§ Siobhain McDonaghTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on the Mitcham and Morden constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [159511]
§ Mr. WillsOutlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on Mitcham and Morden constituency and Merton LEA.
Beacon Schools
Wimbledon Chase1
Type—Middle
Start—September 1999
1 School is spreading good practice in raising achievement in KS 2, pupil behaviour, monitoring and assessment, classroom management and support for NQTs.
Connexions Partnership
Merton as part of the London South area is one of the 12 areas where the Connexions Partnership began to deliver the service from 1 April 2001. The London South 100W area has been allocated a provisional budget allocation of £9,408,621 and covers the boroughs of Merton, Kingston Upon Thames, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley.
Infant Class Sizes
Progress in implementing plan:
As at January 2001, Merton LEA had no infants in classes of more than 30. The figure in January 2000 was 1,470 (30.8 per cent.).
The authority has been allocated £2.4 million in capital funding and £1.7 million in revenue funding between 1999–2000 and 2001–02.
Performance Data (England averages include independent schools)
Key stage 2: pupils achieving level 4 and above Percentage 2000 1999 1998 1997 English LEA 75 69 66 58 England 75 71 65 63 Maths LEA 69 68 53 55 England 72 69 59 62 Science LEA 85 78 68 62 England 85 78 69 69
GCSE and GNVQ results Percentage 2000 1999 1998 1997 5+ A*-C LEA average 40.5 38.8 37.3 37.5 England average 49.2 47.9 46.3 45.1 5+ A*-G LEA average 85.8 86.3 84.8 82.9 England average 88.9 88.5 87.5 86.4 No passes LEA average 7.4 8.1 7.7 9.8 National average 5.6 6.0 6.6 7.7 101W
GCE A/AS examinations and Advanced GNVQs 2000 1999 1998 1997 Average points for two or more A/AS levels LEA average 15.0 14.6 13.2 12.3 National average 17.3 18.2 17.8 17.3 A/AS average per entry LEA average 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.6 National average 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 Advanced GNVQ point score LEA average 9.7 9.2 11.4 n/a National average 10.1 9.9 9.6 n/a
LEA capital funding £000 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 ACG 2,829 357 289 139 47 SCA 750 48 177 53 24 NDS — 2,074 1,217 1,287 360 VA Grant 3,774 187 138 104 105 Seed 131 121 — — — Devolved Formula Capital — 531 — — — Additional Devolved Formula Capital — 463 — — — NGfL 669 478 326 294 — Science Labs 103 103 — — — Access at 85 per cent. 232 96 — — 11 Security 33 47 47 45 36 Class size — 1,351 1,076 — — Outside toilets — — — 23 — Energy Efficiency — — — 42 — Assistance with AMP — — 21 — — Nursery Provision — — — — — NDS Condition Funding 404 — — — — NDS Devolved formula 802 — — — — SLSU 28 32 — — — PFI Credits 20,700 — — — — Total 30,455 5,888 3,291 1,987 583 Funding per pupil
In Merton LEA, funding per pupil has increased by £600 in real terms between 1997–98 and 2001–02.
Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
A PFI project to reorganise its secondary schools as part of a wider reorganisation was approved by the Project Review Group in July 2000 and is currently working towards contract signature.
Further Education
Student numbers at all FEFC funded institutions where home postcode is in the local authority district of Merton.
1996–97 to 1999–2000 FEFC funded Non-FEFC funded 16–18 Adult 16–18 Adult Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time 1996–97 1,812 330 920 6,530 23 95 126 355 1997–98 1,812 369 858 6,978 23 102 134 619 1998–99 1,833 333 827 6,832 50 116 193 644 1999–2000 1,857 365 809 5,925 60 171 159 946 Modern Apprenticeships
Information on Modern Apprenticeships for all English constituencies was placed in the Library of the House of Commons on 30 March 2001.
New Deal for Young People
In the Mitcham and Morden constituency, 988 young people have joined the New Deal to end January 2001. 461 have found jobs, 361 of which are sustained.
Labour Market Statistics
The working age employment rate in Merton in winter 2000–01 was 73.9 per cent., below the UK rate of 74.5 per cent. The rate in winter 1996–97 was 74.6 per cent., in winter 1997–98 78.3 per cent., in winter 1998–99 81.1 per cent., and in winter 1999–2000 77.1 per cent. These figures are volatile at this level, and our best interpretation of the trend in the employment rate for Merton since 1997 is that it has been broadly flat.
The claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 13.8 per cent. in March 1997 to 6.3 per cent. in March 2001 in the Mitcham and Morden constituency.