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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of A levels in (a) chemistry, (b) physics, (c) mathematics and (d) modern languages were awarded to pupils at (i) grammar schools, (ii) comprehensive schools, (iii) sixth form colleges and (iv) independent schools in the 2008-09 academic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of A levels in (a) chemistry, (b) physics, (c) mathematics and (d) modern languages were awarded to pupils at (i) grammar schools, (ii) comprehensive schools, (iii) sixth form colleges and (iv) independent schools in the 2008-09 academic...
| Contribution of total GCE A level passes by institution type in 2008/09 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive | Selective | Modern | Other maintained | All maintained | Independent | Sixth Form Colleges | Other FE Colleges | AII FE colleges | All schools and colleges (number) | |
| Chemistry | 39.4 | 14.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 54.8 | 21.8 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 23.4 | 36,278 |
| Physics | 41.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 56.3 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 20.8 | 24,844 |
| Mathematics | 40.3 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 54.3 | 21.7 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 63,439 |
| French | 37.4 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 51.2 | 29.8 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 18.9 | 12,152 |
| German | 39.2 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 53.7 | 27.4 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 19.0 | 5,086 |
| Spanish | 30.2 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 42.9 | 34.0 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 23.1 | 6,056 |
| Other Modern Languages | 28.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 33.6 | 48.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 5,973 |
| Notes: | ||||||||||
| 1. Figures relate to 16 to 18-year-olds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2008). | ||||||||||
| 2. 'Other modern languages' include 'Arabic', 'Bengali', 'Chinese', 'Dutch', 'Gujarati', 'Italian', 'Japanese', 'Panjabi', 'Persian', 'Polish', 'Portuguese', 'Russian', 'Turkish' and 'Urdu'. | ||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||
| Achievement and Attainment Tables data (provisional). |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils achieved eight or more GCSEs at grade A*-A (a) nationally, (b) in selective local education authorities, (c) in comprehensive education authorities and (d) in partially selective local education authorities in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils achieved eight or more GCSEs at grade A*-A (a) nationally, (b) in selective local education authorities, (c) in comprehensive education authorities and (d) in partially selective local education authorities in 2009.
| Local authority admission policy | Percentage of pupils¹ achieving eight or more GCSEs at grade A* or A, 2009² |
| Selective³ local authorities | 11.4 |
| Comprehensive local authorities | 5.7 |
| Partially selective4 local authorities | 8.4 |
| National (maintained schools) | 6.7 |
| ¹ Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in maintained schools. | |
| ² Data for 2009 are provisional and subject to change after school checking. | |
| ³ Selective local authorities include Buckinghamshire, Kent, Medway, Slough, Southend, Torbay and Trafford. | |
| 4 Partially selective local authorities include Barnet, Bexley, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bromley, Calderdale, City of Plymouth, Cumbria, Devon, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kingston upon Thames, Kirklees, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, North Yorkshire, Poole, Reading, Redbridge, Stoke on Trent, Sutton, Telford and the Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Wirral and Wolverhampton. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils who had participated in gifted and talented programmes and who sat GCSEs in 2009 achieved (a) five or more GCSEs at grades A* - C, (b) five or more GCSEs at grades A* - C...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils who had participated in gifted and talented programmes and who sat GCSEs in 2009 achieved (a) five or more GCSEs at grades A* - C, (b) five or more GCSEs at grades A* - C...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) partially-selective local authority area in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) partially-selective local authority area in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in (a) maintained comprehensives, (b) maintained selective, (c) maintained secondary modern and (d) independent schools in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in (a) maintained comprehensives, (b) maintained selective, (c) maintained secondary modern and (d) independent schools in 2009.
| Most popular non-core subjects by school type, 2009 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Maintained comprehensive | Entries | Maintained selective | Entries | Maintained secondary modern | Entries | Independent schools | Entries |
| 1 | English Literature | 404,854 | English Literature | 21,497 | English Literature | 17,962 | English Literature | 36,755 |
| 2 | History | 155,557 | History | 11,918 | Art and Design | 7,216 | French | 26,744 |
| 3 | Religious Studies | 139,184 | French | 11,736 | History | 6,491 | History | 23,263 |
| 4 | Art and Design | 138,582 | Geography | 10,726 | Geography | 5,997 | Geography | 21,628 |
| 5 | Geography | 132,079 | Religious Studies | 8,438 | Statistics | 5,541 | Art and Design | 14,906 |
| 6 | French | 123,819 | German | 7,583 | Physical Education | 5,441 | Religious Studies | 13,632 |
| 7 | Physical Education | 117,584 | Art and Design | 6,426 | Religious Studies | 5,260 | Spanish | 11,249 |
| 8 | Drama | 71,807 | Spanish | 4,885 | French | 4,588 | Classical Studies | 8,596 |
| 9 | Business Studies | 62,595 | Business Studies | 4,832 | Media/Film/TV | 3,227 | Drama | 7,937 |
| 10 | Statistics | 61,040 | Physical Education | 4,738 | D and T: Resistant Materials | 3,193 | German | 7,239 |
| Notes: | ||||||||
| 1. These figures have been derived from the Achievement and Attainment data and cover pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2009. | ||||||||
| 2. Data for 2009 are provisional and subject to change after school checking. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which five non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) partially selective local education authority area in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which five non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) partially selective local education authority area in 2009.
| Rank in descending order of entries | 1. English Literature | 2. History | 3. Art and Design | 4. Geography | 5. Religious Studies |
| Comprehensive local authorities | |||||
| Number of entries | 327,000 | 122,500 | 112,600 | 104,300 | 101,600 |
| Proportion of all entries (percentage) | 20.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Partially selective local authorities | |||||
| Number of entries | 100,800 | 40,200 | 36,000 | 35,700 | 35,400 |
| Proportion of all entries (percentage) | 19.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Rank in descending order of entries | 1. English Literature | 2. History | 3. French | 4. Art and Design | 5. Geography |
| Selective local authorities | |||||
| Number of entries | 43,300 | 17,400 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,000 |
| Proportion of all entries (percentage) | 20.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate his Department has made of the number of students educated to GCSE level in the independent sector taking up places in maintained school sixth forms or colleges for 16-19 education in each of the last five years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate his Department has made of the number of students educated to GCSE level in the independent sector taking up places in maintained school sixth forms or colleges for 16-19 education in each of the last five years...
| Attended independent school in academic year¹ reached 16 then attended maintained school or college² the next academic year³ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Percentage4 | |
| 2002/03-2003/04 | 10,000 | 25 |
| 2003/04-2004/05 | 11,000 | 25 |
| 2004/05-2005/06 | 11,000 | 25 |
| 2005/06-2006/07 | 12,000 | 26 |
| 2006/07-2007/08 | 12,000 | 27 |
| ¹ First academic year shown in row headings. | ||
| ² Includes Academies, City Technology Colleges and other mainstream maintained schools, 6th form colleges and other FE colleges. | ||
| ³ Second academic year shown in row headings. | ||
| 4 The denominator for the percentage is all those in the dataset who attended independent schools in the academic year they reached 16. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of testing people committing trigger offences as defined in Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 for the presence of a specified class A drug was in the most recent year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of testing people committing trigger offences as defined in Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 for the presence of a specified class A drug was in the most recent year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to making the sale and supply of cannabis seeds illegal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to making the sale and supply of cannabis seeds illegal.
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of 16 to 59 year olds who have used any form of cocaine in each year since 1996.
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of 16 to 59 year olds who have used any form of cocaine in each year since 1996.
| Table 1 Estimates of numbers and prevalence of 16 to 24-year-olds who have used any form of cocaine in the last year. 1996 to 2006-07 BCS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best estimate | Lower estimate | Higher estimate | % of 16 to 24 year olds | Statistically significant change 1996 | Unweighted base | |
| 1996 | 82 | 49 | 136 | 1.4 | — | 1,420 |
| 1998 | 180 | 125 | 257 | 3.2 | * | 1,246 |
| 2000 | 304 | 235 | 391 | 5.4 | * | 1,468 |
| 2001-02 | 289 | 247 | 339 | 5.1 | * | 3,995 |
| 2002-03 | 300 | 257 | 350 | 5.2 | * | 4,227 |
| 2003-04 | 318 | 278 | 364 | 5.4 | * | 5,531 |
| 2004-05 | 312 | 275 | 355 | 5.1 | * | 6,196 |
| 2005-06 | 370 | 327 | 417 | 5.9 | * | 5,892 |
| 2006-07 | 375 | 332 | 423 | 6.1 | * | 5,706 |
| Notes: 1. The values are derived by adding or subtracting the confidence interval around the 2006-07 sample best estimates. Lower and higher estimates are based on 95 per cent. confidence intervals (calculated using a logit transformation where proportions were less than 0.2 or greater than 0.8). 2. The figures are calculated using population estimates provided by the Government Actuary's Department. |
| Table 2: Estimates of numbers and prevalence of 16 to 59-year-olds who have used any form of cocaine in the last year. 1996 to 2006-07 BCS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best estimate | Lower estimate | Higher estimate | % of 16 to 24 year olds | Statistically significant change 1996 | Unweighted base | |
| 1996 | 196 | 148 | 259 | 0.6 | - | 10,741 |
| 1998 | 382 | 309 | 470 | 1.3 | * | 9,884 |
| 2000 | 632 | 547 | 729 | 2.0 | * | 12,771 |
| 2001-02 | 620 | 551 | 696 | 2.0 | * | 19,973 |
| 2002-03 | 652 | 588 | 724 | 2.1 | * | 23,357 |
| 2003-04 | 775 | 705 | 852 | 2.5 | * | 24,197 |
| 2004-05 | 644 | 585 | 709 | 2.0 | * | 28,206 |
| 2005-06 | 776 | 712 | 846 | 2.4 | * | 29,631 |
| 2006-07 | 835 | 767 | 908 | 2.6 | * | 28,975 |
| Notes: 1. The values are derived by adding or subtracting the confidence interval around the 2006-07 sample best estimates. Lower and higher estimates are based on 95 per cent. confidence intervals (calculated using a logit transformation where proportions were less than 0.2 or greater than 0.8). 2. The figures are calculated using population estimates provided by the Government Actuary's Department. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of cannabis users were classed as regular users (a) in each year since 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of cannabis users were classed as regular users (a) in each year since 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
| Table 1: Frequent use in the last year among 16 to 24-year-old cannabis users, 2002-03 to 2006-07 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||
| Used more than once a month | Unweighted base | |
| 2002-03 | 46.1 | 743 |
| 2003-04 | 46.9 | 1,267 |
| 2004-05 | 41.1 | 1,348 |
| 2005-06 | 41.2 | 1,164 |
| 2006-07 | 37.0 | 1,069 |
| Source: | ||
| British crime survey (BCS). |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many 16 to 24-year-olds were reported to have taken any form of cocaine in each year since 1996;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many 16 to 24-year-olds were reported to have taken any form of cocaine in each year since 1996;
| Table 1 Estimates of numbers and prevalence of 16 to 24-year-olds who have used any form of cocaine in the last year. 1996 to 2006-07 BCS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best estimate | Lower estimate | Higher estimate | % of 16 to 24 year olds | Statistically significant change 1996 | Unweighted base | |
| 1996 | 82 | 49 | 136 | 1.4 | — | 1,420 |
| 1998 | 180 | 125 | 257 | 3.2 | * | 1,246 |
| 2000 | 304 | 235 | 391 | 5.4 | * | 1,468 |
| 2001-02 | 289 | 247 | 339 | 5.1 | * | 3,995 |
| 2002-03 | 300 | 257 | 350 | 5.2 | * | 4,227 |
| 2003-04 | 318 | 278 | 364 | 5.4 | * | 5,531 |
| 2004-05 | 312 | 275 | 355 | 5.1 | * | 6,196 |
| 2005-06 | 370 | 327 | 417 | 5.9 | * | 5,892 |
| 2006-07 | 375 | 332 | 423 | 6.1 | * | 5,706 |
| Notes: 1. The values are derived by adding or subtracting the confidence interval around the 2006-07 sample best estimates. Lower and higher estimates are based on 95 per cent. confidence intervals (calculated using a logit transformation where proportions were less than 0.2 or greater than 0.8). 2. The figures are calculated using population estimates provided by the Government Actuary's Department. |
| Table 2: Estimates of numbers and prevalence of 16 to 59-year-olds who have used any form of cocaine in the last year. 1996 to 2006-07 BCS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best estimate | Lower estimate | Higher estimate | % of 16 to 24 year olds | Statistically significant change 1996 | Unweighted base | |
| 1996 | 196 | 148 | 259 | 0.6 | - | 10,741 |
| 1998 | 382 | 309 | 470 | 1.3 | * | 9,884 |
| 2000 | 632 | 547 | 729 | 2.0 | * | 12,771 |
| 2001-02 | 620 | 551 | 696 | 2.0 | * | 19,973 |
| 2002-03 | 652 | 588 | 724 | 2.1 | * | 23,357 |
| 2003-04 | 775 | 705 | 852 | 2.5 | * | 24,197 |
| 2004-05 | 644 | 585 | 709 | 2.0 | * | 28,206 |
| 2005-06 | 776 | 712 | 846 | 2.4 | * | 29,631 |
| 2006-07 | 835 | 767 | 908 | 2.6 | * | 28,975 |
| Notes: 1. The values are derived by adding or subtracting the confidence interval around the 2006-07 sample best estimates. Lower and higher estimates are based on 95 per cent. confidence intervals (calculated using a logit transformation where proportions were less than 0.2 or greater than 0.8). 2. The figures are calculated using population estimates provided by the Government Actuary's Department. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of cocaine powder users were classed as regular users (a) in each year since 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of cocaine powder users were classed as regular users (a) in each year since 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
| Frequent use in the last year among 16 to 24-year-old cocaine powder users, 2002-03 to 2006-07 BCS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||
| More than once a month | Unweighted base | |
| 2002-03 | 18.9 | 123 |
| 2003-04 | 17.2 | 253 |
| 2004-05 | 14.2 | 275 |
| 2005-06 | 22.3 | 321 |
| 2006-07 | 25.6 | 302 |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what types of cannabis were seized by police in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what estimate she has made of the percentage of cannabis seized which was skunk, home grown or sinsemilla in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what types of cannabis were seized by police in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what estimate she has made of the percentage of cannabis seized which was skunk, home grown or sinsemilla in...
| Number and quantity of police¹ seizures of cannabis by type², England and Wales, 2001-05 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005s | |
| Number of seizures | |||||
| Cannabis (herbal) | 28,532 | 36,911 | 32,858 | 38,595 | 69,766 |
| Cannabis plants | 1,711 | 2,199 | 2,680 | 2,780 | 4,098 |
| Cannabis resin | 46,626 | 44,662 | 40,976 | 32,727 | 38,572 |
| Total cannabis³ | 73,220 | 74,250 | 79,600 | 74,613 | 111,212 |
| Quantity of seizures (weighed)4 | |||||
| Cannabis (herbal) (kg) | 7,183 | 3,823 | 13,909 | 2,789 | 2,905 |
| Cannabis resin (kg) | 20,011 | 8,657 | 27,861 | 21,676 | 25,045 |
| Quantity of seizures (unweighted) | |||||
| Cannabis plants (plants) | 67,679 | 52,118 | 80,498 | 88,674 | 208,357 |
| ¹ Includes seizures by the National Crime Squad, but not joint operations with HM Revenue and Customs. | |||||
| ² Categorisation of drug type broadly follows the lists scheduled in the Misuse of Drugs Acts. | |||||
| ³ The totals are lower than the sum of the constituent parts, as some seizures contain more than one drug type. | |||||
| 4 These drug types have been converted from other units using standard conversion factors. These factors were revised in 2005, so 2005 weighed quantities should not be compared with those for previous years. | |||||
| 5 Increases in cannabis seizures in 2005 are thought to be associated with the introduction of cannabis warnings on 1 April 2004. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of violence against the person were recorded in Altrincham and Sale West constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of violence against the person were recorded in Altrincham and Sale West constituency in each of the last five years.
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of people arrested for public order offences who were found to have taken cocaine in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of people arrested for public order offences who were found to have taken cocaine in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the prevalence of cocaine abuse in the 15 to 25 year age group in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the prevalence of cocaine abuse in the 15 to 25 year age group in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
| BCS: Proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds reporting use of cocaine in the last year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||||
| Drug | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | Statistically significant change2002-03 to2006-07¹ | Statistically significant change2005-06 to2006-07¹ |
| Any cocaine | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | — | — |
| Cocaine powder | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | — | — |
| Crack cocaine | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Unweighted base | 4,227 | 5,351 | 6,796 | 5,892 | 5,706 | — | — |
| ¹ A statistically significant increase at the 5 per cent. level would be denoted by 'up arrow character'. A statistically significant decrease at the 5 per cent. level would be denoted by 'down arrow character.'. | |||||||
| Source: | |||||||
| British Crime Survey |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether people arrested for public order offences when drunk are routinely tested for illegal drugs;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether people arrested for public order offences when drunk are routinely tested for illegal drugs;