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Trade: Isle of Man
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the monetary value of trade between the UK and the Isle of Man in each of the last three years. [240874]
Mr. Thomas: For the purposes of the Overseas Trade Statistics, ‘UK’ is defined as Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the UK part of the continental shelf. Therefore the Overseas Trade Statistics do not cover trade in goods between these places.
Consistent estimates of trade in services are not available for all three years. ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were:
| £ million | ||
| UK exports of services to the Isle of Man | UK imports of services from the Isle of Man | |
Justice
Domestic Violence: Victims
Mr. Timpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. [241076]
Maria Eagle: The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, from 2005 to 2007, the latest available, are given in the following table.
The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
Young Offender Institutions: Religion
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of inmates at Feltham A and Feltham B young offender institution (a) declared a religious belief, broken down by belief and (b) declared a different religion, broken down by religion, in the last nine months. [240435]
Mr. Hanson: The percentages of declared religious belief as at 5 December 2008 was as follows:
| Percentage | |
There have been 33 changes in faith over the last nine months as follows:
| Changes | |
Children, Schools and Families
Dartmoor Community College
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will bring forward the timetable for the rebuilding of Dartmoor Community College, presently scheduled for 2013; and if he will make a statement. [240317]
Jim Knight: Following a public consultation on the management of Waves 7-15 of BSF—the Building Schools for the Future programme—in the summer, I announced in September our aim to start all local authorities into BSF as soon as is practicable, with an initial priority project covering four to five schools. All local authorities were invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) on this basis and Devon was active in consulting Partnerships for Schools prior to submitting its EoI. We are now working with Partnerships for Schools to prioritise expressions of interest in line with our published guidance, and I aim to announce the revised national programme early next year.
Education Maintenance Allowance: Telephone Services
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average time taken to respond to calls from members of the public to the education maintenance allowance helpline was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [240292]
Jim Knight: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) who operate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The helpline, assessment and payment function for EMA transferred to Capita from 28 November 2008. Mark Haysom, the LSC's Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Member for Castle Point with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.
Pupil Exclusions: HIV Infection
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children have been excluded from school for being HIV positive in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [240344]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Pupils can only be excluded in response to breaches of school behaviour policy. No pupils should be excluded for being HIV positive.
Pupils: Per Capita Costs
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average funding per pupil was for maintained (a) secondary and (b) primary school pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. [240641]
Jim Knight:
The per pupil revenue funding figures as an England average for 2008-09 are shown in the following table. In 2008-09 the majority of funding is distributed via the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). As the DSG is a mechanism for distributing funding, a split between
primary and secondary schools is not available. The following figures are for all funded pupils aged 3-19 and are provided in real and cash terms:
| 2008-09 | DSG plus grants (3 to 19-year-olds) (£) |
The latest period for which a primary/secondary split is available is 2005-06, these are provided in the following table. Prior to the introduction of the DSG in 2006-07, the Education Formula Spending (EFS) was used to allocate funding. Notional amounts for primary and secondary pupils were allocated in the EFS.
The figures for 2005-06 are not comparable to 2008-09 because the introduction of the DSG fundamentally changed how local authorities are funded. The Education Formula Spending (EFS) formed the education part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority’s previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG’s Local Government Finance Settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the Department’s time series as the two sets of data are not comparable.
The per pupil revenue funding figures for 2005-06 are shown in the following table and are taken from the EFS. The figures are provided on real and cash terms.
| £ | ||
| 2005-06 | Primary pupils (3 to 10-year-olds) | Secondary pupils (11 to 15-year-olds) |
Schools: Capital Investment
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which (a) schools and (b) local authorities will receive extra funding in each of the next two years for school capital projects as a result of the pre-budget report announcement. [240596]
Jim Knight: Local authorities have been invited to bid to bring forward school capital allocations from 2010-11 to 2009-10. Bids are due to be received before Christmas, and the Department aims to confirm allocations to authorities in January. This is not extra funding, but the bringing forward of funding from 2010-11 into 2009-10.
The allocation of funding to individual schools will be determined at local level in accordance with priorities set out in asset management plans. The Department does not maintain a central record of these.
Secondary Education
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many secondary schools have had (a) 1,500 or more and (b) 2,000 or more pupils in each of the last 10 years. [240642]
Jim Knight: The requested information is given in the table.
| State-funded secondary schools( 1) : Number of schools and pupils by size of school( 2) —position as at January each year 1997 to 2008—England | |||||||
| Total number of schools | Number of schools with 1,000 to 1,499 pupils | Number of pupils in schools with 1,000 to 1,499 pupils | Number of schools with 1,500 to 1,999 pupils | Number of pupils in schools with 1,500 to 1,999 pupils | Number of schools with over 2,000 pupils | Number of pupils in schools with 2,000 and over pupils | |
| (1) Includes city technology colleges and academies. (2) Excludes dually registered pupils. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census | |||||||
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