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Appointments made to each grade in the contracted prison estate between 1 March 2010 and 30 June 2010
Grade Total

OSG

28

Prison Custody Officer

57

Admin

18

Healthcare

15

Non Operational Manager

3

Operational Manager

3

Psychology

2

Industrial

0

Non-Industrial

4

Education

1

Other

37

Total

137


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Prisons: Training

Ian Lavery: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many unfilled places there were on each training course for new prison officer grades since their introduction; and if he will make a statement. [26785]

Mr Blunt: Since 1 October 2009, when Prison Officer 2 recruitment was introduced, there have been 96 unfilled training places. This figure includes those who were offered a training place but, subsequently, decided not to take up their offer of employment. 50 Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) courses have delivered 901 training places against 997 scheduled places.

Squatting

Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what timetable he has set for bringing forward his proposals to reduce the incidence of squatting. [27237]

Mr Blunt: As I said in my previous answer to the hon. Member we are reviewing the options for strengthening the law in relation to squatting and the way in which it is enforced. We hope to conclude this work early next year.

Tribunals: Housing

Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will consider the introduction of specialist housing tribunals in cases of the repossession of homes by landlords. [26954]

Mr Djanogly: There are currently no plans to transfer specific housing matters from the county courts to tribunals.

Young Offenders

Yasmin Qureshi: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) children and young people under the age of 18 years and (b) looked-after children and young people under the age of 18 years were released from custody in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [26922]

Mr Blunt: The following table shows the number of custodial episodes ended for children and young people under the age of 18 years by the youth offending team they were attached to in each of the last five years where data are available.

The majority of youth offending teams are coterminous with local authorities in England and Wales; however there are some exceptions where a single YOT covers two or more local authorities. During 2008-09, there were 157 YOTs; 139 in England and 18 in Wales.

Accurate data on the number of looked-after children are not collected centrally by the Youth Justice Board.


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2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Barking and Dagenham

76

82

94

82

64

Barnet

67

38

59

71

60

Barnsley

63

46

43

48

41

Bath and North East Somerset

28

26

20

27

19

Bedfordshire

63

73

56

64

60

Bexley

21

35

47

33

24

Birmingham

567

498

497

405

375

Blackburn with Darwen

48

34

33

32

41

Blackpool

50

33

45

69

61

Blaenau, Gwent and Caerphilly

44

39

62

32

39

Bolton

80

91

74

85

87

Bournemouth and Poole

48

61

33

18

17

Bracknell Forest

7

11

14

19

25

Bradford

104

125

135

142

125

Brent

69

92

64

95

126

Bridgend

33

31

26

34

27

Brighton and Hove

29

23

36

59

47

Bristol

81

75

101

134

124

Bromley

23

28

46

43

40

Buckinghamshire

33

18

31

15

26

Bury

27

30

40

39

39

Calderdale

57

54

53

53

60

Cambridgeshire

38

51

45

40

55

Camden

28

43

49

54

46

Cardiff

156

127

116

123

73

Carmarthenshire

25

26

38

37

31

Ceredigion

-

2

19

17

4

Cheshire

97

113

111

140

90

Conwy and Denbighshire

34

49

39

48

41

Cornwall

14

43

45

34

37

Coventry

116

115

117

74

78

Croydon

77

89

110

102

116

Cumbria

100

85

101

121

108

Darlington

30

26

24

31

26

Derby

80

94

89

84

120

Derbyshire

94

112

116

106

98

Devon

43

54

51

43

37

Doncaster

73

86

72

74

59

Dorset

17

20

12

15

8

Dudley

83

63

43

50

55

Durham

69

76

62

71

83

Ealing

39

49

89

115

112

East Riding of Yorkshire

20

19

28

37

29

East Sussex

41

64

61

46

42

Enfield

49

76

111

82

75

Essex

171

169

195

174

150

Flintshire

51

55

63

27

23

Gateshead

35

32

41

41

45

Gloucestershire

64

92

91

53

62

Greenwich

62

79

67

56

99

Gwynedd Mon

44

41

35

30

26

Hackney

89

82

113

121

119

Halton and Warrington

35

55

55

58

63

Hammersmith and Fulham

39

59

55

70

47

Haringey

104

82

87

104

85

Harrow

15

31

40

31

19

Hartlepool

11

10

28

30

26

Havering

13

19

43

45

41

Hertfordshire

112

124

115

92

93

Hillingdon

57

44

61

46

65

Hounslow

53

48

48

51

57

Islington

55

61

73

96

86

Kensington and Chelsea

29

20

30

39

32

Kent

162

158

192

196

181

Kingston-upon-Hull

126

138

145

138

118

Kingston-upon-Thames

7

12

15

26

20

Kirklees

119

120

138

105

81

Knowsley

49

35

39

32

39

Lambeth

103

137

145

144

152

Lancashire

188

227

240

236

204

Leeds

351

287

321

290

267

Leicester City

120

123

100

101

100

Leicestershire

73

53

73

46

52

Lewisham

87

100

101

82

107

Lincolnshire

75

59

60

75

48

Liverpool

184

204

202

207

212

Luton

53

47

45

49

36

Manchester

350

376

385

362

330

Medway

24

34

29

53

60

Merthyr Tydfil

26

47

30

23

20

Merton

32

39

42

35

48

Milton Keynes

23

35

29

43

36

Miscellaneous

21

11

9

6

6

Monmouthshire and Torfaen

22

16

18

23

9

Neath Port Talbot

19

30

31

30

20

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

75

80

66

62

66

Newham

137

116

133

124

126

Newport

70

75

65

32

35

Norfolk

65

63

52

68

77

North East Lincolnshire

64

64

55

45

58

North Lincolnshire

47

58

52

48

62

North Somerset

13

14

11

10

23

North Tyneside

67

54

54

60

43

North Yorkshire

30

50

58

62

70

Northamptonshire

84

69

86

120

95

Northumberland

45

32

55

59

37

Nottingham

201

218

249

202

185

Nottinghamshire

99

139

108

102

94

Oldham

58

53

108

100

79

Oxfordshire

51

78

73

94

56

Pembrokeshire

1

5

10

8

14

Peterborough

66

67

64

78

70

Plymouth

31

37

42

67

44

Powys

10

13

9

9

4

Reading

34

39

51

40

42

Redbridge

44

67

91

75

59

Rhondda Cynon Taff

65

58

40

33

46

Richmond-upon-Thames

20

21

10

10

11

Rochdale

81

83

61

75

85

Rotherham

50

52

45

39

57

Salford

145

130

108

115

94

Sandwell

150

135

118

87

74

Sefton

19

43

62

52

53

Sheffield

119

111

151

132

143

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

32

38

41

32

58

Slough

23

17

21

32

24

Solihull

21

23

32

24

25

Somerset

35

40

43

38

35

South Gloucestershire

10

17

12

13

19

South Tees

70

72

96

69

93

South Tyneside

67

25

39

31

27

Southend-on-Sea

25

28

55

37

38

Southwark

107

110

110

102

158

St Helens

23

30

25

20

38

Staffordshire

78

96

80

63

79

Stockport

61

58

69

63

43

Stockton-on-Tees

21

18

26

22

26

Stoke-on-Trent

65

79

92

63

60

Suffolk

99

99

102

104

113

Sunderland

77

70

56

68

44

Surrey

60

71

71

64

42

Sutton

32

49

29

15

23

Swansea

63

56

64

33

39

Swindon

28

26

27

20

20

Tameside

62

75

101

70

62

Thurrock

46

28

44

37

32

Torbay

9

9

17

26

14

Tower Hamlets and City of London

37

69

83

69

73

Trafford

88

113

94

78

80

Vale of Glamorgan

14

16

12

18

23

Wakefield

73

68

52

63

51

Walsall

78

11

74

53

64

Waltham Forest

77

65

66

72

83

Wandsworth

59

73

83

114

93

Warwickshire

34

49

66

54

43

Wessex

372

354

413

451

420

West Berkshire

7

10

20

19

16

West Sussex

83

125

94

103

77

Westminster

40

30

38

32

43

Wigan

67

60

59

63

70

Wiltshire

29

30

20

19

23

Windsor and Maidenhead

12

8

6

6

5

Wirral

73

61

61

79

45

Wokingham

-

-

2

7

18

Wolverhampton

83

67

56

48

62

Worcestershire and Herefordshire

120

128

89

85

84

Wrexham

-

-

15

51

46

York

42

58

45

41

45

Total

10,637

11,035

11,573

11,188

10,712

Notes:
1. Please note Flintshire and Wrexham YOT split into two YOTs in 2001, though have been recorded as the combined YOT up to 2007. This problem has been corrected for 2008.
2. Mid Wales YOT split into two YOTs in 2005 to become Powys YOT and Ceredigion YOT in 2005, though were recorded as the combined YOT in 2006. This problem has been corrected from 2007.
3. Reading and Wokingham YOT split into separate YOTs in 2007. Though data appears in 2007, this is due to the fact that the split did not happen until April 2007.
4. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.

Yasmin Qureshi: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those under the age of 18 years serving a Detention and Training Order in each (a) young offender institution and (b) secure training centre in England and Wales were registered as of no fixed abode on release from custody in each of the last five years. [26923]

Mr Blunt: The YJB does not hold accurate data on the number of young people registered as of no fixed abode on release from custody.

Local authorities have statutory responsibilities to accommodate young people in need of suitable accommodation through the Children Act 1989, the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and housing legislation.


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Education

Adoption

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of (a) legislation and (b) guidelines on contested adoption cases. [26121]

Tim Loughton: The law and the statutory guidance on adoption make clear that children cannot be adopted without their parents' consent unless the court is satisfied that the welfare of the child requires their consent to be dispensed with. We have no plans to change the position in this regard.

Children in Care

John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children became subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order in England in each year from 1989 to 2007. [25206]

Tim Loughton: The number of children who became subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order for years ending 31 March 1993 to 2007 is shown in the following table. Information for the year ending 31 March 1992 is affected by the introduction of the Children Act on 14 October 1991 when a new system of legal statuses was introduced, so it is not possible to extract a full year's data. Information prior to 1992 is not available.

Children who became subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order: Years ending 31 March 1993 to 2007: Coverage: England
Total

1993(1)

4,000

1994(1)

5,100

1995(1)

5,600

1996(1)

5,800

1997(1)

6,100

1998(2)

7,100

1999(2)

7,100

2000(2)

7,700

2001(2)

7,000

2002(2)

7,400

2003(2)

8,100

2004(1)

7,600

2005(1)

7,800

2006(1)

7,700

2007(1)

7,700

(1) Figures are taken from the SSDA903 return which covered all children looked after.
(2) Figures are derived from the SSDA903 one-third sample survey.
Notes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1000, and to the nearest 10, otherwise.
2. The figures exclude children who became looked after under a child assessment order, so may differ from the figures for children who were taken into care.
3. Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.
4. Only the first occasion on which a child became subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order, in the year has been counted.
Source:
SSDA 903

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John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order or placed for adoption excluding children looked after under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 left care through adoption in England in each year from 1996 to 2010. [25208]

Tim Loughton: The number of children who were subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order or placed for adoption excluding children looked after under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, who left care through adoption in England in each year ending 31 March 1996 to 2010 is shown in the following table.

Children who were adopted during the year ending 31 March who were subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order or who were placed for adoption( 1, 2, 3) - y ears ending 31 March 1996 to 2010
Number of children

1996(4)

1,400

1997(4)

1,400

1998(5)

1,700

1999(5)

1,500

2000(5)

2,100

2001(5)

2,600

2002(5)

3,100

2003(5)

3,300

2004(4)

3,400

2005(4)

3,400

2006(4)

3,400

2007(4)

3,100

2008(4)

2,900

2009(4)

3,100

2010(4)

3,000

(1) Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000, and to the nearest 10, otherwise.
(2) Figures exclude children looked after under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 and also under an agreed series of short-term placements.
(3) Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.
(4) Figures are taken from the SSDA903 return which covered all children looked after.
(5) Figures are derived from the SSDA903 one third sample survey.
Source:
SSDA903

Departmental Fines

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many transport-related fines his Department has settled on behalf of its staff in each year since 2005; and what the cost to the public purse was in each such year. [13279]

Tim Loughton: The Department for Education's (DFE) travel and subsistence policy clearly states that it is entirely the responsibility of employees to pay any transport-related fines they occur on official business.

There is no evidence held centrally to indicate that the Department has settled any transport-related fines on behalf of its staff since 2005. To provide absolute confirmation of this would incur disproportionate cost.


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Departmental Services: Post Office

Brandon Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05. [24918]

Tim Loughton: The Department and its predecessors has no formal contracts with Post Office Ltd or Royal Mail but uses Royal Mail services through local arrangements between Royal Mail distribution depots and our regional headquarter offices for the despatch of letters and parcels.

There is no information available for the years 1997-98 and 2004-05 but since 2005-06 the spend on Royal Mail letter and parcel services has been:


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£

2005-06

312,250.00

2006-07

275,739.00

2007-08

180,864.00

2008-09

177,705.00

2009-10

110,257.00


Departmental Regulation

Mr Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what regulations sponsored by his Department have been revoked in the last six months. [24379]

Tim Loughton: In the period 12 May 2010 to 12 November 2010 the Department for Education has revoked a number of regulatory statutory instruments or significant parts of statutory instruments. These are detailed in the following table. However, as indicated by the third column of the table, in some cases the content of the revoked statutory instrument has been largely replaced.

Regulations revoked Revoking instrument Comments

The Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001

The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010

Revoked but replaced. Coming into force 1 April 2011

The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 (as amended)

The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2010

Revoked but replaced

The Education (Prescribed Public Examinations) Regulations 1989

The Education (Prescribed Public Examinations) (England) Regulations 2010

Revoked so far as they applied to maintained schools in England, but replaced. Coming into force 1 January 2011

The National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001

The Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010

Revoked but replaced

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Appropriate Officer and Schedule 7 Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2010

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Appropriate Officer and Schedule 7 Prescribed Persons) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

-

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Supervisory Authorities and Devolution Alignment) Order 2010

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Supervisory Authorities and Devolution Alignment) Order 2010

The devolution alignment aspect of the order was revoked

The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2009

The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Order 2010

Revoked but replaced

The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010

-

The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The School Information (England) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

-

The School Governance (Transition from an Interim Executive Board) (England) Regulations 2004

The School Governance (Transition from an Interim Executive Board) (England) Regulations 2010

Revoked but replaced

The Children's Trust Board (Children and Young People's Plan) (England) Regulations 2010

The Children's Trust Board (Children and Young People's Plan) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

-


Mr Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what new regulations sponsored by his Department have been introduced through (a) primary legislation and (b) statutory instrument in the last six months. [24494]

Tim Loughton: In the period 12 May 2010 to 12 November 2010, one new Act of Parliament (the Academies Act 2010) received Royal Assent. The Department for Education commenced provisions of other Acts of Parliament relating to education, children and families. Nine regulation-making powers contained in primary legislation were commenced during that period. The Department made 11 statutory instruments which contain substantive regulations. Eight of these came into force by 12 November, as follows:


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A further three will come into force after 12 November, as follows:

Departmental Work Experience

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many unpaid, expenses-only internships there have been in (a) his Department and (b) public bodies which fall within his Department's area of responsibility in the last 12 months. [13810]

Tim Loughton: The Department does not fund any unpaid, expenses-only internships but does make unpaid summer internship placements available to graduates under the Teach First Programme.

The Department does support the Cabinet Office's Summer Internship Programme which pays students participating over a six week period.

Information on the number of unpaid, expenses-only internships for the Department's public bodies is a matter for them. The Department does not hold this information centrally and it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Education Maintenance Allowance

Teresa Pearce: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the effectiveness of conditional cost transfer schemes in increasing education staying-on rates in other countries; and if he will make a statement. [26564]

Tim Loughton: The requested information is not collected. To supply additional information would incur disproportionate costs.

Education: Sussex

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of academic standards in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Mid Sussex constituency. [26768]

Mr Gibb [holding answer 29 November 2010]: The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of academic standards in Mid Sussex constituency. However, Ofsted is expected to publish its Annual Children's Services Assessment of West Sussex, the local authority responsible for schools in Mid Sussex, in December. This will take account of the performance of schools in the constituency area.

In terms of school performance in Mid Sussex, the latest published performance data show:


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Percentage of 11-year-olds in primary schools achieving level 4 or above in their 2009 key stage 2 results
Subject Mid Sussex National average

English

86

80

Maths

84

79

Science

92

88

Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C GCSE or equivalent passes in 2009

71.9

70

Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C GCSE or equivalent passes, including English and maths in 2009

59.4

50.9


Sex and Relationships Education

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the forthcoming curriculum review will consider sex and relationships education. [26958]

Mr Gibb [holding answer 29 November 2010]: Sex and relationships education is not currently part of the national curriculum and will not be within scope of the national curriculum review. However, we intend to conduct an internal review to determine how we can support schools to improve the quality of all personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education teaching, giving teachers the flexibility to use their judgement about how best to deliver PSHE education, including sex and relationships education.

Institute for Fiscal Studies

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on services provided by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in each of the last 10 years. [23398]

Tim Loughton: The Department's financial records only go back as far as 2002 but I can tell the hon. Gentleman that based on these records they show that from April 2002 to October 2010 the Department spent £418,342 on services provided by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Pupils: Bullying

Mr Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the causes of bullying in schools; when his Department last undertook a review of the evidence relating to the causes of bullying in school drawing on (a) UK and (b) international research; and if he will make a statement. [24885]

Mr Gibb: In May 2010, Partners Andrews Aldridge completed an overview for the Department on the issue of bullying. This examined national and international evidence to determine the causes of bullying, and recommended measures to reduce and respond to bullying both in schools and in our communities. We plan to publish the key findings of the review early in the new year.

Mr Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has offered assistance to The Big March campaign; and if he will make a statement. [24886]

Tim Loughton: Tackling bullying is a top priority for the Government and we are supportive of any initiative that helps reduce the suffering of children and young
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people at the hands of bullies. The Deputy Prime Minister met the organisers following the March and promised to consider carefully the campaigners' calls for a review of bullying guidance across Government. In addition, Ministers in the Department have agreed to meet the organisers to discuss the items raised during the campaign.

Mr Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with the organisers of The Big March campaign; what issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement. [24887]

Tim Loughton: Beatbullying, the organisers of the Big March, attended a ministerial policy seminar on anti-bullying hosted by the Department on 9 November 2010. During this meeting we asked for their views and ideas on how existing anti-bullying policy can be strengthened. The Department will continue to consult with Beatbullying and all our partners on any changes to future Government anti-bullying policy.

Students: Finance

Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the Government plans to stipulate (a) a minimum and (b) a maximum award to students from the Discretionary Learner Support Fund in the 2011-12 academic year. [26974]

Mr Gibb [holding answer 29 November 2010]: Decisions regarding the new discretionary fund will be made locally, enabling schools, colleges and training providers to target support at those young people in greatest need. Current discretionary funds have no specified minimum or maximum payment.

In finalising the arrangements for the enhanced discretionary learner support fund, the Department
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will consult with schools, colleges and training organisations, including on what guidance is required to administer the fund effectively.

Teresa Pearce: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which training providers receive Government funding for the Discretionary Learner Support Fund; and how much was received by each such provider in the latest period for which figures are available. [27468]

Mr Gibb [holding answer 29 November 2010]: This is a matter for the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA) who operate the Education Maintenance Allowance for the Department for Education. Peter Lauener the YPLA's Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.

Teachers: Qualifications

Simon Danczuk: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the proportion of newly-qualified teachers who did not find permanent employment in each of the last five years; what steps he plans to take to reduce unemployment amongst newly-qualified teachers; what estimate he has made of the effects of the implementation of the proposals in the comprehensive spending review on unemployment amongst newly-qualified teachers in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [23037]

Tim Loughton: The number and percentage of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) by their employment status is given in the table. The scope of these figures is NQTs who have gained qualified teacher status (QTS) via mainstream initial teacher training courses, and the table reports their employment status six months after gaining QTS.

Newly qualified teachers: Employment status six months after gaining QTS-Years: 2004/05 to 2008/09-England
Number of NQTs
Teachers gaining QTS-Newly qualified teachers (NQT's) In a teaching post Seeking a teaching post Not seeking a teaching post Unclassfied Total

2004/05

27,150

21,960

1,130

1,010

3,050

27,150

2005/06

27,010

21,960

1,450

1,100

2,510

27,010

2006/07

26,980

22,100

1,300

1,130

2,450

26,980

2007/08

26,470

21,760

1,220

1,090

2,390

26,470

2008/09

26,650

21,550

1,750

1.160

2,190

26,650


Distribution of NQTs ( % )
In a teaching post Seeking a teaching post Not seeking a teaching post Unclassified Total Proportion of NQTs in a teaching post who sought/ are seeking a post (%)

2004/05

80.9

4.2

3.7

11.2

100.0

95.1

2005/06

81.3

5.4

4.1

9.3

100.0

93.8

2006/07

81.9

4.8

4.2

9.1

100.0

94.5

2007/08

82.2

4.6

4.1

9.0

100.0

94.7

2008/09

80.9

6.6

4.4

8.2

100.0

92.5

Notes:
1. Excludes teachers gaining QTS via employment based routes to ITT.
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
TDA Performance Profiles

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This analysis indicates that the proportion of NQTs in a teaching post has remained fairly stable over the last five years.

Centrally available information does not currently provide details relating to the type of contract held by teachers (such as permanent, fixed or temporary). The new School Workforce Census will collect information on the type of contract. First findings from this data collection are expected in spring 2011.

It is our intention that the supply of qualified teachers matches as closely as possible the needs of schools, and the number of places to initial teacher training courses is calculated on this basis. Our estimates for funding of future teacher trainees for the comprehensive spending review (CSR) took into account the latest available data on the supply of teachers.

Overall, funding for schools, including funding for the new pupil premium, will rise in real terms over the CSR period. We are providing maximum flexibility to schools in relation to how they spend the budgets allocated to them. It is for governors and headteachers to decide how to use their budgets to ensure the best outcomes for their pupils.

House of Commons Commission

Livestock: Slaughterhouses

Mr Andrew Turner: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much meat of each type procured by the Department of Facilities was slaughtered using (a) halal, (b) non-halal and (c) unknown methods in the latest period in which figures are available. [27627]

John Thurso: In the year to March 2010, the House of Commons Catering Service knowingly purchased halal meat to the value of approximately £1,500, or 0.25% of all fresh meat purchases. This was purchased expressly to cater for specific clients' requirements.

The remaining meat purchased by the Department, at a value of approximately £590,000, was ordered and received as non-halal meat, but as stated in the reply given by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Sir Stuart Bell) to the right hon. Member for East Yorkshire (Mr Knight), on 16 November 2010, Official Report, column 761W, this included an unquantified amount of poultry slaughtered using halal methods. Suppliers have confirmed that no other type of meat supplied to the House of Commons Catering Service has been slaughtered in accordance with halal or other special requirements unless expressly ordered as such.

Parliamentary Questions: Costs

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate has been made of the average cost to the House of a tabled parliamentary question for (a) oral and (b) written answer; what assessment the Commission has made of the effects on its costs of recent trends in the number of parliamentary questions tabled; and if he will make a statement. [25930]


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John Thurso: The House Service estimates that the average cost to the service of a printed question and the accompanying answer in the period from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2010 was £80. The average cost of a printed question prior to the answer was £44; the additional average cost associated with the reporting of an answer was £36. These calculations are based on the figures given in the following table:

Financial year Number of questions printed Total costs prior to answer (£) Total costs of reporting answers (£)

2007-08

68,379

2,844,170

2,341,603

2008-09

69,510

2,898,112

2,321,740

2009-10

55,736

2,760,102

2,378,795


These costs include printing costs and direct staff and staff-related costs. The estimated total costs include the estimated staff costs associated with advice to hon. Members and editorial work on questions not printed, including questions tabled for oral answer and entered into the shuffle (a process dependent upon automated random number generation to determine which questions appear on the Order Paper and in what order), but not printed. To these costs should be added the costs of electronic publishing and indexing; the former cannot readily be separately identified; the latter are estimated to be in the region of £65,000 annually. It is not possible to calculate separate averages for oral and written questions.

It is estimated that 65% of the cost of questions prior to answer and 73% of the cost of reporting answers is attributable to printing-an average cost per question of £28 and per answer of £26. Any change in the number of written questions tabled directly affects such costs. The remaining costs are broadly fixed and will not fluctuate according to the number of questions, although staffing levels and some staff-related costs, such as additional hours payments and late night transport costs, may alter if there is a significant change in the volume of questions.

The list of possible savings produced by the Management Board contains a suggestion that, from the start of 2011-12, the Questions Book should no longer be printed, leading to an estimated annual saving of £865,000 or around £13 per question.

Schools: Transport

Dr Thérèse Coffey: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Commission spent under its transport subsidy scheme in respect of schools in each constituency in each of the last three financial years. [26605]

John Thurso: The transport subsidy scheme was introduced in 2009 in response to a recommendation by the Administration Committee. The objective was to encourage a greater proportion of schools to visit Parliament through the education visits programme from outside Greater London and the South East. The UK was split into three geographic bands, A-C. Band A does not attract a subsidy, in band B schools can claim 50% of costs, up to a maximum of £650, and in band C 75% of costs, up to a maximum of £1,250. The full details of the scheme, including a list of which band each constituency falls into, can be found on the Education Service website.


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The following table provides the amount the House of Commons spent in individual constituencies where schools claimed under the transport subsidy scheme in the financial year 2009-10 (the first year of the scheme) and the current financial year up to July 2010. The cost listed is 70% of the overall subsidy paid as the cost of the scheme is shared with the House of Lords.

For the 2009-10 financial year data the constituency boundaries are before the 2010 changes. The financial year 2010-11 data incorporate the 2010 boundary changes.

Total of claims made in the financial year 2010-11 by constituency (based on the post-2010 boundaries)
HOC (£)

Aberavon

262.50

Aberconwy

432.65

Altrincham and Sale West

260.23

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

494.10

Barnsley East

245.00

Birmingham, Edgbaston

173.25

Birmingham, Hall Green

136.50

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

392.00

Birmingham, Ladywood

455.00

Birmingham, Northfield

148.75

Birmingham, Selly Oak

262.50

Blackburn

251.41

Blackpool South

243.05

Bosworth

123.33

Bradford East

323.96

Bradford South

170.35

Brecon and Radnorshire

402.50

Bristol North West

157.50

Bristol South

150.50

Burnley

455.00

Cardiff South and Penarth

378.00

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

512.40

Charnwood

343.00

Coventry South

350.00

Derbyshire Dales

682.50

Dewsbury

262.50

Dudley North

218.75

Glasgow North

455.00

Gordon

689.38

Grantham and Stamford

157.50

Harborough

196.00

Isle of Wight

875.00

Kingston upon Hull East

455.00

Strangford

875.00

Sunderland Central

455.00

Sutton Coldfield

437.50

Taunton Deane

159.01

Thirsk and Malton

119.49

Truro and Falmouth

428.40

Weaver Vale

616.56

West Dorset

127.40

Weston-super-Mare

278.25

Wolverhampton South East

150.50

Worcester

364.00

Wyre and Preston North

97.49

York Outer

455.00


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Total of claims made in the financial year 2009-10 by constituency (based on the pre-2010 boundaries)
HOC (£)

Aberavon

634.91

Aberdeen South

875.00

Alyn and Deeside

350.00

Argyll and Bute

875.00

Ashfield

315.00

Ashton-under-Lyne

263.86

Banff and Buchan

875.00

Barnsley Central

213.50

Barnsley East and Mexborough

880.25

Barnsley West and Penistone

262.50

Barrow and Furness

417.38

Bassetlaw

3,039.84

Bath

106.11

Batley and Spen

217.14

Belfast South

875.00

Birmingham, Edgbaston

173.25

Birmingham, Erdington

254.55

Birmingham, Hall Green

309.03

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

943.33

Birmingham, Ladywood

104.00

Birmingham, Northfield

282.02

Birmingham, Selly Oak

348.29

Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath

721.28

Bishop Auckland

826.47

Blaby

140.34

Blackpool South

1,499.03

Blaenau Gwent

808.63

Bolton South East

860.23

Bolton West

746.90

Boston and Skegness

108.64

Bournemouth East

149.63

Bradford South

286.16

East Devon

530.18

Eccles

306.25

Eddisbury

389.20

Edinburgh South

139.42

Fermanagh and South Tyrone

875.00

Forest of Dean

741.48

Fylde

237.93

Gainsborough

315.00

Gateshead East and Washington West

751.28

Gedling

309.75

Glasgow North

455.00

Glasgow North West

455.00

Gordon

875.00

Gower

238.00

Great Yarmouth

129.68

Harborough

313.25

Hazel Grove

539.53

Hexham

455.00

Inverclyde

1,666.18

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

875.00

Isle of Wight

1,324.58

Kingston upon Hull East

437.50

Kingston upon Hull North

964.57

Lancaster and Wyre

1,983.37

Leeds East

1,185.70

Leicester South

127.75

Leicester West

106.31

Leominster

432.04

Lincoln

178.36

Liverpool, Riverside

180.67

Liverpool, Wavertree

343.00

Livingston

417.26

Llanelli

1,312.50

Pendle

764.10

Peterborough

153.04

Poole

121.88

Preseli Pembrokeshire

593.25

Preston

242.67

Redcar

455.00

Rhondda

197.75

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

1,423.00

Rossendale and Darwen

588.09

Rotherham

834.91

Rushcliffe

262.47

Rutherglen and Hamilton West

455.00

Rutland and Melton

150.50

Salisbury

588.89

Selby

371.88

Sheffield, Brightside

255.64

Sheffield, Hallam

210.00

Sheffield, Hillsborough

645.91

Sherwood

1,122.87

Shipley

125.72

Shrewsbury and Atcham

140.82

Skipton and Ripon

784.40

Sleaford and North Hykeham

170.56

Solihull

295.60

Somerton and Frome

161.00

South Derbyshire

169.75

South Dorset

224.00

South Holland and The Deepings

212.29

South Norfolk

709.25

South Staffordshire

192.50

South Swindon

1,120.86

South West Devon

540.64

South West Norfolk

167.30

Wythenshawe and Sale East

192.50

Yeovil

189.00


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