HC Deb 05 December 1997 vol 302 cc394-6W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the percentage of schools in each local education authority where both the proportion of pupils achieving five A*-C and five A*-G grades was lower in 1997 than in 1994. [18552]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 1 December 1997]The following list gives the percentage of schools in each local education authority where both the proportion of 15-year-old pupils achieving five A*-C and five A*-G grades at GCSE was lower in 1997 than in 1994.

Per cent.
Camden 7
Greenwich 5
Hackney 14
Hammersmith and Fulham 8
Islington 7
Kensington and Chelsea 0
Lambeth 0
Lewisham 17
Southwark 6
Tower Hamlets 0
Wandsworth 0
Westminster 0
Barking and Dagenham 11
Barnet 22
Bexley 15
Brent 6
Bromley 10
Croydon 4
Ealing 6
Enfield 14
Harringey 14
Harrow 8
Havering 0
Hillingdon 28
Hounslow 0
Kingston upon Thames 8
Merton 17
Newham 0
Redbridge 5
Richmond upon Thames 30
Sutton 18
Waltham Forest 9
Birmingham 6
Coventry 12
Dudley 17
Sandwell 21
Solihull 11
Walsall 20
Wolverhampton 17
Knowsley 0
Liverpool 8
St. Helens 0
Sefton 29
Wirral 14
Bolton 28
Percent.
Bury 6
Manchester 5
Oldham 10
Rochdale 5
Salford 14
Stockport 11
Tameside 14
Trafford 10
Wigan 10
Barnsley 18
Doncaster 25
Rotherham 9
Sheffield 15
Bradford 18
Calderdale 19
Kirklees 16
Leeds 17
Wakefield 9
Gateshead 18
Newcastle upon Tyne 6
North Tyneside 13
South Tyneside 6
Sunderland 0
Isles of Scilly 0
Berkshire 17
Cambridgeshire 23
Cheshire 11
Cornwall 26
Cumbria 26
Devon 15
Essex 15
Gloucestershire 11
Hereford and Worcester 25
Hertfordshire 12
Isle of Wight 0
Kent 12
Lancashire 10
Lincolnshire 14
Norfolk 8
Northamptonshire 18
Northumberland 13
Nottinghamshire 17

(a)The participating Minister or Ministers (b)The destination of the trip (c) The purpose of the trip (d) The cost of the trip £
Deputy Prime Minister The Hague, Netherlands Attend the Marshall Plan Commemoration on behalf of the Government 1,570
Deputy Prime Minister Luxembourg Attend meeting of EU Transport Ministers 2,701
Deputy Prime Minister USA Attend United Nations General Assembly Special Session 18,235
Deputy Prime Minister Calcutta, India Representing the Prime Minister at the funeral of Mother Theresa of Calcutta. (Costs include flight costs for the Royal party) 99,500
Deputy Prime Minister Luxembourg Attend meeting of EU Environment Ministers 826
Deputy Prime Minister Washington, USA Meeting with US Vice President Al Gore 38,964
Deputy Prime Minister Japan Ministerial discussions in preparation for the Climate Change Convention
Deputy Prime Minister New Delhi, India Ministerial discussions in preparation for the Climate Change Convention Costs yet to be finalised
Deputy Prime Minister Japan Ministerial discussions in preparation for the Climate Change Convention
Deputy Prime Minister New Zealand Ministerial discussions in preparation for the Climate Change Convention
Deputy Prime Minister Australia Ministerial discussions in preparation for the Climate Change Convention; and attend Anglo-Australian trade promotion conference/events
Minister of Transport Luxembourg EU Transport Council 5,431
Minister of Transport Germany Attend meetings with German Minister concerning UK Presidency 2,353
Minister of Transport Israel Trade Mission 3,371
Minister of Transport Luxembourg EU Transport Council 5,080

Percent.
Oxfordshire 15
Shropshire 19
Somerset 11
Suffolk 9
Surrey 19
Warwickshire 6
West Sussex 27