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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the spending total for the Connexions programme in the year 1999-2000; what are the planned spending totals for each to 2004; how much of these totals is further spending following the Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 July 2000

Reference

354 c851W; 132408

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the timetable is for the mapping of current provision of services to be undertaken by the ConneXions Service as referred to in paragraph 7.20 of ConneXions: the best start in life for every young person.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

122453; 350 c189W;350 c191W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if personal advisers will be provided for pupils in independent schools through the ConneXions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

122702; 350 c189W;350 c191W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of partnerships that have come together for the delivery of the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

122455; 350 c246W;350 c248W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the optimum mix of delivery of the Connexions Service through private, voluntary and public partners as referred to in paragraph 7.12 of Connexions: the best start in life for every young person.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 May 2000

Reference

122454; 350 c181-2W;350 c182-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April 2000, 348 c563W, on Connexions, how many persons are employed in the National Unit of the ConneXions Service in (a) London, (b) Sheffield and (c) elsewhere; how many of them are from (i)...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 May 2000

Reference

122473; 350 c102W;350 c103W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what consultations he has carried out with parents regarding personal advisers in the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119261; 348 c567W;348 c562W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, on what dates the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on the Connexions Strategy has met; when it next plans to meet; and if he will list the members of the group. - Inc figures.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 April 2000

For answer on

19 April 2000

Answered on

19 April 2000

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment on what dates the Inter- Departmental Ministerial Group on the Connexions Strategy has met; when it next plans to meet; and if he will list the members of the group. [119269] Mr. Wicks: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has chaired two meetings of the "Bridging The Gap" Ministerial Steering Group at which the ConneXions Service--a central part of the overall ConneXions Strategy--was one of the key areas for discussion. The meetings were held on 28 September 1999 and 8 November 1999. In addition to my right hon. Friend, the members of this group are: my noble Friend the Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment; the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responsible for Lifelong Learning; my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, North (Mr. Wicks); the Financial Secretary to the Treasury; the Minister of State, Home Office; the Minister for the Arts; the Minister of State, Department of Health; the Minister for Local Government and the Regions; the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security; the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales; special advisers from the Prime Minister's office and my Department; and officials from the Social Exclusion Unit. In addition I have held a number of bilateral meetings about the ConneXions Service with other Government Departments. Senior officials from across Government have met on 16 occasions since November 1999 to consider the arrangements for introducing the ConneXions Service. Implementation issues are now being overseen by an inter-Departmental ConneXions Group which will meet for the first time shortly.

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119269; 348 c566W;348 c562W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many persons he expects to be employed in the (a) Connexions Service National Unit and (b) Connexions Partnerships at local learning and skills council level following the full implementation of the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119260; 348 c563W;348 c559W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is his estimate of the cost of the human resource audit referred to in Chapter 6 of the paper, Connexions; when he expects to (a) commence and (b) complete the audit of the human resource implications of existing and...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

348 c563W;348 c559W; 119277;119276

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what his timetable is for the implementation of his proposals in respect of personal advisers in the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119268; 348 c564W;348 c560W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of (a) the start-up costs, (b) the running cost in each of the next three years and (c) the annual running cost following full implementation of the learning mentor scheme of the Connexions Service; which...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 April 2000

For answer on

19 April 2000

Answered on

19 April 2000

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what estimate he has made of (a) the start-up costs, (b) the running cost in each of the next three years and (c) the annual running cost following full implementation of the learning mentor scheme of the ConneXions service; [119275] (2) which partners he expects to pool resources currently devoted to youth support and guidance in order to fund the ConneXions service, referred to in paragraph 6.4 of the paper, ConneXions; and what estimate he has made of the resources he expects each such partner to make available. [119278] Mr. Wicks: The ConneXions strategy document, "ConneXions: The best start in life for every young person" sets out the key services that will contribute to the ConneXions service. These will include careers services, youth services, Youth Offending Teams, the Educational Welfare Service, Learning Mentors and Care Leaver Personal Advisers. The whole of the current careers service budget, and also the budget for New Start, will be routed through the ConneXions service. Public expenditure on the careers service in England, in 1999-2000, was planned to be £228 million, and on New Start £5.8 million. Other partners will be expected to contribute to the ConneXions service the appropriate parts of their existing support services for young people, but funding will not be formally transferred to the new service. As a first step, local ConneXions partnerships will be mapping current provision and auditing existing resources as well as local needs. This will inform local delivery plans and decisions about the speed of implementation of the service. Once the information is available, we will be clearer on the resources local partners can make available, the level of start up costs, and the build up of running costs. We are also considering what additional resources will be needed and can be made available as part of the Government's Year 2000 Spending Review.

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

348 c564-5W;348 c560W; 119275;119278

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many personal advisers will be required for the full implementation of the proposals in the paper, Connexions; what estimate he has made of the number of learning mentors who will be required for the full implementation of his proposals...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 April 2000

For answer on

19 April 2000

Answered on

19 April 2000

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many personal advisers will be required for the full implementation of the proposals in the paper, ConneXions; [119265] (2) what estimate he has made of the number of learning mentors who will be required for the full implementation of his proposals for the ConneXions service; [119273] (3) what estimate he has made of the cost of training enough personal advisers to implement fully the ConneXions service; [119267] (4) what plans he has for the identification and recruitment of learning mentors for the ConneXions service; [119271] (5) what estimate he has made of the number of persons who will be recruited as personal advisers in addition to persons already employed in the support and guidance of young people in order to fully implement his proposals for the ConneXions service. [119262] Mr. Wicks: We are currently examining the precise numbers of personal advisers required by the ConneXions service--who, within schools, will be known as Learning Mentors, based on the needs of different groups of young people. Piloting of the service, which has just started, will provide useful information on the operation of the personal adviser, caseloads and numbers needed. It is expected that in the initial stages of implementation the majority of personal advisers will be drawn from existing careers service and youth service practitioners, along with others from a wide range of backgrounds in the voluntary, public and private sectors with the necessary experience and aptitude to work effectively with young people. We will ensure that sufficient resources are available to train people moving into the role of personal adviser. A comprehensive training programme will be put in place to ensure that personal advisers have the appropriate skills and knowledge for the role and meet agreed standards for the profession. To help this process we will shortly be consulting widely on the structure of the professional and training framework for personal advisers.

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

348 c565W;348 c560-1W; 119265;119273;119267;119271;119262

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proposals he has for the vetting of learning mentors.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119274; 348 c566W;348 c561W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has for the training of learning mentors and personal advisers in the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119264; 348 c564W;348 c559W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many officials in his Department are engaged in the implementation of his proposals for learning mentors. - Inc figures.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119263; 348 c564W;348 c559-60W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many meetings he has held with proposed external partners in the Connexions Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119270; 348 c566W;348 c561-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment;Employment Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd February, Official Report, 324 c661-2W, for what reasons his Answer did not indicate how many persons aged 18 to 24 years (a) have been invited to join the New Deal and failed to keep...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 February 1999

For answer on

12 March 1999

Answered on

12 March 1999

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 3 February 1999, Official Report, columns 661-62, for what reasons his answer did not indicate how many persons aged 18 to 24 years (a) have been invited to join the New Deal and failed to keep any appointments and (b) started the New Deal but subsequently dropped out. [71643] Mr. Andrew Smith: Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. James Clappison, dated 17 February 1999: As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked me to reply to your question about the reasons why questions 66965 and 66966 were not answered in his reply on 3 February. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am sorry if my earlier reply was unclear. As to those persons aged 18 to 24 years who have been invited to join the New Deal but who have failed to keep any appointments, I said in my earlier reply that of the 203, 100 young people who had started New Deal by the end of November, 14,170 signed off Jobseeker's Allowance before attending their initial appointment. All of the 14,170 therefore left before attending any appointment. We do not monitor centrally the number of young people who fail to attend their initial appointment but who do attend a second or subsequent appointment. Where a young person fails to attend interviews with an Adviser but continues to claim Jobseeker's Allowance a referral of their claim to an Adjudication Officer will normally be made. Up to the end of November 1998, 2,577 such referrals had been made. As to those who started the New Deal but subsequently dropped out, my earlier reply said that, up to the end of November 1998, 22,760 young people had left New Deal and Jobseeker's Allowance to unknown destinations which I had taken to be the information which was being sought. I would be very grateful if you would write to me if I am still not providing the specific information you are seeking in order that I may try to do so. I hope this is helpful.

Date

12 March 1999

Reference

327 c434-5W; 71643

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment;Employment Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many persons aged 18 to 24 years have started the New Deal since its inception; how many persons aged 18 to 24 years have (a) been invited to join the New Deal and (b) failed to keep their appointments...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 February 1999

Reference

324 c661-2W; 66964;66965;66966;66967;66968

House

House of Commons

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