§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many members of each learning and skills council have resigned since the establishment of the councils; and how many of those were representatives of(a) business, (b) trade unions and (c) education providers, expressed as (i) a number and (ii) a percentage. [81088]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 18 November 2002]There are currently over 700 members of local Learning and Skills Councils. The information requested is provided in the table.
It is not possible to calculate the percentages as the number of council members is constantly changing.
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Region/local LSC Council members
from business
Council members from
trade unions
Council members from
education
providers
Others Total National Council 2 — — 2 4 South East Berkshire — — 1 — 1 Surrey 2 — 1 1 4 Kent and Medway 1 — 1 1 3 Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire — — 1 1 2 Hampshire Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight 1 — 1 1 3 Sussex 3 1 2 1 7 East of England Bedfordshire 3 — — 1 4 Cambridgeshire — — 1 1 2 Essex — — — 1 1 Hertfordshire — — — — — Norfolk — — — 1 1 Suffolk — — 1 — 2 North East Northumberland — — — 2 2 Tyne and Wear 1 — — 1 2 County Durham — — — — — Tees Valley 1 — — — 1 East Midlands Derbyshire 1 — — — 1 Leicestershire 1 — 1 1 3 Lincolnshire and Rutland — — — — — Northamptonshire — — 1 1 2 Nottinghamshire 1 — — 1 2 West Midlands Birmingham and Solihull — — 1 — — The Black Country 2 — 1 1 3 Shropshire 2 — 1 1 3 Staffordshire 1 — 1 — 1 Coventry and Warwickshire — — — 2 4 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 1 — — — 2 North West Lancashire 1 — — — 1 Greater Manchester 2 — 1 — 3 Cheshire/Warrington 2 1 — 3 6 Cumbria — — 1 — 1 Greater Merseyside — — — — — Yorkshire and the Humber Humberside 1 1 South Yorkshire 1 — — — 1 West Yorkshire 1 — — — 1 North Yorkshire 1 — — — 1 South West Gloucestershire — — — — — Wiltshire and Swindon — — — — — Somerset 1 — — — 1 The West of England 1 — — — 1 Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole — — — — — Devon and Cornwall 1 — 1 1 3 London London North 1 1 — 1 1 London East 1 1 — — — London West 1 — — — 1 London Central — 1 — 1 1 London South 2 1 — — 2
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the members of each of the learning and skills councils represent(a) the business sector, (b) the trade unions and (c) the public sector. [80993]
§ Margaret HodgeThe information requested is provided in the following table. Members of local LSCs are not delegates of particular sectors but have been appointed for their understanding and experience of the wide variety of relevant interests in post-16 learning.
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Percentage LLSC Business sector
Trade unions
Public sector
South East Berkshire 44 6 44 Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and IOW1 43 7 43 Kent and Medway 31 12 56 Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire1 54 7 47 Surrey 31 6 56 Sussex 38 — 62 East of England Bedfordshire and Luton1 47 7 47 Cambridgeshire 44 — 44 Essex1 40 7 47 Hertfordshire 44 6 56 Norfolk 44 6 31 Suffolk 44 12 50 North East County Durham 56 6 31 Northumberland1 83 8 8 Tees Valley 50 6 37 Tyne and Wear 44 6 37 East Midlands Derbyshire 31 6 44 Leicestershire1 47 13 33 Lincolnshire and Rutland 37 6 44 Northamptonshire 37 6 50 Nottinghamshire 37 6 44 West Midlands Birmingham and Solihull1 47 7 27 The Black Country1 40 7 47 Coventry and Warwickshire 50 6 44 Herefordshire and Worcestershire1 54 8 31 Shropshire 50 6 37 Staffordshire 44 6 37 North West Cheshire/Warrington1 57 —. 43 Cumbria 56 6 31 Lancashire1 47 7 40 Greater Manchester 50 12 31 Greater Merseyside 44 6 37 Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire1 40 13 53 North Yorkshire 37 6 50 Humberside1 53 — 40 West Yorkshire1 43 7 43 South West Devon and Cornwall 50 6 37 Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole1 54 7 40 Gloucestershire1 47 13 40 Somerset 50 6 31 Wiltshire and Swindon 37 6 50 West of England1 40 7 40
Percentage LLSC Business sector
Trade unions
Public sector
London London Central1 53 6 33 London East 50 6 25 London North1 47 6 33 London South1 36 7 43 London West1 47 13 26 1 Councils with outstanding vacancies. Figures provided liable to some distortion
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of members of each learning and skills council represent(a) manufacturing, (b) engineering and (c) service industries. [80994]
§ Margaret HodgeThe information requested is not available. Members are appointed to local councils for their understanding and experience of the wide variety of relevant interests in post-16 learning.