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What was the annual expenditure on discretionary awards for students attending further education college courses for each of the metropolitan authorities, for each financial year since 1990-91. - Inc table for academic years 1900-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Asked by
Bill Michie (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 March 1995
Reference
257 c572-3W;257 c571-2W
House
House of Commons

What financial support is available from public funds to a person, born in 1976, who is studying at college for more than 20 hours a week and whose parents are in receipt of income support. - (Holding answer 17 February 1995).

Asked by
Max Madden (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 March 1995
Reference
257 c577W;257 c575W
House
House of Commons

In how many cases, and in which local education authorities the Education Assets Board has been called in to determine the ownership of land or assets following the transfer of further education institutions from local authority to Further Education Funding Council control. - Includes list.

Asked by
Helen Jackson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 1995
Reference
254 c404-5W
House
House of Commons

What grounds the Education Assets Board are required to consider when making decisions about the transfer of assets from a local authority to institutions funded by the Further Education Funding Council.

Asked by
Helen Jackson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 1995
Reference
254 c405W
House
House of Commons

What adjustment is proposed to the total standard spending to take account of the transfer of funding, due to the recalculation of the debt charge reimbursement scheme from local authorities to the Further Education Funding Council for the 1995-96 financial year.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 1994
Reference
251 c1137W
House
House of Commons

In what circumstances it is the responsibility (a) of local education authorities to buy placements at independent specialist institutions for young people aged 16 to 19 years who have a statement and (b) of the Further Education Funding Council for buying placements if there is not a statement and if...

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 December 1994
Reference
250 c864W;250 c863-4W
House
House of Commons

What were the principal conclusions of the Gulbenkian Foundation survey into discretionary grants. - Ref to 241 c196W.

Asked by
Peter Luff (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 April 1994
Reference
241 c548W;241 c550W
House
House of Commons

What is his response to the report on local education authorities' provision of discretionary awards published recently by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Asked by
Fergus Montgomery (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 April 1994
Reference
241 c196W
House
House of Commons

For what purpose his Department uses local education authorities to transfer mandatory awards of maintenance grants and tuition and college fees to students and institutions of higher education.

Asked by
Lord Rooker (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 1994
Reference
240 c59W
House
House of Commons

What additional help he is proposing to provide to local education authorities to assist them in their role of providing discretionary student awards.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 1994
Reference
240 c58W
House
House of Commons

What was the total amount spent in current prices on discretionary awards by local authorities in the last three academic years for which figures are available. - Figs given.

Asked by
Lord Davies of Oldham
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 1994
Reference
240 c58W
House
House of Commons

What action he proposes to take as a consequence of the late payment of tuition fees by local education authorities to universities.

Asked by
Spencer Batiste (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 1994
Reference
237 c677W;237 c676W
House
House of Commons

If he will comment on the efficiency of payments of grants to students by local education authorities; and if the Citizen's Charter specifies the standard of service students are entitled to in this respect.

Asked by
David Atkinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 January 1994
Reference
235 c412W
House
House of Commons

If he will set out for each local authority in rank order the expenditure on major discretionary awards per head of adult population in the latest year for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Asked by
Lord Rooker (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 January 1994
Reference
235 c204-6W
House
House of Commons

What was the annual expenditure or discretionary awards by each local education authority in 1978-79, 1990-91 and 1991-92 at current prices and at 1978-79 prices. - Inc table for 1983-84, 1990-91 in both current prices and also 1983-84 prices.

Asked by
Stephen Byers (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 November 1993
Reference
231 c390-4W;231 c392-6W
House
House of Commons

What was the proportion of students in receipt of discretionary LEA funded fee remission at each of the further education colleges with in excess of 4,000 full-time equivalent students, for the academic year 1992-93; and whether discretionary awards were included in the college's delegated budget or treated as income in...

Asked by
Bill Michie (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1993
Reference
230 c666W;230 c668W
House
House of Commons

To what extent the 1993-94 budget of each of the further education colleges with in excess of 4,000 full-time equivalent students, has been adversely affected by changes in LEA policy on the level of funds devoted to discretionary awards; what extent Sheffield colleges 1993-94 gross budget has been affected by...

Asked by
Bill Michie (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1993
Reference
230 c666W;230 c668W
House
House of Commons

If he will make it his policy to place specific obligations upon the further education funding councils, further education colleges and local authorities concerning provision for older adult learners.

Asked by
Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 1993
Reference
230 c438W;230 c440W
House
House of Commons

What plans he has to impose a statutory obligation on local authorities to develop youth services.

Asked by
Ieuan Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 July 1993
Reference
229 c416W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
13 July 1993
Reference
228 c821;228 c819
House
House of Commons