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Mr. Vaizey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what percentage of those in further education in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) the Wantage constituency received the educational maintenance allowance in each year since 2004; [98241]
(2) what percentage of those who received educational maintenance in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) the Wantage constituency did not gain an A-level qualification in each year since 2004. [98242]
Phil Hope: These matters are 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, will write to the hon. Gentleman with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people received educational maintenance allowance in each (a) county and (b) constituency in 2005-06. [93847]
Mr. Dhanda:
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, will write to the hon. Gentleman with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what percentage of those in further education in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire received the education maintenance allowance in each year since 2004; [98723]
(2) what percentage of those who received the education maintenance allowance in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire did not gain an A-level qualification in each year since 2004. [98724]
Phil Hope: These matters are 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 will write to the hon. Gentleman with the information requested and a copy of this will be placed in the Library.
Educational Psychologists
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received about the funding of trainee educational psychologists; and if he will make a statement. [99498]
Jim Knight: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Equality and Diversity
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent by the Learning and Skills Council on (a) measures to tackle equality and diversity and (b) compiling the equality and diversity section of its annual report in each of the last five years. [99910]
Bill Rammell: The Government take its statutory responsibilities for equality and diversity very seriously, and through the Learning and Skills Council, it has put in place a range of measures to promote equality of opportunity, and to support providers in widening access for all groups of learners. In 2005-06 the LSC spent £1,47 billion on learners with learning difficulties and disabilities, and is working proactively to address issues raised by the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Black Staff in Further Education and Peter Little’s review of funding and provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
I have overall responsibility for LSC, but the operations of the LSC are managed and overseen by Mark Haysom, the LSC’s chief executive. I have therefore asked him to write to the hon. Gentleman
with the full information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.
Examination Results
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children achieved (a) level 7 in Key Stage 3 SATS and (b) two or more A grades at A-level in each local education authority (LEA), in each (i) selective, (ii) partially selective and (iii) comprehensive in each of the last three years, broken down by ethnic origin; and what the average percentage of children in each category was in England in each year, broken down by ethnic origin. [100429]
Jim Knight: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of candidates achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in each (a) selective, (b) partially selective and (c) comprehensive local education authority in the last 12 months, broken down by ethnic origin of candidates. [100443]
Jim Knight: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the national average percentage of candidates achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics was in the last 12 months, broken down by ethnic origin of candidates. [100444]
Jim Knight: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Free School Meals
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many eligible pupils took up their entitlement to free school meals in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [99662]
Jim Knight: The Department collects information on the number of pupils who take a free school meal on the day of the Census, as well as the number of pupils who are known to be eligible for a free school meal. Pupils should only be recorded as eligible if a claim for free school meals has been made.
A table showing the number of pupils who were known to be eligible for free school meals and the number of pupils who took free school meals is as follows.
| Secondary schools | |||||
| Number of pupils ( 2,3) | Number of pupils taking free school meals on the Census Day | Percentage of pupils taking free school meals on the Census Day | Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Prior to 203, excludes boarding pupils. (3) Includes pupils with sole and dual (main) registration. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown. Source: Schools’ Census | |||||
Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of school children were entitled to free school dinners in 2005-06 in each local education authority; and what percentage change there has been in each figure since 1997-98. [99863]
Jim Knight: The information requested has been placed in the House Library.
Further Education
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many 16 to 19-year-olds did not receive funding for courses as a consequence of further education colleges exceeding recruitment targets agreed with the local learning and skills councils in 2005-06 in (a) each local learning and skills council area and (b) each college. [96211]
Bill Rammell [holding answer 23 October 2006]: The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) agrees plans with most further education (FE) colleges which they guarantee to fund. The guarantee that college plans will be fully funded has been widely welcomed by the sector as ensuring stability and providing confidence for colleges to make commitments for the year based on assured levels of funding. The guarantee means that colleges recruiting above agreed plans cannot expect to receive additional funding above the level agreed with the LSC. However, there is an expectation that where colleges have delivered higher volumes in priority areas then this should be reflected in their planning for the following year.
It is only possible to determine the amount of learning delivered above agreed planned levels following detailed analysis of the actual level of delivery in the academic year compared to the agreed planned levels. For 2005/06 the LSC estimate that colleges delivered 12,494 full-time equivalent (FTE) 16 to 19 learners above the planned levels agreed with local LSCs. Mark Haysom the LSC's chief executive, will write to you with the further details you require for each local LSC area and college.
As part of its Agenda for Change programme the LSC will be consulting further, later this year, on funding arrangements for young people and adults.
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students participated in (a) apprenticeships, (b) advanced apprenticeships, (c) other NVQ learning, (d) entry-to-employment, (e) train-to-gain, (f) foundation degrees and (g) Workstep programmes in each year since 1997. [97325]
Phil Hope: The following table shows the numbers of learners who started work-based learning (WBL) programmes funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in each year since 1999-2000—the earliest year for which figures are available - for the following types (a) apprenticeships (b) advanced apprenticeships (c) other NVQ learning and (d) Entry-to-Employment.
Additionally, total numbers of learners pursuing NVQs in the Further Education (FE) sector funded by the LSC (prior to 2001-02 the Further Education Funding Council) are shown for each year from 1997-98.
Entrants to foundation degrees are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and figures are available from 2001-2.
| Starts to WBL programmes funded by the LSC and foundation degrees funded by HEFCE; total number of learners participating on NVQ courses within the further education sector | ||||||
| Apprenticeships( 1) | Advanced apprenticeships( 1) | Other NVQ learning as part of WBL1 | Entry-to-Employment (E2E)( 1'2) | NVQ learners funded by LSC in FE( 3,4) | Foundation Degrees( 5,6) | |
| (1) Figures prior to 2001-02 are based on Training Enterprise Council (TEC) data and thereafter the WBL Individual Learner Record (ILR). (2) E2E was previously referred to as Life Skills and includes Work Based Learning Below level 2. (3) Figures prior to 2002-03 are based on the Individual Student Record (ISR) but the FE ILR thereafter. (4 )NVQ learners funded by LSC in FE refer to all learners who participated and not just starts, and where NVQ is the highest aim if learner is enrolled on multiple courses. (5) Includes both fundable and non-fundable UK and ED students and those from overseas on all modes of study. (6) Figures prior to 2004-05 contain an element of estimation due to a definitional change for entrants in 2004-05. Additionally overseas figures for 2005-06 have been estimated using the previous three years figures. Notes: All figures rounded to the nearest 100. | ||||||
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