HC Deb 16 February 1999 vol 325 cc712-3W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each of the years(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98 the total number of applications to (i) primary and (ii) secondary teacher training courses, including PGCE by (1) gender, (2) age and (3) subject. [69901]

Ms Estelle Morris

The following table shows the total number of applications to primary and secondary initial teacher training courses by phase, gender and subject for entry years 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99. Age of applicant is not available.

the RSG settlements, in (1) 1997–98, (2) 1998–99 and (3) planned for 1999–2000; and for what purposes the funds were allocated. [70159]

Mr. Mudie

Details of the grants and other financial support paid by my Department to Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1997–98 and 1998–99, and planned for 1999–2000, are set out in the following tables.

Grants to Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea
£000
1997–98 (actual) 1998–99 (estimated) 1999–2000 (planned)
Grant Westminster Kensington and Chelsea Westminster Kensington and Chelsea Westminster Kensington and Chelsea
TVEI6 43 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Supported Employment 33 23 33 23 2 2
Child care n/a n/a 55 51 7172 7145
1 Grant paid to the governors of VA schools maintained by the authority.
2 To be decided.
3 Figures for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are not comparable due principally to changes in the handling of funding for private and voluntary providers.
4 Total programme expenditure; includes LEA contributions. 1998–99 figure also includes two capital grants for Energy Efficiency Initiative and Removal of Outside Toilets. Expenditure for these grants amounted to £45k for Westminster and £27k for Kensington and Chelsea.
5 Figures relate to total expenditure; grant is paid at the rate of 65 per cent. 1999–2000 figure includes £12.7k for development work.
6 Funding for TVEI ended in 1997–98.
7 Amounts allocated but not yet agreed.

Other financial support to Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea
£000
Credit approvals
Other Annual capital guideline Formula minor works allocation1 Schools access initiative PFI credits
1997–98 (actual)
Westminster 608 46 51
Kensington and Chelsea 84 18 7
1998–99 (estimated)
Westminster 70 35 up to 25,000
Kensington and Chelsea 123 35
1999–2000 (planned)
Westminster 183 2
Kensington and Chelsea 101 2
1 Issued as Supplementary Credit Approvals in 1997–98 only.
2 To be confirmed.