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English Language

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on English language classes for staff in the last year for which figures are available. [177489]

Meg Munn: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not spend anything on English language training for staff in the UK. Overseas, most locally recruited jobs require prior working knowledge of English. In certain circumstances posts may have contributed from their own budgets to the cost of English tuition for junior staff (e.g. drivers); but no central record is kept of this expenditure and to collate the figures would incur disproportionate cost.

European Union

Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on (a) polling in the UK on EU-related issues and (b) publications and advertising relating to the EU in each of the last 11 years. [175438]


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Mr. Jim Murphy: The spend in each financial year from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) EU Directorate budget codes related to EU communications in the UK are in the following table.

£

1997-98

(1)13,500

1998-99

n/a

1999-2000

102,574

2000-01

258,000

2001-02

246,819

2002-03

167,891

2003-04

604,730

2004-05

400,499

2005-06(2)

274,274

2006-07

200,00

April to December 2007

43,320

n/a= Not available.( 1 )Excluding EU presidency EU communications. Figures not available. (2 )Plus 434,233 EU presidency public diplomacy.

In line with the FCO's public service agreement, FCO spending on EU communications covers a wide range of projects to raise awareness and debate on EU issues, such as: the europe.gov.uk website, publications and public events on EU issues.

In terms of polling in the UK on EU-related issues, the FCO commissioned ICM in June 2004 to test the clarity of its Guide to the EU before publication at a cost of approximately £10,000.

Gibraltar: EU Action

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the EU's position on Gibraltar in relation to the proposed Race Directive. [177067]

Mr. Jim Murphy: While the UK is the member state responsible for Gibraltar within the European Union, the government of Gibraltar is responsible for implementing European legislation within Gibraltar. The Race Directive (2000/43 EC) has been transposed by the government of Gibraltar through Gibraltar's Equal Opportunities Act 2006 which came into force on 1 March 2007.

International Cooperation: Mining

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government have taken to assist other governments to make mining practices safer and to reduce numbers of preventable accidents since 1997. [173422]

Mrs. McGuire [holding answer 13 December 2007]: I have been asked to reply.

The principal way in which the UK has assisted other Governments to make mining practices safer has, since 2004, been through its membership of the European Commission’s Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work’s Standing Working Party (SWP) for the Mining and other Extractive Industries. Before 2004 this was done through the SWP’s predecessor, the Safety and Health
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Commission for the Mining and Other Extractive Industries (SHCMOEI). The UK Government have been represented on these bodies by HM Chief Inspector of Mines.

Since the expansion of the European Union (EU) in 2004, one of the specific tasks of the SWP has been the promotion of the exchange of information with EU Member States on aspects of health and safety in mining. The mandate of the SWP has recently been expanded to include the provision of advice to the EC on cooperation with other countries, in particular with China, in respect to health and safety in the mining and the extractive industries sector.

Kenya: Overseas Residence

Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British ex-patriates are living in Kenya; and what provisional plans the Government have to repatriate them. [177309]

Meg Munn: There are currently approximately 11,500 British citizens registered with our High Commission in Nairobi.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has emergency and contingency plans for Kenya, which are constantly being reviewed and updated to ensure preparedness for a range of eventualities.

Members: Correspondence

Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter dated 28 November, from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, regarding Mrs H. Malik. [177545]

David Miliband: I replied to my right hon. Friend on 8 January.

Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter, dated 21 November, from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, regarding Mr I. Rigby. [177549]

David Miliband: I replied to my right hon. Friend on 20 December 2007.

Pakistan: Politics and Government

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Pakistan. [175141]

Meg Munn: I refer the hon. Member to the statement on Pakistan and Kenya made by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary to the House on 7 January 2008, Official Report, columns 21-24.

The world has been shocked and outraged by Ms Bhutto's tragic assassination on 27 December 2007. This senseless attack must not be allowed to undermine the move towards democracy in Pakistan. The priority now must be to ensure the democratic process remains on track.


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Palestinians: EU aid

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he plans to take to ensure that EU aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories is used for legal and legitimate purposes. [177305]

Meg Munn: The European Commission takes fiduciary risk management very seriously. Most projects are managed internally and therefore the European Commission is able to ensure that it has complete control over all funds. The EU also funds the UN Refugee and Works Agency, which delivers support to Palestinians in Gaza, this funding is managed by strict UN controls. Other EU assistance to the Occupied Palestinian Territories is provided through the EU’s Temporary International Mechanism. This provides allowances for public sector workers, including teachers, and for the poorest Palestinians. It also pays for basic services such as healthcare and provides fuel for electricity supplies. The Temporary International Mechanism is organised so that funds pass directly to beneficiaries and suppliers of goods and services. Either the World Bank or the European Commission approves all expenditure and all Palestinians paid under the Temporary International Mechanism are vetted against five different internationally recognised terrorist lists.

Palestinians: EU Aid

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the reported seizure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of potassium nitrate disguised in sugar bags that were marked as being part of the humanitarian aid provided by the European Union. [177306]

Meg Munn: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not discussed this with his EU counterparts. The UK welcomes the European Commission’s statement on this issue on 30 December 2007 that:

The EU distributes its food aid through United Nations agencies, rather than directly, and does not export any sugar to Gaza.

Children, Schools and Families

Academies: Free School Meals

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his latest estimate is of the proportion of children known to be eligible for free school meals in each academy and its predecessor school for each year from 2000-01 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. [163311]


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Jim Knight: The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in each open academy and
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in their predecessor school(s) is given in the following table:


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Percentage FSM for whole school
School name 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

The Business Academy Bexley

41.9

37.0

38.2

38.5

39.2

Abbey Primary School

32.1

37.8

38.2

44.5

Southlake Primary School

46.9

42.3

44.1

40.7

Thamesmead Community College

48.8

46.1

Greig City Academy

43.5

46.5

44.6

37.7

37.4

St. David and St. Katharine CofE Secondary School

32.1

40.5

Unity City Academy

49.1

49.6

48.6

44.1

45.0

Langbaurgh School

56.2

56.2

Keldholme School

57.1

46.8

City of London Academy (Southwark)

24.9

27.4

35.4

36.5

The Academy at Peckham

60.0

65.8

63.9

50.8

Warwick Park School

82.8

66.3

63.5

Capital City Academy

40.7

34.4

34.2

34.9

Willesden High School

38.9

42.5

43.4

West London Academy

43.5

45.1

43.3

40.6

Northolt Primary School

34.7

31.7

39.0

37.7

The Compton High School and Sports College

44.9

40.3

42.6

n/a

Walsall Academy

27.1

18.4

13.7

12.0

T P Riley Community School

53.7

53.0

52.2

Manchester Academy

50.7

61.8

60.5

51.2

Dude High School

76.9

71.7

63.0

The City Academy Bristol

39.3

41.2

46.1

39.7

St. George Community College

37.1

33.4

37.8

The King’s Academy

37.5

33.2

29.7

26.3

Coulby Newham School

33.6

33.1

32.6

Brackenhoe School

55.7

53.7

56.4

Djanogly City Academy Nottingham

33.3

34.2

29.4

32.7

Forest Comprehensive School

60.1

59.4

n/a

Djanogly City Technology College

0.0

30.8

34.5

Mossbourne Community Academy

37.6

45.6

40.6

Lambeth Academy

n/a

n/a

43.0

London Academy

44.5

44.2

43.0

The Edgware School

45.2

41.3

39.8

39.1

Stockley Academy

44.2

44.4

40.8

Evelyns School

37.7

33.2

44.9

42.4

Northampton Academy

20.5

17.9

16.3

Lings Upper School

27.6

30.3

35.1

28.5

St. Pauls Academy

25.0

25.6

St. Paul's Catholic School

25.1

24.4

27.7

24.2

26.3

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College

15.1

17.5

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College

18.8

15.7

12.9

12.0

14.1

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy

44.9

44.1

Malory School

57.8

57.5

50.2

55.5

53.7

The Harefield Academy

20.4

17.4

John Penrose School

18.5

22.3

17.8

18.9

21.2

The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi

47.4

47.2

Our Lady’s Catholic High School

66.1

64.6

62.4

55.9

55.2

Salford City Academy

29.3

18.0

Canon Williamson CofE High School

35.1

31.1

29.9

31.2

29.5

Trinity Academy

22.0

16.4

Thorne Grammar School

24.5

21.1

20.7

20.5

21.6

Dixons City Academy

8.4

7.2

Dixons City Technology College

5.9

6.9

6.4

6.6

8.0

Macmillan Academy

24.8

25.8

Macmillan Academy

23.9

24.5

21.3

18.1

22.6

The Marlowe Academy

34.6

31.5

The Ramsgate School

36.2

37.1

34.0

31.2

35.7

The Petchey Academy

47.8

Burlington Danes Academy

20.6

Burlington Danes CofE School

34.8

35.2

38.3

39.2

37.3

37.4

Harris Academy Bermondsey

60.6

Aylwin Girls’ School

51.4

64.8

61.3

62.5

65.5

63.1

Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich

40.6

Waverley School

56.0

51.0

54.3

50.9

52.2

54.2

Paddington Academy

54.7

North Westminster Community School

48.8

45.1

47.1

46.9

45.3

42.6

Westminster Academy

40.7

North Westminster Community School

48.8

45.1

47.1

46.9

45.3

42.6

Harris Academy Merton

30.0

Tamworth Manor High School

19.7

20.3

20.6

17.7

21.9

24.2

St. Marks Church of England Academy

27.1

Mitcham Vale School

n/a

n/a

26.1

24.8

26.6

27.0

Walthamstow Academy

31.7

The McEntee School

42.8

39.4

62.6

56.4

51.6

53.6

Sandwell Academy

14.4

Grace Academy

29.6

Whitesmore School

31.5

27.4

27.9

30.1

27.4

28.6

North Liverpool Academy

41.1

Anfield Community Comprehensive School

40.3

40.9

41.4

39.9

41.0

40.4

Breckfield Community Comprehensive School

60.4

67.1

68.1

56.1

58.9

60.5

The Barnsley Academy

37.5

The Elmhurst School

52.7

52.6

51.4

50.1

50.3

52.6

Sheffield Park Academy

36.3

Waltheof School

48.5

47.9

47.8

44.3

40.7

39.8

Sheffield Springs Academy

34.9

Myrtle Springs School

42.8

40.3

41.9

36.9

31.5

34.9

David Young Community Academy

42.1

Braim Wood Boys’ High School

34.2

39.0

40.2

42.1

39.7

41.7

Agnes Stewart Church of England High School

42.2

45.0

46.6

45.1

43.7

49.4

Landau Forte College

11.2

Landau Forte College

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.8

10.0

10.7

John Madejski Academy

30.4

Thamesbridge College

30.2

36.2

31.8

39.5

34.6

31.0

The Gateway Academy

36.2

The Gateway Community College

32.3

30.9

35.2

The Bridge Academy Hackney( 1)

St. Mary Magdalene Academy( 1)

St. Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

35.1

44.6

39.0

41.0

41.1

36.9

n/a

St. Matthew Academy( 1)

St. Joseph’s Academy

39.1

35.6

27.6

32.9

26.7

24.4

n/a

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

36.3

21.6

18.8

25.9

35.4

26.4

n/a

Walworth Academy( 1)

Walworth School

50.9

42.5

39.4

53.1

48.9

37.3

35.8

St. Michael and All Angels CofE Academy( 1)

Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College

63.4

58.3

52.7

56.3

51.0

50.1

n/a

Bacon's( 1)

Bacon's College

33.2

n/a

32.4

25.6

25.8

28.1

31.6

Ashcroft Technology Academy

ADT College

25.1

24.8

22.8

22.6

23.7

23.9

24.7

King Solomon Academy( 1)

Harris Academy South Norwood( 1)

Stanley Technical High School for Boys

21.0

24.3

27.7

25.1

29.7

28.8

n/a

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

Harris City Technology College

20.6

18.7

17.4

17.8

14.8

13.4

11.4

Oasis Academy Enfield( 1)

Shireland Collegiate Academy( 1)

Shireland Language College

38.4

39.2

42.4

43.6

39.8

41.7

40.6

George Salter Collegiate Academy( 1)

George Salter High School

33.4

37.1

35.2

21.1

23.1

27.9

26.9

Belvedere Academy( 2)

The Belvedere School GDST

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

William Hulme’s Grammar School( 2)

William Hulme's Grammar School

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

St. Anne's Academy(1)

The Queen Elizabeth School

37.3

39.4

45.9

47.9

42.5

50.5

43.3

Stockport Academy( 1)

Avondale High School

35.3

35.3

34.2

33.4

32.4

31.4

30.3

Bradford Academy( 1)

Bradford Cathedral Community College

47.8

40.2

40.5

44.5

48.9

53.2

n/a

Bristol Brunei Academy( 1)

Speedwell Technology College

21.1

20.7

25.0

22.1

22.0

20.8

21.2

John Cabot Academy

John Cabot City Technology College

9.6

9.7

10.3

9.2

7.9

7.4

7.5

Oasis Academy Immingham( 1)

The Immingham School

22.9

19.8

21.7

20.0

18.5

17.7

17.4

Oasis Academy Wintringham( 1)

Wintringham School

34.7

37.1

35.9

36.1

39.5

40.0

36.8

Havelock Academy( 1)

Havelock School

40.6

37.3

35.5

35.7

35.3

35.4

29.0

Barnfield West Academy Luton( 1)

Halyard High School

32.0

29.0

27.7

24.7

30.8

30.5

26.0

Barnfield South Academy Luton( 1)

South Luton High School

48.0

46.7

40.7

37.5

32.9

34.5

30.5

Eastbourne Church of England Academy( 1)

Eastbourne Comprehensive School

25.9

26.7

32.0

32.9

28.1

27.5

26.9

The Samworth Enterprise Academy( 1)

Southfields Infant School

68.2

60.1

65.9

61.0

61.5

46.4

51.4

Newry Junior School

62.6

61.2

63.3

61.4

63.7

61.1

53.2

Swindon Academy( 1)

Headlands

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

23.7

25.2

Pinehurst Junior School

35.0

38.2

33.1

33.9

29.8

27.5

33.1

Pinehurst Infants’ School

40.7

40.9

40.0

38.8

29.1

31.0

30.7

Thomas Deacon Academy( 1)

Hereward Community College

37.1

39.6

35.3

35.7

38.6

43.6

33.4

Deacon's School

22.8

15.8

14.8

15.7

13.1

13.5

13.9

John Mansfield School

30.6

27.0

23.9

26.9

25.8

27.1

22.7

Folkestone Academy( 1)

The Channel School

40.4

32.0

30.6

29.5

26.9

31.0

25.5

Marsh Academy( 1)

Southlands Community Comprehensive School

15.8

12.8

11.7

10.1

7.5

6.5

8.7

Leigh Technology Academy

The Leigh City Technology College

6.3

5.3

58

5.5

4.8

6.7

6.6

Spires Academy( 1)

Montgomery School

20.7

23.6

21.0

16.8

12.6

14.8

12.8

New Line Learning Academy( 1)

Oldborough Manor Community School

43.6

39.7

38.1

37.9

32.6

33.5

35.9

Senacre Technology College

19.5

18.0

24.0

26.5

26.5

24.8

25.2

Cornwallis Academy( 1)

The Cornwallis School

7.7

4.8

5.0

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.8

Madeley Academy( 1)

Madeley Court School

37.5

37.7

39.2

37.2

33.9

29.8

30.5

North Oxfordshire Academy( 1)

Drayton School

18.7

17.9

20.1

20.1

16.8

17.3

14.7

(1 )Academy opened in 2007.
(2 )Former Independent day school opened as academy in 2007—no figures available.
Note:
Information on Academies in italic with predecessor school information given immediately below each relevant academy.
Source:
2007 School Census returns

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