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| Number of UK domiciled foundation degree qualifiers and the number of those who went on to study for a first degree in the following academic year UK higher education institutions academic years 1994/95 to 2004/05 | |||
| Of which are studying for a first degree in the following academic year( 1) | |||
| Academic year in which qualification obtained | Foundation degree qualifiers of known first destination | Number | Percentage |
| n/a = Foundation degrees were introduced in 2001/02 and usually take two years to complete. As such, figures for first degree students with a prior foundation degree qualification are only available from 2002/03. (1) Covers students who are participating in (a) work and further study and (b) further study only, based on their situation six months after obtaining their qualification. Not all students provide information of their destination, for instance, the response rate to the questionnaire from foundation degree qualifiers was 70 per cent. for the 2004/05 academic year. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)—First Destinations Supplement (FDS) 1994/95 to 2001/02 and the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey (DLHE) 2002/03 to 2004/05. | |||
Departments: Data Protection
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [139210]
Mr. Dhanda: In the last five years, the Information Commissioner has considered my Department in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 on two occasions, in 2003 and in 2005. In each case, remedial action was taken and the commissioner did not take matters further.
Departments: Manpower
David Simpson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people granted (a) temporary part-time, (b) temporary full-time, (c)
permanent part-time and (d) permanent full-time contracts of employment in his Department in each of the last three years were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) registered disabled and (iv) aged 55 years or over. [143894]
Mr. Dhanda: The information is set out in the following table.
| Temporary | Permanent | |||
| part- time | full- time | part - time | full- time | |
The Department does not hold details of the total numbers of people granted a contract of employment during the years in question who declared a disability.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disabled and (d) aged 55 or over. [143911]
Mr. Dhanda: The information is set out in the following table:
| Percentage | |
Declaration of a disability is voluntary.
Education Maintenance Allowance
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of post-16 students in each local education authority area are in receipt of education maintenance allowance, broken down by those attending (a) grammar schools, (b) secondary modern schools, (c) comprehensive schools, (d) sixth form colleges and (e) further education colleges. [140448]
Bill Rammell
[holding answer 4 June 2007]: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for the DfES and hold the information about take-up and payments made under the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council’s Chief Executive, has written to the hon.
Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
Education Maintenance Allowance: Warrington
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in Warrington claimed education maintenance allowance in each year since it was introduced, broken down by ward of residence. [141017]
Phil Hope: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for the DfES and hold the information about take-up and payments made under the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council’s Chief Executive, has written to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 19 June 2007:
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question 141017 that asked; “How many students in Warrington claimed Education Maintenance Allowance in each year since it was introduced, broken down by ward of residence.”
Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is available at Local Authority Level, but not at Ward level. EMA take-up is defined as young people who have received one or more EMA payments in the academic year.
EMA take-up for Warrington Local Authority area during each academic year since inception is as follows:
| Number | |
2004/05 | 726 |
2005/06 | 1,332 |
2006/07 | (1)1,666 |
| (1 )To end of May | |
EMA Take up data showing the number of young people who have received one or more EMA payments during 2004/05, 2005/06 and to date in 2006/07 is now also available on the LSC website, at the following address:
I hope you find this information useful.
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