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Schools: Milton Keynes

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what spare capacity there is in schools maintained within Milton Keynes unitary authority area, broken down by (a) year group and (b) school. [187180]

Jim Knight [holding answer 20 February 2008]: The Department collects data on surplus school places broken down by school via an annual survey. The most recent data available relate to 2007. The Department does not collect data on surplus school places broken down by year group.

The tables show the number of surplus places in primary and secondary schools in Milton Keynes as at 1 January 2007.

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Primary schools
School name	Surplus school places
Abbeys Primary School	146
Ashbrook School	0
Bishop Parker Catholic School	3
Bow Brickhill C/E Primary School	12
Bradwell Village School	66
Brooksward School	70
Broughton Fields Primary School	169
Bushfield School	65
Caroline Haslett School	0
Castlethorpe First School	6
Cedars Combined School	94
Chestnuts Primary School	76
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School (VA)	108
Cold Harbour CE School	9
Downs Barn First School	11
Drayton Park School	60
Eaton Mill Primary School	5
Emberton School	11
Emerson Valley School	60
Falconhurst School	0
Germander Park School	5
Giffard Park Primary School	97
Gilesbrook Primary School	3
Glastonbury Thorn School	0
Great Linford Primary School	77
Green Park School	0
Greenleys First School	1
Greenleys Junior School	14
Hanslope Primary School	52
Haversham Village School	26
Heelands School	21
Heronsgate School	19
Heronshaw School	0
Holmwood school	40
Holne Chase Primary School	20
Howe Park School	13
Kents Hill School	11
Knowles Infant School	56
Knowles Junior School	42
Langland Community School	83
Lavendon School	23
Long Meadow School	2
Loughton Manor First School	0
Loughton School	0
Meadfurlong School	17
Merebrook Infant School	14
Middleton Primary School	80
MKC Water Hall Primary School	145
Monkston Primary School	1
Moorland Infant School	13
New Bradwell School	116
New Chapter Combined School	105
Newton Blossomville CE School	5
North Crawley CE School	23
Oldbrook First School	21
Olney Infant School	55
Olney Middle School	6
Orchard School	44
Oxley Park Primary	145
Penwith School	18
Pepper Hill First School	34
Portfields Combined School	129
Priory Common School	13
Queen Eleanor Primary School	65
Rickley Junior School	91
Rivers Infant School	12
Russell Street School	14
Shepherdswell School	38
Sherington CE	19
Simpson School	82
Southwood School	77
St. Andrew’s CE Infant	24
St. Bernadette’s	259
St. Mary and St. Giles CE Junior School	27
St. Mary’s Wavendon CE Primary	22
St. Thomas Aquinas RC Primary School	0
St. Mary Magdalene School	0
St. Monica’s Catholic Primary	0
Stanton School	53
Stoke Goldington First School	25
Summerfield School	34
The Willows School and Early Years Centre	11
Tickford Park Primary	57
Two Mile Ash School	0
Wavendon Gate School	43
Wellsmead Infant School	78
Wellsmead Junior School	60
Willen Primary School	0
Wood End First School	0
Wyvern School	42
Total	3,693

Secondary schools
School name	Surplus school places
St. Paul’s Catholic School	0
Denbigh School	0
Stantonbury Campus	0
Lord Grey School	14
Walton High	20
Ousedale School	24
Leon School and Sports College	78
Shenley Brook End Secondary	128
The Radcliffe school	241
Sir Frank Markham Community	330
Hazeley Secondary School	524
Oakgrove School	615
Total	1,974
Source: 2007 Surplus Places Survey

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement. [187162]

Beverley Hughes: No recent discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the Home Office about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, officials in both Departments continue to work closely together, building on the positive progress already made in implementing the convention and preparing for the UK’s periodic oral examination by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which is due to take place in Geneva this autumn.

Young People: Carers

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) schools identify young carers amongst their students and (b) that they liaise with carers’ organisations and local authorities in order to meet the needs of those students. [187824]

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