§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Bootle have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy. [172681]
§ Margaret HodgeI refer my hon. Friend to the replies given on 29 April 2004,Official Report, column 1265W and on 11 May 2004, Official Report, column 291W.
§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many passes at A-Level were achieved by students in(a) the County of Essex in each year from 1980 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock in each year from 1998 to 2003. [173328]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following table shows the number of A level (or equivalent) passes achieved by 16 to 18 year old A level (or equivalent) candidates in the years 1992 to 2003.
1997 to 2003 are shown in the table. The figures include schools that closed as a result of the amalgamation or merger of two or more schools; schools that have closed but re-opened as voluntary schools with a religious character; and schools that have closed in local education authorities that have moved from a three-tier to a two-tier system.
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Primary school closures in Greater London by calendar year Local education authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Barking and Dagenham — 4 2 — — — — Barnet — 2 2 — 1 — — Bexley — — 2 — — — 6 Brent — 2 2 — — — — Bromley — — 2 1 — — 2 Camden — — — 2 — — — City of London — — — — — — — Croydon 2 2 2 2 — — 2 Ealing — 2 — — — — 1 Enfield 2 — — 2 — — — Greenwich 4 2 — 2 5 2 — Hackney 2 — — 1 1 2 2 Hammersmith and Fulham — 1 — — — 2 1 Haringey 4 2 4 8 — 2 — Harrow — — — — — — — Havering — 4 2 2 — 1 1 Hillingdon 2 — 4 — — 1 Hounslow — — — — 9 — — Islington 4 4 5 — 1 1 Kensington and Chelsea — — — — — — — Kingston upon Thames — — — — — — — Lambeth 7 2 5 2 4 3 2 Lewisham — — — — — — 1 Merton — — — — — 10 — Newham — 2 2 — — — 1 Redbridge 2 2 2 1 10 — — Southwark 1 2 — 1 — — — Sutton — — — — — 1 2 Tower Hamlets — 2 4 — 2 3 2 Waltham Forest — — — — — 2 7 Wandsworth — 2 1 2 — — — Westminster — 1 — — — — — Greater London 30 38 41 26 33 30 30 Source: DfES
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many(a) Pakistani, (b) black African, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) white, (e) Indian, (f) Chinese and (g) black Caribbean (i) males and (ii) females achieved (A) level 2 or above at Key Stage 1, (B) level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 and (C) level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (1) English, (2) mathematics and (3) science in each year since 1994 in Greater London, broken down by borough; [173256]
(2) how many (a) black Caribbean, (b) Pakistani, (c) black African, (d) Bangladeshi, (e) white, f Indian and (g) Chinese (i) males and (ii) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in each year since 1994 in Greater London, broken down by borough. [173255]
§ Mr. MilibandI will answer these questions together.
Prior to 2002 national level analyses by pupil characteristic were not possible. In January 2002 the Annual Schools' Census (ASC) introduced a major change in that maintained primary, secondary and special schools reported data at an individual pupil level for the first time. The introduction of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) in 2002 meant that for the first time pupil characteristic information could be matched to pupil attainment data, allowing comparisons of the performance of different groups of pupils.
The information requested has been placed in the Library.
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§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the staying-on rate at 16 years was for Greater London, broken down by local education authority, in each year since 1997. [173258]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisParticipation estimates of education and training by 16-year-olds for the academic year 2001/02 (the latest available) are shown in Table A for local education authorities (LEAs) in Greater London.
For Inner London, participation in education and training is only shown as a total because participation estimates for individual Inner London LEAs cannot be estimated reliably. This is due to considerable numbers of pupils who attend independent schools in an LEA other than the one in which they reside.
The figures in the table are produced using post-Census population estimates. Historic population estimates are not available on a comparable basis; and correspondingly, these estimates cannot be compared with those published previously.
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Table A: Participation in education and training by 16 year olds in Greater London by LEA for the academic year 2001/02 Full-time education Total education and training1 Greater London 74 82 Inner London 73 81 Outer London 75 82 Barking and Dagenham 56 63 Barnet 76 82 Bexley 68 78
Table A: Participation in education and training by 16 year olds in Greater London by LEA for the academic year 2001/02 Full-time education Total education and training1 Brent 77 82 Bromley 77 82 Croydon 77 83 Ealing 76 81 Enfield 75 83 Greenwich 68 79 Harrow 85 90 Havering 71 80 Hillingdon 75 84 Hounslow 70 78 Kingston upon Thames 80 85 Merton 70 77 Redbridge 81 86 Richmond upon Thames 92 97 Sutton 76 84 Waltham Forest 78 87 1 Includes participation in full-time education, part-time education and Government supported work based learning (WBL). Source: DfES Statistical Bulletin 01/2004, published 26 February 2004.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult(a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Tamworth constituency in the last 10 years. [173284]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in the Staffordshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area is set out in the following table.
£ thousands April 2001 to July 20011 August 2001 to July 2002 August 2002 to July 2003 Basic skills Key skills Basic skills Key skills Basic skills Key skills 2,341 786 3,123 1,006 4,899 2,063 1 The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001. From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.