House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 July 2008 (pt 0072)

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Part-time equivalent number of free early education places^{( 1, 2)} fitted by three and four-year-olds. Local authority: North Lincolnshire: Position in January each year
	3-year-olds			4-year-olds
	Maintained nursery and primary schools^{( 3)}	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 3-year-olds	Maintained nursery and primary schools^{( 4)}	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 4-year-olds
1997	520	n/a	520	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}1,800
1998	550	n/a	550	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}1,800
1999	550	n/a	550	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}1,800
2000	590	⁽⁷⁾—	600	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}2,000
2001	640	⁽⁸⁾540	1,200	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}1,800
2002	660	⁽⁸⁾760	1,400	1,500	⁽⁵⁾200	1,700
2003	570	⁽⁸⁾700	1,300	1,600	⁽⁹⁾220	1,800
2004	690	⁽¹⁰⁾820	1,500	1,400	⁽¹¹⁾220	1,600
2005	680	⁽¹⁰⁾800	1,500	1,600	⁽¹¹⁾230	1,800
2006	770	⁽¹⁰⁾710	1,500	1,600	⁽¹¹⁾170	1,700
2007	780	⁽¹⁰⁾720	1,500	1,500	⁽¹¹⁾170	1,700
2008	810	⁽¹⁰⁾810	1,600	1,500	⁽¹¹⁾200	1,700
^{(1 )}A place is equal to five or more sessions and can be filled by more than one child. ⁽²⁾ Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 and to the nearest 10 otherwise. ^{(3 )}Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. ^{(4 )}Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. ^{(5 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. ^{(6 )}For the years 1997 to 2001, four-year-old sub-national figures from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise can not be disaggregated between the maintained and private, voluntary and independent sectors. ⁽⁷⁾ Less than five. ^{(8 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. ^{(9 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the School Census. ⁽¹⁰⁾Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census. ^{(11 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census.

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Part-time equivalent number of free early education places^{( 1, 2)} fitted by three and four-year-olds. Local authority: North East Lincolnshire : Position in January each year
	3-year-olds			4-year-olds
	Maintained nursery and primary schools^{( 3)}	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 3-year-olds	Maintained nursery and primary schools^{( 4)}	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 4-year-olds
1997	920	n/a	920	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}2,100
1998	980	n/a	980	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}2,000
1999	1,000	n/a	1,000	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}2,000
2000	1,000	⁽⁷⁾520	1,500	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}2,000
2001	930	⁽⁷⁾550	1,500	n/a	n/a	^{(5, 6)}1,900
2002	940	⁽⁷⁾620	1,600	1,700	⁽⁵⁾230	1,900
2003	990	⁽⁷⁾690	1,700	1,600	⁽⁸⁾240	1,900
2004	870	⁽⁹⁾730	1,600	1,700	⁽¹⁰⁾240	1,900
2005	900	⁽⁹⁾650*	1,500	1,500	⁽¹⁰⁾220	1,700
2006	920	⁽⁹⁾650	1,600	1,500	⁽¹⁰⁾300	1,800
2007	990	⁽⁹⁾710	1,700	1,500	⁽¹⁰⁾240	1,700
2008	1,000	⁽⁹⁾690	1,700	1,600	⁽¹⁰⁾220	1,800
^{(1 )}A place is equal to five or more sessions and can be filled by more than one child. ⁽²⁾ Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 and to the nearest 10 otherwise. ^{(3 )}Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. ^{(4 )}Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. ^{(5 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. ^{(6 )}For the years 1997 to 2001, four-year-old sub-national figures from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise can not be disaggregated between the maintained and private, voluntary and independent sectors. ^{(7 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. ^{(8 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the School Census. ^{(9 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census. ^{(10 )}Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census.

The latest figures on early education places for three and four-year-olds in England were published in statistical first release 12/2008 “Provision for children under five years of age in England—January 2008” in May, which is available on my Department's website

www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.

Pupils: Intimidation

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what research his Department has conducted into the effect of stress caused by bullying in schools. [220751]

Kevin Brennan [holding answer 21 July 2008]: We are not aware of any specific research into the effect of stress caused by bullying in schools. However, we are aware that many external studies link being bullied to outcomes such as anxiety, depression, lowered self-esteem and, in extreme cases, suicide. The Anti-Bullying Alliance has carried out a number of research projects on behalf of my Department around various aspects of bullying, and the findings have informed our wider work to prevent and tackle this happening in schools. My Department has also recently tendered for research into the effectiveness of our anti-bullying strategies.

School Meals

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities had data included in the School Food Trust survey of school meal up-take 2007-08 for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. [219865]

Kevin Brennan: I refer the hon. Member to the statement provided to the House on 10 July 2008, Official Report, columns 80-82WS, entitled “The take up of school meals 2007-08 and future support for Improving take up”.

All 150 local authorities (LAs) in England were asked to provide information about both primary and secondary school take up for 2007-08 as well as more general information on factors influencing changes in take up in the previous year. Responses have been received from 109.

The data were collected ‘in confidence’, with the promise that findings would be reported at no lower than regional level. LAs were asked, however, if they would be willing for data collected to be used to identify their individual LA. Of the 109 LAs that responded, the following said that they would:

Barking and Dagenham

Bath and North East Somerset

Bexley

Birmingham

Blackpool

Bolton

Bracknell Forest

Bradford

Brighton and Hove

Bristol, City of

Bury

Calderdale

Cheshire

Coventry

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Doncaster

Dudley

Durham

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