Written Answers of 17 May 1996

ENVIRONMENT

  Small Cetaceans (North Sea)
  Mr. Salmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the population status of small cetaceans in the North sea; and what measures she has taken since the implementation of The Hague memorandum of understanding on small cetaceans to ensure habitat protection in the North sea. [29884]

  Mr. Clappison
  During 1994 the UK participated in an international project that aimed to record the abundance and distribution of small cetaceans throughout the North sea and adjacent waters. The project, which was co-ordinated by the sea mammal research unit in Cambridge, also received financial and logistical support from the European Commission, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. A copy of the project report can be obtained from my Department.

  After The Hague memorandum of understanding, the United Kingdom signed and became a party to the agreement on the conservation of small cetaceans of the Baltic and North seas.

  Enterprise Zones
  Mr. Ainger
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the location of each enterprise zone and the date each was established since the introduction of such zones. [29906]

  Sir Paul Beresford
  The tables list the location and date of each enterprise zone established in the United Kingdom since they were first introduced in 1980. Each zone is designated for a period of 10 years, and zones that are still extant are indicated by an asterisk. The names of zones are given where they exist.

  Location

  Date

  England

  Corby

  22 June 1981

  Dudley (No. 1)

  10 July 1981

  Wakefield: Langthwaite grange

  31 July 1981

  Salford/Trafford

  12 August 1981

  Speke (Liverpool)

  25 August 1981

  Tyneside

  25 August 1981

  Hartlepool

  23 October 1981

  Isle of Dogs (London Docklands)

  26 April 1982

  Wellingborough

  26 July 1983

  Rotherham

  16 August 1983

  Scunthorpe: Normanby ridge Queensway

  23 September 1983

  Wakefield: Dale lane and Kinsley

  23 September 1983

  Workington (Nos. 1 to 6)

  4 October 1983

  North-west Kent (Nos. 1 to 5)

  31 October 1983

  Middlesbrough

  8 November 1983

  North-east Lancashire (Nos. 1 to 7)

  7 December 1983

  Telford (Nos. 1 to 5)

  13 January 1984

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  Location

  Date

  Glanford (Humberside)

  13 April 1984

  Dudley: Round Oak

  3 October 1984

  North-west Kent (No. 6 and 7):

  No. 6 and 7 Chaltam Maritime*

  10 October 1986

  Sunderland:

  No. 1 Hylton Riverside/Southwick*

  27 April 1990

  No. 2 Castletown*

  No. 3 Doxford park*

  East Midlands (Nos. 1 to 7):

  Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Holmewood*

  3 November 1995

  No. 4 Manton Wood, Worksop*

  16 November 1995

  No. 5 and 6 Crown farm, Mansfield*

  22 September 1995

  No. 7 Sherwood business park*

  21 November 1995

  Dearne Valley (Nos. 1 to 6):

  No. 1 Manvers east, Rotherham*

  3 November 1995

  No. 2 Highgate businesspark, Barnsley*

  No. 3 Goldthorpe industrial estate, Barnsley*

  No. 4 Denaby lane industrial estate, Doncaster*

  No. 5 Cortonwood park, Rotherham*

  No. 6 Wombwell bypass, Barnsley*

  East Durham (Nos. 1 to 6):

  No. 1 Bracken hill*

  29 November 1995

  No. Peterlee north-west industrial estate*

  No. 3 Peterlee south-west industrial estate*

  No. 4 Seaham grange*

  No. 5 Fox Cover*

  No. 6 Dawdon*

  Tyne Riverside:

  No. 1*

  19 February 1996

  Nos. 2 to 11 (proposed)

  Mid 1996

  Northern Ireland

  Belfast

  21 October 1981

  Londonderry:

  Springtown

  13 September 1983

  Campsie

  Scotland

  Clydeband

  No. 1

  3 August 1981

  No. 2

  18 August 1981

  Invergordon

  7 October 1983

  Alness

  Tayside Dundee (Nos. 1 to 6)

  9 January 1984

  Tayside Arbroath

  Inverclyde (Nos. 1 to 11):

  Nos. 1 to 4 Port Glasgow*

  3 March 1989

  Nos. 5 to 10 Greenock*

  No. 11 west of Gourock*

  Lanarkshire*

  1 February 1993

  Wales

  Swansea (No. 1)

  11 June 1981

  Delyn

  21 July 1983

  Milford Haven:

  North shore (Nos. 1 to 7)

  24 April 1984

  South shore (Nos. 1 to 6)

  Swansea (No. 2)

  6 March 1985

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many meetings of, or organised by,
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  the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29363]

  Sir John Wheeler
  None. The UK permanent representative to the Council of Europe consults this Department and the Northern Ireland Departments on all issues of particular importance to Northern Ireland.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29361]

  Mr. Jonathan Evans
  During the period in question, the Lord Chancellor addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and spoke during the visit of the standing committee of the Parliamentary Assembly to London. Departmental officials attended one conference, one seminar, one colloquy, and nine meetings of committees of experts, including working groups of those committees.

HEALTH

  Midwives
  Mrs. Bridget Prentice
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to encourage midwives to stay in the profession and to encourage non-practising midwives to return to work. [28261]

  Mr. Horam
  A higher proportion of the total stock of nursing and midwifery staff are working, and using their professional skill for the benefit of patients, than ever before. Local employers are responsible for developing and implementing effective human resource strategies further to improve recruitment and retention.

  Nursing Shortages
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 30 April,Official Report, column 505, in which (a) areas and (b) specialties there are nursing shortages. [29466]

  Mr. Horam
  The national pay review body has considered all the evidence and concluded that there is no widespread shortage of nursing staff.

  Mental Health
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients with learning disabilities have been detained under the mental health legislation. [29405]

  Mr. Bowis
  In 1992–93, the latest year for which information is available, there were 252 formal admissions of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and classified as mentally impaired or severely mentally impaired.
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  Clinical Negligence Claims
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the cost of clinical negligence claims in each region in each year since 1991–92. [29399]

  Mr. Horam
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Minister for Health gave him on 6 March 1995,Official Report, columns 40–42. As was made clear at the time, the figures for the earlier years were based on information that was not comprehensive and, in particular, did not include data from national health service trusts. The table shows the regional breakdowns based on latest estimates for 1993–4 and 1994–95 and provisional figures for 1995–96, consistent with the national estimates for those years.

  Costs to the NHS of clinical negligence settlements by region

  Region

  1993–94 £ million (estimated)

  1994–95 £ million (estimated)

  1995–96 £ million (provisional)

  Northern and Yorkshire

  15.2

  25.0

  16.3

  Trent

  7.1

  11.7

  15.1

  Anglia and Oxford

  10.6

  18.2

  14.8

  North Thames

  21.4

  30.4

  37.2

  South Thames

  30.6

  26.9

  18.6

  South and West

  8.0

  19.2

  16.4

  West Midlands

  8.4

  6.1

  6.4

  North West

  16.6

  22.5

  24.3

  Total

  117.9

  160.0

  149.1

  Ethnic Health Research
  Mr. Tony Lloyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to take forward the national ethnic health research and development programme. [29527]

  Mr. Malone
  The Department attaches great importance to ensuring that the health needs of ethnic minority populations are recognised and met. Since 1989, it has allocated £0.5 million each year to fund a range of development projects aimed at improving access to health services. A directory listing the initiatives has just been published, and copies will be placed in the Library.

  In addition, the Department's research programme currently funds a number of projects, to a combined value of £3.5 million, which have an ethnic dimension.

  Within the national health service executive, the west midlands regional office leads on research and development in this area. It has commissioned projects to a value of £300,000.

  General Practitioners
  Mr. David Nicholson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the measures he has taken to reduce the administrative burdens affecting general practitioners. [29644]

  Mr. Malone
  Good progress is being made to implement the report of the efficiency scrutiny into bureaucracy in general practice, "Patients not Paper". As a result, the number of forms completed by general practitioners and practice staff will be reduced by around 17 million a year when new procedures are introduced from 1 July 1996.
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  Health Visitors
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to require that the organisational structure of national health service trusts includes qualified health visitors and community nurses at management levels. [29551]

  Mr. Horam
  Decisions concerning staffing, including the employment of health visitors and community nurses at management level, are the responsibility of local managers, who are in the best position to consider the amount and type of work to be done in the light of the services they have contracted to provide.

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29352]

  Mr. Malone
  Since January 1995, 23 programmed meetings of the Council of Europe have been attended by Department of Health officials; none has been attended by Department of Health Ministers.

  Read Codes System
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 10 May,Official Report, column 285, what estimate he has made of the approximate average number of hours spent by the clinicians on participation in the Read codes development exercise. [29960]

  Mr. Horam
  There is no information available centrally on which to base such an estimate.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Attorney-General how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of the Law Officers Department; and if he will make a statement. [29360]

  The Attorney-General
  An official from the Crown Prosecution Service attended two such meetings, and an official from the Serious Fraud Office attended one meeting.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Low Newton Remand Centre
  Mr. Etherington
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners by gender(a) sentenced and (b) on remand have requested vegan food and toiletries while detained at Her Majesty's remand centre, Low Newton (i) during 1995 and (ii) 1996 to date; [29340]
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  (2) what representations his Department has received regarding the non-availability of (a) sanitary products, (b) vegan foods and (c) toiletries for vegans at Her Majesty's remand centre, Low Newton in the last year; and if he will make a statement. [29339]

  Miss Widdecombe
  Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from A. J. Butler to Mr. Bill Etherington, dated 17 May 1996:
  The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Questions about representations on the non-availability of internal sanitary products, vegan foods and toiletries for vegans at Low Newton remand centre; and the number of times prisoners have requested vegan foods and toiletries at the centre during 1995 and 1996.
  In the last year, letters were received from the Wear Valley Women's Aid Organisation and from the Vegan Society about provision for two sentenced female vegan prisoners. A number of letters were also received from the families and friends of the two women and these were replied to by the prison.
  I am not aware of these items being requested by other prisoners during 1995 and 1996 to date.

  Overseas Residents (General Elections)
  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many overseas residents were registered to vote at general elections in the United Kingdom on 31 December 1995. [29721]

  Mr. Sackville
  The number is 17,934.

  Prisoners (Fine Defaults)
  Mr. Alex Carlile
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of the prison population have been imprisoned for crimes of fine default; what is the average time spent in prison for people convicted of defaulting on fines of(a)£1–£49, (b) £50–99, (c) £100—£199, (d) £200–£299 and (e) £300–£400; what is the average cost of imprisoning (i) male and (ii) female prisoners for a week; and if he will make a statement. [29393]

  Miss Widdecombe
  [holding answer 16 May 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from A. J. Butler to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 17 May 1996:
  The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many and what percentage of the prison population have been imprisoned for crimes of fine defaulters; what is the average time spent in prison for people convicted of defaulting on fines of (a) £1–£49, (b) £50–£99, (c) £100–£199, (d) £200–£299 and (e) £300– £400; and what is the average cost of imprisoning (i) male and (ii) female prisoners for one week.
  Figures for the population of fine defaulters are available for the last day of each month. For January to March, the average population was 266 in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. This is 0.5 per cent of the total prison population. The average time served by all fine defaulters is about one week. Information is not available centrally on the amount of unpaid fines. The net operating cost per prisoner per week was £512 for female prisoners and £421 for all other prisons in 1994–95.
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  Sentencing Statistics
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of the last 10 available years(a) for each of the former police authorities in Wales, (b) for Wales, (c) for England and (d) for England and Wales, the number of people (i) sentenced to terms

  Number and percentage change of persons sentenced to immediate custody and remanded1 in custody by area for all offences 1984 to 1994

  Area/Disposal Police force area

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  1988

  1089

  1990

  1991

  1992

  1993

  1994

  Percentage change 1984 to 1994

  Dyfed Powys

  Immediate custody

  354

  372

  248

  294

  267

  266

  289

  369

  314

  420

  412

  +16

  Gwent

  Immediate custody

  537

  667

  549

  554

  577

  564

  495

  535

  568

  543

  642

  +20

  North Wales

  Immediate custody

  829

  815

  736

  789

  837

  805

  670

  766

  596

  700

  742

  -10

  South Wales

  Immediate custody

  2,031

  2,139

  1,852

  1,763

  1,772

  1,609

  1,598

  1,943

  1,778

  1,900

  2,145

  +6

  Wales

  Immediate custody

  3,751

  3,993

  3,385

  3,400

  3,453

  3,244

  3,052

  3,613

  3,256

  3,563

  3,941

  +5

  England

  Immediate custody

  75,011

  79,325

  69,497

  70,963

  68,612

  60,881

  54,561

  57,636

  54,732

  54,836

  65,244

  -13

  England and Wales2

  Immediate custody

  78,762

  83,318

  72,882

  74,363

  72,065

  64,125

  57,613

  61,249

  57,988

  58,399

  69,185

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  Remanded in custody

  45,400

  48,100

  38,500

  42,900

  46,800

  49,600

  48,500

  50,800

  49,300

  48,300

  55,900

  +23

  1 Remand figures are available for England and Wales only, although figures quoted in this table should be taken as broad estimates only, due to data quality problems.

  2Total figures cannot be calculated because there is double counting.

TRANSPORT

  Crash Barriers
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of(a) dual carriageway and (b) motorway in the United Kingdom are without crash barriers, and if he will make a statement. [28644]

  Mr. Watts
  Information on non-trunk dual carriageways and motorways is not held centrally.

  The relevant figures for trunk roads are as follows:
  (a) all-purpose dual carriageway trunk roads

  England: under 31 miles of the programme for installing central reservation safety fencing remains to be carried out

  Wales: 15 miles has no safety fencing

  Scotland: 43 miles has no safety fencing

  Northern Ireland: 74 miles has no safety fencing

  (b) trunk motorways

  All trunk motorways have central reserve safety fencing apart from about a mile in Scotland

  Foreign-registered Aircraft
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to ensure that foreign-registered aircraft based in the United Kingdom and performing passenger charter services for tour 590
  in prison, (ii) on remand and (iii) the total of (i) and (ii) indicating the percentage change over the period as a whole in each case. [28656]

  Mr. Maclean
  [holding answer 10 May 1996]: Information, based on statistics on court proceedings, is given in the table.

  operators between states other than the state of registry comply with International Civil Aviation Organisation standards throughout the time they are based in the United Kingdom. [29558]

  Mr. Norris
  Few foreign airlines base aircraft in the United Kingdom for a significant period in order to carry out fifth freedom passenger charter flights. The Department of Transport checks the airworthiness certificates of all foreign-registered aircraft operating charter flights to or from the United Kingdom as well as the airline's certificate of competency. The procedure followed by the Department is set out in my reply to the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich on 7 March 1996,Official Report, column 309. We are considering, as part of our review of fifth freedom policy, whether stricter controls could be applied.

  Second Severn Crossing
  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what work has been carried out on the second Severn crossing in the past three weeks; and what work remains to be done in each of the next three weeks. [29765]

  Mr. Watts
  I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
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  Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 17 May 1996:
  As you know, John Watts has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State, what work has been carried out on the Second Severn Crossing in the past three weeks; and what work remains to be done in each of the next three weeks.
  You are aware that the Second Severn Crossing is a privately financed project under the Concession Agreement between Severn River Crossing and the Department of Transport.
  The certificate of substantial completion was issued on 26 April; final inspection and finishing works are under way and will be completed to enable opening to traffic on 5 June.

  Road Maintenance
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a breakdown of capital and current maintenance of local highways for each of the last 10 years. [29556]

  Mr. Norris
  The definitions of capital and current maintenance expenditure by local highway authorities have changed during the 10-year period. The figures in the table are for outturn expenditure of English local highway authorities divided between capital and current as defined now. They exclude expenditure on professional and technical services.

  £ million

  Capital roads maintenance

  Capital bridge maintenance

  Current maintenance

  1992–93

  1993–94

  1994–95

  1992–93

  1993–94

  1994–95

  1992–93

  1993–94

  1994–95

  London

  19

  37

  45

  34

  18

  16

  27

  29

  25

  Northern

  16

  16

  20

  9

  9

  5

  10

  9

  11

  Yorkshire and Humberside

  62

  56

  57

  18

  10

  13

  17

  15

  15

  North West

  41

  38

  37

  17

  14

  10

  19

  21

  20

  West Midland

  29

  35

  28

  19

  28

  34

  18

  19

  20

  East Midland

  27

  25

  25

  7

  5

  8

  11

  12

  13

  Eastern

  52

  61

  48

  10

  10

  10

  25

  25

  26

  South East

  84

  104

  113

  10

  26

  26

  24

  24

  25

  South West

  26

  32

  29

  6

  10

  24

  13

  12

  14

  Total

  356

  404

  402

  130

  130

  146

  164

  166

  169

  For years prior to 1992–93, no regional breakdown is readily available. However, total annual maintenance expenditure figures are as follows:

  £ million

  Year

  Capital roads maintenance

  Capital bridge maintenance

  Current maintenance

  1985–86

  159

  7

  77

  1986–87

  181

  37

  93

  1987–88

  213

  51

  84

  1988–89

  130

  60

  102

  1989–90

  244

  87

  104

  1990–91

  299

  113

  121

  1991–92

  306

  129

  145

  Figures for 1995–96 cannot be confirmed until September this year.

  Driving Instructors
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many checks have been undertaken
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  £ million

  Year

  Capital

  Current

  Total

  1985–86

  400

  557

  957

  1986–87

  410

  609

  1,019

  1987–88

  438

  629

  1,068

  1988–89

  446

  666

  1,112

  1989–90

  487

  720

  1,206

  1990–91

  500

  834

  1,334

  1991–92

  525

  816

  1,341

  1992–93

  561

  851

  1,411

  1993–94

  610

  846

  1,456

  1994–95

  639

  833

  1,472

  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each transport administrative region, the detailed expenditure on the capital and current maintenance of motorways and trunk roads for each of the last 10 years. [29555]

  Mr. Watts
  I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.

  Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 17 May 1996:
  The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question about the expenditure on the capital and current maintenance of motorways and trunk roads for each of the last 10 years.
  Details of motorway and trunk road maintenance expenditure during the period 1992/93 to 1994/95 are available by transport administrative region, as follows:

  by the Vehicle Inspectorate on driving instructors to ensure compliance with regulations in each of the last five years; [29544]

  (2) if he will list for each contractor which supplies legal advice to the Vehicle Inspectorate (a) the total value of the contracts awarded for each of the last 12 months, (b) the number of cases undertaken over the last 12 months and (c) the number of convictions over the last 12 months. [29531]

  Mr. Norris
  I have asked the chief executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate to write to the hon. Member.

  Letter from Ron Oliver to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 17 May 1996:
  The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your questions concerning

  a) the number of checks undertaken by the Vehicle Inspectorate on driving instructors to ensure compliance with regulations for each of the last 5 years; and

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  b) the value of contracts awarded to contractors supplying legal advice to the Vehicle Inspectorate during the last 12 months and the number of cases undertaken, as well as the number of convictions over the last 12 months.

  The Driving Standards Agency requests the Vehicle Inspectorate to conduct investigations into alleged illegal instructions by driving instructors. They also request blitz checks with identify those giving illegal instruction. Data is only available for the last 3 years.

  1993–94

  1994–95

  1995–96

  Investigations into Alleged

  Illegal Instruction

  147

  141

  137

  Blitz Checks

  9

  8

  14

  The information regarding contractors supplying legal advice is not available in the form requested.

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29370]

  Mr. Norris
  None.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  British Energy
  Mrs. Beckett
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will place in the Library the independent actuarial advice upon which his decision to set the level of British Energy's contributions to a segregated fund was based. [29475]

  Mr. Lang
  The independent actuarial advice was provided over a period of several months. Compilation of that advice is being completed by the Government's actuaries and will be placed in the Library of the House when available.

  Research Councils
  Mr. Ingram
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 29 April,Official Report, column 362, if he will give a breakdown of the allocation by project of the sums given to each research council for expenditure in Scotland. [29488]

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 15 May 1996]: The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

SOCIAL SECURITY

  Disabled People
  Mr. Win Griffiths
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the changes that have been made to social security benefits for people with disabilities since 1986; and what estimates he has made of(a) the number of people whose income has (i) increased and (ii) decreased by each of these changes and (b) the amounts of money involved in each change. [25906]
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  Mr. Burt
  [holding answer 30 April 1996]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelsea (Sir N. Scott) to the hon. Member for Bristol, East (Ms Corston) on 26 July 1993, Official Report, columns 715–16. Information is in the table on changes that have occurred to benefits for long-term sick and disabled people since July 1993.

  Estimates of the number of people whose income has increased or decreased are not available, and it is not possible to estimate the cumulative financial effects of each change. However, expenditure overall on benefits for long-term sick and disabled people has quadrupled in real terms since 1979 and more than doubled in real terms since 1986.

  Start date

  Benefit

  Change

  October 1993

  Disability Working allowance

  Allowed for the introduction into DWA and family credit of payment of benefit in a single lump sum payment.

  May 1994

  Invalidity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance

  Claimants accepted as being incapable of work allowed to do unpaid voluntary work of less than 16 hours a week.

  October 1994

  Severe Disablement Allowance

  The upper age limit for claiming SDA and the requirement to continue to satisfy entitlement conditions, equalised at 65 for both men and women.

  October 1994

  Disability Working Allowance

  Introduction of child care allowance

  April 1995

  Income Support: Disability Premium and Higher Pensioner Premium

  Long-term incapacity benefit replaces invalidity benefit as an entry to disability premium and higher pensioner premiums

  April 1995

  Severe Disablement Allowance

  All new claims to SDA subject to the new incapacity for work test.

  April 1995

  Severe Disablement Allowance

  Rules amended which link periods of entitlement.

  April 1995

  Incapacity Benefit

  Sickness benefit and invalidity benefit replaced by incapacity benefit.

  April 1995

  Disability Working Allowance

  Introduction of disabled child's allowance, and access to DWA after period of training.

  July 1995

  Disability Working Allowance

  New 30-hours rule in DWA and family credit.

  595

  Start date

  Benefit

  Change

  March 1996

  Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

  Clarification of entitlement to reduced earnings allowance and retirement allowance

  April 1996

  Disability Working Allowance

  Child care disregard raised

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29368]

  Mr. Burt
  My hon. and noble Friend the Minister of State—Lord Mackay of Ardbreknish—represented the United Kingdom at the Council of Europe's sixth conference of European Ministers of Social Security in May 1995, supported by Departmental officials. Since January 1995, officials have represented UK interests at five committee meetings, and a Benefits Agency medical adviser attended on three further occasions to serve on various expert groups.

  State Earnings-related Pension Scheme
  Mr. Frank Field
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the administrative cost each year of running SERPS. [29889]

  Mr. Heald
  The administrative cost of SERPS for each year is included in the estimated total cost of administering retirement pensions and is not identified separately. The figure for 1994–95, the latest year available, is £309 million. This includes the cost of order book encashments at post offices.

  Source:

  Social Security departmental report CM3213 March 1996.

PRIME MINISTER

  Lockerbie
  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the Prime Minister if he will discuss with Chancellor Kohl the letter to Mr. Mosey sent by Dr. Mossle on behalf of the Federated Ministry on 6 March about the place of loading of the explosives which caused the loss of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, a copy of which has been sent to him, and the related statement by the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office. [29825]

  The Prime Minister
  I have no plans to do so. The Frankfurt public prosecutor has indicated that he, rather than the German Government, has offered "no recognition" that the bomb was put on Pan Am 103 at Frankfurt.

  We believe that this statement was based on the Frankfurt prosecutor's assessment of evidence available to him.

  The Scottish petition warrants were based on the entirety of the evidence available to the investigating and prosecuting authorities.
  596

TREASURY

  Male Unemployment
  Mr. Spellar
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for male unemployment (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) in other member states. [29226]

  Mrs. Angela Knight
  The statistical office of the European Community—SOEC—publishes comparable unemployment figures based on the internationally standard definition of unemployment recommended by International Labour Organisation. Information on rates of ILO unemployment in the European Union can be found in the SOEC's monthly unemployment bulletin, which is available in the House of Commons Library.

  Tax Evasion
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many full-time staff were employed by the Inland Revenue on tax evasion investigations, and at what cost, in each of the last five years. [29594]

  Mr. Jack
  I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 3 November 1995,Official Report, column 503. No later figures are available at this stage.

  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases of evasion of payments of(a) income tax and (b) other tax have been discovered in each of the last five years; and what has been the value of the revenue recovered in both categories. [29592]

  Mr. Jack
  I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 26 October 1995,Official Report, columns 727–28. No later figures are available at this stage.

  Inland Revenue Staff (Wales)
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time staff have been employed by the Inland Revenue in Wales in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [29598]

  Mr. Jack
  The number of staff employed by the Inland Revenue in Wales in each of the last five years was as follows:

  Position at

  Full time

  Part time

  1 April 1992

  4,434

  652

  1 April 1993

  4,244

  660

  1 April 1994

  4,056

  682

  1 April 1995

  3,847

  668

  1 April 1996

  3,640

  668

  VAT (Tourism Services)
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received over the last six months on the level of value added tax currently imposed by Her Majesty's Government on tourism services; and if he will make a statement. [29607]

  Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
  There have been a number of representations during the past six months to me and to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor in
  597
  support of a reduced rate of VAT for tourism services. There is, however, no compelling evidence that the level of VAT in the UK places tourism at a disadvantage.

  Tax Complaints
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the compensation awarded by the revenue adjudicator in each year since 1993 following complaints; and if he will make a statement. [29599]

  Mr. Jack
  The table gives details of the number of cases in the three years to 31 March 1996 in which the adjudicator has recommended that the Inland Revenue pays compensation.

  Year

  Number of cases

  Compensation £

  Greatest amount £

  1993–94

  29

  24,379

  10,397

  1994–95

  80

  36,000

  7,016

  1995–96

  85

  89,098

  22,429

  The 85 cases in 1995–96 include those where the adjudicator made a recommendation in principle that compensation should be paid, but where the actual costs to be compensated have not yet been fully quantified. As a result, the figure for the total amount of compensation for that year will increase when the cases are finally settled.

  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how often the revenue adjudicator meets senior Inland Revenue managers to discuss performance and recommendations; and if he will make a statement. [29593]

  Mr. Jack
  The adjudicator has formal meetings with senior Inland Revenue managers monthly to discuss her work and issues arising from it. She and her staff have also spoken at many Inland Revenue seminars and conferences over the past three years. She sends senior Inland Revenue managers detailed quarterly reports and monthly statistical reports about her findings, and she publishes an annual report.

  VAT
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the statutory authority for the imposition of value added tax on advance payments for(a) services and (b) goods; and if he will make a statement. [29642]

  Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
  Section 6 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 provides that tax is due when a VAT invoice is issued, or when any payment is received in respect of a taxable supply made by a VAT registered trader if this happens in advance of performance of the service or delivery of the goods concerned.

  Education Trusts
  Mr. Byers
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many education trusts have been established by parents. [28927]
  598
  Mr. Jack
  [holding answer 14 May 1996]: I assume the hon. Member has in mind the educational trusts whose charitable status has recently been under review. There are six such trusts, which operate school fee plans for parents and other investors.

  Savings Income
  Mr. Harry Greenway
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his policy for taxation of income from savings; and if he will make a statement. [28545]

  Mr. Jack
  [holding answer 16 May 1996]: The Govnerment have introduced a number of measures to encourage and reward savers. In his last Budget, my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor reduced the tax charge on savings income for basic rate taxpayers to 20 per cent. We have also built on the success of targeted savings incentives such as PEPs and TESSAs. Latest figures show that, by March 1995, nearly 6.5 million PEP subscriptions—general and single company PEPs—had been made, totalling over £22 billion. By September 1995, there were nearly 4.5 million TESSAs in existence, representing over £27 billion of savings. Last year, we extended the PEP scheme to allow a wider range of investments, such as corporate bonds, and savers whose TESSAs have matured can now re-invest the whole capital from their first account in a follow-up TESSA for a further five years. Further generous tax reliefs continue to be available to people who save for their retirement by joining tax-approved occupational or personal pension schemes. This year's Finance Act includes a number of improvements to the tax-relieved employee share schemes that are designed to encourage more employees to participate in the success of the companies for which they work.

  Income Tax Reductions
  Mr. Harry Greenway
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the average amount of recent tax reductions to the individual taxpayer(a) for the month of April and (b) for the coming financial year; and if he will make a statement. [28649]

  Mr. Jack
  [holding answer 16 May 1996]: On average, taxpayers will pay more than £13 less income tax in April' and £190 less income tax in 1996–97.
  1The figure for April is less than one twelfth of the annual figure because tax cuts come into effect only on 5 April 1996.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

  Permanent Secretary (Applications)
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many applications for the post of permanent secretary to the Welsh Office have been received; how many people other than those applying have been approached by the executive selection agency; and when he expects to make the announcement of the appointment. [29939]

  Mr. Freeman
  It is not the practice of the civil service commissioners to give details of a competition while it is in progress. Relevant information is published in their annual report. It is hoped that an announcement will be made about the appointment towards the end of June.
  599

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

  Careers Service
  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what change has taken place in the definition of the key client group of the careers service since its contracting out. [29708]

  Mr. Paice
  There has been no change.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures she will take to protect the interests of local education authorities following the contracting out of the careers service, with particular reference to strategic planning. [297071

  Mr. Paice
  The duty to provide careers services in England was transferred to the Secretary of State from local education authorities by section 45 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993. Provision of a careers service is no longer an LEA duty. However, in the majority of the new careers service companies, local education authorities are involved in the partnerships.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what safeguards her Department took in respect of a possible conflict of interest when the careers service inspector who drew up the guidelines for the content and quality of bids for the careers service for the Bolton, Bury and Rochdale area took employment with the Nord Anglia careers service company; and if she will make a statement. [29705]

  Mr. Paice
  Guidelines for the assessment of the quality and content of bids for careers service contracts are of national application and were decided centrally. The individual to whom the hon. Member refers advised on some aspects of their development and only as part of a team. The Department was aware of his intention to seek alternative employment before his contract expired and took positive steps to ensure that he had no involvement with the contract negotiations for new services.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the future role of the careers service inspectorate. [29709]

  Mr. Paice
  Since the enactment of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993, the role of the careers service inspectorate—led by the chief inspector—has been to establish arrangements for assessing the performance of careers services against the standards set by the Secretary of State. This includes developing and managing a process for auditing careers services' quality management systems, the direct assessment of aspects of careers service performance and reporting to the Secretary of State on whether the statutory duty has been met. There are no plans to change this role.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what safeguards her Department took in respect of the possibility of a conflict of interest when the official who had been the point of contact between the Government office north-west and bidders for the careers service for the Bolton, Bury and Rochdale area took early retirement and a job with Nord Anglia careers service company; and if she will make a statement. [29703]
  600
  Mr. Paice
  All civil servants, including those who have recently left the civil service, are subject to standard terms and conditions which cover their subsequent employment outside the civil service. The official in question has notified the Government office for the north-west that she has been offered a job with Nord Anglia Ltd., and she is currently seeking clearance before taking up this appointment.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans she has to ensure stable long-term funding for the careers service. [29711]

  Mr. Paice
  The Department's 1996 departmental report shows the Government's intention to invest in excess of £200 million per annum on the careers service to 1998–99. Plans for funding in future years will depend on the outcome of the annual public expenditure survey.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what provision her Department has made to preserve the objectivity and impartiality of the careers service following its contracting out. [29706]

  Mr. Paice
  Careers services are contractually bound to provide their services in an impartial and unbiased way. The careers service inspectorate—led by the chief inspector—has established arrangements for assessing the performance of careers services against these and other standards set by the Secretary of State.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what monitoring is carried out of career guidance standards(a) nationally and (b) locally; and if she will make a statement. [29702]

  Mr. Paice
  My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State sets the requirements for careers guidance provided by careers services in the requirements and guidance for careers service providers and other documentation. The requirements and guidance for providers specifies the need for all services to have a quality management system, which is monitored locally by staff in Government offices within a national system developed by the chief inspector of careers services. The chief inspector also manages a programme of inspections of aspects of the guidance process in a nation sample of services. The findings of both local and national monitoring are set out in the chief inspector's annual report on the careers service to the Secretary of State, a copy of which is placed in the Library.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans she has to ensure that the careers service caters to the needs of adults. [29710]

  Mr. Paice
  The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 provides that adults in full-time education and part-time vocational education, except higher education are in the careers service client group.

  Mr. Eastham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations she has received about the bidding process for the careers service for the Bolton, Bury and Rochdale area. [29704]

  Mr. Paice
  Letters from two Members of Parliament were received by the Secretary of State in support of a partnership bid by the two local education authorities and
  601
  training and enterprise council that cover the Bolton and Bury bidding area in the third round of competitive tendering for the provision of careers services in England.

  School Leavers
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list(a) by local education authority and (b) in total, broken down in each

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Number pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Camden

  125

  98

  223

  18.9

  10.0

  13.6

  91

  80

  171

  14.4

  8.4

  10.8

  Greenwich

  229

  142

  371

  19.6

  11.9

  15.7

  154

  132

  286

  13.8

  11.3

  12.5

  Hackney

  157

  98

  255

  25.6

  12.6

  18.3

  82

  62

  144

  15.8

  8.1

  11.2

  Hammersmith

  109

  61

  170

  20.4

  12.6

  16.7

  49

  59

  108

  9.7

  12.4

  11.0

  Islington

  168

  119

  287

  23.5

  24.0

  23.7

  127

  86

  213

  18.2

  18.0

  18.1

  Kensington and Chelsea

  41

  39

  80

  13.6

  13.4

  13.5

  23

  13

  36

  7.5

  5.4

  6.6

  Lambeth

  158

  137

  295

  30.5

  19.4

  24.1

  145

  108

  253

  27.8

  15.6

  20.8

  Lewisham

  146

  116

  262

  14.3

  12.7

  13.5

  103

  91

  194

  11.1

  10.3

  10.7

  Southwark

  187

  152

  339

  20.9

  18.3

  19.7

  113

  91

  204

  14.0

  11.2

  12.6

  Tower Hamlets

  249

  157

  406

  23.7

  17.0

  20.5

  157

  139

  296

  15.2

  14.4

  14.8

  Wandsworth

  107

  76

  183

  13.2

  10.8

  12.1

  108

  55

  163

  13.7

  8.6

  11.4

  Westminster

  91

  64

  155

  14.9

  11.0

  13.0

  75

  59

  134

  12.5

  10.0

  11.2

  Barking

  128

  83

  211

  15.7

  10.6

  13.2

  91

  56

  147

  11.2

  8.3

  9.9

  Barnet

  177

  108

  285

  11.9

  7.7

  9.9

  123

  82

  205

  8.7

  5.8

  7.2

  Bexley

  91

  64

  155

  6.9

  5.5

  6.3

  59

  56

  115

  5.1

  4.9

  5.0

  Brent

  99

  85

  184

  10.7

  9.9

  10.3

  94

  80

  174

  10.4

  9.1

  9.8

  Bromley

  136

  61

  197

  11.0

  5.0

  8.1

  71

  56

  127

  5.5

  4.4

  5.0

  Croydon

  122

  71

  193

  8.6

  5.1

  6.8

  112

  99

  211

  7.6

  7.2

  7.4

  Ealing

  174

  106

  280

  14.9

  9.9

  12.5

  130

  126

  256

  11.8

  11.5

  11.6

  Enfield

  138

  87

  225

  9.6

  6.7

  8.2

  96

  73

  169

  7.2

  5.5

  6.3

  Haringey

  177

  107

  284

  21.4

  15.4

  18.7

  157

  72

  229

  19.5

  10.4

  15.3

  Harrow

  65

  48

  113

  7.0

  5.2

  6.1

  48

  44

  92

  5.1

  4.9

  5.0

  Havering

  89

  68

  157

  6.5

  4.9

  5.7

  70

  40

  110

  5.1

  3.1

  4.1

  Hillingdon

  114

  63

  177

  9.9

  5.9

  8.0

  79

  60

  139

  7.2

  5.7

  6.5

  Hounslow

  128

  70

  198

  12.7

  6.8

  9.7

  112

  87

  199

  10.7

  8.5

  9.6

  Kingston upon Thames

  53

  26

  79

  9.0

  4.1

  6.5

  49

  30

  79

  9.1

  5.1

  7.0

  Merton

  81

  64

  145

  10.5

  9.5

  10.0

  59

  57

  116

  9.0

  8.6

  8.8

  Newham

  227

  173

  400

  19.4

  14.8

  17.1

  159

  112

  271

  13.8

  10.3

  12.1

  Redbridge

  110

  66

  176

  8.9

  6.1

  7.6

  78

  63

  141

  6.6

  5.6

  6.1

  Richmond upon Thames

  54

  48

  102

  8.3

  7.8

  8.1

  44

  32

  76

  6.3

  4.9

  5.6

  Sutton

  51

  45

  96

  5.9

  5.5

  5.7

  63

  32

  95

  7.2

  3.8

  5.5

  Waltham Forest

  102

  70

  172

  9.7

  7.4

  8.6

  98

  53

  151

  9.5

  5.6

  7.6

  Birmingham

  898

  601

  1,499

  15.5

  11.1

  13.4

  803

  531

  1,334

  14.4

  10.5

  12.5

  Coventry

  152

  105

  257

  9.6

  6.7

  8.2

  150

  120

  270

  9.4

  8.2

  8.8

  Dudley

  93

  43

  136

  5.3

  2.7

  4.0

  79

  46

  125

  4.8

  3.1

  4.0

  Sandwell

  172

  161

  333

  9.9

  9.9

  9.9

  175

  131

  306

  11.3

  8.2

  9.7

  Solihull

  55

  30

  85

  4.4

  2.5

  3.4

  57

  27

  84

  4.6

  2.3

  3.5

  Walsall

  185

  143

  328

  10.9

  8.9

  9.9

  177

  113

  290

  11.0

  7.6

  9.4

  Wolverhampton

  173

  111

  284

  12.1

  8.3

  10.2

  130

  75

  205

  9.8

  5.6

  7.7

  Knowsley

  187

  156

  343

  20.6

  18.2

  19.5

  200

  119

  319

  24.2

  16.6

  20.7

  Liverpool

  501

  318

  819

  20.0

  13.1

  16.6

  438

  322

  760

  19.2

  13.8

  16.5

  St. Helens

  130

  96

  226

  11.5

  9.0

  10.3

  92

  78

  170

  8.9

  7.8

  8.4

  Sefton

  156

  90

  246

  10.1

  5.7

  7.9

  155

  97

  252

  9.9

  6.5

  8.3

  Wirral

  167

  115

  282

  9.0

  6.7

  7.9

  143

  91

  234

  8.7

  5.5

  7.1

  Bolton

  172

  124

  296

  10.5

  8.4

  9.5

  135

  121

  256

  9.3

  8.6

  9.0

  Bury

  65

  55

  120

  7.0

  5.7

  6.3

  39

  21

  60

  4.3

  2.5

  3.4

  Manchester

  537

  405

  942

  25.0

  20.8

  23.0

  458

  331

  789

  22.9

  17.2

  20.1

  Oldham

  221

  143

  364

  15.7

  10.5

  13.1

  183

  108

  291

  13.0

  8.3

  10.8

  Rochdale

  231

  133

  364

  19.5

  11.8

  15.8

  145

  112

  257

  12.8

  10.7

  11.8

  Salford

  143

  110

  253

  12.2

  10.2

  11.2

  154

  111

  265

  15.1

  10.6

  12.8

  Stockport

  110

  65

  175

  7.3

  4.5

  6.0

  71

  54

  125

  5.1

  4.2

  4.6

  Tameside

  136

  73

  209

  10.1

  6.3

  8.3

  97

  61

  158

  8.1

  5.5

  6.8

  Trafford

  83

  59

  142

  9.1

  6.1

  7.5

  75

  38

  113

  8.2

  4.0

  6.1

  Wigan

  134

  86

  220

  7.3

  4.7

  6.0

  99

  80

  179

  5.6

  4.6

  5.1

  Barnsley

  130

  104

  234

  10.5

  9.2

  9.9

  115

  84

  199

  10.6

  7.8

  9.2

  Doncaster

  221

  161

  382

  12.3

  9.5

  10.9

  178

  113

  291

  11.1

  7.1

  9.1

  602
  case by gender, the number and percentage of 16-year-olds who left school with no formal qualifications in each of the last five years. [29639]

  Mr. Pake
  Information on school leavers is no longer collected by the Department. The table lists the number and percentage of 15-year-old—age at the beginning of the academic year—pupils who achieved no GCSE qualifications in each local education authority in England for 1991–92 to 1994–95.
  603

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Rotherham

  120

  96

  216

  7.7

  6.3

  7.0

  92

  85

  177

  6.2

  5.9

  6.1

  Sheffield

  378

  217

  595

  14.5

  9.1

  11.9

  282

  170

  452

  11.2

  7.5

  9.5

  Bradford

  396

  277

  673

  13.9

  10.4

  12.2

  361

  266

  627

  12.5

  10.4

  11.5

  Calderdale

  142

  73

  215

  13.0

  6.5

  9.7

  87

  64

  151

  8.5

  6.1

  7.3

  Kirklees

  245

  159

  404

  10.9

  7.5

  9.2

  228

  116

  344

  11.1

  6.0

  8.6

  Leeds

  497

  293

  790

  12.7

  8.0

  10.5

  397

  295

  692

  11.4

  8.5

  10.0

  Wakefield

  179

  131

  310

  10.0

  7.8

  8.9

  164

  98

  262

  9.5

  6.4

  8.0

  Gateshead

  109

  90

  199

  10.6

  8.2

  9.4

  125

  81

  206

  12.7

  8.6

  10.7

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  199

  167

  366

  15.2

  12.5

  13.9

  189

  153

  342

  14.9

  13.0

  14.0

  North Tyneside

  77

  98

  175

  8.1

  9.6

  8.9

  87

  59

  146

  9.0

  6.4

  7.7

  South Tyneside

  81

  43

  124

  9.3

  5.1

  7.3

  59

  49

  108

  7.5

  6.3

  6.9

  Sunderland

  178

  97

  275

  10.3

  5.5

  7.9

  171

  122

  293

  10.7

  7.4

  9.0

  Isles of Scilly

  0

  0

  0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0

  0

  0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  Avon

  431

  219

  650

  8.9

  4.9

  7.0

  352

  200

  552

  7.6

  4.6

  6.1

  Bedfordshire

  196

  119

  315

  6.5

  4.3

  5.4

  171

  128

  299

  5.9

  4.5

  5.2

  Berkshire

  325

  190

  515

  8.0

  5.1

  6.6

  223

  175

  398

  5.8

  4.8

  5.3

  Buckinghamshire

  231

  177

  408

  6.6

  5.2

  5.9

  205

  132

  337

  5.9

  3.8

  4.8

  Cambridgeshire

  283

  166

  449

  7.7

  4.9

  6.4

  248

  171

  419

  7.2

  5.2

  6.2

  Cheshire

  408

  291

  699

  7.3

  5.4

  6.4

  319

  205

  524

  6.1

  4.0

  5.1

  Cleveland

  456

  303

  759

  13.0

  8.9

  11.0

  382

  297

  679

  11.7

  9.1

  10.4

  Cornwall

  138

  98

  236

  5.5

  3.9

  4.7

  114

  73

  187

  4.6

  3.0

  3.8

  Cumbria

  220

  145

  365

  8.3

  5.6

  7.0

  176

  110

  286

  6.7

  4.4

  5.6

  Derbyshire

  379

  200

  579

  7.2

  4.0

  5.6

  302

  180

  482

  6.0

  3.8

  4.9

  Devon

  332

  219

  551

  6.5

  4.4

  5.5

  259

  201

  460

  5.3

  4.2

  4.7

  Dorset

  154

  118

  272

  4.8

  3.8

  4.3

  161

  102

  263

  5.1

  3.4

  4.3

  Durham

  292

  196

  488

  8.6

  6.1

  7.4

  258

  179

  437

  8.2

  5.8

  7.0

  East Sussex

  241

  103

  344

  8.3

  3.7

  6.1

  218

  142

  360

  7.6

  5.3

  6.5

  Essex

  636

  444

  1,080

  7.3

  5.3

  6.3

  580

  414

  994

  6.9

  5.2

  6.0

  Gloucestershire

  140

  138

  278

  4.9

  5.0

  5.0

  145

  83

  228

  5.5

  3.2

  4.4

  Hampshire

  579

  425

  1,004

  7.4

  5.5

  6.4

  484

  300

  784

  6.2

  4.1

  5.2

  Hereford and Worcester

  270

  186

  456

  7.5

  5.2

  6.3

  228

  144

  372

  6.4

  4.3

  5.3

  Hertfordshire

  460

  236

  696

  8.4

  4.5

  6.5

  362

  234

  596

  6.9

  4.5

  5.7

  Humberside

  499

  383

  882

  9.5

  7.5

  8.5

  490

  335

  825

  9.5

  7.1

  8.4

  Isle of Wight

  31

  20

  51

  4.8

  3.1

  4.0

  28

  24

  52

  4.4

  4.0

  4.2

  Kent

  796

  498

  1,294

  9.2

  6.0

  7.7

  613

  365

  978

  7.4

  4.5

  6.0

  Lancashire

  795

  537

  1,332

  10.1

  7.0

  8.6

  626

  434

  1,060

  8.4

  6.1

  7.3

  Leicestershire

  422

  312

  734

  8.4

  6.6

  7.5

  335

  248

  583

  6.7

  5.4

  6.1

  Lincolnshire

  241

  146

  387

  7.3

  4.6

  6.0

  247

  116

  363

  7.8

  3.8

  5.8

  Norfolk

  276

  230

  506

  7.1

  6.0

  6.5

  245

  188

  433

  6.3

  5.2

  5.7

  North Yorkshire

  216

  140

  356

  5.8

  3.9

  4.9

  143

  117

  260

  4.0

  3.3

  3.7

  Northamptonshire

  198

  161

  359

  5.8

  4.7

  5.3

  190

  116

  306

  5.9

  3.6

  4.8

  Northumberland

  143

  76

  219

  7.7

  4.4

  6.1

  132

  66

  198

  7.3

  4.1

  5.8

  Nottinghamshire

  547

  344

  891

  9.7

  6.4

  8.1

  447

  308

  755

  8.4

  6.1

  7.3

  Oxfordshire

  231

  116

  347

  8.3

  4.5

  6.4

  152

  91

  243

  5.6

  3.6

  4.6

  Shropshire

  136

  74

  210

  5.5

  3.3

  4.4

  107

  62

  169

  4.7

  2.9

  3.8

  Somerset

  130

  84

  214

  5.4

  3.6

  4.6

  94

  46

  140

  4.0

  2.2

  3.1

  Staffordshire

  541

  320

  861

  9.0

  5.7

  7.4

  421

  216

  637

  7.6

  4.1

  5.9

  Suffolk

  132

  125

  257

  3.9

  3.9

  3.9

  131

  95

  226

  4.0

  2.9

  3.4

  Surrey

  283

  190

  473

  6.6

  4.6

  5.7

  243

  159

  402

  5.9

  4.1

  5.0

  Warwickshire

  143

  108

  251

  5.4

  4.2

  4.9

  146

  89

  235

  5.8

  3.7

  4.7

  West Sussex

  192

  152

  344

  5.5

  4.5

  5.0

  179

  109

  288

  5.1

  3.2

  4.2

  Wiltshire

  120

  115

  235

  4.3

  4.0

  4.1

  106

  91

  197

  3.7

  3.3

  3.5

  Totals (all Local Education Authorities)

  23,979

  16,104

  40,083

  9.4

  6.6

  8.1

  19,871

  13,572

  33,443

  8.2

  5.8

  7.0

  1 Age as at the beginning of the academic year.

  2 Includes LEA-maintained schools, grant-maintained schools, maintained-special schools and city technology colleges.

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Camden

  97

  92

  189

  14.4

  9.1

  11.3

  110

  98

  208

  15.5

  9.9

  12.2

  Greenwich

  191

  144

  335

  16.8

  12.3

  14.6

  208

  174

  382

  16.3

  13.5

  14.9

  Hackney

  88

  64

  152

  15.2

  8.6

  11.5

  67

  53

  120

  11.8

  6.6

  8.7

  604 605

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Hammersmith

  65

  54

  119

  12.1

  10.5

  11.3

  80

  64

  144

  14.5

  12.9

  13.7

  Islington

  101

  66

  167

  15.2

  14.4

  14.8

  116

  88

  204

  16.0

  16.0

  16.0

  Kensington and Chelsea

  34

  30

  64

  12.3

  12.4

  12.3

  19

  30

  49

  7.4

  12.7

  9.9

  Lambeth

  117

  75

  192

  23.1

  10.8

  16.0

  77

  73

  150

  14.5

  10.5

  12.2

  Lewisham

  98

  70

  168

  10.0

  8.1

  9.1

  97

  74

  171

  9.4

  7.7

  8.6

  Southwark

  108

  146

  254

  12.4

  16.7

  14.6

  159

  65

  224

  18.6

  7.9

  13.4

  Tower Hamlets

  132

  80

  212

  14.3

  9.3

  11.9

  151

  86

  237

  14.7

  8.8

  11.8

  Wandsworth

  114

  64

  178

  14.2

  10.3

  12.5

  102

  55

  157

  12.0

  7.5

  9.9

  Westminster

  82

  65

  147

  14.5

  10.6

  12.5

  93

  78

  171

  16.0

  12.1

  14

  Barking

  103

  62

  165

  12.4

  8.7

  10.7

  129

  78

  207

  14.6

  9.6

  12.2

  Barnet

  113

  73

  186

  7.3

  5.3

  6.3

  131

  80

  211

  8.4

  5.3

  6.9

  Bexley

  82

  74

  156

  6.7

  6.1

  6.4

  66

  65

  131

  5.3

  5.3

  5.3

  Brent

  77

  46

  123

  8.5

  5.4

  7.0

  94

  59

  153

  9.5

  6.1

  7.8

  Bromley

  67

  50

  117

  5.0

  4.0

  4.5

  79

  68

  147

  5.6

  4.6

  5.1

  Croydon

  148

  106

  254

  9.7

  7.4

  8.6

  159

  112

  271

  10.0

  7.2

  8.6

  Ealing

  109

  103

  212

  9.2

  8.9

  9.1

  144

  90

  234

  12.1

  7.2

  9.6

  Enfield

  97

  81

  178

  6.8

  5.9

  6.3

  122

  104

  226

  7.8

  7.0

  7.4

  Haringey

  103

  82

  185

  14.2

  10.6

  12.4

  165

  116

  281

  18.6

  14.6

  16.7

  Harrow

  63

  38

  101

  6.5

  3.9

  5.2

  71

  55

  126

  6.6

  5.5

  6.1

  Havering

  106

  58

  164

  7.9

  4.6

  6.3

  89

  56

  145

  6.2

  4.0

  5.1

  Hillingdon

  106

  66

  172

  9.3

  6

  7.7

  91

  72

  163

  7.8

  5.6

  6.7

  Hounslow

  133

  102

  235

  11.1

  8.8

  10.0

  155

  90

  245

  11.5

  7.5

  9.7

  Kingston upoon Thames

  43

  47

  90

  7.7

  7.7

  7.7

  63

  45

  108

  9.8

  6.2

  7.9

  Merton

  66

  66

  132

  9.7

  9.7

  9.7

  68

  72

  140

  8.7

  10.2

  9.4

  Newham

  155

  119

  274

  13.8

  10.2

  12.0

  170

  124

  294

  13.3

  9.7

  11.5

  Redbridge

  83

  41

  124

  6.8

  3.7

  5.3

  72

  60

  132

  5.6

  5.0

  5.3

  Richmond upon Thames

  55

  48

  103

  8.1

  6.7

  7.4

  39

  25

  64

  5.3

  3.6

  4.5

  Sutton

  51

  46

  97

  5.9

  5.3

  5.6

  56

  52

  108

  5.8

  5.9

  5.8

  Waltham Forest

  132

  59

  191

  12.5

  5.69

  9.3

  133

  87

  220

  11.4

  7.9

  9.7

  Birmingham

  823

  572

  1,395

  15.0

  11.0

  13.1

  847

  606

  1,453

  14.6

  11.1

  12.9

  Coventry

  154

  126

  280

  10.1

  8.5

  9.3

  176

  120

  296

  10.2

  7.3

  8.8

  Dudley

  143

  72

  215

  8.0

  4.6

  6.4

  168

  115

  283

  9.2

  6.6

  8.0

  Sandwell

  202

  145

  347

  12.2

  9.6

  10.9

  214

  182

  396

  11.7

  10.4

  11.1

  Solihull

  43

  43

  86

  3.4

  3.5

  3.5

  69

  39

  108

  5.0

  2.6

  3.8

  Walsall

  179

  133

  312

  10.9

  8.7

  9.9

  228

  144

  372

  12.9

  8.5

  10.8

  Wolverhampton

  178

  117

  295

  13.3

  8.8

  11.0

  202

  171

  373

  13.6

  11.8

  12.8

  Knowsley

  179

  142

  321

  22.7

  17.8

  20.2

  193

  149

  342

  20.8

  16.8

  18.8

  Liverpool

  432

  356

  788

  18.1

  14.6

  16.3

  502

  371

  873

  18.0

  14.1

  16.1

  St. Helens

  95

  79

  174

  9.0

  8.1

  8.6

  110

  73

  183

  9.4

  7.0

  8.3

  Sefton

  132

  110

  242

  8.1

  7.1

  7.6

  153

  129

  282

  8.9

  7.5

  8.2

  Wirral

  184

  147

  331

  10.7

  8.7

  9.7

  170

  115

  285

  8.6

  6.1

  7.4

  Bolton

  161

  109

  270

  10.3

  7.6

  9.0

  169

  116

  285

  10.2

  7.7

  9.0

  Bury

  37

  24

  61

  4.1

  2.6

  3.4

  59

  23

  82

  5.5

  2.4

  4.0

  Manchester

  426

  327

  753

  21.8

  17.3

  19.6

  443

  322

  765

  21.7

  16.4

  19.1

  Oldham

  186

  157

  343

  13.0

  10.9

  12.0

  226

  156

  382

  14.0

  10.4

  12.2

  Rochdale

  141

  102

  243

  12.7

  9.6

  11.2

  153

  126

  279

  12.4

  10.8

  11.6

  Salford

  161

  130

  291

  15.1

  12.6

  13.9

  204

  168

  372

  17.2

  14.7

  16.0

  Stockport

  90

  70

  160

  6.5

  4.9

  5.7

  114

  58

  172

  7.3

  4.3

  5.9

  Tameside

  111

  81

  192

  9.2

  6.7

  8.0

  130

  90

  220

  9.6

  7.0

  8.3

  Trafford

  90

  64

  154

  9.6

  6.5

  8.0

  73

  56

  129

  6.9

  5.1

  6.0

  Wigan

  139

  93

  232

  7.9

  5.3

  6.6

  168

  106

  274

  8.4

  5.5

  7.0

  Barnsley

  162

  96

  258

  13.8

  8.6

  11.3

  165

  104

  269

  13.2

  8.2

  10.7

  Doncaster

  239

  176

  415

  13.6

  10.9

  12.3

  261

  166

  427

  14.3

  10.5

  12.5

  Rotherham

  178

  129

  307

  11.5

  8.7

  10.1

  179

  130

  309

  10.9

  7.8

  9.3

  Sheffield

  270

  242

  512

  11.1

  10.2

  10.6

  312

  282

  594

  11.9

  11.2

  11.5

  Bradford

  339

  281

  620

  11.8

  10.5

  11.2

  411

  307

  718

  13.2

  10.8

  12.1

  Calderdale

  112

  84

  196

  10.4

  8.4

  9.4

  131

  84

  215

  10.5

  7.4

  9.0

  Kirklees

  247

  142

  389

  11.6

  7.2

  9.5

  286

  189

  475

  12.2

  8.6

  10.5

  Leeds

  446

  373

  819

  12.4

  10.5

  11.4

  462

  385

  847

  11.8

  10.4

  11.1

  Wakefield

  187

  116

  303

  11.4

  7.5

  9.5

  172

  128

  300

  9.6

  6.9

  8.3

  Gateshead

  135

  104

  239

  13.1

  10.9

  12.1

  144

  122

  266

  12.2

  10.6

  11.4

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  240

  192

  432

  18.7

  16.2

  17.5

  269

  207

  476

  19.2

  15.4

  17.3

  North Tyneside

  81

  84

  165

  8.3

  9.1

  8.7

  116

  87

  203

  10

  8.3

  9.2

  South Tyneside

  83

  61

  144

  9.7

  7.5

  8.7

  73

  75

  148

  7.6

  7.8

  7.7

  Sunderland

  177

  173

  350

  10.1

  9.8

  9.9

  237

  154

  391

  12.0

  8.1

  10.1

  Isles of Scilly

  0

  0

  0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0

  0

  0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  Avon

  365

  268

  633

  7.7

  6.0

  6.9

  385

  257

  642

  7.6

  5.4

  6.5

  Bedfordshire

  186

  142

  328

  6.2

  4.8

  5.5

  222

  127

  349

  6.7

  4.0

  5.3

  Berkshire

  254

  169

  423

  6.5

  4.4

  5.4

  300

  186

  486

  6.9

  4.6

  5.8

  606 607

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with no GCSE qualifications

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with no GCSE qualification

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Buckinghamshire

  227

  134

  361

  6.2

  4.0

  5.1

  276

  179

  455

  7.0

  4.7

  5.9

  Cambridgeshire

  247

  205

  452

  7.1

  6.2

  6.7

  265

  192

  457

  7.0

  5.3

  6.2

  Cheshire

  325

  261

  586

  6.2

  5.0

  5.6

  349

  261

  610

  5.9

  4.5

  5.3

  Cleveland

  399

  354

  753

  11.5

  10.7

  11.1

  483

  396

  879

  12.9

  10.7

  11.8

  Cornwall

  98

  78

  176

  3.9

  3.2

  3.5

  100

  80

  180

  3.6

  3.0

  3.3

  Cumbria

  212

  148

  360

  7.7

  5.9

  6.8

  214

  160

  374

  7.9

  6.1

  7.0

  Derbyshire

  345

  258

  603

  6.9

  5.3

  6.1

  422

  272

  694

  7.5

  5.3

  6.4

  Devon

  275

  226

  501

  5.5

  4.6

  5.1

  328

  238

  566

  5.8

  4.5

  5.2

  Dorset

  162

  128

  290

  5.0

  4.1

  4.5

  184

  128

  312

  5.1

  3.9

  4.6

  Durham

  349

  261

  610

  10.7

  8.1

  9.4

  413

  288

  701

  10.9

  8.2

  9.6

  East Sussex

  236

  181

  417

  7.8

  6.5

  7.2

  273

  223

  496

  8.1

  7.2

  7.7

  Essex

  619

  433

  1,052

  7.4

  5.3

  6.4

  618

  502

  1,120

  6.9

  5.8

  6.4

  Gloucestershire

  126

  109

  235

  4.7

  4.0

  4.4

  164

  107

  271

  5.5

  3.7

  4.6

  Hampshire

  454

  349

  803

  5.8

  4.6

  5.2

  478

  365

  843

  5.9

  4.5

  5.2

  Hereford and Worcester

  253

  170

  423

  7.2

  4.8

  6.0

  279

  237

  516

  7.2

  6.2

  6.7

  Hertfordshire

  313

  253

  566

  6.0

  4.8

  5.4

  375

  290

  665

  6.4

  5.1

  5.8

  Humberside

  583

  408

  991

  11.6

  8.6

  10.1

  599

  464

  1,063

  10.8

  8.8

  9.8

  Isle of Wight

  35

  25

  60

  5.2

  4.0

  4.6

  43

  35

  78

  5.9

  5.6

  5.8

  Kent

  635

  410

  1,045

  7.5

  5.1

  6.4

  663

  489

  1,152

  7.3

  5.5

  6.4

  Lancashire

  627

  527

  1,154

  8.2

  7.4

  7.8

  713

  550

  1,263

  8.7

  7.0

  7.9

  Leicestershire

  388

  276

  664

  8.1

  5.8

  6.9

  439

  332

  771

  8.2

  6.5

  7.3

  Lincolnshire

  247

  178

  425

  7.6

  5.6

  6.6

  246

  214

  460

  7.1

  6.2

  6.7

  Norfolk

  306

  207

  513

  7.9

  5.5

  6.7

  303

  246

  549

  7.3

  6.2

  6.8

  North Yorkshire

  222

  162

  384

  6.0

  4.5

  5.3

  242

  156

  398

  5.9

  3.9

  4.9

  Northamptonshire

  199

  155

  354

  5.8

  4.8

  5.3

  259

  202

  461

  7.2

  5.7

  6.4

  Northumberland

  160

  136

  296

  8.8

  7.7

  8.2

  152

  127

  279

  7.4

  6.5

  6.9

  Nottinghamshire

  555

  410

  965

  10.2

  7.8

  9.0

  629

  473

  1,102

  11.0

  8.5

  9.8

  Oxfordshire

  241

  119

  360

  8.6

  4.6

  6.7

  266

  154

  420

  9.2

  5.4

  7.3

  Shropshire

  111

  67

  178

  4.7

  3.1

  3.9

  162

  111

  273

  6.3

  4.5

  5.4

  Somerset

  107

  68

  175

  4.5

  3.1

  3.8

  128

  65

  193

  5.2

  2.8

  4.0

  Staffordshire

  510

  339

  849

  9.0

  6.3

  7.7

  518

  372

  890

  8.4

  6.2

  7.3

  Suffolk

  133

  100

  233

  4.1

  3.2

  3.7

  153

  129

  282

  4.2

  3.7

  4.0

  Surrey

  241

  163

  404

  5.8

  4.0

  4.9

  317

  187

  504

  6.8

  4.2

  5.5

  Warwickshire

  191

  100

  291

  7.4

  4.1

  5.8

  182

  130

  312

  6.8

  4.9

  5.9

  West Sussex

  204

  150

  354

  5.7

  4.4

  5.1

  209

  167

  376

  5.4

  4.4

  4.9

  Wiltshire

  146

  106

  252

  5.1

  3.9

  4.5

  163

  117

  280

  5.2

  3.9

  4.6

  Total (all local education authorities)

  21,587

  16,002

  37,589

  8.7

  6.7

  7.7

  23,878

  17,511

  41,389

  8.9

  6.8

  7.8

  1 Age as at the beginning of the academic year.

  2 includes LEA-maintained schools, grant-maintained schools, maintained special schools and city technology colleges.

  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list(a) by LEA and (b) in total, broken down in each case by gender, the number and percentage of 16-year-olds who left school with fewer than five passes at grades A to C in each of the last five years. [29640]

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A-C

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Camden

  480

  594

  1,074

  72.5

  60.7

  65.5

  441

  548

  989

  69.8

  57.6

  62.5

  Greenwich

  955

  858

  1,813

  81.7

  71.7

  76.6

  873

  819

  1,692

  78.1

  70.1

  74.0

  Hackney

  525

  598

  1,123

  85.6

  76.7

  80.6

  416

  561

  977

  80.2

  73.6

  76.3

  Hammersmith

  395

  349

  744

  73.8

  72.3

  73.1

  378

  331

  709

  74.6

  69.4

  72.1

  Islington

  585

  388

  973

  81.9

  78.4

  80.5

  565

  377

  942

  80.9

  78.7

  80.0

  Kensington and Chelsea

  206

  221

  427

  68.2

  75.7

  71.9

  211

  169

  380

  68.7

  69.8

  69.2

  Lambeth

  458

  543

  1,001

  88.4

  76.9

  81.8

  447

  511

  958

  85.8

  73.7

  78.9

  Lewisham

  813

  636

  1,449

  79.4

  69.7

  74.8

  744

  605

  1,349

  80.3

  68.7

  74.6

  Southwark

  784

  678

  1,462

  87.8

  81.7

  84.9

  679

  646

  1,325

  83.8

  79.8

  81.8

  Tower Hamlets

  903

  758

  1,661

  85.8

  81.9

  84.0

  864

  758

  1,622

  83.5

  78.5

  81.1

  608
  Mr. Paice
  Information on school leavers is no longer collected by the Department. The following tables list the number and percentage of 15-year-old—age as at the beginning of the academic year-pupils who achieved fewer than five GCSE grades A*-C in each local education authority in England for 1991–92 to 1994–95.
  609

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A-C

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Wandsworth

  629

  492

  1,121

  77.4

  69.8

  73.8

  595

  431

  1,026

  75.5

  67.6

  71.9

  Westminster

  500

  407

  907

  81.7

  70.2

  76.1

  466

  410

  876

  77.5

  69.3

  73.4

  Barking

  705

  642

  1,347

  86.7

  82.1

  84.5

  682

  515

  1,197

  84

  76.3

  80.5

  Barnet

  937

  712

  1,649

  63.1

  51.0

  57.2

  893

  647

  1,540

  63.2

  45.8

  54.5

  Bexley

  935

  687

  1,622

  71.4

  59.2

  65.7

  764

  640

  1,404

  65.8

  56.2

  61.0

  Brent

  702

  569

  1,271

  75.9

  66.1

  71.2

  657

  548

  1,205

  72.8

  62.1

  67.5

  Bromley

  763

  599

  1,362

  61.8

  49.5

  55.8

  752

  654

  1,406

  58.1

  51.5

  54.8

  Croydon

  1,002

  754

  1,756

  70.3

  53.7

  62.0

  1,033

  739

  1,772

  70.0

  53.8

  62.2

  Ealing

  892

  745

  1,637

  76.6

  69.6

  73.2

  843

  747

  1,590

  76.4

  68.0

  72.2

  Enfield

  1,022

  836

  1,858

  70.8

  64.1

  67.6

  898

  775

  1,673

  67.1

  58.6

  62.8

  Haringey

  668

  488

  1,156

  80.7

  70.4

  76.0

  646

  484

  1,130

  80.0

  69.8

  75.3

  Harrow

  538

  458

  996

  58.2

  49.6

  53.9

  579

  435

  1,014

  61.7

  48.9

  55.5

  Havering

  902

  803

  1,705

  65.5

  57.7

  61.6

  856

  713

  1,569

  62.2

  54.8

  58.6

  Hillingdon

  815

  615

  1,430

  71.1

  58

  64.8

  744

  619

  1,363

  67.9

  58.8

  63.5

  Hounslow

  708

  622

  1,330

  70.0

  60.2

  65.1

  735

  601

  1,336

  70.4

  58.7

  64.6

  Kingston upon Thames

  347

  307

  654

  59.0

  48.7

  53.7

  276

  259

  535

  51.2

  44.2

  47.6

  Merton

  539

  425

  964

  69.9

  63.2

  66.8

  467

  408

  875

  71.1

  61.6

  66.3

  Newham

  970

  888

  1,858

  82.9

  75.8

  79.3

  968

  782

  1,750

  83.8

  71.8

  78.0

  Redbridge

  828

  620

  1,448

  67.3

  57.4

  62.7

  757

  616

  1,373

  63.7

  55.0

  59.5

  Richmond upon Thames

  408

  320

  728

  62.6

  52.1

  57.5

  417

  328

  745

  60.2

  50.2

  55.3

  Sutton

  500

  418

  918

  57.5

  51.2

  54.4

  441

  413

  854

  50.2

  49.5

  49.9

  Waltham Forest

  822

  659

  1,481

  78.3

  69.7

  74.2

  770

  592

  1,362

  74.5

  62.7

  68.9

  Birmingham

  4,486

  3,901

  8,387

  77.4

  72.3

  74.9

  4,262

  3,534

  7,796

  76.2

  69.7

  73.1

  Coventry

  1,127

  992

  2,119

  71.1

  63.3

  67.2

  1,142

  896

  2,038

  71.4

  61.4

  66.6

  Dudley

  1,205

  979

  2,184

  68.1

  61.4

  64.9

  1,100

  839

  1,939

  66.9

  56.5

  62.0

  Sandwell

  1,398

  1,232

  2,630

  80.3

  75.8

  78.1

  1,266

  1,193

  2,459

  81.4

  74.4

  77.9

  Solihull

  808

  638

  1,446

  64.1

  52.3

  58.3

  757

  577

  1,334

  61.2

  50.2

  55.9

  Walsall

  1,226

  1,043

  2,269

  72.0

  64.9

  68.6

  1,190

  965

  2,155

  74.1

  65.3

  69.9

  Wolverhampton

  1,135

  953

  2,088

  79.4

  71

  75.3

  1,005

  876

  1,881

  76.1

  64.8

  70.4

  Knowsley

  771

  703

  1,474

  85.0

  82.2

  83.7

  711

  576

  1,287

  86.1

  80.2

  83.4

  Liverpool

  2,048

  1,834

  3,882

  81.7

  75.3

  78.5

  1,752

  1,717

  3,469

  76.6

  73.8

  75.2

  St. Helens

  837

  693

  1,530

  73.8

  64.9

  69.5

  732

  639

  1,371

  70.7

  64.0

  67.4

  Sefton

  1,047

  922

  1,969

  67.9

  58.4

  63.1

  958

  748

  1,706

  61.5

  50.1

  55.9

  Wirral

  1,215

  1,047

  2,262

  65.6

  61.0

  63.4

  1,039

  964

  2,003

  63.4

  57.8

  60.6

  Bolton

  1,150

  864

  2,014

  70.1

  58.7

  64.7

  955

  818

  1,773

  66.0

  58.3

  62.2

  Bury

  598

  534

  1,132

  64.2

  55.1

  59.5

  556

  391

  947

  61.2

  45.8

  53.8

  Manchester

  1,823

  1,511

  3,334

  84.8

  77.6

  81.4

  1,665

  1,459

  3,124

  83.2

  75.6

  79.5

  Oldham

  1,109

  918

  2,027

  78.5

  67.2

  72.9

  1,022

  801

  1,823

  72.7

  61.7

  67.4

  Rochdale

  922

  788

  1,710

  78.0

  69.9

  74

  831

  691

  1,522

  73.5

  66.3

  70.0

  Salford

  898

  789

  1,687

  76.6

  72.9

  74.8

  766

  690

  1,456

  75.1

  65.8

  70.4

  Stockport

  954

  786

  1,740

  63.7

  54.8

  59.3

  811

  648

  1,459

  58.0

  50.1

  54.2

  Tameside

  996

  762

  1,758

  74.2

  65.4

  70.1

  862

  722

  1,584

  71.7

  64.6

  68.3

  Trafford

  635

  562

  1,197

  69.5

  57.6

  63.4

  593

  506

  1,099

  65.0

  53.3

  59.1

  Wigan

  1,225

  993

  2,218

  66.9

  54.4

  60.7

  1,138

  906

  2,044

  64.4

  52.5

  58.5

  Barnsley

  1,019

  777

  1,796

  82.2

  69.0

  75.9

  850

  779

  1,629

  78.3

  72.7

  75.5

  Doncaster

  1,377

  1,159

  2,536

  76.3

  68.1

  72.3

  1,174

  1,011

  2,185

  73.0

  63.4

  68.2

  Rotherham

  1,148

  1,023

  2,171

  73.3

  67.1

  70.3

  1,033

  884

  1,917

  70.1

  61.5

  65.8

  Sheffield

  1,946

  1,591

  3,537

  74.5

  66.8

  70.8

  1,803

  1,369

  3,172

  71.9

  60.5

  66.5

  Bradford

  2,289

  1,966

  4,255

  80.4

  73.9

  77.3

  2,260

  1,824

  4,084

  78.0

  71.0

  74.7

  Calderdale

  796

  686

  1,482

  72.8

  61.4

  67.0

  747

  625

  1,372

  73.2

  59.8

  66.4

  Kirklees

  1,640

  1,357

  2,997

  72.6

  64.1

  68.5

  1,461

  1,119

  2,580

  70.8

  58.0

  64.6

  Leeds

  2,894

  2,299

  5,193

  73.9

  63.1

  68.7

  2,461

  2,140

  4,601

  70.8

  61.8

  66.3

  Wakefield

  1,386

  1,121

  2,507

  77.5

  66.6

  72.2

  1,242

  1,004

  2,246

  71.8

  65.4

  68.8

  Gateshead

  778

  736

  1,514

  76.0

  67.3

  71.5

  688

  590

  1,278

  69.8

  62.6

  66.3

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  983

  945

  1,928

  75.3

  71.0

  73.1

  914

  793

  1,707

  72.0

  67.1

  69.6

  North Tyneside

  650

  637

  1,287

  68.6

  62.1

  65.3

  648

  536

  1,184

  67.2

  58.0

  62.7

  South Tyneside

  631

  567

  1,198

  72.8

  67.3

  70.1

  577

  489

  1,066

  73.0

  63.3

  68.2

  Sunderland

  1,314

  1,186

  2,500

  76.4

  67.4

  71.8

  1,189

  1,063

  2,252

  74.6

  64.3

  69.4

  Isles of Stilly

  6

  6

  12

  46.2

  40.0

  42.9

  2

  2

  4

  22.2

  28.6

  25.0

  Avon

  3,323

  2,617

  5,940

  68.6

  58.7

  63.9

  3,156

  2,501

  5,657

  68.2

  57.1

  62.8

  Bedfordshire

  2,121

  1,663

  3,784

  69.8

  60.0

  65.1

  1,909

  1,649

  3,558

  65.5

  58.3

  61.9

  Berkshire

  2,624

  1,976

  4,600

  64.3

  53.3

  59.1

  2,304

  1,890

  4,194

  60.2

  51.5

  55.9

  Buckinghamshire

  2,101

  1,698

  3,799

  59.8

  50.0

  55.0

  2,026

  1,683

  3,709

  58.0

  48.4

  53.2

  Cambridgeshire

  2,388

  1,884

  4,272

  65.4

  55.3

  60.5

  2,236

  1,759

  3,995

  64.6

  53.0

  58.9

  Cheshire

  3,538

  2,884

  6,422

  63.6

  53.9

  58.9

  3,172

  2,582

  5,754

  60.8

  50.2

  55.6

  Cleveland

  2,596

  2,263

  4,859

  73.7

  66.5

  70.2

  2,361

  2,110

  4,471

  72.5

  65.0

  68.7

  Cornwall

  1,695

  1,408

  3,103

  68.0

  55.9

  61.9

  1,589

  1,262

  2,851

  64.0

  52.4

  58.3

  Cumbria

  1,769

  1,499

  3,268

  67.0

  58.0

  62.5

  1,668

  1,367

  3,035

  63.7

  55.1

  59.5

  Derbyshire

  3,581

  2,969

  6,550

  67.8

  59.7

  63.9

  3,398

  2,680

  6,078

  67.5

  56.6

  62.2

  610 611

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 Pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A-C

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Devon

  3,414

  2,850

  6,264

  67.3

  57.0

  62.2

  3,201

  2,566

  5,767

  65.1

  53.7

  59.5

  Dorset

  2,051

  1,713

  3,764

  63.4

  55.0

  59.3

  1,899

  1,503

  3,402

  60.4

  50.6

  55.7

  Durham

  2,430

  2,073

  4,503

  71.8

  64.4

  68.2

  2,209

  1,870

  4,079

  70.6

  60.7

  65.7

  East Sussex

  1,904

  1,497

  3,401

  65.5

  53.9

  59.9

  1,774

  1,425

  3,199

  62.0

  53.4

  57.9

  Essex

  5,894

  4,864

  10,758

  67.9

  58.3

  63.2

  5,537

  4,486

  10,023

  65.6

  56.0

  61.0

  Gloucestershire

  1,783

  1,423

  3,206

  62.8

  51.4

  57.2

  1,603

  1,290

  2,893

  60.3

  49.9

  55.2

  Hampshire

  5,129

  4,308

  9,437

  65.4

  55.7

  60.6

  4,998

  3,850

  8,848

  64.5

  52.0

  58.4

  Hereford and Worcester

  2,481

  2,000

  4,481

  68.6

  55.6

  62.1

  2,314

  1,836

  4,150

  64.6

  54.3

  59.6

  Hertfordshire

  3,376

  2,667

  6,043

  61.8

  50.7

  56.4

  3,206

  2,530

  5,736

  60.9

  49.1

  55.1

  Humberside

  3,854

  3,329

  7,183

  73.0

  65.3

  69.2

  3,710

  3,054

  6,764

  72.2

  65.0

  68.8

  Isle of Wight

  434

  404

  838

  67.6

  63.5

  65.6

  446

  358

  804

  69.6

  59.8

  64.8

  Kent

  5,819

  4,806

  10,625

  67.5

  58.3

  63.0

  5,369

  4,574

  9,943

  65.2

  56.7

  61.0

  Lancashire

  5,364

  4,499

  9,863

  67.8

  59.0

  63.5

  4,847

  3,931

  8,778

  65.3

  55.7

  60.6

  Leicestershire

  3,595

  2,918

  6.513

  71.2

  62.0

  66.8

  3,351

  2,623

  5,974

  67.1

  57.3

  62.4

  Lincolnshire

  2,241

  1,872

  4,113

  67.6

  59.1

  63.4

  2,071

  1,735

  3,806

  65.2

  56.9

  61.1

  Norfolk

  2,706

  2,300

  5,006

  69.4

  59.6

  64.5

  2,592

  2,030

  4,622

  66.5

  55.8

  61.3

  North Yorkshire

  2,301

  1,877

  4,178

  62.2

  52.0

  57.2

  2,058

  1,672

  3,730

  57.9

  47.3

  52.6

  Northamptonshire

  2,334

  2,014

  4,348

  68.4

  59.2

  63.8

  2,175

  1,814

  3,989

  67.0

  57.0

  62.0

  Northumberland

  1,281

  958

  2,239

  68.6

  55.2

  62.1

  1,142

  875

  2,017

  63.4

  54.2

  59.1

  Nottinghamshire

  4,184

  3,551

  7,735

  74.3

  65.9

  70.2

  3,779

  3,140

  6,919

  71.0

  62.6

  66.9

  Oxfordshire

  1,765

  1,393

  3,158

  63.2

  53.8

  58.7

  1,625

  1,274

  2,899

  60.1

  50.0

  55.2

  Shropshire

  1,629

  1,241

  2,870

  65.8

  54.5

  60.4

  1,411

  1,093

  2,504

  61.7

  51.6

  56.8

  Somerset

  1,535

  1,155

  2,690

  64.3

  49.9

  57.2

  1,486

  1,036

  2,522

  62.7

  48.8

  56.1

  Staffordshire

  4,297

  3,428

  7,725

  71.8

  61.5

  66.8

  3,808

  3,040

  6,848

  69.2

  57.6

  63.5

  Suffolk

  2,283

  1,748

  4,031

  66.8

  54.8

  61.0

  2,074

  1,633

  3,707

  63.1

  49.9

  56.5

  Surrey

  2,559

  2,091

  4,650

  60.0

  51.2

  55.7

  2,386

  1,847

  4,233

  58.1

  47.7

  53.0

  Warwickshire

  1,801

  1,459

  3,260

  68.4

  57.4

  63.0

  1,677

  1,318

  2,995

  66.0

  54.1

  60.2

  West Sussex

  2,089

  1,612

  3,701

  59.6

  47.8

  53.8

  2,031

  1,604

  3,635

  58.2

  47.3

  52.8

  Wiltshire

  1,842

  1,568

  3,410

  65.4

  54.4

  59.8

  1,773

  1,430

  3,203

  62.5

  52.0

  57.3

  Total (All LEAs)

  176,817

  146,668

  323,485

  69.6

  60.3

  65.1

  163,390

  133,985

  297,375

  67.2

  57.5

  62.4

  1 Age as at the beginning of the academic year.

  2 Includes LEA-maintained schools, grant-maintained, maintained special schools and city technology college.

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools21991–92 to 1994–95 pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A*-C

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Camden

  446

  552

  998

  66.3

  54.9

  59.4

  446

  551

  997

  62.9

  55.4

  58.5

  Greenwich

  886

  793

  1,679

  78.1

  68.0

  73.0

  944

  892

  1,836

  74.2

  69.2

  71.7

  Hackney

  476

  547

  1,023

  82.4

  73.3

  77.3

  484

  562

  1,046

  85.1

  69.8

  76.1

  Hammersmith

  378

  336

  714

  70.5

  65.5

  68.1

  403

  312

  715

  73.0

  62.8

  68.2

  Islington

  531

  348

  879

  79.7

  75.8

  78.1

  611

  441

  1,052

  84.5

  80.2

  82.6

  Kensington and Chelsea

  168

  172

  340

  60.6

  71.1

  65.5

  151

  165

  316

  58.5

  69.6

  63.8

  Lambeth

  434

  502

  936

  85.6

  72.4

  78.0

  436

  508

  944

  82.0

  72.9

  76.8

  Lewisham

  755

  593

  1,348

  76.9

  68.4

  72.9

  794

  619

  1,413

  76.8

  64.8

  71.0

  Southwark

  723

  699

  1,422

  83.3

  80.1

  81.7

  715

  590

  1,305

  83.7

  71.7

  77.8

  Tower Hamlets

  781

  670

  1,451

  84.3

  78.1

  81.3

  828

  739

  1,567

  80.5

  75.9

  78.3

  Wandsworth

  616

  393

  1,009

  76.8

  63.2

  70.9

  642

  468

  1,110

  75.5

  63.6

  70.0

  Westminster

  462

  420

  882

  81.6

  68.6

  74.9

  458

  414

  872

  79.0

  64.2

  71.2

  Barking

  630

  487

  1,117

  76.1

  68.2

  72.4

  662

  568

  1,230

  74.8

  69.8

  72.4

  Barnet

  881

  554

  1,435

  56.7

  40.2

  48.9

  828

  626

  1,454

  53.2

  41.3

  47.3

  Bexley

  771

  681

  1,452

  62.9

  56.5

  59.7

  781

  623

  1,404

  62.9

  50.8

  56.9

  Brent

  608

  529

  1,137

  67.5

  62.5

  65.1

  703

  565

  1,268

  71.4

  58.3

  64.9

  Bromley

  736

  583

  1,319

  54.6

  46.7

  50.8

  791

  718

  1,509

  56.4

  49.0

  52.6

  Croydon

  1,083

  771

  1,854

  71.3

  53.8

  62.8

  1,106

  890

  1,996

  69.4

  56.9

  63.2

  Ealing

  852

  733

  1,585

  72.2

  63.2

  67.8

  878

  742

  1,620

  74.0

  59.5

  66.5

  Enfield

  904

  769

  1,673

  63.0

  56.0

  59.6

  1,035

  818

  1,853

  66.0

  55.1

  60.7

  Haringey

  556

  514

  1,070

  76.8

  66.7

  71.6

  698

  521

  1,219

  78.6

  65.7

  72.5

  Harrow

  553

  452

  1,005

  56.9

  46.3

  51.6

  561

  424

  985

  52.2

  42.5

  47.5

  Havering

  827

  665

  1,492

  61.4

  53.3

  57.5

  874

  768

  1,642

  61.2

  54.5

  57.9

  Hillingdon

  785

  607

  1,392

  68.9

  55.5

  62.3

  781

  740

  1,521

  66.8

  57.9

  62.2

  Hounslow

  777

  631

  1,408

  64.8

  54.5

  59.7

  904

  644

  1,548

  67.3

  53.9

  61.0

  Kingston upoon Thames

  300

  267

  567

  53.5

  43.7

  48.4

  319

  286

  605

  49.8

  39.7

  44.5

  Merton

  482

  422

  904

  71.1

  62.2

  66.6

  510

  395

  905

  65.5

  56.1

  61.0

  612 613

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A*-C

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Newham

  920

  841

  1,761

  81.8

  72.4

  77

  1,035

  917

  1,952

  81.0

  71.5

  76.3

  Redbridge

  725

  521

  1,246

  59.6

  46.8

  53.5

  750

  624

  1,374

  57.9

  51.8

  54.9

  Richmond upon Thames

  372

  326

  698

  54.5

  45.6

  50.0

  427

  308

  735

  58.4

  44.9

  51.9

  Sutton

  439

  377

  816

  50.4

  43.8

  47.1

  475

  398

  873

  48.9

  45.1

  47.1

  Waltham Forest

  786

  646

  1,432

  74.6

  64.8

  69.9

  851

  669

  1,520

  73.2

  60.9

  67.3

  Birmingham

  4,070

  3,369

  7,439

  74.1

  65.0

  69.6

  4,181

  3,565

  7,746

  72.2

  65.2

  68.8

  Coventry

  1,073

  906

  1,979

  70.4

  61.0

  65.7

  1,224

  997

  2,221

  71.0

  60.8

  66.0

  Dudley

  1,125

  839

  1,964

  62.8

  53.8

  58.6

  1,151

  923

  2,074

  63.1

  53.3

  58.4

  Sandwell

  1,278

  1,029

  2,307

  76.9

  68.1

  72.7

  1,398

  1,213

  2,611

  76.6

  69.4

  73.1

  Solihull

  729

  563

  1,292

  57.4

  46.4

  52.0

  793

  696

  1,489

  57.8

  46.9

  52.1

  Walsall

  1,180

  961

  2,141

  72.0

  63.0

  67.7

  1,302

  1,074

  2,376

  73.4

  63.7

  68.7

  Wolverhampton

  1,023

  857

  1,880

  76.2

  64.4

  70.4

  1,091

  929

  2,020

  73.7

  64.3

  69.1

  Knowsley

  646

  604

  1,250

  82.0

  75.5

  78.7

  766

  701

  1,467

  82.5

  78.9

  80.8

  Liverpool

  1,853

  1,764

  3,617

  77.7

  72.3

  75.0

  2,154

  1,841

  3,995

  77.3

  70.2

  73.9

  St. Helens

  710

  599

  1,309

  67.6

  61.2

  64.5

  785

  593

  1,378

  67.3

  56.9

  62.4

  Sefton

  951

  794

  1,745

  58.5

  51.1

  54.9

  1,050

  878

  1,928

  61.4

  51.1

  56.2

  Wirral

  1,090

  972

  2,062

  63.2

  57.4

  60.3

  1,172

  1,032

  2,204

  59.3

  54.5

  56.9

  Bolton

  981

  759

  1,740

  62.8

  53.1

  58.1

  1,054

  804

  1,858

  63.4

  53.3

  58.6

  Bury

  509

  477

  986

  56.8

  52.0

  54.4

  615

  499

  1,114

  57.7

  51.4

  54.7

  Manchester

  1,575

  1,375

  2,950

  80.8

  72.7

  76.8

  1,650

  1,449

  3,099

  81.0

  73.9

  77.5

  Oldham

  1,042

  904

  1,946

  72.9

  62.9

  67.9

  1,192

  933

  2,125

  73.7

  62.1

  68.1

  Rochdale

  825

  644

  1,469

  74.2

  60.9

  67.7

  891

  725

  1,616

  72.0

  62.1

  67.2

  Salford

  782

  705

  1,487

  73.4

  68.2

  70.9

  905

  775

  1,680

  76.4

  67.7

  72.1

  Stockport

  770

  679

  1,449

  55.2

  47.6

  51.4

  885

  649

  1,534

  56.7

  47.7

  52.5

  Tameside

  859

  727

  1,586

  71.2

  60.4

  65.8

  943

  818

  1,761

  69.9

  63.3

  66.7

  Trafford

  587

  486

  1,073

  62.6

  49.4

  55.9

  609

  537

  1,146

  57.5

  48.6

  52.9

  Wigan

  1,094

  955

  2,049

  62.1

  54.5

  58.3

  1,264

  1,000

  2,264

  63.0

  52.0

  57.6

  Barnsley

  889

  721

  1,610

  75.7

  64.5

  70.2

  956

  831

  1,787

  76.6

  65.5

  71.0

  Doncaster

  1,247

  987

  2,234

  71.2

  61.0

  66.3

  1,311

  1,021

  2,332

  71.7

  64.8

  68.5

  Rotherham

  1,068

  911

  1,979

  68.9

  61.4

  65.2

  1,124

  986

  2,110

  68.2

  59.5

  63.8

  Sheffield

  1,669

  1,434

  3,103

  68.6

  60.2

  64.4

  1,796

  1,485

  3,281

  68.3

  58.8

  63.7

  Bradford

  2,234

  1,830

  4,064

  77.8

  68.6

  73.3

  2,360

  1,923

  4,283

  76.1

  67.4

  71.9

  Calderdale

  728

  584

  1,312

  67.5

  58.6

  63.2

  823

  673

  1,496

  66.0

  59.4

  62.9

  Kirklees

  1,420

  1,157

  2,577

  66.6

  58.5

  62.7

  1,608

  1,231

  2,839

  68.4

  56.2

  62.5

  Leeds

  2,466

  2,098

  4,564

  68.6

  58.9

  63.8

  2,728

  2,170

  4,898

  69.4

  58.6

  64.2

  Wakefield

  1,124

  935

  2,059

  68.5

  60.1

  64.4

  1,243

  1,113

  2,356

  69.3

  60.4

  64.8

  Gateshead

  738

  579

  1,317

  71.4

  60.9

  66.4

  775

  707

  1,482

  65.8

  61.4

  63.6

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  930

  787

  1,717

  72.5

  66.5

  69.7

  1,016

  950

  1,966

  72.6

  70.5

  71.5

  North Tyneside

  599

  518

  1,117

  61.1

  56.4

  58.8

  732

  587

  1,319

  63.3

  55.9

  59.8

  South Tyneside

  583

  488

  1,071

  68.3

  60.4

  64.5

  686

  585

  1,271

  71.2

  60.8

  66.0

  Sunderland

  1,304

  1,162

  2,466

  74.1

  65.8

  70.0

  1,472

  1,192

  2,664

  74.5

  63.0

  68.9

  Isles of Sciily

  6

  2

  8

  42.9

  18.2

  32

  5

  5

  10

  62.5

  38.5

  47.6

  Avon

  3,056

  2,442

  5,498

  64.7

  54.8

  59.9

  3,205

  2,589

  5,794

  63.4

  54

  58.8

  Bedfordshire

  1,892

  1,638

  3,530

  63.5

  55.8

  59.7

  2,171

  1,791

  3,962

  65.2

  56.1

  60.7

  Berkshire

  2,204

  1,825

  4,029

  56

  47.4

  51.8

  2,421

  1,943

  4,364

  55.6

  47.5

  51.7

  Buckinghamshire

  2,046

  1,530

  3,576

  55.4

  45.3

  50.6

  2,192

  1,733

  3,925

  55.7

  45.9

  50.9

  Cambridgeshire

  2,156

  1,683

  3,839

  62.1

  51.1

  56.7

  2,263

  1,856

  4,119

  59.4

  51.3

  55.5

  Cheshire

  3,013

  2,558

  5,571

  57.2

  48.8

  53

  3,448

  2,736

  6,184

  58.7

  47.7

  53.2

  Cleveland

  2,377

  2,029

  4,406

  68.8

  61.4

  65.2

  2,625

  2,325

  4,950

  70.0

  62.7

  66.4

  Cornwall

  1,512

  1,165

  2,677

  59.5

  48.2

  54.0

  1,590

  1,300

  2,890

  58.0

  49.3

  53.7

  Cumbria

  1,722

  1,272

  2,994

  62.3

  50.4

  56.6

  1,654

  1,372

  3,026

  60.8

  52.1

  56.5

  Derbyshire

  3,167

  2,632

  5,799

  63.6

  54.4

  59.1

  3,662

  2,846

  6,508

  64.9

  55.0

  60.2

  Devon

  3,082

  2,569

  5,651

  61.5

  52.5

  57.1

  3,517

  2,667

  6,184

  62.2

  50.9

  56.8

  Dorset

  1,812

  1,435

  3,247

  55.4

  45.8

  50.7

  2,021

  1,484

  3,505

  56.4

  45.4

  51.2

  Durham

  2,255

  1,990

  4,245

  69.2

  61.6

  65.4

  2,694

  2,109

  4,803

  70.9

  59.9

  65.6

  East Sussex

  1,826

  1,466

  3,292

  60.6

  52.5

  56.7

  2,095

  1,662

  3,757

  62.2

  53.6

  58.1

  Essex

  5,346

  4,328

  9,674

  63.9

  53.1

  58.6

  5,583

  4,461

  10,044

  62.2

  52.0

  57.2

  Gloucestershire

  1,540

  1,335

  2,875

  58.0

  49.4

  53.7

  1,636

  1,354

  2,990

  54.9

  46.2

  50.6

  Hampshire

  4,730

  3,876

  8,606

  60.8

  50.6

  55.7

  4,872

  3,906

  8,778

  59.7

  48.2

  54.0

  Hereford and Worcester

  2,182

  1,785

  3,967

  61.7

  50.6

  56.2

  2,380

  1,998

  4,378

  61.5

  52.5

  57.0

  Hertfordshire

  3,069

  2,450

  5,519

  58.4

  46.4

  52.4

  3,396

  2,623

  6,019

  57.9

  46.0

  52.1

  Humberside

  3,620

  2,861

  6,481

  71.8

  60.3

  66.2

  3,899

  3,272

  7,171

  70.4

  61.8

  66.2

  Isle of Wight

  429

  347

  776

  63.5

  55.3

  59.5

  460

  365

  825

  62.8

  58.8

  60.9

  Kent

  5,394

  4,397

  9,791

  63.7

  55.2

  59.6

  5,702

  4,702

  10,404

  62.7

  53.3

  58.1

  Lancashire

  4,739

  3,950

  8,689

  62.3

  55.3

  58.9

  5,102

  4,243

  9,345

  62.5

  53.9

  58.3

  Leicestershire

  3,181

  2,642

  5,823

  66.2

  55.2

  60.7

  3,499

  2,829

  6,328

  65.0

  55.3

  60.3

  Lincolnshire

  1,962

  1,704

  3,666

  60.7

  53.9

  57.4

  2,044

  1,770

  3,814

  59.0

  51.3

  55.2

  Norfolk

  2,516

  2,057

  4,573

  65.2

  54.4

  59.9

  2,592

  2,006

  4,598

  62.8

  50.6

  56.8

  North Yorkshire

  2,048

  1,669

  3,717

  55.6

  46.2

  51.0

  2,235

  1,786

  4,021

  54.4

  45.0

  49.8

  614 615

  GCSE achievements of 15-year-old1 pupils in maintained schools2 1991–92 to 1994–95 pupils with fewer than five GCSE passes at grades A*-C

  1993–94

  1994–95

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Number of pupils with fewer than five A*-C

  As percentage of 15-year-olds

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Boys

  Girls

  Total

  Northamptonshire

  2,225

  1,841

  4,066

  65.1

  56.8

  61.1

  2,342

  1,960

  4,302

  64.7

  55.1

  60.0

  Northumberland

  1,164

  941

  2,105

  63.7

  53.5

  58.7

  1,278

  1,028

  2,306

  61.9

  52.3

  57.2

  Nottinghamshire

  3,723

  3,256

  6,979

  68.7

  62.0

  65.4

  3,914

  3,298

  7,212

  68.5

  59.4

  64.0

  Oxfordshire

  1,643

  1,245

  2,888

  58.8

  48.2

  53.7

  1,752

  1,364

  3,116

  60.5

  47.7

  54.2

  Shropshire

  1,403

  973

  2,376

  59.1

  45.5

  52.7

  1,531

  1,210

  2,741

  59.8

  48.8

  54.4

  Somerset

  1,363

  1,055

  2,418

  57.2

  47.6

  52.6

  1,422

  1,099

  2,521

  57.3

  47.0

  52.3

  Staffordshire

  3,805

  3,032

  6,837

  67.1

  56.4

  61.9

  4,039

  3,398

  7,437

  65.6

  56.8

  61.3

  Suffolk

  1,973

  1,576

  3,549

  60.8

  50.8

  55.9

  2,134

  1,711

  3,845

  59.2

  49.0

  54.2

  Surrey

  2,369

  1,938

  4,307

  56.7

  47.5

  52.2

  2,612

  2,010

  4,622

  55.7

  45.5

  50.7

  Warwickshire

  1,612

  1,267

  2,879

  62.6

  51.8

  57.4

  1,645

  1,348

  2,993

  61.8

  50.5

  56.2

  West Sussex

  1,982

  1,479

  3,461

  55.2

  43.6

  49.6

  2,097

  1,669

  3,766

  54.2

  43.8

  49.0

  Wiltshire

  1,691

  1,346

  3,037

  59.3

  49.4

  54.5

  1,786

  1,381

  3,167

  57.0

  45.9

  51.6

  Total (All LEAs)

  160,229

  132,146

  292,375

  64.7

  55.4

  60.2

  173,101

  141,799

  314,900

  64.3

  54.7

  59.6

  1 Age as at the beginning of the academic year.

  2 Includes LEA-maintained schools, grant-maintained schools, maintained special schools and city technology colleges.

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of her Department; and if she will make a statement. [29355]

  Mr. Forth
  Since January 1995, officials of the Department for Education and Employment have attended 20 governmental committee or other meetings organised by the Council of Europe. There have been no meetings involving Ministers during the period concerned.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29353]

  Mr. David Davis
  There have been 212 meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 attended by members of staff of the UK delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Officials from London have attended a further 22 such meetings.

  Bosnia-Herzegovina (Civil Reconstruction)
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money has been promised by Her Majesty's Government for the voluntary fund established by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Council of Europe for civil reconstruction in Bosnia-Herzegovina; how much of that money has been paid; what proportion of the money has been specifically allocated to the funding and operation of(a) the chamber of human rights and (b) other institutions aimed at establishing the rule of law; and if he will make a statement. [29351]

  Mr. David Davis
  Her Majesty's Government have promised £3 million to the OSCE/Council of Europe voluntary fund; the full amount was paid on 29 March 616
  1996. In view of the importance and urgency of starting the election process, the Government requested that this money be spent on elections-related expenses. Most of the UK's donation has since been used to fund the printing of voters' lists and registration application forms and the preparation of voter education material. The Government have also given £10,000 to support a centre to promote local non-governmental organisations in Sarajevo.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

  Restraint on Trade (Austrian Wine)
  Mr. David Nicholson
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action in restraint of normal trade was taken(a) by the United Kingdom and (b) by the European Community following evidence that Austrian wine had been contaminated by chemicals in 1985; and what restraint on the normal trade in wine was applied at that time to wine exported from (i) Germany, (ii) Italy and (iii) central European countries outside the EC. [26911]

  Mrs. Browning
  I will write to the hon. Member.

WALES

  Cattle Slaughter Scheme
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the collection points for cull cows and cattle over 30 months in Wales under the slaughter scheme; and when he expects that the scheme will become operational. [28549]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The 30-month slaughter scheme opened on 1 May, and the first animals were slaughtered on 3 May. Welsh markets and abattoirs approved by the intervention board to operate under the scheme are as follows:

  Markets

  Llanrwst

  Llangefni

  Bryncir

  617

  Llandovery

  Sennybridge

  Tregaron

  Llanybydder

  Dolgellau

  Corwen

  Mold

  Witland

  Cardigan

  Lampeter

  Abergavenny

  Cowbridge

  Carmarthen

  Llandysul

  Haverfordwest

  Llandeilo

  Brecon

  St. Asaph

  Gaerwen

  Newton

  Newport

  Ruthin

  Welshpool

  Abattoirs

  Abergavenny Slaughter House Association Ltd.

  Caernarfon, Cwmni Cig Arfon Meat Co. Cibyn

  Llanidloes, E. Hamer International Ltd.

  St. Asaph, David Jones and Son

  Wrexham, Jones Brothers

  Cardigan, Messrs Dewi James and Son

  Llanybydder, Oriel Jones and Sons Ltd.

  Llanelli, TWM Ltd.

  Gaerwen, Welsh Country Foods Limited

  Lampeter, O. Evans.

  Higher Education
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total of(a) men and (b) women among (i) senior lecturers, (ii) lecturers and (iii) professors in further and higher education in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [28705]

  Mr. Richards
  The information requested is in the tables:

  Table 1: Full-time academic staff at further and higher education institutions, excluding colleges of the University of Wales, in Wales, 19941

  Male

  Female

  Total

  Principals

  22

  3

  25

  Management scales

  396

  112

  508

  Principal lecturers

  60

  11

  71

  Senior lecturers

  676

  260

  936

  Lecturers scales

  1,668

  1,062

  2,730

  Other scales

  37

  7

  44

  Total

  2,859

  1,455

  4,314

  1 At March 1994. Provisional.

  Source:

  Database of teacher records (DfEE).
  618

  Table 2: Full and part-time academic staff at colleges of the University of Wales, 19952

  Male

  Female

  Total

  Professors

  338

  16

  354

  Senior lecturers and researchers

  583

  53

  636

  Lecturers and researchers

  1,708

  753

  2,461

  Other grades

  153

  125

  278

  Total

  2,782

  947

  3,729

  2 At July 1995. Provisional.

  Source:

  Higher education statistics agency—HESA.

  Beef Exports
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of Untied Kingdom beef exports is represented by beef exported from Wales. [29043]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  In the 12 months leading up to the export ban on British beef, the estimated amount exported from Wales was 5,000 tonnes—about 1.8 per cent. of the UK total.

  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how he proposes to improve the sales abroad of beef raised in Wales. [29045]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The Government are seeking to have the export ban on British beef lifted. Once this has been achieved, beef from Wales will once again be able to compete successfully for export orders.

  Welsh Development Agency
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will ensure that at least one member of the board of the Welsh Development Agency has expertise in environmental matters and sustainable development. [29374]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Section 2(3) of the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 specifies the range of experience that is deemed appropriate for membership of the Welsh Development Agency board. It includes environmental matters. My right hon. Friend takes full account of these requirements when considering appointments to the board.

  Coal Tips (Monitoring)
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many safety inspectors are employed in monitoring coal tips in the south Wales former coalfields; how many tips are monitored; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the inspections. [29337]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  This information is not held centrally.

  The mines and quarries inspectorate administers the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 and has responsibility under that Act for the inspection of working tips. Responsibility for inspection of disused tips rests, under part II of that Act, with local authorities.
  619

  Colliery Areas (Regeneration)
  Mrs. Clwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what allocation of RECHAR funds will be made available to Wales. [29464]

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  £16.9 million has been allocated under the RECHAR II programme for Wales for the period 1994 to 1997. I expect that further resources will be allocated to the initiative from the recently announced additional moneys made available to the UK from the community initiatives reserve.

  Public Appointments (Women)
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of public appointments made by his Department were held by women, at the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [29596]

  Mr. Hague
  The most recent information about appointments that I make is set out in "Appointments by the Secretary of State for Wales, 1 March 1996", which is available in the Library of the House. The summary of appointments by gender included in the preface shows that 28 per cent. of appointments were held by women.

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29358]

  Mr. Hague
  None.

  Computer Aided Medical Systems Ltd.
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the answer 10 May,Official Report, column 285, what is the estimated figure for licence income from the NHS in Wales accruing to Computer Aided Medical Systems Ltd. in each financial year since 1991–92. [29961]

  Mr. Hague
  The answer included the income from the NHS in Wales. The specific amounts were:

  1991–92: £14,120

  1992–93: £52,048

  1993–94 £35,231

  1994–95: £14,220

  1995–96: £18,570.

LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Lord President of the Council how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of the Privy Council Office; and if he will make a statement. [29365]

  Mr. Newton
  No such meetings have been attended since January 1995 by Ministers or officials of the Privy Council Office.
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SCOTLAND

  Control of Advertisements:
  Mr. Stewart
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appeals he has received in the last year under the Control of Advertisements (Scotland) Regulations 1984; and how many he granted. [28327]

  Mr. Kynoch
  The information, which is available only by calendar year, is as follows:

  Calendar year: 1995

  Appeals received: 301

  Appeals allowed: 42

  The appeals are determined under delegated authority by officers appointed by my right hon. Friend.

  Public Interest Immunity (Lockerbie Investigation)
  Mr. Galbraith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the public interest immunity certificates issued in respect of the Lockerbie investigation, and the fatal accident inquiry; and to whom they were issued. [28638]

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  Five public immunity certificates were signed by Government Ministers in connection with the Lockerbie fatal accident inquiry in relation to matters or documents which Ministers considered not, in the public interest, be the subject of evidence. The then Secretary of State for Transport signed four certificates which dealt with aviation security measures, the size and shape of the improvised explosive device in the radio cassette recorder, the weight of explosives and the content of confidential communications by other Governments. The then Home Secretary signed a certificate which related to information concerning national security. None of these certificates required to be produced at the fatal accident inquiry.

  In 1992, the then Secretary of State for Transport signed two certificates and the then Lord Advocate signed two certificates relating to the Lockerbie disaster concerning the taking of evidence for proceedings in the United States. The taking of that evidence, however, did not proceed.

DEFENCE

  Armed Forces (Roles)
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 16 April,Official Report, column 456, what is the estimated annual cost to his Department of each of the main functions carried out by Her Majesty's armed forces not carried out by other European members of NATO. [29869]

  Mr. Soames
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 6 March 1996,Official Report, column 232, which gives a cost for our nuclear deterrent; and to table 1.3 of "UK Defence Statistics 1995", which shows the cost of overseas garrisons and General Officer Commanding (Northern Ireland), a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
  621

  Council of Europe Meetings
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many meetings of, or organised by, the Council of Europe since January 1995 have been attended by Ministers or officials of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [29356]

  Mr. Soames
  There is no record of any such attendance by officials or Ministers of my Department.

  HMS Sheffield
  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action has been taken or is planned to remove radioactive material from the grave of HMS Sheffield. [29764]

  Mr. Soames
  None.

  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give(a) the location and (b) the depth at which HMS Sheffield is estimated to lie. [29763]

  Mr. Soames
  HMS Sheffield sank some 350 miles east of the Falkland Islands, and is lying at a depth of approximately 2,000m.

  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what actions his Department has taken to retrieve objects on HMS Sheffield, which sank off the coast of the Falkland Islands in 1982; if he will list the objects which have been removed from HMS Sheffield; what forms of monitoring his Department has carried out on HMS Sheffield since she sank; and if he will make a statement; [29880]

  (2) how many nuclear depth charges and of what type were carried by HMS Sheffield when she sank; and if he will make a statement; [29882]
  622
  (3) if he will list the nuclear weapons that his Department has lost in the past 30 years. [29881]

  Mr. Soames
  HMS Sheffield was abandoned when it proved impossible to extinguish fires resulting from a direct missile hit. She was later taken under tow, but sank six days after being hit. During those six days, small parties were helicoptered on to the ship on several occasions, primarily to assess the prospects of salvage and to see if lessons could be drawn. I understand that the only equipment that was recovered in this period was firefighting apparatus, which had been borrowed from other ships. No efforts were made to recover further equipment then or subsequently and, as HMS Sheffield sank in very deep water, no form of subsequent monitoring was either necessary or carried out.

  It has been the practice of successive Governments neither to confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons in specific locations at specific times. I can, however, confirm that the UK has never lost such a weapon, nor lost and subsequently recovered one.

  Road Accident Deaths, Gorazde
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the special investigation branch report into the death of three soldiers from the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in a road accident on 12 September 1994, near Gorazde. [29879]

  Mr. Soames
  In common with civilian police reports, it is not my Department's practice to place service special investigation branch reports in the Library of the House. The witness statements from the SIB report into the deaths of these soldiers, however, have been made available to the next of kin.