HC Deb 12 April 2002 vol 383 cc659-60W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment she has made of whether the 2001–02 target of 280 secondary subject and 51 primary inspections meeting HM Chief Inspector's standard will be achieved. [47896]

Mr. Timms

This is a matter for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. I have therefore asked Mike Tomlinson to write to the hon. Member and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if the target to develop a target for satisfaction for childcare providers by Decembe: 2001 was met on time. [47904]

Margaret Hodge

This is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and I have asked HM Chief Inspector for Schools, Mike Tomlinson, to write to the hon. Gentleman and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.

Number of free early education places taken up by three year olds England find Lincolnshire Local Education Authority area 1997 and 2001
Position in January each year
1997 2001
maintained nursery and primary schools1 other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers2 total maintained nursery and primary schools1 other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers2 total
England 214,173 0 214,173 226,634 108,815 335,449
Lincolnshire 1,686 0 1,686 1,749 41 1,790

Notes:

1 Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year, from the Annual Schools Census.

2 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year, from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if the target to develop targets for dealing with complaints from childcare providers by December 2001 was met on time. [47903]

Margaret Hodge

This is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and I have asked HM Chief Inspector for Schools, Mike Tomlinson, to write to the hon. Gentleman and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment she has made of whether the performance target to establish integrated inspections of childcare and nursery education by April 2003 will be met. [47901]

Margaret Hodge

The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) has developed an inspection framework for combined care and nusery education inspections which is currently being piloted. The pilot will be evaluated by the end of April 2002 and OFSTED are on course to meet the target of 1,200 inspections per year for those providers which are not schools but offer a service that includes both childcare and Government funded nursery education.