Mr. Frank Field:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of primary school children in England did not have English as a first language in each year since 1997. [255722]
Jim Knight:
The table shows the numbers and percentages of primary school children in England who did not have English as a first language in each year since 1997.
12 Feb 2009 : Column 2244W
Number and percentage of primary school( 1) children of compulsory school age and above whose first language is known or believed to be other than English , England , 1997-2008 , position in January each year
Number
Percentage( 2)
1997
276,248
7.8
1998
303,635
8.5
1999
301,800
8.4
2000
311,512
8.7
2001
331,512
9.3
2002
350,483
10.0
2003
364,937
10.5
2004
376,600
11.0
2005
395,270
11.6
2006
419,600
12.5
2007
447,480
13.5
2008(3)
470,080
14.4
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed and excludes dually registered pupils. (2) The percentage is the number of children whose first language is known or believed to be other than English expressed as a percentage of the total number of children. First language was classified as English or other than English from 1997 to 2002 and English or other than English or unclassified from 2003. (3) Provisional
The figures for 2003 onwards are not directly comparable with those for 1997 to 2002 because of changes to the classification.
Equality
Rob Marris:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) steps his Department has taken and (b) guidance his Department has issued to schools to meet the needs of pupils who are left-handed; and if he will make a statement. [256605]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry:
The Department has made no specific provision for left-handed children, but does issue handwriting guidance that applies equally to left and right-handed children. This includes:
The National Strategies Primary Framework launched in October 2006 which includes a strand dedicated to presentation skills, including handwriting. This provides objectives for every year group from reception to year 6.
The letters and sounds materials (our phonics resource) which contains general guidance on the teaching of handwriting to young children.
These materials are guidance only and it is for schools to decide when to introduce joined-up script. There is no nationally prescribed scheme and no requirement to teach a particular style or script.
Foster Care
Tim Loughton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children who left care in 2008 in each local authority area had had more than ( a) three, (b) five, (c) 10, (d) 20, (e) 30, (f) 40 and (g) 50 foster placements whilst they were in care. [255711] [Official Report, 11 March 2009, Vol. 489, c. 3-10MC.]
Beverley Hughes:
Information on the number of children who left care in 2008 in each local authority who had more than (a) three, (b) five, (c) 10, (d) 20, (e) 30, (f) 40 and (g) 50 foster placements while they were in care in England can be found in the following table.
12 Feb 2009 : Column 2245W
12 Feb 2009 : Column 2246W
Children who ceased to be looked after by the number of foster placements while they were in care, by local authority( 1,2,3,4,5, ) year ending 31 March 2008 , Coverage: England
Number
Number of foster placements during time in care
More than 3
More than 5
More than 10
More than 20
More than 30
More than 40
More than 50
England
5,200
2,100
420
60
20
—
—
North East
310
120
30
—
—
0
0
Darlington
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
Durham
55
20
—
—
—
0
0
Gateshead
25
5
—
0
0
0
0
Hartlepool
15
5
—
0
0
0
0
Middlesbrough
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Newcastle upon Tyne
50
25
—
0
0
0
0
North Tyneside
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
Northumberland
30
—
—
0
0
0
0
Redcar and Cleveland
15
10
—
—
—
0
0
South Tyneside
25
10
0
0
0
0
0
Stockton-on-Tees
15
10
—
0
0
0
0
Sunderland
20
—
—
0
0
0
0
North West
750
310
50
10
10
—
0
Blackburn with Darwen
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Blackpool
25
—
0
0
0
0
0
Bolton
35
10
—
0
0
0
0
Bury
20
5
0
0
0
0
0
Cheshire
65
25
5
—
—
—
0
Cumbria
50
25
5
—
0
0
0
Halton
15
10
—
0
0
0
0
Knowsley
30
15
5
—
—
0
0
Lancashire
115
55
10
—
—
0
0
Liverpool
60
25
—
—
—
0
0
Manchester
85
40
—
0
0
0
0
Oldham
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
Rochdale
20
5
0
0
0
0
0
Salford
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Sefton
10
5
—
0
0
0
0
St. Helens
20
—
—
0
0
0
0
Stockport
20
5
—
0
0
0
0
Tameside
25
10
0
0
0
0
0
Trafford
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
Warrington
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
Wigan
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Wirral
40
20
—
0
0
0
0
Yorkshire and the Humber
530
210
40
—
0
0
0
Barnsley
15
—
—
0
0
0
0
Bradford
65
25
—
0
0
0
0
Calderdale
25
15
—
0
0
0
0
Doncaster
30
15
5
0
0
0
0
East Riding of Yorkshire
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
Kingston upon Hull, City of
55
25
—
0
0
0
0
Kirklees
20
5
0
0
0
0
0
Leeds
105
50
10
—
0
0
0
North East Lincolnshire
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
North Lincolnshire
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
North Yorkshire
35
10
—
—
0
0
0
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12 Feb 2009 : Column 2248W
Rotherham
40
15
—
0
0
0
0
Sheffield
50
20
—
0
0
0
0
Wakefield
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
York
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
East Midlands
360
150
40
_
0
0
0
Derby
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Derbyshire
45
20
10
—
0
0
0
Leicester
45
20
5
0
0
0
0
Leicestershire
30
10
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire
60
20
—
—
0
0
0
Northamptonshire
65
30
10
—
0
0
0
Nottingham
45
25
—
0
0
0
0
Nottinghamshire
40
15
—
0
0
0
0
Rutland
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Midlands
610
230
70
20
—
—
—
Birmingham
150
55
15
—
0
0
0
Coventry
50
20
—
0
0
0
0
Dudley
30
15
—
0
0
0
0
Herefordshire
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Sandwell
45
15
10
—
0
0
0
Shropshire
10
—
—
0
0
0
0
Solihull
20
—
0
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire
65
20
5
0
0
0
0
Stoke-on-Trent
35
15
—
0
0
0
0
Telford and Wrekin
10
5
—
—
0
0
0
Walsall
45
10
0
0
0
0
0
Warwickshire
60
30
15
5
—
—
0
Wolverhampton
30
20
10
—
—
—
—
Worcestershire
45
15
—
—
0
0
0
East of England
550
250
50
—
—
0
0
Bedfordshire
20
5
—
0
0
0
0
Cambridgeshire
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
Essex
160
85
25
—
—
0
0
Hertfordshire
60
20
—
0
0
0
0
Luton
45
20
5
0
0
0
0
Norfolk
85
35
—
0
0
0
0
Peterborough
40
20
—
0
0
0
0
Southend-on-Sea
25
15
—
0
0
0
0
Suffolk
60
25
10
0
0
0
0
Thurrock
30
15
—
—
0
0
0
London
800
260
40
—
0
0
0
Inner London
360
120
20
—
0
0
0
Camden
20
5
—
0
0
0
0
City of London
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hackney
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
Hammersmith and Fulham
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Haringey
35
10
—
0
0
0
0
Islington
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Kensington and Chelsea
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Lambeth
35
10
0
0
0
0
0
Lewisham
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Newham
40
15
—
0
0
0
0
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12 Feb 2009 : Column 2250W
Southwark
65
25
—
0
0
0
0
Tower Hamlets
20
10
0
0
0
0
0
Wandsworth
25
10
—
—
0
0
0
Westminster
25
5
—
0
0
0
0
Outer London
440
140
20
0
0
0
Barking and Dagenham
30
15
—
—
0
0
0
Barnet
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
Bexley
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
Brent
45
15
—
0
0
0
0
Bromley
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Croydon
30
10
0
0
0
0
0
Ealing
35
10
—
0
0
0
0
Enfield
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
Greenwich
40
—
0
0
0
0
0
Harrow
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Havering
20
10
0
0
0
0
0
Hillingdon
35
10
—
0
0
0
0
Hounslow
30
—
0
0
0
0
0
Kingston upon Thames
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Merton
10
—
—
—
0
0
0
Redbridge
15
5
—
0
0
0
0
Richmond upon Thames
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Sutton
15
10
5
0
0
0
0
Waltham Forest
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
South East
730
320
60
10
—
—
0
Bracknell Forest
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Brighton and Hove
50
30
10
—
—
—
0
Buckinghamshire
20
5
0
0
0
0
0
East Sussex
45
15
—
0
0
0
0
Hampshire
140
60
10
0
0
0
0
Isle of Wight
30
15
—
0
0
0
0
Kent
115
50
5
—
0
0
0
Medway Towns
25
5
—
0
0
0
0
Milton Keynes
35
25
—
0
0
0
0
Oxfordshire
30
10
—
0
0
0
0
Portsmouth
15
5
—
0
0
0
0
Reading
10
5
—
—
—
0
0
Slough
15
—
—
—
0
0
0
Southampton
30
20
—
0
0
0
0
Surrey
60
30
—
0
0
0
0
West Berkshire
5
—
0
0
0
0
0
West Sussex
65
35
5
0
0
0
0
Windsor and Maidenhead
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
Wokingham
10
—
0
0
0
0
0
South West
610
280
50
10
—
0
0
Bath and North East Somerset
15
—
0
0
0
0
0
Bournemouth
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
Bristol, City of
75
35
10
0
0
0
0
Cornwall
70
30
—
—
0
0
0
Devon
75
30
—
0
0
0
0
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12 Feb 2009 : Column 2252W
Dorset
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
Gloucestershire
50
20
10
—
0
0
0
Isles of Scilly
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Somerset
30
15
—
—
0
0
0
Plymouth
60
25
—
—
—
0
0
Poole
15
10
—
0
0
0
0
Somerset
60
25
—
—
0
0
0
South Gloucestershire
20
10
—
0
0
0
0
Swindon
50
30
10
0
0
0
0
Torbay
20
10
0
0
0
0
0
Wiltshire
25
10
—
0
0
0
0
(1) Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after. (2) Figures shown are cumulative. (3) The number of foster placements excludes any episodes of care where children were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements. (4) Children who were, at the time they ceased to be looked after, were not in a foster care placement but who had previously been placed in foster care, have been included. (5) To ensure that no individual can be identified from statistical tables, we use conventions for the rounding and suppression of very small numbers. National figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 or to the nearest 10 otherwise. Numbers at local authority level have been rounded to the nearest five and numbers at region level have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers of five or less have been suppressed and replaced with a hyphen (—) except where the number is zero.
