

University College Falmouth

1,960

55

3

100

5

155

8

University of Lincoln

13,045

585

4

445

3

1,030

8

University of Central England in Birmingham

23,070

450

2

1,260

5

1,710

7

University of the West of England, Bristol

27,225

800

3

1,215

4

2,020

7

University of Derby

13,975

515

4

510

4

1,025

7

University College Northampton

10,445

150

1

595

6

745

7

Manchester Metropolitan University

32,215

825

3

1,470

5

2,290

7

University of Huddersfield

17,935

450

2

810

5

1,260

7

De Montfort University

22,785

415

2

1,090

5

1,500

7

Norwich School of Art and Design

820

25

3

30

3

55

7

St. George's Hospital Medical School

3,510

85

2

145

4

230

7

University of Plymouth

28,980

705

2

1,145

4

1,850

6

Nottingham Trent University

26,540

555

2

1,080

4

1,635

6

University of Teesside

20,430

590

3

615

3

1,210

6

University of Gloucestershire

8,620

125

1

360

4

485

6

Birkbeck College

14,905

300

2

500

3

800

5

Harper Adams University College

1,745

60

3

35

2

95

5

University College Chichester

5,160

145

3

125

2

265

5

College of St. Mark and St. John

4,630

45

1

185

4

230

5

Bath Spa University

6,275

100

2

160

3

260

4

Canterbury Christ Church University

14,630

250

2

355

2

605

4

University of Chester

12,510

210

2

250

2

460

4

York St. John College

5,720

25

0

180

3

205

4

Royal College of Nursing

880

5

1

25

3

30

4

Newman College of Higher Education

2,385

75

3

10

0

85

3

University College Worcester

7,595

130

2

125

2

255

3

University of Winchester

4,940

35

1

95

2

135

3

Trinity and All Saints College

2,500

30

1

35

1

65

3

St. Martin's College

12,355

205

2

90

1

295

2

Edge Hill College of HE

14,620

90

1

50

0

140

1

Homerton College

2,765

5

0

20

1

25

1

Bishop Grosseteste College

1,500

0

0

0

0

5

0

Open University

173,015

5

0

5

0

5

0

Total English HE institutions

1,895,825

79,525

4

188,770

10

268,300

14

Notes:
1. Figures are on a HESA standard registration population basis and are rounded to the nearest 5, <3 denoted 0.
2. Figures do not include incoming and visiting exchange students. In 2004/05 there were 19,925 non-UK domiciled incoming and visiting exchange students at English HE institutions.

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