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How many people aged (a) 16-17 years and (b) 18-24 years have been disqualified from benefit due to the rule forbidding more than 16 hours study in each of the last three years in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) England and (iv) each English region. - The information is not...

Asked by

Alan Milburn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21180; 292 c911W

House

House of Commons

Mackay of Ardbrecknish, Lord

Whether money made available to a student facing financial hardship, and taken from access funds administered by the student's college, is exempt from assessment by the Child Support Agency for purposes of child maintenance.

Asked by

Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

579 c60WA

House

House of Lords

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

How many (a) men, (b) women and (c) men and women aged (i) 16 and 17 years, (ii) 18 and 19 years, (iii) 20 to 24 years and (iv) over 24 years have never had a paid job since leaving school. - Text of letter from Tim Holt of the...

Asked by

Alan Milburn (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 March 1997

Answered on

18 March 1997

Mr. Milburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) men and women aged (i) 16 and 17 years, (ii) 18 and 19 years, (iii) 20 to 24 years and (iv) over 24 years have never had a paid job since leaving school. [19586] Mrs. Angela Knight: [holding answer 10 March 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Alan Milburn, dated 18 March 1997: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how many people, broken down by age and sex, have not had a paid job since leaving school. Estimates from the Labour Force Survey are shown in the attached table. To help put the information into context I have provided an additional table which shows the total broken down by educational and economic status. For example, you can see that of the total of 1,675,000 nearly 80 per cent (1,329,000) were economically inactive, that is they had not looked for work in the past four weeks or were not available to start work in the next two weeks or were not waiting to start a job they had already obtained. These breakdowns are probably very seasonal especially for the younger age groups. People who have not had a paid job since leaving school by age and sex Great Britain, summer 1996 thousands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Not seasonally adjusted Total Male Female Total 1,675 624 1,051 16-17 308 170 138 18-19 267 130 137 20-24 431 205 227 25+ 669 120 549 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey. People who have not had a job since leaving school by educational and economic status Great Britain, summer 1996 thousands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Not seasonally All (of which:) adjusted Full-time student (not at Not full-time student school) All (of which:) 1,675 438 1,237 ILO unemployed 346 68 279 Economically inactive 1,329 371 958 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey.

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

19586; 292 c548-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

Statement on the new interim scheme to assist young people to take up places at dance and drama schools.

Asked by

Peter Luff (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20824; 292 c363-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

Statement on what progress has been made by the pilot scheme for research masters, announced by the Government in October 1994. - Inc fact figs and fact that the Director-General of Research Councils is today writing to universities and colleges and other interested parties, including the National Committee of Inquiry...

Asked by

David Porter (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

12 March 1997

Answered on

12 March 1997

Mr. Porter: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made by the pilot scheme for research masters, announced by the Government in October 1994; and if he will make a statement. [20305] Mr. Ian Taylor: Four of the Research Councils have been supporting some 250 students a year on the research Master's, or "MRes", courses on a pilot basis since autumn 1995. The Councils involved are the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council. The first year has been completed, and the second is now well into its stride. It is still too early to draw firm conclusions about the success of the MRes in preparing students directly for employment or for a PhD. Experience with the pilot also varies, to some extent, between the Councils. However, there are encouraging signs. Students appear very satisfied. The courses are offering them an opportunity to broaden their horizons--including the attractions and possibilities of a career in industry--whilst also acquiring a greater degree of research expertise and experience. There is strong interest and involvement from employers. Overall, the "MRes" continues to show much promise as a contributor to the diversity and quality of higher education provision in the UK. I am grateful to all those in academia, industry, and elsewhere who are working to make it a success. The Director-General of Research Councils is today writing to universities and colleges and other interested parties, including the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, with further details of experience to date. I am placing a copy of that letter and a related press release in the Library of the House. Further reports on the pilot will be published as data and experience accumulate.

Date

12 March 1997

Reference

20305; 292 c258-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

How many hospitals are currently seeking PFI contracts in England.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 1997

Reference

292 c263W; 19432

House

House of Commons

Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997

SI 1997/584 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 7 April 1997.

Department

Department of Social Security

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

11 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/584

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 1997

SI 1997/748 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 1997 (except regulation 6(2)(a) and 7 April 1997 (6(2)(a)).

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

11 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/748

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Welsh Office

If he will list the Hospital and Community Health Services nurses who are (a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) midwives, (d) learner staff and (e) Project 2000 students, as whole time equivalents, employed in each year since 1991. - Table given.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

10 March 1997

Answered on

10 March 1997

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the hospital and community health services nurses who are (a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) midwives, (d) learner staff and (e) Project 2000 students, as whole-time equivalents, employed in each year since 1991. [18898] Mr. Gwilym Jones: The information is given in the information table. Details for midwifery staff are included in the figures and are not available separately. Nursing and midwifery staff{1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Qualified{2} 17,633 17,763 17,650 16,565 16,647 Unqualified 7,019 7,355 7,222 6,616 6,636 Education staff 376 333 263 238 63 Not known{3} 22 104 288 1,802 1,382 Learners{4} 2,934 1,970 1,033 144 7 Project 2000 students{5} 100 1,078 1,871 1,969 1,951 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. Staff on local pay scales for whom no details of grade are available centrally are included as grade not known--this may affect the comparability of figures for other groups over time. Figures for 1996 are not shown because of a substantial increase in the number of nurses for whom these details are not available centrally. {2} Grades C and above. {3} Staff on local pay scales for whom no details of grade are available centrally. {4} Pre-registration learners. Excludes Project 2000 students. {5} Numbers at April. Figures supplied by Education Purchasing Unit, WHCSA.

Date

10 March 1997

Reference

18898; 292 c40-2W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

10 March 1997

Answered on

10 March 1997

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospital and community health services nurses who are (a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) midwives, (d) learner staff and (e) Project 2000 students, as whole-time equivalents, employed in each year since 1991. [18895] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information available is shown in the table. Nursing staff{1} by qualification Whole-time equivalent: at 30 September _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Nursing staff{1} 47,838.3 47,981.7 47,775.2 47,726.3 47,766.9 Hospital{1} 42,610.6 42,842.7 42,664.1 42,545.2 42,458.9 Qualified 27,060.0 26,988.8 26,780.0 26,899.6 26,916.6 Unqualified 15,550.6 15,854.0 15,884.0 15,645.5 15,542.4 Community{1} 5,227.8 5,138.9 5,111.2 5,181.1 5,308.0 Qualified 4,716.1 4,643.4 4,617.5 4,646.7 4,730.2 Unqualified 511.7 495.5 493.7 534.3 577.7 Midwifery staff{2} 4,345.2 4,393.6 4,389.4 4,365.0 4,279.3 Midwives 2,765.4 2,783.2 2,814.4 2,804.6 2,745.8 Hospital 2,488.8 2,510.4 2,532.3 2,495.2 2,462.4 Community 276.7 272.7 282.1 309.4 283.4 Combined Duty Nurses{3} 533.0 516.6 499.1 480.0 439.1 Hospital maternity 1,046.8 1,093.8 1,075.9 1,080.4 1,094.4 staff{4} Qualified 182.9 215.4 223.9 253.0 311.6 Unqualified 864.0 878.5 852.0 827.4 782.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nurses in training _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hospital{5} 9,883.7 7,924.9 5,029.2 2,147.7 627.1 Community{5} 98.0 48.5 {7}35.2 {8}206.0 {8}245.0 P2000 students{6} -- 1,403 3,617 5,445 6,191 Programmes in midwifery -- 121 283 424 456 Other -- 1,282 3,334 5,021 5,735 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: {1} Excludes midwives, maternity nursing staff, combined duty nurses working with an element of midwifery, nurse teachers, nurses in training and P2000 students in nursing and midwifery. Some nursing staff included in the `hospital' category may in fact work in a community setting. {2} Excludes nurse teachers, nurses in training and P2000 students in nursing and midwifery. Some nursing staff included in the `hospital' category may in fact work in a community setting. {3} Midwives with combined duties including health visiting and district nursing. {4} Consists of nursing staff working in the midwifery specially without a midwifery qualification. {5} Nurses in training include staff on post-basic training. {6} Figures have been supplied by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland. Data are numbers at 31 October. {7} Under recorded. Some nurses in training have been unavoidably included with qualified grades. {8} Figures have been supplied by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland. Data are numbers at 31 October and include nurses in training who are not sponsored by the NHS. Some nurses in training have been unavoidably included with qualified grades. Source: National Manpower Statistics from payroll (NAMS), National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland, ISD (Scotland).

Date

10 March 1997

Reference

18895; 292 c67-8W

House

House of Commons

Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

SI 1997/597 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 1997.

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

10 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/597

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept for Education and Employment

If she will list the total number of entrants to medical school in each of the last five years indicating the number of graduates. - Inc table and figs.

Asked by

Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

6 March 1997

Answered on

6 March 1997

Mr. Chris Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the total number of entrants to medical school in each of the last five years, indicating the number of graduates. [18602] Mr. Forth: The information available is as follows: Number of full-time home-domiciled {1} entrants to first degree medicine/dentistry courses _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of entrants Graduate entrants{3} Non-graduate entrants{3} Qualification not known{3} 1991-92 4,733 -- -- -- 1992-93 4,883 -- -- -- 1993-94 4,957 -- -- -- 1994- 95{2} 5,924 253 4,701 970 1995- 96{2} 6,496 362 4,854 1,280 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Based on students who were in their first year of study. {2} Figures collected on a new basis and not directly comparable with earlier years' figures. {3} Figures prior to 1994-95 cannot be split between graduate and non-graduate entrants. In addition, there were 474 full-time overseas entrants to first degree medicine and dentistry courses in the UK in 1994-95, of whom 18 were known graduates, and 634 in 1995-96, of whom 47 were known graduates.

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

18602; 291 c704-5W

House

House of Commons

Jobseekers Allowance (Project Work Pilot Scheme) Regulations 1997;Jobseekers Allowance (Project Work Pilot Scheme) (No 2) Regulations 1997;Jobseekers Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot Regulations 1997;Jobseekers Allowance (Contract for Work) Regulations 1997;Social Security (Jobseekers Allowance and Mariners Benefits) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Draft SIs on jobseekers allowance. Lords debate on motion that draft SIs on jobseekers allowance (project work pilot scheme) be not proceeded with and that HMG lay amended regulations. Withdrawn. Debated with motions to approve jobseekers allowance (workskill courses, project work pilot scheme and contract for work) and social security...

Lead member

Lord Henley

Answering member

Earl Russell

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

578 c2029-43

House

House of Lords

Dept for Education and Employment

What estimates she has made of the effects on student numbers of (a) reductions in grant levels paid to students and (b) the introduction of requirements on students to contribute to the cost of course fees. - Includes no figures.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

18418; 291 c630W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

What representations she has received in the last year about the student loans system.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17720; 291 c626-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

What analysis has been made to determine what proportion of students in secondary education who progress onto further or higher education continue to participate in sport and physical recreation whilst studying. - The 1990 general household survey indicated that 91 per cent. of full-time students take part in sport or...

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17409; 291 c624W

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

What plans she has to encourage students to participate in sport and physical recreation. - Includes ref to policy statement, "Sport: Raising the Game", Further Education Funding Council first report on good practice in sports provision and "Sport in Higher Education". - (Holding answer 26 February 1997).

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

5 March 1997

Answered on

5 March 1997

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans she has to encourage students to participate in sport and physical recreation. [17414] Mr. Sproat: [holding answer 26 February 1997]: The sport policy statement, "Sport: Raising the Game", published in July 1995, set out the Government's strategy for rebuilding the strength of British sport at all levels, from sport in schools, through sports clubs and further and higher education institutions, to our top athletes. In "Sport: Raising the Game", we emphasised the importance of students continuing to have the opportunity to develop a lifelong involvement in recreational or competitive sport at colleges and universities. We shall continue to emphasise this at every opportunity. Following on from the policy statement, in June 1996, the Further Education Funding Council produced its first report on good practice in sports provision in the further education sector, which included audited information. The report also includes examples of good practice. The FEFC has agreed to update its database on sports provision annually, to continue to comment on sports provision and students achievements in sport in its inspection reports, and to monitor changes in provision indicated by statistical returns from colleges. Also following on from the policy statement, in December 1996, the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and the Standing Conference of Principals jointly published "Sport in Higher Education", an important part of which is the first ever in-depth survey of the extent and nature of sports facilities and opportunities, including community use, in the higher education sector. The report makes a number of recommendations higher education institutions might pursue to raise the profile of sport, including ensuring that institutions' literature, particularly the prospectus, conveys the scope of available sports facilities and infrastructure, and records students' sporting achievements.

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17414; 291 c623-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

What plans her Department has to aid universities and colleges in implementing the recommendations of the Bannister Committee's report into university sports scholarships. - (Holding answer 26 February 1997).

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17408; 291 c624W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

How many students with student loans eligible for repayment are currently (a) in arrears and (b) in litigation in respect of their repayments. - These are matters for the Student Loans Company. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17718; 291 c626W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

How often she has met representatives of the Student Loan Company in the last year. - My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, met the chairman and chief executive of the Student Loans Company on 9 September.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17719; 291 c626W

House

House of Commons

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