§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many "Going GM" conferences her Department has organised; at what cost; and how many more are planned. [41087]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department has organised 54 "Going GM" conferences at a total cost of around £720,000. We have firm plans to hold another nine 629W between now and February 1996. Conferences this term have been over-subscribed and we are reviewing how to meet the increased demand for places.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for each education authority the number of(a) voluntary-aided, (b) voluntary-controlled, (c) special agreement, (d) county and (e) grant-maintained schools; in each case what is the total number of pupils and the number in each category in (a) the primary sector and (b) the secondary sector; and what is the number of schools in England in each category. [41299]
Number of parental ballots of grant-maintained status Number of ballots "Yes" ballots "No" ballots (i)1 September 1993 to 31 August 1994 (a) Voluntary aided 59 31 28 (b) Voluntary controlled 25 16 9 (c) Special agreement 1 1 0 (d) County 184 109 75 (ii) 1 September 1994 to 31 August 1995 (a) Voluntary aided 15 6 9 (b) Voluntary controlled 13 10 3 (c) Special agreement 0 0 0 (d) County 57 34 23 Note:
"Yes" ballots are those where a majority of parents voted in favour of seeking grant-maintained status, and "No" ballots are those where a majority voted against. Initial ballots have been disregarded where a second ballot was required because of low turnout or the Secretary of State having declared a ballot void.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what has been the total number of parents voting (i) in favour of and (ii) against grant-maintained status in ballots between(a) 1 September 1992 and 31 August 1993 (b) 1 September 1993 and 31 August 1994 and (c) 1 September 1994 and 31 August 1995. [41301]
§ Mr. SquireThe information requested is set out in the table:
Number of parents voting in grant-maintained ballots (a) (b) (c) 1 September 1992 to 31 August 1993 1 September 1993 to 31 August 1994 1 September 1994 to 31 August 1995 (i) Parents voting in favour of GM status 251,250 63,703 17,322 (ii) Parents voting against GM status (including spoilt papers) 142,593 57,078 18,087
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate she has made of the full-year cost in(a) transitional grant and (b) formula allocation of capital grant in the event of all the present voluntary aided schools becoming grant-maintained during the same financial year. [41303]
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§ Mr. SquireI shall place the information in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the number of parental ballots on grant-maintained status in(a) voluntary-aided, (b) voluntary-controlled, (c) special agreement and (d) county schools (i) between 1 September 1993 and 31 August 1994 and (ii) between 1 September 1994 and 31 August 1995; and in each case, how many ballots have resulted in a majority of parent voting (1) in favour of and (2) against grant-maintained status. [41300]
§ Mr. SquireThe information requested is set out in the table:
§ Mrs. GillanIt is for the Funding Agency for Schools to determine the balance between the level of formula allocation and other forms of capital grant. The cost in(a) transitional grant and (b) formula allocation becoming grant-maintained during the same financial year will depend on levels of grant prevailing at the time.