HC Deb 26 February 1986 vol 92 cc569-74W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list in the Official Report for each local education authority in England for pupils of secondary age (a) the amount spent within that local education authority on assisted places, (b) the numbers of assisted places pupils, (c) the average expenditure per assisted places pupil, (d) the percentage of the local education authority secondary school budget represented

School Year 1983–84
LEA Number of assisted pupils at school in area Average expenditure per assisted pupil (£) Assisted places expenditure as per cent. of LEA secondary budget†
Barking Nil Nil Nil
Barnet 70 1,730 0.5
Bexley Nil Nil Nil
Brent Nil Nil Nil
Bromley 124 1,239 0.6
Croydon 269 1,215 1.2
Ealing 80 1,270 0.5
Enfield Nil Nil Nil
Haringey 26 2,052 0.2
Harrow 55 *2,226 *0.8
Havering Nil Nil Nil
Hillingdon 17 1,419 0.1
Hounslow Nil Nil Nil
Kingsotn upon Thames 65 1,387 0.9
Merton 82 1,491 0.9
Newham Nil Nil Nil
Redbridge 96 1,300 0.6
Richmond-upon-Thames 177 1,302 2.9
Sutton 38 1,161 0.3
Waltham Forest 65 1,625 0.5
Inner London 1,330 1,492 0.8
Birmingham 221 1,229 0.3
Coventry 105 1,294 0.5
Dudley Nil Nil Nil
Sandwell Nil Nil Nil
Solihull Nil Nil Nil
Walsall Nil Nil Nil
Wolverhampton 134 1,442 0.7
Knowsley Nil Nil Nil
Liverpool 316 1,344 0.9
St. Helens Nil Nil Nil
Sefton 257 1,221 1.2
Wirral 367 1,029 1.3
Bolton 227 1,021 1.0

by expenditure on the assisted places scheme and (e) the amount spent per manintained pupil, at the latest dale for which figures are available.

Mr. Dunn

As regards parts(a) and (e), I refer the hon. Member to the replies given to the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock) on 10 December 1985 — at col. 568—and the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) on 4 February 1986—at col. 11.7—respectively. The rest of the information requested is as follows:

LEA Number of assisted pupils at school in area Average expenditure per assisted pupil (£) Assisted places expenditure as per cent. of LEA secondary budget†
Bury 206 794 1.0
Manchester 436 1,239 1.3
Oldham 181 1,050 1.0
Rochdale Nil Nil Nil
Salford Nil Nil Nil
Stockport 181 1,143 0.8
Tameside Nil Nil Nil
Trafford 75 1,092 0.4
Wigan Nil Nil Nil
Barnsley Nil Nil Nil
Doncaster Nil Nil Nil
Rotherham Nil Nil Nil
Sheffield 57 1,017 0.1
Bradford 117 1,111 0.3
Calderdale Nil Nil Nil
Kirklees 120 908 0.3
Leeds 249 1,224 0.4
Wakefield 140 1,241 0.6
Gateshead Nil Nil Nil
Newcastle upon Tyne 410 1,087 1.7
North Tyneside Nil Nil Nil
South Tyneside Nil Nil Nil
Sunderland Nil Nil Nil
Isles of Scilly Nil Nil Nil
Avon 694 1,284 1.2
Bedfordshire 265 2,228 1.0
Berkshire 125 1,476 0.3
Buckinghamshire 6 2,240 0.03
Cambridgeshire 166 1,443 0.5
Cheshire 187 *1,202 *0.3
Cleveland Nil Nil Nil
Cornwall 91 1,380 0.4
Cumbria 77 2,059 0.4
Derbyshire 104 2,092 0.3
Devon 304 1,369 0.6
Dorset 97 1,550 0.3
Durham Nil Nil Nil
East Sussex 143 1,450 0.5
Essex 174 1,847 0.2
Gloucestershire 28 2,289 0.2
Hampshire 575 1,316 0.7
Hereford and Worcester 247 1,554 0.6
Hertfordshire 400 1,414 0.7
Humberside 138 1,164 0.2
Isle of Wight Nil Nil Nil
Kent 159 1,665 0.2
Lancashire 425 1,156 0.4
Leicestershire 130 1,310 0.2
Lincolnshire 73 1,222 0.2
Norfolk 159 1,235 0.4
North Yorkshire 52 1,857 0.2
Northamptonshire 147 1,388 0.4
Northumberland Nil Nil Nil
Nottinghamshire 98 977 0.1
Oxfordshire 240 1,467 0.7
Salop 41 1,150 0.1
Somerset 271 1,534 1.2
Staffordshire 262 1,442 0.4
Suffolk 217 1,331 0.5
Surrey 382 1,619 1.0
Warwickshire 153 1,071 0.5
West Sussex Nil Nil Nil
Wiltshire 30 1,991 0.1

* Estimated

† institutional expenditure for the financial year 1983–84

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list in the Official Report those schools participating in the assisted places scheme where pupils on the scheme make up (a) 20 to 30 per cent., (b) 31 to 40 per cent., (c) 41 to 50 per cent. and (d) over 50 per cent. at the latest available date.

Mr. Dunn

The information requested for the school year 1984–85 is as follows:

  • (a) Batley Grammar School
  • Birkenhead School
  • Bolton School (Girls)
  • Brighton and Hove High School for Girls
  • Bristol Cathedral School
  • Bristol Grammar School
  • Carmel College, Wallingford
  • Central Newcastle High School for Girls
  • Colfes School, London
  • Dame Allan's Boys School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Edgehill College, Bideford
  • Emanuel School, London
  • Farnborough Hill School
  • Hereford Cathedral School
  • Hulme Grammar School for Girls, Oldham
  • Ipswich High School for Girls
  • King Edward's School, Birmingham
  • King Edward VI High School, Birmingham
  • King Edward VII School, Lytham
  • La Sagesse Convent School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Latymer Upper School, London
  • Maynard School, Exeter
  • Newcastle Under Lyme School, Staffordshire
  • Northampton High School for Girls
  • Norwich High School for Girls
  • Old Palace School, Croydon
  • Portsmouth High School for Girls
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital School, Bristol
  • Red Maids School, Bristol
  • St. John's College, Southsea
  • St. Mary's College, Crosby
  • Ursuline High School, Ilford
  • Wisbech Grammar School
  • Wolverhampton Grammar School
  • (b) St. Edward's College, Liverpool Streatham Hill and Clapham High School for Girls
  • (c) None
  • (d) None

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the average percentage fee increase for schools participating in the assisted places scheme for 1985–86.

Mr. Dunn

The figure is 7.4 per cent. over the year to September 1985.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools participating in the assisted places scheme have been given dispensation from the 60 per cent. requirement for admissions in the academic year 1985–86.

Mr. Dunn

Four.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many places on the assisted places scheme remain unfilled in 1985–86; how many of the filled places represent cases where the 60 per cent. requirement has been relaxed in each case for the age groups (a) 11 to 15 years and (b) 16 to 18 years; and what proportion of the total assisted places each figure represents.

Mr. Dunn

Of the 25,193 assisted places available to September 1985, 3,811 were unfilled. Relaxations of the 60 per cent. requirement have resulted in 178 additional filled places, representing 0.7 per cent. of the total places available. A breakdown by age group is not possible.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the work currently being done in his Department in respect of education vouchers, the expansion of the assisted places scheme and the reintroduction of direct grant schools or status; and what proportion of the education budget is involved in such proposals.

Sir Keith Joseph

Such questions arise from time to time as part of the Department's work in considering various possibilities for improving school education. No meaningful apportionment of administrative costs can be made