Tim Loughton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to his letter of correction of 4 December 2008 to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, Deposited Paper DEP2008-2997, to the Answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 596W, on teachers: males, what the 2008 figures are, broken down by decile of income deprivation affecting children indices. [264683]
Jim Knight:
The following table shows the number of qualified full-time male teachers in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools broken down by decile of income deprivation affecting children indices (IDACI) in 2008.
Qualified full-time male teachers in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools broken down by decile of income deprivation affecting children indices(ADACI)—Year: 2008 Coverage: England
Deciles of rank of deprivation
Nursery/primary
Secondary
0-10 per cent. (most deprived)
3,260
5,680
10-20 per cent.
2,650
5,840
20-30 per cent.
2,600
8,180
30-40 per cent.
2,520
7,830
40-50 per cent.
2,490
9,540
50-60 per cent.
2,510
7,500
60-70 per cent.
2,350
9,250
70-80 per cent.
2,450
8,300
80-90 per cent.
2,310
8,400
90-100 per cent. (least deprived)
2,030
8,230
Total
25,180
78,750
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source:
School Census and Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
Teachers: Postgraduate Education
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what provision for financial assistance is planned for schools to provide teaching 25 Mar 2009 : Column 549W
cover for teachers who are studying for the new MA in Teaching and Learning; and if he will make a statement. [264853]
Jim Knight:
The Government have made £30 million available in 2008-11 for the initial rollout of the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL), and up to an additional £25 million will be made available to fund MTL for teachers in National Challenge schools in 2009-11. The funding will pay for teaching cover for teachers participating in the programme and their in-school coaches. It will also pay for the development of the programme; higher education institutions’ ongoing costs; for the training of in-school coaches; and for the time of tutors from higher education institutions to support teachers in their learning. Funding for schools will be ring-fenced.
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers he expects to enrol on courses for the MA in Teaching and Learning in (a) September 2009 and (b) January 2010; and if he will make a statement. [264854]
Jim Knight:
The Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL) will be available to all Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) taking up post in schools in the North West region from September 2009, and to NQTs in National Challenge Schools, and in secondary schools where 30 per cent. or more of pupils are eligible for Free School Meals and where the leadership is rated good or better by Ofsted, from January 2010. We will only know how many NQTs are entitled to take up the MTL, and how many choose to do so, when they take up posts in schools from September 2009. However, we estimate that at least 4,000 NQTs could take up the offer of the MTL in 2009/10.
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much time he expects newly-qualified teachers enrolled on the new MA in Teaching and Learning to spend outside the classroom as part of their course; and if he will make a statement. [264855]
Jim Knight:
The Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL) programme is currently being developed by MTL providers, which are schools and higher education institutions working together, and the Training and Development Agency for Schools. One of the aims is to develop a flexible programme, which can be personalised to meet each teacher’s learning needs, reflecting the role being undertaken by that teacher. It is therefore not possible to provide details of time commitments for individual teachers at this stage. It is important to remember that, although teachers may need to undertake some study in their own time, the programme will be practice-based, with learning centred around what is happening in the classroom.
Duchy of Lancaster
Departmental Correspondence
Mr. Andrew Turner:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many letters from hon. Members were received by (a) the Prime Minister’s Office and (b) the Cabinet Office in (i) January and (ii) February 2009; and how many letters from hon. 25 Mar 2009 : Column 550W
Members received in 2008 were responded to (A) in less than two weeks, (B) in between two weeks and one month, (C) in between one and two months and (D) in over two months. [265939]
Mr. Watson:
The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members’ correspondence. The report for 2008 will be published shortly.
Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
David Simpson:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many staff in the Cabinet Office (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness record in each of the last 12 months; [262219]
(2) how many staff in the Prime Minister’s Office (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness record in each of the last 12 months. [262225]
Mr. Watson:
Data regarding sickness absence at the Cabinet Office, including the Prime Minister’s Office are published on the Cabinet Office website.
This information has been placed in the Library of the House.
Disclosure of Information: Mass Media
Mr. Bone:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many leaks of Government information to the media the Cabinet Office has investigated in the last year. [259454]
Mr. Watson:
The Cabinet Office, on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary as Head of the Home Civil Service and as Chair of the Official Committee on Security, has responsibility for co-ordinating security matters across Government. Each Department is obliged to inform the Cabinet Office when leak investigations are instigated. It is for departmental permanent secretaries to take decisions on whether leak investigations into the unauthorised disclosure of information originating in their Departments should be carried out.
The Cabinet Office has undertaken no leak investigations in the last year. In its role co-ordinating security matters, the Cabinet Office has provided advice and assistance to other Government Departments on inquiries and policy.
Government Departments: Data Protection
Mr. Hollobone:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assistance his Department has given to other Departments in the investigation of unauthorised disclosures of information in the last 12 months. [265715]
Mr. Watson:
In the last 12 months, the Cabinet Office has provided advice and assistance to a number of Government Departments on matters relating to policy and practice concerning the investigation of unauthorised disclosures of information, as well as making investigators available from the central list that we manage.
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Infant Mortality
Derek Twigg:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many children under the age of one year died in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust. [263660]
Kevin Brennan:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
25 Mar 2009 : Column 552W
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many children under the age of one year have died in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust. (263660)
The table attached provides the number of deaths of children aged under one year, in each primary care organisation in England, from 1997 to 2007 (the latest figures available).
Table 1. Number of deaths of children aged under one year, primary care organisations in England( 1,2) ,1997 to 2007( 3)
Deaths
Area
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
England
3,591
3,371
3,379
3,203
3,063
3,002
3,145
3,069
3,078
3,192
3,127
North East SHA
170
145
152
172
145
131
126
136
126
158
139
County Durham
32
27
37
34
33
25
21
25
31
33
23
Darlington
2
8
9
5
7
4
5
6
7
13
6
Gateshead
14
10
16
11
7
7
12
7
13
16
13
Hartlepool
8
7
6
6
7
5
6
6
2
10
12
Middlesbrough
10
12
8
9
14
14
10
8
15
7
8
Newcastle
13
16
10
20
12
16
13
18
14
11
9
North Tees
15
10
8
16
14
8
8
15
7
14
10
North Tyneside
15
10
8
12
8
12
8
8
7
8
8
Northumberland
21
13
25
18
10
13
9
6
10
8
23
Redcar and Cleveland
7
8
4
8
8
4
9
11
7
12
5
South Tyneside
10
6
5
10
12
6
5
5
7
11
7
Sunderland Teaching
23
18
16
23
13
17
20
21
6
15
15
North West SHA
563
498
525
476
442
405
462
435
474
470
433
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
23
15
22
22
20
15
19
13
16
25
17
Blackburn with Darwen
21
20
14
20
14
15
14
9
19
13
17
Blackpool
16
8
12
9
9
5
11
7
9
18
12
Bolton
20
22
23
16
16
21
20
20
24
27
18
Bury
11
12
9
20
6
10
8
13
9
11
10
Central and Eastern Cheshire
24
18
29
22
20
29
17
23
20
16
14
Central Lancashire
32
38
35
30
27
26
31
30
28
31
26
Cumbria
33
28
27
16
22
13
28
23
21
23
22
East Lancashire
42
24
34
38
38
18
37
31
34
28
29
Halton and St. Helens
34
26
22
25
19
18
22
23
26
30
25
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
25
13
29
16
18
17
20
14
15
17
18
Knowsley
17
15
11
12
13
8
7
10
10
5
9
Liverpool
41
38
34
37
31
30
27
28
44
32
30
Manchester
51
41
52
51
51
52
41
54
48
36
55
North Lancashire
17
17
18
16
17
15
15
13
18
20
12
Oldham
22
24
22
25
16
25
22
26
17
23
18
Salford
18
21
9
13
18
15
15
15
15
17
19
Sefton
20
21
26
10
9
16
11
7
19
14
7
Stockport
23
16
19
12
21
8
20
18
18
8
14
Tameside and Glossop
15
15
15
15
15
12
18
10
9
20
8
Trafford
18
14
16
14
12
9
10
6
9
13
13
Warrington
12
11
13
11
8
11
16
11
12
11
10
Western Cheshire
12
14
12
4
10
10
16
15
13
20
15
Wirral
18
29
23
25
14
9
18
16
21
15
15
Yorkshire and the Humber SHA
393
410
359
407
324
345
337
334
372
360
362
Barnsley
13
22
10
22
12
9
13
16
10
16
10
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Bradford and Airedale
54
64
59
72
63
68
68
41
69
62
73
Calderdale
18
22
20
16
13
13
16
17
16
12
15
Doncaster
29
26
21
18
16
22
17
18
27
26
23
East Riding of Yorkshire
14
18
18
8
16
16
13
15
11
8
9
Hull
29
26
16
19
15
11
17
15
14
24
12
Kirklees
40
29
35
33
35
46
42
40
37
39
35
Leeds
52
64
50
57
40
41
48
45
59
53
49
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus
9
11
10
12
14
14
8
4
10
10
17
North Lincolnshire
12
10
8
16
10
7
7
11
13
10
5
North Yorkshire and York
41
.39
36
45
21
21
18
30
39
31
32
Rotherham
24
24
19
13
14
11
20
25
16
14
19
Sheffield
34
33
41
42
34
48
34
34
30
39
46
Wakefield District
22
22
16
33
21
18
16
23
21
16
17
East Midlands SHA
277
267
288
251
221
252
278
248
229
276
276
Bassetlaw
13
6
6
8
11
5
4
10
5
7
7
Derby City
22
19
20
18
20
17
18
15
14
10
24
Derbyshire County
33
44
41
36
26
37
35
45
29
32
30
Leicester City
25
34
35
31
26
23
32
27
24
36
41
Leicestershire County and Rutland
36
30
42
22
29
23
37
15
38
40
31
Lincolnshire
47
40
41
29
24
39
45
39
31
36
41
Northamptonshire
43
39
49
38
25
38
49
47
32
46
38
Nottingham City
26
25
24
24
31
33
32
21
28
34
26
Nottinghamshire County
32
28
29
43
27
35
25
28
28
32
38
West Midlands SHA
472
418
440
427
390
399
463
445
425
432
415
Birmingham East and North
50
46
52
45
56
54
68
52
49
59
59
Coventry Teaching
30
35
28
24
26
31
27
35
17
17
23
Dudley
24
20
32
16
13
12
14
12
24
23
13
Heart of Birmingham Teaching
54
43
38
52
50
65
67
56
48
52
51
Herefordshire
8
10
8
1
4
6
4
9
12
7
5
North Staffordshire
7
10
15
13
10
6
10
11
8
5
17
Sandwell
31
34
25
29
25
32
32
28
32
37
33
Shropshire County
16
16
7
13
12
17
18
10
11
13
12
Solihull
12
6
11
13
10
8
5
8
9
12
9
South Birmingham
24
29
29
32
20
27
34
26
27
42
19
South Staffordshire
40
24
42
42
33
29
50
31
37
40
45
Stoke on Trent
28
21
26
28
21
32
23
31
30
23
20
Telford and Wrekin
14
16
11
16
16
6
10
11
9
13
5
Walsall Teaching
36
26
29
17
19
18
19
31
35
23
30
Warwickshire
30
35
28
27
24
13
27
35
23
19
25
Wolverhampton City
29
16
27
27
26
18
27
26
20
22
17
Worcestershire
39
31
32
32
25
25
28
33
34
25
32
East of England SHA
310
325
291
268
273
266
280
271
260
273
299
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Bedfordshire
21
18
24
17
25
17
23
21
22
18
17
Cambridgeshire
46
30
27
22
30
24
29
26
25
28
26
East and North Hertfordshire
29
24
25
32
23
30
22
21
26
23
27
Great Yarmouth and Waveney
12
11
12
9
11
8
9
8
6
5
10
Luton
23
20
25
27
18
24
12
20
18
22
20
Mid Essex
26
15
23
16
15
15
15
15
13
15
27
Norfolk
41
48
31
24
25
28
31
31
35
41
38
North East Essex
12
19
16
9
14
14
11
15
15
14
17
Peterborough
14
12
13
11
14
12
19
7
17
17
12
South East Essex
4
21
12
12
10
12
16
14
12
16
14
South West Essex
19
21
18
24
19
29
21
20
15
25
24
Suffolk
19
34
29
29
23
14
28
38
20
20
34
West Essex
16
15
13
14
12
18
20
10
11
12
12
West Hertfordshire
28
37
23
22
34
21
24
25
25
17
21
London SHA
615
624
636
570
633
594
600
588
587
593
571
Barking and Dagenham
18
14
18
8
8
11
13
18
11
15
16
Barnet
22
23
25
14
12
19
17
15
32
14
17
Bexley
5
11
10
10
15
9
16
14
13
12
10
Brent Teaching
24
22
34
27
35
44
21
20
22
31
23
Bromley
19
16
13
16
11
14
17
18
10
13
10
Camden
10
12
20
11
17
18
13
20
14
11
11
City and Hackney Teaching
45
22
35
27
33
36
32
15
24
20
29
Croydon
29
32
36
40
20
31
20
20
37
30
26
Ealing
20
15
23
23
26
33
19
17
21
23
15
Enfield
25
17
22
20
20
13
33
23
30
33
30
Greenwich Teaching
16
25
16
16
22
25
21
25
15
20
24
Hammersmith and Fulham
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
9
10
12
7
Haringey Teaching
17
21
25
29
29
20
36
30
31
26
18
Harrow
12
24
22
16
11
12
16
17
28
14
14
Havering
12
16
8
9
7
15
6
10
5
14
9
Hillingdon
15
26
11
12
21
14
10
12
14
15
26
Hounslow
19
14
17
16
29
4
17
20
23
12
20
Islington
7
11
22
17
13
13
21
19
16
13
14
Kensington and Chelsea
14
15
8
10
12
10
7
4
8
3
8
Kingston
2
8
7
4
7
5
4
11
6
7
5
Lambeth
36
25
35
29
30
33
34
27
29
28
25
Lewisham
30
45
25
27
31
20
20
17
22
22
18
Newham
41
38
32
33
33
37
39
45
24
40
37
Redbridge
17
12
15
19
23
18
18
20
15
22
26
Richmond and Twickenham
12
8
5
8
11
11
8
5
8
5
8
Southwark
40
31
29
25
39
30
42
33
19
32
41
Sutton and Merton
27
20
21
15
22
19
25
27
23
27
19
Tower Hamlets
18
26
23
19
17
24
20
16
17
17
21
Waltham Forest
18
23
32
24
32
19
18
31
18
29
20
Wandsworth
13
19
21
20
17
9
18
14
27
18
16
Westminster
18
18
11
13
18
16
6
16
15
15
8
South East Coast SHA
237
205
208
194
146
214
200
190
182
207
198
Brighton and Hove City
20
14
15
20
7
18
16
21
19
20
17
East Sussex Downs and Weald
24
17
20
19
17
. 9
15
13
6
18
12
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Eastern and Coastal Kent
46
33
39
25
30
43
42
32
43
39
49
Hastings and Rother
6
6
8
10
7
6
9
10
7
11
9
Medway
19
18
16
16
9
25
21
23
10
13
15
Surrey
42
55
45
51
36
48
31
34
40
40
48
West Kent
42
27
35
27
22
27
30
25
31
27
17
West Sussex
38
34
29
26
18
38
36
32
26
39
31
South Central SHA
238
218
240
205
225
178
194
174
185
202
196
Berkshire East
20
24
28
18
24
28
19
14
22
29
26
Berkshire West
22
29
35
27
30
15
32
24
28
28
27
Buckinghamshire
28
29
18
35
32
12
23
23
22
21
29
Hampshire
80
52
71
52
53
46
48
44
40
45
49
Isle of Wight National Health Service
6
4
6
2
3
5
3
5
0
3
5
Milton Keynes
22
17
19
18
21
17
27
15
17
20
14
Oxfordshire
26
31
41
23
28
26
27
32
32
33
25
Portsmouth City Teaching
17
20
12
15
19
15
9
12
10
8
8
Southampton City
17
13
11
15
15
14
6
5
14
14
13
South West SHA
316
261
240
233
264
218
205
248
238
221
238
Bath and North East Somerset
2
8
9
4
6
7
6
9
3
10
8
Bournemouth and Poole
21
15
19
11
17
16
7
14
17
16
13
Bristol
31
32
21
27
31
26
23
28
27
25
27
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
42
14
23
18
23
24
19
29
22
22
23
Devon
40
37
32
27
36
17
14
34
34
28
31
Dorset
14
16
12
14
13
19
12
14
18
14
16
Gloucestershire
35
37
32
23
27
21
27
28
29
25
32
North Somerset
12
12
13
8
14
8
14
7
5
8
9
Plymouth Teaching
22
13
12
16
11
13
19
14
15
12
19
Somerset
24
25
23
26
26
20
19
23
22
21
23
South Gloucestershire
21
6
13
12
16
11
9
13
8
10
6
Swindon
15
13
9
15
16
9
14
17
11
10
13
Torbay
9
6
5
7
3
8
6
5
9
5
5
Wiltshire
28
27
17
25
25
19
16
13
18
16
13
(1) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (2) All primary care organisations are Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) other than Bexley, Northumberland, Solihull and Torbay, which have Care Trust status, and North East Lincolnshire, which has Care Trust Plus status. Not all primary care organisations (PCOs) are entirely within the boundaries of the strategic health authorities (SHAs) to which they report, so the sum of the deaths in the PCOs included in an SHA do not always equal the total figure shown for that SHA. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
