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Northern Ireland: GCSE and A-level Results in Science Subjects

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford asked Her Majesty's Government:

Lord Dubs: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Northern Ireland: Analysis of A-level Results 1960-97

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford asked Her Majesty's Government:

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Lord Dubs: The available information requested is as follows:

Percentage of pupils in the final year of an A-Level Course obtaining 3 or more and 2 or more A-Levels 1992-93 to 1996-97

Secondary SchoolsGrammar SchoolsAll Schools
1992-93
Number of Schools:
Total4670116
Number in final year of course1,3256,8018,126
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C15%36%33%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E64%90%85%
1993-94
Number of Schools:
Total3970109
Number in final year of course1,3356,9948,329
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C16%39%35%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E70%90%87%
1994-95
Number of Schools:
Boys4270112
Number in final year of course4993,2403,739
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C14%38%35%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E70%89%87%
Girls
Number in final year of course8363,8834,719
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C16%41%37%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E68%92%88%
Total Number in final year of course1,3357,1238,458
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C15%40%36%
Percentage achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E67%91%87%


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Northern Ireland: GCSE Results 1960-97

Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:

    Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O-level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at Grade 1) in the following subjects, mathematics, English or English language, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for Single Award Science or science, Double Award Science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school each year, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL1399]

Lord Dubs: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:

    Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16-year old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1) for the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography; showing data for each combination of subjects separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16-year old pupils.[HL1400]

Lord Dubs: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Northern Ireland: Analysis of GCSE Results 1960-97

Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:

    Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes in GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or in GCE O-level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1), showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL1401]

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Lord Dubs: The available information requested is as follows:

Percentage of year 12 pupils obtaining 5 + GCSEs Grades A*-C 1991-92 to 1996-97

Secondary SchoolsGrammar SchoolsAll Schools
1991-92
Total(2)22%88%44%
Number of Schools16570235
Number of Year 12 Pupils15,8727,91523,787
1992-93
Total(2)25%90%48%
Number of Schools16370233
Number of Year 12 Pupils14,9188,17623,094
1993-94
Total(2)27%91%49%
Number of Schools16071231
Number of Year 12 Pupils15,6888,10223,770
1994-95
Total(2)27%94%51%
Number of Schools16171231
Number of Year 12 Pupils15,9649,29025,254
1995-96
Boys21%92%45%
Girls36%96%59%
Total28%94%52%
Number of Schools16571236
Number of Year 12 Pupils16,9749,39426,368
1996-97
Boys23%93%47%
Girls38%96%60%
Total30%95%54%
Number of Schools16671237
Number of Year 12 Pupils16,3999,29925,698

(1)Data are not available in respect of independent and special schools.

(2) Separate figures for boys and girls not available.


Dublin Convention

Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:

    What proposals they are making, as holders of the Presidency of the European Union, for interpretation of Article 9 of the Dublin Convention, which provides flexibility to take account of an asylum seeker's family ties in other member states when determining responsibility for examining an application.[HL1330]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn): As Presidency of the European Union, we are proposing a programme of action on the Dublin Convention. We expect this to include a commitment by member states to seek to agree a common approach on the application of Article 9 of the convention.

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Prison Service Staff of Afro-Caribbean Origin

Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:

    What proportion of the staff of the Prison Service, at each level, is of Afro-Caribbean ethnic origin.[HL1292]

Lord Williams of Mostyn: The information requested is given in the table. The information has been compiled from data held on the Prison Service's PERSONNEL database. This does not include information on all staff in the Senior Civil Service. Nor does it include information in respect of those staff, comprising some 9 per cent of the total, in respect of whom no ethnic origin is recorded.

Proportion of Prison Service Staff of Black--Caribbean origin

Grade currentBLK-CCountProportion
AA218062.6
AO471,2243.8
Assistant Director0110.0
Assistant Information Officer020.0
Assistant Storeperson2424.8
Auxiliary Officer119601.1
EO126491.8
F&G Officer010.0
F/T Chaplain11390.007
F/T Medical Officer0900.0
Farm & Gardens Manager020.0
Farm Manager 1080.0
Farm Manager 1a0150.0
Farm Manager 20170.0
Farm Manager 30280.0
Farm Manager 40160.0
Gov 5 (Aps)0230.0
Governor 10330.0
Governor 20690.0
Governor 301170.0
Governor 402830.0
Governor 514090.2
Grade 3080.0
Grade 4070.0
Grade 5070.0
Grade 60350.0
Grade 701700.0
Graduate Trainee080.0
HEO63211.9
Higher Instructional Officer0390.0
Higher Prof Tech Officer01020.0
Higher Psychologist0440.0
Higher TC and Tech Officer030.0
Industrials152,8270.5
Information Officer050.0
Instructional Officer 141,0820.4
Instructor0110.0
Librarian040.0
Night Patrol63431.7
Nursing Grades218202.6
Officer (Aps)0130.0
OSG483,9011.2
P/T Chaplain11130.9
P/T Medical Officer0560.0
Personal Secretary52162.3
Pharmacist0270.0
Pharmacy Technician0460.0
Physical Education Officer1224.5
Principal Medical Officer010.0
Principal Officer51,1760.4
Principal Officer (Aps)090.0
Principal Psychologist0150.0
Prison Officer14818,5740.8
Prof & Tech Officer1430.02
Psychological Assistant0670.0
Psychologist1590.01
Psychologist Grad Trainee020.0
Regional Catering Manager0230.0
Senior Information Officer050.0
Senior Medical Officer0450.0
Senior Officer163,6670.4
Senior Personal Secretary1128.3
Senior Prof Tech Officer0710.0
Senior Psychologist0640.0
SEO01600.0
Staff Principal Pharmacist050.0
Store Officer Grade A/B040.0
Store Officer Grade C/D090.0
Store Person01880.0
Support Band 11392.6
Support Band 242371.7
Tech Officer Grade 1070.0
Typing Manager080.0
Typist13690.3
Count38041,0300.9

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