HC Deb 04 December 2002 vol 395 cc826-7W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many trainees commenced the graduate training programme and registered training programme in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) September 2001, (ii) January 2002 and (iii) April 2002; and in what subjects. [84568]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 2 December 2002]: The numbers of trainees who commenced the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) and Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) in 2001–02 are presented in the table. Trainees in secondary schools are shown by the subject they trained in.

until this month when, due to changes in Ministerial responsibilities, I succeeded her.

In her role as Design Champion, Baroness Ashton accepted an invitation to speak at a conference organised by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) on the theme "Achieving Design Quality in PFI Schools". The conference took place on 22 October 2001, at the Millennium Primary School in Greenwich. This year there have been two meetings of the Ministerial Design Champions, but unfortunately she was not able to attend either. Instead, the Department was represented at official level.

Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when his Department's Ministerial Design Champion last met(a) the Commission of Architecture and the Built Environment, (b) the Royal Institution of British Architects and (c) officials from the DfES's Schools Building Design Unit. [85189]

Mr. Miliband

Baroness Ashton last met representatives of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in October 2001, at the conference organised by CABE and referred to in answer to the previous question. A meeting was arranged between her and the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in July this year, but this had to be postponed and a new meeting has yet to be arranged.

Baroness Ashton regularly meets officials from the Department's schools Building & esign Unit (SBDU) to discuss issues as they arise. The last meeting which focused on design took place in May this year.