§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average number of days worked per week by the chairman of each non-departmental public body sponsored by her Department in the last year. [11359]
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§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 17 January 1997]: The average number of days worked per week by the chairmen of each of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department in the last year are as follows:
NDPB Average number of days worked per week Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) 0.1 Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) 3.0 Education Assets Board (EAB) 2.0 Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) 1.0 Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) 4.0 Funding Agency for Schools (FAS) 2.0 Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) 2.0 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) 2.0 Investors in People (liP) 0.5 National Council for Educational Training (NCET) 0.5 National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) 1.0 Remploy 2.0 School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA) 1.0 Student Loans Company (SLC) 1.5 Teacher Training Agency (TTA) 1.0
§ Mr. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the names and current salaries and other emoluments of the (i) chief executive and (ii) chairman of the(a) National Youth Agency, (b) National Council for Vocational Qualifications, (c) National Council for Education Technology, (d) Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, (e) Education Assets Board, (f) School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, (g) teaching as a career unit, (h) Further Education Funding Council, (i) Higher Education Funding Council for England, (j) Funding Agency for Schools, (k) Teacher Training Agency and (l) the Office for Standards in Educations. [11361]
§ Mr. Squire[holding 24 January 1997]: The names of the chief executive and chairman of the non-departmental public bodies requested that are sponsored by the Department are as follows. Total costs of the salaries and other emoluments for the current financial year will not become available until the year end.
The national youth agency is no longer classified as a non-departmental public body and the teaching as a career unit closed in October 1994. Ofsted is a Government Department in its own right; questions relating to Ofsted's running costs and other related expenditure should be addressed directly to Her Majesty's chief inspector, Mr. Chris Woodhead. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member.
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NDPB Chairman Chief Executive National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) Sir Michael Heron John Hillier Nationals Council for Educational Training (NECT) Heather Du Quesney Margaret Bell Centre for information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) Stephen Jones Dr. E. King Education Assets Board (EAB) Keith Bridge Stuart Hoare School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA) Graham McKenzie Dr. Nick Tate Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) Robert Gunn Prof Melville Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Brandon Gough Prof Brian Fender Funding Agency for schools (FAS) Sir Christopher Benson Mike Collier Teacher Training Agency (TTA) Geoffrey Parker Anthea Millett
§ Mr. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the total expenditure on the salaries and other emoluments of the chief executives and the chairmen of all non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department, for each year since 1987. [11438]
§ Mr. Squire[holding answer 17 January 1997]: The total expenditure on the salaries and other emoluments of the chief executives and chairmen of all the non-departmental public bodies sponsored currently by the Department for Education and Employment, for each year since 1987, is set out as follows. Details of the salaries and other emoluments for the current financial year are not yet available.
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Full qualification, highest equivalent NVQ level of full qualification, credit towards a qualification and leavers not gaining a qualification. Training for work, England and Wales, financial year 1995–96, all leavers. Per cent. Highest equivalent NVQ levels Full qualification Full literacy/numeracy Full level 1 Full level 2 Full level 3 Full level 4 Full other1 Credit towards a qualification No qualification gained2 South East 46 1 8 23 4 1 7 6 49 London 39 2 6 17 8 1 6 8 54 Eastern 44 2 9 20 8 1 5 6 50 South West 45 1 11 20 5 1 6 6 49 West Midlands 43 2 10 17 5 1 7 7 50 East Midlands 38 1 8 15 4 1 9 5 56 Yorkshire and Humberside 38 1 7 16 5 1 8 7 56 Merseyside 44 2 7 21 7 1 6 6 51 North West 36 2 6 16 5 1 6 6 58 North East 45 3 8 20 8 1 6 7 49 Wales 39 2 9 17 3 1 6 7 55 England and Wales' 41 2 8 18 6 1 7 6 52 1 Includes those achieving a full qualification who did not state the level. 2 Includes those still awaiting their results. 3 Includes trainees not separately identified to a region. Ofsted is a Government Department in its own right; questions relating to Ofsted's running costs and other related expenditure should be addressed directly to HMCI, Mr. Chris Woodhead. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member.
Details for non-departmental public bodies sponsored previously by the former Department for Education and the Employment Department group are not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Financial year Chief executives Chairmen £ £ 1987–88 142,149 47,831 1988–89 184,533 84,307 1989–90 212,713 88,314 1990–91 348,626 57,786 1991–92 484,769 82,162 1992–93 561,516 143,772 1993–94 805,557 210,702 1994–95 1,005,539 326,244 1995–96 1,131,629 352,862