Mr. Gibb:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the annual accommodation cost of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has been in each year since it was established, broken down into expenditure on (a) Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency and (b) Ofqual; and what premises were used. [254543]
Jim Knight:
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) was established in October 1997. Accounts for the authority during its first six months of operation (1 October 1997 to 31 March 1998) can be provided only at a disproportionate cost and are not included within this response.
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill will seek to evolve QCA into a Qualifications and 1 Jun 2009 : Column 259W
Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), and establish Ofqual on a statutory basis as the new independent regulator of qualifications and assessment. Ofqual has been established in interim form under existing legislation since April 2008. Until proposed legislation comes into force, both the remaining parts of QCA and Ofqual, in its interim form, jointly occupy premises in London, Coventry and Belfast.
Annual costs of rent, rates and utilities to QCA (including Ofqual) from the period 1 April 1998 to 31 March 2008 are shown in the following table.
A ccommodation costs
£ million
2007-08
4.6
2006-07
4.1
2005-06
4
2004-05
4
2003-04
3.3
2002-03
2.9
2001-02
1.5
2000-01
2.2
1999-2000
2.5
1998-99
2.7
Source: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA): February 2009
Premises occupied by QCA (including Ofqual) from the period 1 April 1998 to March 2008 are as follows:
Properties occupied by QCA since 1998
83 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8QA
Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue, Coventry, CV5 6UB
Glendinning House, 6 Murray Street, Belfast, BT1
222 Euston Road, London NW1
Unity House, 205 Euston Road, London NW1
Stephenson House, 158-160 North Gower Street, London NW1
Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London W11
Source: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA): February 2009
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) administrative, (b) recruitment, (c) staffing, (d) building, (e) ICT and (f) marketing and advertising costs had been incurred in establishing the (i) Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency and (ii) Ofqual at the latest date for which figures are available. [275071]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry:
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has begun a transformation programme, with the creation within its existing powers of interim Ofqual in April 2008; the restructuring of the rest of the QCA as it evolves into the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA); and relocation of QCA to Coventry by early 2010 in line with commitments following Sir Michael Lyons’ Independent Review of Public Sector Relocation. Approximately £3 million was spent in 2008-09 on establishing interim Ofqual and relocating it to Coventry by June 2009. These costs include the costs of recruitment, relocation, restructuring, additional staff reflecting the new approach to regulation, and communications. Over the same period, QCA spent £150,000 on restructuring and communications as it evolves into the QCDA.
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Racial Harassment: Barnsley
Mr. Illsley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many racist incidents involving pupils have been recorded at Wombwell secondary school in Barnsley in the academic year (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; [276416]
(2) how many racist incidents involving pupils have been recorded at Darton secondary school in Barnsley in the academic year (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; [276417]
(3) how many racist incidents involving pupils were recorded at Barnsley secondary schools in the academic year (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. [276419]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry:
We are unable to provide figures for the number of racist bullying incidents in schools as this information is not collected centrally. Our anti-bullying guidance recommends currently that schools record incidents of racist bullying and report these data to their local authority. It advises schools to use the data to monitor their anti-bullying policies, and local authorities to use the data to identify trends and to evaluate area-wide initiatives.
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a general, enforceable duty on all schools (and other public bodies) to: eliminate unlawful racial discrimination; promote equality of opportunity; and promote good relations between people of different racial groups.
We intend to introduce a new statutory duty on schools to record bullying incidents between pupils early next year, and will specifically consult on whether schools should be obliged to record racist bullying incidents and report these incidents to their local authority.
Schools
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority area live within walking distance as defined by his Department of (a) no, (b) one and (c) two or more (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. [259100]
Jim Knight:
A table showing the number and proportion of pupils who in 2008 live within (a) two miles and (b) three miles straight line distance of (a) none, (b) one and (c) two or more (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools, broken down by local authority, has been placed in the House Libraries.
Schools: Finance
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much and what percentage of the dedicated schools grant was clawed back by each local authority (a) overall, (b) for spending by the local authority within the schools budgets and (c) for local authority central functions in the last year for which figures are available. [274585]
Jim Knight:
The dedicated schools grant (DSG) must be used in support of the schools budget, which covers both funding delegated to maintained schools and other provision for pupils. The DSG can be used to fund local authority central functions.
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The following table provides details of the schools budget for each local authority in England for the 2008-09 financial year as well as details of the proportion of the schools budget retained centrally by the local 1 Jun 2009 : Column 262W
authority for spending within the schools budget. Local authority budget data for 2009-10 financial year is currently in the process of being collected and validated by the DCSF.
Of which:
Total schools budget (net budget adjusted to show grants gross)
Delegated to schools
Retained centrally by the local authority for spending within the schools budget
Local authority name
£
£
Percentage of schools budget
£
Percentage of schools budget
England
35,387,808,000
31,338,078,000
88.6
4,049,729,000
11.4
Barking and Dagenham
167,893,000
151,763,000
90.4
16,130,000
9.6
Barnet
244,574,000
219,816,000
89.9
24,758,000
10.1
Barnsley
148,340,000
135,686,000
91.5
12,655,000
8.5
Bath and NE Somerset
112,972,000
95,983,000
85.0
16,989,000
15.0
Bedfordshire
284,944,000
257,248,000
90.3
27,696,000
9.7
Bexley
187,490,000
167,024,000
89.1
20,466,000
10.9
Birmingham
928,471,000
858,423,000
92.5
70,048,000
7.5
Blackburn and Darwen
124,443,000
110,693,000
89.0
13,750,000
11.0
Blackpool
94,557,000
80,818,000
85.5
13,739,000
14.5
Bolton
207,738,000
186,960,000
90.0
20,777,000
10.0
Bournemouth
91,023,000
80,426,000
88.4
10,598,000
11.6
Bracknell Forest
70,326,000
59,405,000
84.5
10,921,000
15.5
Bradford
414,661,000
378,096,000
91.2
36,565,000
8.8
Brent
237,660,000
214,983,000
90.5
22,676,000
9.5
Brighton and Hove
144,093,000
123,466,000
85.7
20,627,000
14.3
Bromley
224,310,000
193,044,000
86.1
31,267,000
13.9
Buckinghamshire
346,776,000
297,149,000
85.7
49,627,000
14.3
Bury
123,618,000
109,985,000
89.0
13,633,000
11.0
Calderdale
158,813,000
142,789,000
89.9
16,024,000
10.1
Cambridgeshire
347,173,000
303,684,000
87.5
43,489,000
12.5
Camden
157,452,000
132,777,000
84.3
24,675,000
15.7
Cheshire
453,482,000
400,028,000
88.2
53,453,000
11.8
City of Bristol
225,042,000
194,242,000
86.3
30,800,000
13.7
City of Kingston-upon-Hull
174,768,000
151,751,000
86.8
23,018,000
13.2
City of London
2,185,000
1,588,000
72.7
597,000
27.3
City of Nottingham
195,892,000
160,635,000
82.0
35,257,000
18.0
City of Peterborough
133,794,000
117,858,000
88.1
15,936,000
11.9
City of Plymouth
179,164,000
154,726,000
86.4
24,437,000
13.6
Cornwall
333,945,000
282,132,000
84.5
51,813,000
15.5
Coventry
236,634,000
211,873,000
89.5
24,761,000
10.5
Croydon
236,261,000
206,619,000
87.5
29,642,000
12.5
Cumbria
318,049,000
289,135,000
90.9
28,914,000
9.1
Darlington
65,305,000
57,346,000
87.8
7,959,000
12.2
Derby
173,682,000
159,190,000
91.7
14,492,000
8.3
Derbyshire
489,376,000
431,482,000
88.2
57,894,000
11.8
Devon
413,573,000
375,787,000
90.9
37,786,000
9.1
Doncaster
213,048,000
194,088,000
91.1
18,960,000
8.9
Dorset
253,532,000
220,663,000
87.0
32,868,000
13.0
Dudley
216,621,000
196,440,000
90.7
20,181,000
9.3
Durham
343,057,000
318,309,000
92.8
24,748,000
7.2
Ealing
235,678,000
208,413,000
88.4
27,265,000
11.6
East Riding of Yorkshire
212,120,000
188,062,000
88.7
24,058,000
11.3
East Sussex
304,368,000
260,982,000
85.7
43,387,000
14.3
Enfield
264,121,000
235,877,000
89.3
28,245,000
10.7
Essex
919,055,000
817,036,000
88.9
102,019,000
11.1
Gateshead
129,613,000
114,752,000
88.5
14,860,000
11.5
Gloucestershire
379,747,000
330,161,000
86.9
49,586,000
13.1
Greenwich
225,415,000
196,953,000
87.4
28,462,000
12.6
Hackney
179,196,000
147,317,000
82.2
31,879,000
17.8
Halton
91,504,000
82,442,000
90.1
9,062,000
9.9
Hammersmith and Fulham
105,793,000
91,130,000
86.1
14,664,000
13.9
Hampshire
771,188,000
655,707,000
85.0
115,481,000
15.0
Haringey
196,506,000
175,748,000
89.4
20,759,000
10.6
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Harrow
148,306,000
133,669,000
90.1
14,636,000
9.9
Hartlepool
72,568,000
65,123,000
89.7
7,446,000
10.3
Havering
173,371,000
154,369,000
89.0
19,003,000
11.0
Herefordshire
101,908,000
89,871,000
88.2
12,037,000
11.8
Hertfordshire
784,762,000
701,626,000
89.4
83,136,000
10.6
Hillingdon
203,900,000
187,392,000
91.9
16,508,000
8.1
Hounslow
191,262,000
169,587,000
88.7
21,675,000
11.3
Isle of Wight
88,712,000
77,915,000
87.8
10,797,000
12.2
Isles of Stilly
2,439,000
2,127,000
87.2
312,000
12.8
Islington
145,909,000
122,412,000
83.9
23,497,000
16.1
Kensington and Chelsea
73,711,000
64,935,000
88.1
8,776,000
11.9
Kent
972,054,000
854,203,000
87.9
117,851,000
12.1
Kingston-upon-Thames
103,715,000
94,431,000
91.0
9,283,000
9.0
Kirklees
298,207,000
263,192,000
88.3
35,015,000
11.7
Knowsley
115,962,000
98,920,000
85.3
17,043,000
14.7
Lambeth
201,652,000
170,248,000
84.4
31,404,000
15.6
Lancashire
771,672,000
692,908,000
89.8
78,765,000
10.2
Leeds
499,525,000
458,167,000
91.7
41,358,000
8.3
Leicester City
226,578,000
194,209,000
85.7
32,368,000
14.3
Leicestershire
417,379,000
365,870,000
87.7
51,509,000
12.3
Lewisham
206,951,000
176,586,000
85.3
30,365,000
14.7
Lincolnshire
459,678,000
409,245,000
89.0
50,433,000
11.0
Liverpool
361,438,000
314,426,000
87.0
47,012,000
13.0
Luton
152,145,000
136,816,000
89.9
15,330,000
10.1
Manchester
341,607,000
297,295,000
87.0
44,311,000
13.0
Medway
199,127,000
179,361,000
90.1
19,766,000
9.9
Merton
108,106,000
91,738,000
84.9
16,368,000
15.1
Middlesbrough
94,913,000
83,672,000
88.2
11,240,000
11.8
Milton Keynes
183,901,000
166,873,000
90.7
17,028,000
9.3
Newcastle upon Tyne
179,033,000
159,920,000
89.3
19,112,000
10.7
Newham
295,363,000
260,611,000
88.2
34,752,000
11.8
Norfolk
503,342,000
453,901,000
90.2
49,441,000
9.8
North East Lincolnshire
102,773,000
90,576,000
88.1
12,197,000
11.9
North Lincolnshire
106,752,000
91,530,000
85.7
15,222,000
14.3
North Somerset
125,073,000
110,657,000
88.5
14,416,000
11.5
North Tyneside
131,289,000
122,713,000
93.5
8,577,000
6.5
North Yorkshire
388,723,000
349,675,000
90.0
39,049,000
10.0
Northamptonshire
458,999,000
386,823,000
84.3
72,176,000
15.7
Northumberland
225,067,000
192,079,000
85.3
32,988,000
14.7
Nottinghamshire
509,791,000
468,675,000
91.9
41,116,000
8.1
Oldham
188,084,000
165,305,000
87.9
22,780,000
12.1
Oxfordshire
375,858,000
326,615,000
86.9
49,243,000
13.1
Poole
83,938,000
75,321,000
89.7
8,618,000
10.3
Portsmouth
113,816,000
103,369,000
90.8
10,447,000
9.2
Reading
81,566,000
68,139,000
83.5
13,427,000
16.5
Redbridge
224,776,000
204,044,000
90.8
20,732,000
9.2
Redcar and Cleveland
103,824,000
91,521,000
88.2
12,303,000
11.8
Richmond-upon-Thames
100,169,000
85,879,000
85.7
14,291,000
14.3
Rochdale
160,867,000
144,289,000
89.7
16,578,000
10.3
Rotherham
211,127,000
187,787,000
88.9
23,340,000
11.1
Rutland
21,799,000
19,315,000
88.6
2,483,000
11.4
Salford
146,929,000
128,409,000
87.4
18,519,000
12.6
Sandwell
221,236,000
200,523,000
90.6
20,713,000
9.4
Sefton
194,401,000
175,655,000
90.4
18,747,000
9.6
Sheffield
354,638,000
293,489,000
82.8
61,150,000
17.2
Shropshire
180,827,000
147,943,000
81.8
32,884,000
18.2
Slough
112,826,000
101,456,000
89.9
11,370,000
10.1
Solihull
142,536,000
127,511,000
89.5
15,024,000
10.5
Somerset
312,300,000
268,107,000
85.8
44,193,000
14.2
South Gloucestershire
168,581,000
148,320,000
88.0
20,261,000
12.0
South Tyneside
107,971,000
99,629,000
92.3
8,342,000
7.7
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Southampton
127,519,000
113,262,000
88.8
14,257,000
11.2
Southend
127,799,000
112,468,000
88.0
15,331,000
12.0
Southwark
189,960,000
164,156,000
86.4
25,804,000
13.6
St. Helens
125,228,000
111,191,000
88.8
14,037,000
11.2
Staffordshire
539,822,000
483,675,000
89.6
56,148,000
10.4
Stockport
166,913,000
146,106,000
87.5
20,807,000
12.5
Stockton-on-Tees
132,046,000
121,274,000
91.8
10,771,000
8.2
Stoke
164,827,000
141,135,000
85.6
23,692,000
14.4
Suffolk
427,824,000
384,381,000
89.8
43,443,000
10.2
Sunderland
191,581,000
177,874,000
92.8
13,707,000
7.2
Surrey
648,839,000
567,897,000
87.5
80,942,000
12.5
Sutton
153,426,000
135,500,000
88.3
17,926,000
11.7
Swindon
124,344,000
108,391,000
87.2
15,952,000
12.8
Tameside
157,679,000
137,424,000
87.2
20,254,000
12.8
Telford and Wrekin
111,618,000
100,073,000
89.7
11,545,000
10.3
Thurrock
103,067,000
87,464,000
84.9
15,603,000
15.1
Torbay
86,060,000
74,502,000
86.6
11,559,000
13.4
Tower Hamlets
277,047,000
241,730,000
87.3
35,316,000
12.7
Trafford
160,750,000
144,001,000
89.6
16,749,000
10.4
Wakefield
218,515,000
201,950,000
92.4
16,565,000
7.6
Walsall
218,357,000
197,972,000
90.7
20,385,000
9.3
Waltham Forest
193,876,000
177,230,000
91.4
16,646,000
8.6
Wandsworth
178,802,000
168,674,000
94.3
10,128,000
5.7
Warrington
135,537,000
120,412,000
88.8
15,126,000
11.2
Warwickshire
331,654,000
297,016,000
89.6
34,638,000
10.4
West Berkshire
116,277,000
104,897,000
90.2
11,379,000
9.8
West Sussex
464,413,000
407,730,000
87.8
56,683,000
12.2
Westminster
110,860,000
94,696,000
85.4
16,164,000
14.6
Wigan
211,854,000
196,606,000
92.8
15,248,000
7.2
Wiltshire
290,460,000
255,322,000
87.9
35,138,000
12.1
Windsor and Maidenhead
91,688,000
80,177,000
87.4
11,511,000
12.6
Wirral
235,220,000
211,867,000
90.1
23,353,000
9.9
Wokingham
105,411,000
93,964,000
89.1
11,447,000
10.9
Wolverhampton
194,588,000
179,303,000
92.1
15,285,000
7.9
Worcestershire
345,353,000
311,064,000
90.1
34,289,000
9.9
York
103,824,000
91,032,000
87.7
12,791,000
12.3
Notes:
1. Total schools budget is drawn from local authorities Children, Schools and Families Financial Data Collection Budget Statements (table 1) submitted to the DCSF. This is calculated as the gross elements of any grants plus the net elements of the remainder of the schools budget.
2. The total amount delegated to schools includes the individual schools budget for local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools as well as any revenue grants and support for schools in financial difficulty delegated to those schools.
3. Cash figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and, therefore, may not sum due to rounding.
4. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 7 May 2009.
