HC Deb 24 May 2002 vol 386 cc659-60W
Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what was the average number of teaching hours per week for(a) 16 to 18-year-old students studying full-time in further education colleges and (b) 16 to 18-year-old students with special needs studying full-time in further education colleges in the last academic year. [56681]

Table 1: Number of daycare providers by type,1 England 1997–2001. Position at 31 March each year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Day nurseries 6,100 6,700 7,000 7,500 7,800
Registered childminders 98,500 94,700 82,200 75,600 72,300
Playgroups and pre-schools 15,800 15,700 15,000 14,300 14,000
Out of school clubs 2,600 3,100 3,800 4,400 4,900
Holiday schemes2 5,300 6,200 10,200 11,700 12,900
Family centres 480 490 470 440 430
1Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
2Holiday schemes are counted once for each holiday period in which they operate.

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 16 May 2002]In FE, teaching hours are expressed as guided learning hours per year. The average number of guided learning hours for full-time students aged 16 to 18 in FE colleges was 720 hours per year in 2000–01. For those students with special needs, the average was 731 hours per year.