§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the four schools which have been given dispensation from the 60 per cent. requirement for the assisted places scheme in academic year 1985–86.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is as follows:
- Epsom College
- Leeds Girls' High School
- St. Peter's School, York
- St. Swinthun's School, Winchester
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) of 25 February Official Report, columns 509–11, if he will state the figure taken as the Inner London education authority secondary education unit cost; and if he will state the basis of that figure.
§ Mr. DunnThe fee levels at assisted places schools were compared with an Inner London education authority secondary schools unit cost of £1,760 for 1983–84. This unit cost includes expenditure on the salaries and wages of all the staff employed in schools except on the preparation of school meals, and on most of the supplies and services provided to schools. It does not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection or debt charges.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) of 25 February, Official Report, columns 509–11, if he will state the value in respect of each of the listed assisted places schools of (a) charitable status, (b) rate relief, (c) value added tax concessions on school fees and (d) uniform, travel and school meal allowances.
§ Mr. DunnInformation is not available as regards parts(a), (b) and (c). On (d), for the school year 1984–85, average payments per pupil were £65.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) of 25 February, Official Report, columns 509–11, what information is available to his Department as to the social and academic intakes of the assisted places schools and the Inner London education authority schools, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnInformation in respect of individual pupils taking part in the assisted places scheme is not collected by the Department.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) of 25 February, Official 207W Report, columns 509–11, what information he has as to the level of parental contributions made to the assisted places schools and the Inner London education authority schools concerned, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnDetailed information on individual parental contributions is not available. The average parental contribution for the school year 1984–85 was £333. The fee levels in the cited answer took no account of any remission under the assisted places schemes.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) of 25 February, Official Report, columns 509–11, how far the fee levels for the listed assisted places schools take into account charitable status and tax concessions on school fees; and if he will make a statement.