§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the academic year 1994–95 in descending order the independent schools by the proportion of their
1994–95 Academic Year School Roll APS pupils Percentage APS pupils on roll Average fees1 £ Total2 received by schools £ Howell's Denbigh 286 73 26 5,688 368,215 Howell's Cardiff 689 173 25 3,441 460,586 Christ College 364 88 24 5,616 418,460 Llandovery College 239 55 23 5,160 281,347 Monmouth Boys 626 144 23 4,551 471,728 Rydal Penrhos (Girls division) 332 61 18 5,599 320,961 Rydal Penrhos (Co-educational division) 330 52 16 6,095 306,717 Monmouth Girls 631 74 12 3,879 203,552 1Some schools charge different fees according to different stages in school. 2 Accounts for 1994–95 not yet finalised.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department has spent on the operation of the assisted places scheme in each academic year since 1981; how many(a) pupils and (b) institutions were covered by the scheme; and what was the overspend on the budget allocated to the scheme. [5790]
§ Mr. RichardsDetails on costs of the assisted places scheme by financial year are as follows. Costs by academic year are not available.
Year Cost£ Pupils Schools Overspend£ 1981–82 160,783 114 9 — 1982–83 274,777 220 8 — 1983–84 459,626 318 8 — 1984–85 626,876 403 8 — 1985–86 842,488 495 8 — 1986–87 1,519,772 580 8 429,772 1987–88 1,394,246 622 8 47,246 1988–89 1,359,681 633 8 — 1989–90 1,589,392 631 8 — 1990–91 1,756,283 634 8 — 1991–92 2,064,813 662 8 116,813 1992–93 2,457,230 700 8 57,230 1993–94 2,621,261 691 8 — 1994–95 2,771,504 720 8 —
Mr. DonohueTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which independent sector schools charged(a) the highest and (b) the lowest level of fees to pupils covered by the assisted places scheme in the academic year 1994–95; and what charges were levied. [5827]
§ Mr. RichardsThe highest tuition fees of assisted places scheme participating schools in Wales in the academic year 1994–95 were Rydal school—senior pupils—and Colwyn Bay at £6,528, the lowest were £3,441 set by Howell's school, Cardiff.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many independent sector schools have had(a) more
782Wschool rolls made up of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme, and the total number of pupils on the school roll; what proportion of the roll at each school was covered by the scheme; how many pupils were covered by the scheme at each school; how many pupils were on the roll of each school; what level of fees was charged for pupils under the scheme at each school; and what sums were received by each school under the scheme. [5902]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is as follows:
than 25 per cent. (b) more than 50 per cent. and (c) less than 5 per cent. of their school rolls made up of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme for each academic year since 1981. [5807]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is as follows:
Year More than 25 per cent. More than 50 per cent. Less than 5 per cent. 1981–82 — — — 1982–83 1 — 3 1983–84 1 — 1 1984–85 1 — — 1985–86 2 — — 1986–87 2 — — 1987–88 2 — — 1988–89 — — — 1989–90 — — — 1990–91 — — — 1991–92 — — — 1992–93 — — — 1993–94 — — — 1994–95 2 — —
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many schools covered by the assisted places scheme received(a) more than £1 million, (b) over £750,000, (c) over £500,000 and (d) over £250,000 under the assisted places scheme for each academic year since 1981. [5817]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is as follows:
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Year Over £1 million Over £750,000 Over £500,000 Over £250,000 1981–82 — — — — 1982–83 — — — — 1983–84 — — — — 1984–85 — — — —
Year Over £million Over £750,000 Over £500,000 Over £250,000 1985–86 — — — — 1986–87 — — — 1 1987–88 — — — 2 1988–89 — — — 2 1989–90 — — — 2 1990–91 — — — 3 1991–92 — — — 4 1992–93 — — — 5 1993–94 — — — 7 1994–95 — — — 7
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made by his Department in taking forward proposals for the expansion of the assisted places scheme; and how much his Department estimates this will cost in future financial years for which figures are available when this has been achieved. [5821]
§ Mr. RichardsI refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend's reply to the right hon. Member for Conway (Sir W. Roberts) on 29 November,Official Report, columns 757-58 The estimated cost of the scheme for the financial year 1996–97 is £3.781 million.