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I welcome the Secretary of State to his post. Does he agree that the attributes that he ascribed to new foundation schools are precisely those that applied to grant-maintained schools, except that they did not have a ballot or benefit from some of the unusual funding arrangements from which foundation...

Member
James Clappison (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 May 2006
Reference
446 c1345
House
House of Commons

The Minister says yes, but we shall find out in due course. We shall also debate the matter in Committee. My next question deals more generally with trust schools—or foundation schools, or double foundation schools, however they may be camouflaged by the Government. Will the Minister say how many brand...

Member
James Clappison (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
15 March 2006
Reference
443 c1510
House
House of Commons

I am delighted to follow the hon. Member for Knowsley South (Mr. O’Hara). On balance, I think that my right hon. and hon. Friends are doing the right thing in giving the Bill a Second Reading. It contains principles that Conservatives can support, although the Government have clearly gone to...

Member
James Clappison (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
15 March 2006
Reference
443 c1508-9
House
House of Commons

We can debate that in the context of the Bill’s provisions on curricula and entitlements. However, one piece of worrying evidence is the drift from the study of subjects that some would say demand a high degree of academic rigour, such as science and modern foreign languages, and a move...

Member
James Clappison (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
15 March 2006
Reference
443 c1509-10
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is his estimate of the cost of adminstering Standards Fund grants in (a) his Department and (b) local education authorities over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review. - Inc fact that no figures are available of the administrative...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
354 c853W; 132410
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will give a breakdown of the costs involved in the transfer of responsibility for grants for four year olds referred to in the DfEE press release of 18th July 2000 entitled, Schools to get up to £70,000 each...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
354 c850W; 132404
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the spending totals are of each of the grants administered under the Standards Fund for 2000-01; what are the planned totals for each year to 2004; and how much of the total in each case is further spending allocated...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
354 c851-3W; 132409
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd June, Official Report, 352 c269W, on the Standards Fund, if he will break down the way in which sums surrendered for the Standards Fund were used. - Inc figure.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 2000
Reference
128065; 353 c78W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list (a) the education authorities which did not accept standards funds grants available through the provision of matching funding in each of the last two years and (b) the amount of grant involved in each case; and...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2000
Reference
126319; 352 c269-71W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the 10 local education authorities with (a) the highest and (b) the lowest rate of pupils staying on for post-16 years education. - Inc table.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 May 2000
Reference
120918; 349 c348W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much each local education authority has spent per sixth form pupil in each of the last five years. - Inc fact that information is not recorded in the form requested.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 May 2000
Reference
349 c217W; 120256
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the local education authorities in respect of which Ofsted has expressed serious concern. - Including fact that Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools will write.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 February 2000
Reference
344 c889W; 111575
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on inequalities in education standard spending assessment per pupil between local education authorities and failure of labour controlled councils to manage their resources competently.
Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
17 February 2000
Reference
344 c1090-1
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many pupils were taught in classes of 41 or more in nursery classes (a) on 1st May 1997 and (b) according to the most recent figures available. - Including figures and table.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
337 c520W; 94927
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many pupils were in classes of 41 or more taught by one teacher in maintained secondary schools (a) on 1st May 1997 and (b) according to the most recent available figures; how many pupils were in classes of 31...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
337 c520W; 94925;95328
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the local education authorities with pupils in classes of 41 or more taught by one teacher (a) in maintained secondary schools and (b) in Key Stage 2 in maintained primary schools, indicating how many such pupils...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
337 c519W; 94926
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he plans to answer the questions of 21st October from the honourable Member for Hertsmere regarding nursery class sizes, secondary school class sizes of 41 or more, classes of 31 or more in maintained schools and lists of local...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
97885; 337 c522W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to make additional funding available to (a) local education authorities and (b) individual schools with an above average number of teachers achieving threshold success following the implementation of performance related pay.

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
97931; 337 c527W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his letter of 27th October to the honourable Member for Hertsmere on infant class sizes, if he will give a breakdown of the 1,600 new classrooms to which he refers (a) by type of school and (b) by...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 November 1999
Reference
96918; 337 c316-20W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools who have received information technology training through National Lottery-approved training providers; and how many he expects to receive such training in the...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1999
Reference
93180; 336 c181-2W
House
House of Commons