Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the number of local education authorities where performance has been found to be unsatisfactory; if she will list these authorities; and if she will make a statement. - Inc list and figures. (Holding answer 24 October 2002).

Answer: Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the number of local education authorities where performance has been found to be unsatisfactory; if she will list these authorities; and if she will make a statement. [75257] Mr. Miliband: [holding answer 24 October 2002]: Since Ofsted began its statutory inspection of local education authorities in 1998, 42 authorities have been found to be unsatisfactory. These are listed. Of the 27 LEAs that have been re-inspected at least once so far, and the findings published, Ofsted found that 26 had improved, and of these 21 were satisfactory. LEAs that were found unsatisfactory Barnsley Bradford Bristol Buckinghamshire Calderdale Derby Doncaster Dudley Ealing Enfield Gloucestershire Hackney Haringey Isles of Scilly Islington Kent Lambeth Leeds Leicester City Lincolnshire Liverpool Luton Manchester Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North Somerset Plymouth Redbridge Richmond-upon-Thames Rochdale Rotherham Sandwell Sheffield South Tyneside Southwark Swindon Tameside Thurrock Tower Hamlets Walsall Waltham Forest Westminster

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