David Simpson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of his staff in each of the last three years; and at what total cost. [72998]
Mr. Dhanda:
The following table shows the percentage of staff in my Department receiving non-pensionable bonuses in each of the last three years, and the total cost.
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Percentage of bonuses
26
32
33
Cost (£)
922,000
1,462,000
1,835,000
Percentage of paybill
0.6
0.96
33
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Education and Inspections Bill
Mr. Hayes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the impact of human rights legislation on the drafting of the Education and Inspections Bill. [73951]
Jim Knight:
The former Secretary of State signed a certificate under section 19 of the Human Rights Act indicating that the provisions of the Bill are, in her opinion, compliant with the ECHR/HRA Schedule rights.
During consideration of the Bill on Report I indicated that I would respond in writing to the hon. Member for Brent, East regarding the human rights considerations related to confiscation of property. I will publish that letter in the Library.
Education Funding
Andrew Rosindell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the funding was per pupil in (a) primary, (b) infant, (c) junior and (d) secondary schools in each (i) London borough and (ii) local education authority in 2005-06. [75454]
Jim Knight:
The information requested is not yet available. The Department is due to collect the section 52 outturn data relating to the 2005-06 financial year from August 2006.
Education Maintenance Allowance
Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many education maintenance allowances are being paid in each local education authority in England; what percentage of the relevant age cohort these figures represent; and what estimate he has made of the take-up rate in each area. [75213]
Mr. Dhanda:
EMA 2005/06 take-up to April 2006 and is shown in the following table.
Take-up current year (April 2006)
Take-up as proportion of age cohort
Take-up as proportion of eligible population
Local authority
16-year-olds
17-year-olds
16-year-olds (percentage)
17-year-olds (percentage)
16-year-olds (percentage)
17-year-olds (percentage)
Camden
753
687
41
39
86
86
Greenwich
1,154
930
42
33
87
81
Hackney
1,388
1,227
55
47
91
92
Hammersmith and Fulham
596
550
41
37
83
86
Islington
896
696
52
40
99
85
Kensington and Chelsea
349
317
27
26
96
92
Lambeth
1,517
1,241
60
47
99
92
Lewisham
1,326
1,079
46
38
90
82
Southwark
1,380
1,162
51
44
92
90
Tower Hamlets
1,587
1,336
64
53
93
87
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Wandsworth
900
689
46
36
96
81
Westminster
564
534
36
34
86
89
Barking and Dagenham
922
697
40
32
97
88
Barnet
1,125
1,009
29
27
89
92
Bexley
849
677
27
22
81
77
Brent
1,441
1,303
46
42
94
92
Bromley
940
715
23
19
78
73
Croydon
1,568
1,213
35
28
94
83
Ealing
1,330
1,266
39
37
87
91
Enfield
1,380
1,142
38
32
89
83
Haringey
1,228
1,156
50
45
88
92
Harrow
924
825
34
27
95
93
Havering
833
623
28
21
82
72
Hillingdon
909
741
28
23
82
79
Hounslow
978
804
39
32
93
84
Kingston upon Thames
390
308
22
18
85
79
Merton
682
526
33
25
91
81
Newham
2,021
1,749
56
49
96
93
Redbridge
1,139
1,045
33
32
80
85
Richmond upon Thames
352
309
20
18
83
82
Sutton
595
482
25
20
83
76
Waltham Forest
1,246
1,037
45
38
84
83
Birmingham
6,330
5,262
44
37
86
83
Coventry
1,569
1,176
38
29
85
73
Dudley
1,402
1,087
34
27
85
76
Sandwell
1,834
1,445
47
37
89
82
Solihull
728
542
25
19
83
74
Walsall
1,374
1,090
39
32
86
77
Wolverhampton
1,508
1,134
45
35
87
76
Knowsley
1,178
891
51
39
92
82
Liverpool
2,839
2,188
48
37
89
77
St. Helens
976
759
41
33
99
84
Sefton
1,602
1,260
39
31
85
79
Wirral
1,749
1,274
40
29
86
71
Bolton
1,433
1,161
37
31
82
79
Bury
812
647
30
24
76
72
Manchester
2,685
2,213
46
39
88
83
Oldham
1,407
1,005
45
32
91
74
Rochdale
1,246
1,036
40
34
81
79
Salford
997
816
35
29
81
80
Stockport
993
897
26
24
75
76
Tameside
1,183
891
38
29
84
73
Trafford
919
805
32
30
82
80
Wigan
1,476
1,125
36
27
85
76
Barnsley
1,008
789
34
28
81
74
Doncaster
1,445
1,075
36
27
86
74
Rotherham
1,191
880
34
26
85
73
Sheffield
2,213
1,742
35
28
81
75
Bradford
2,963
2,256
43
34
90
79
Calderdale
984
720
37
27
83
69
Kirklees
1,883
1,546
34
29
82
77
Leeds
3,154
2,221
33
23
88
73
Wakefield
1,429
1,064
32
24
82
72
Gateshead
971
783
40
32
84
78
Newcastle upon Tyne
1,149
893
35
29
88
77
North Tyneside
905
676
36
27
80
70
South Tyneside
791
632
38
31
84
78
Sunderland
1,645
1,248
43
33
87
76
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Bath and NE Somerset
599
440
26
20
82
74
Bristol, City of
1,561
1,067
34
24
90
69
North Somerset
725
567
29
23
75
71
South Gloucestershire
821
598
25
18
77
68
Hartlepool
607
429
47
33
87
73
Middlesbrough
920
773
46
39
85
78
Redcar and Cleveland
749
613
39
32
85
81
Stockton-on-Tees
917
756
34
29
82
77
Kingston upon Hull, City of
1,580
1,202
46
35
88
76
East Riding of Yorkshire
1,404
1,127
32
27
80
74
North East Lincolnshire
1,061
813
45
34
89
78
North Lincolnshire
779
619
36
30
80
74
North Yorkshire
2,241
1,670
26
20
85
75
York
637
493
29
23
87
79
Bedfordshire
1,302
1,012
24
19
80
73
Luton
1,227
1,032
47
39
87
81
Buckinghamshire
1,337
1,037
20
16
86
81
Milton Keynes
890
702
30
23
80
75
Derbyshire
3,067
2,374
30
25
81
72
Derby
1,088
718
34
24
87
68
Dorset
1,516
1,160
28
21
79
72
Poole
535
406
30
22
84
74
Bournemouth
624
465
33
26
85
74
Durham
2,408
1,851
38
30
84
73
Darlington
520
360
38
28
87
71
East Sussex
2,079
1,690
31
26
76
72
Brighton and Hove
923
721
34
27
87
77
Hampshire
4,165
3,079
25
19
82
73
Portsmouth
880
707
38
30
87
79
Southampton
946
679
38
27
86
72
Leicestershire
2,347
1,798
28
23
79
72
Leicester
2,182
1,880
58
50
89
86
Rutland
82
62
13
8
78
60
Staffordshire
3,487
2,715
32
25
79
70
Stoke-on-Trent
1,482
1,086
46
34
86
74
Wiltshire
1,568
1,148
26
19
78
69
Swindon
717
580
30
25
78
72
Bracknell Forest
327
201
22
12
102
72
Windsor and Maidenhead
295
254
16
12
78
79
West Berkshire
374
249
18
12
83
64
Reading
439
299
26
18
85
66
Slough
587
420
37
26
96
78
Wokingham
344
272
17
14
85
77
Cambridgeshire
1,769
1,325
25
19
82
72
Peterborough
780
577
36
26
84
73
Cheshire
2,521
1,881
28
21
81
73
Halton
751
566
44
33
85
74
Warrington
748
562
28
22
84
73
Devon
3,370
2,605
36
29
79
71
Plymouth
1,320
986
40
30
77
67
Torbay
782
579
45
34
85
73
Essex
4,800
3,455
27
20
83
70
Southend-on-Sea
620
528
30
27
77
74
Thurrock
563
346
27
18
89
63
Herefordshire
783
594
32
25
76
70
Worcestershire
2,324
1,847
31
25
76
74
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Kent
5,519
4,068
29
22
83
72
Medway
1,180
897
32
24
79
70
Lancashire
5,374
4,419
33
28
82
78
Blackburn with Darwen
968
824
44
37
87
83
Blackpool
748
534
39
28
88
76
Nottinghamshire
3,330
2,419
32
24
84
70
Nottingham
1,600
1,164
48
35
95
78
Shropshire
1,130
845
28
21
79
70
Telford and Wrekin
777
582
33
24
78
70
Cornwall
3,102
2,542
46
38
79
75
Cumbria
2,034
1,576
32
25
76
69
Gloucestershire
2,121
1,659
27
22
79
74
Hertfordshire
3,217
2,465
23
18
81
74
Isle of Wight
710
618
41
36
72
73
Lincolnshire
3,149
2,374
34
26
79
72
Norfolk
3,484
2,556
34
26
83
70
Northamptonshire
2,477
1,741
27
19
80
68
Northumberland
1,326
1,020
33
26
78
69
Oxfordshire
1,496
1,105
19
14
84
74
Somerset
2,181
1,717
30
23
79
73
Suffolk
2,982
2,248
33
26
80
70
Surrey
2,447
1,916
18
14
83
77
Warwickshire
1,798
1,313
26
19
83
72
West Sussex
2,651
2,057
27
22
81
75
England
220,523
171,980
33
26
84
76
Notes: 1. Take-up figures are the number of learners who have received one or more EMA payments. 2. The eligibility estimates are produced using income distributions (derived from the Family Resources Survey) and expected numbers in full-time further education. When applied to individual localities, the figures may be subject to some variation but they provide a useful estimate. 3. City of London has been omitted because of small population size (see note 2, above). Take-up of EMA in the authority to date is 19 16-year-olds and 42 17-year-olds have received at least one payment.