§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of the £1.2 billion provided to further education colleges for the period 2003 to 2006 has been allocated to(a) Government targets for growth in (i) 16 to 19-year-old students, (ii) adult students, (b) changes in pension entitlements and (c) changes in the level of national insurance contributions. [177388]
§ Alan JohnsonIn November 2002 the Secretary of State announced plans to increase assumed funding for further education (FE) allocated to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) by £1.2 billion in 2005–06, when compared to 2002–03. In 2005–06 the proportion of additional assumed funding in FE for planned increases in the number of 16 to 18-year-old full time equivalent (FTE) learners, and those aged 19 and above, is 29 per cent. and 11 per cent. respectively. Funding was not allocated for colleges specifically for changes in the level of national insurance contributions. Colleges are expected to meet these costs from the significant additional investment we are making in FE. Funding to colleges for changes to employer contributions to the Teachers Pension Scheme is over and above the £1.2 billion increase.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of young people between the ages of 16 and 21 years were studying at further education colleges, excluding A-level and GCSE students, in(a) greater London and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years. [177042]
§ Alan JohnsonParticipation rates are routinely available at local education authority level. The proportions of 16 to 21-year-olds residents of greater 585W London studying at further education colleges in 2001 and 2002, excluding GCSE and A-Level students, are shown in the following table.
Proportions of 16 to 21-year-old residents of greater London studying at FE colleges(excluding A-level and GCSE Student)
by local education authority of residence and year
Percentage Local education authority November 2001
November 2002
City of London 7 6 Camden 9 8 Greenwich 14 14 Hackney 21 20 Hammersmith and Fulham 14 13 Islington 16 15 Kensington and Chelsea 10 9 Lambeth 21 22 Lewisham 17 18 Southwark 17 19 Tower Hamlets 14 15 Wandsworth 14 15 Westminster 10 8 Barking and Dagenham 14 14 Barnet 14 14 Bexley 15 14 Brent 17 17 Bromley 11 10 Croydon 18 17 Ealing 16 16 Enfield 18 18 Haringey 22 21 Harrow 19 18 Havering 18 18 Hillingdon 15 14 Hounslow 14 13 Kingston upon Thames 9 8 Merton 16 16 Newham 23 21 Redbridge 14 14 Richmond upon Thames 12 12 Sutton 14 14 Waltham Forest 20 21 Greater London 16 16 Source: LSC Individualised Student Record LSC Individualised Learner Record ONS/GAD population estimates The percentages in this table are produced using post-Census population estimates. However we are currently unable to provide a historical series on a comparable population basis. Further information concerning this issue can be found in the Department's Statistical First Release, "Participation in Education, Training and Employment by 16-18 Year Olds in England: 2001 and 2002" available online at: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ rsgatewav/DB/SFR/s000426/index.shtml.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time equivalent students have been educated at each of the further education colleges on Merseyside in each year. [177265]
§ Alan JohnsonThis is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Mark Haysom the Council's Chief Executive will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.