§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will place the draft education development plan for 2002–03 onwards that she has received from Newcastle upon Tyne city council in the Library. [45755]
§ Mr. TimmsI am placing a copy of the plan submitted by Newcastle upon Tyne city council on 31 January in the Library as my hon. Friend requests. The plan was approved by the Secretary of State on 25 March.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the(a)reading, (b)writing and (c)maths achievement was to level 2 at Key Stage 1, what the level 4 attainments were at Key Stage 2 and what the level 5 achievement at Key Stage 3, in the city of Newcastle in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001; and what the national average figures were for those years. [45747]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe following table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved the expected standard in the Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 tests in Newcastle upon Tyne LEA and England in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
1998 1999 2000 2001 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Percentage of 15-year-old pupils that achieved: 5 or more grades A*-C 31.0 33.6 35.0 36.8 1 or more grades A*-C 55.7 57.1 58.7 60.4 1 or more grades A'-E 81.0 81.6 81.8 81.2 Average GCSE/GNVQ point score 29.5 30.5 31.5 32.1 England Percentage of 15-year-old pupils that achieved: 5 or more grades A*-C 46.3 47.9 49.2 50.0 1 or more grades A*-C 71.4 72.6 73.6 74.0 1 or more grades A*-E 89.3 90.0 90.6 90.6 Average GCSE/GNVQ point score 37.0 38.1 38.9 39.3
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the education budget for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne(a)was in 2000–01, (b)was in 2001–02 and (c)will be for 2002–03; what the education SSA was for that local education authority in those years; and in each case what the budget is as a percentage of SSA. [45754]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe following table provides the latest available information:
2000–01 2001–02 Budget (£ million) 111.5 117.5 SSA (£ million) 114.6 118.0 Budget as percentage of SSA 97 100 Note
1. 2001–02 Budget data obtained from s52 Budget statement table. Budget figures are net of grant income and also include capital expenditure from the revenue account (CERA).
Information for 2002–03 is not yet available and it is not possible to give a projection of what it may be.