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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the current proportion of 11 year olds achieving a reading age appropriate to their age (a) in the last year for which figures are available and (b) two years ago in (i) England, (ii) the North West Region...

Asked by
David Crausby (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 1999
Reference
337 c528-9W; 97909
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
28 October 1999
Reference
336 c1083-4
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What assessment he has made of the impact of the National Year of Reading.
Asked by
Brian Iddon (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 1999
Reference
336 c1083-4; 94253
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Essex County Council Library Service for organising the 1999 Summer Reading School, enabling local children to show their commitment to maintaining and improving their reading skills through the summer holidays; and further, congratulates Essex County Council Library Services upon their initiative in promoting the Sunday opening...

Primary sponsor
Ivan Henderson (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 October 1999
Reference
952
House
House of Commons

Statement on when he expects an invitation to tender to be issued to the seven NHS trusts recently shortlisted by his Department as potential partners for the Centre for Defence Medicine; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Hilton Dawson (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 1999
Reference
90047; 334 c345W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what percentage of 11 year old (a) male, (b) female and (c) male and female pupils in each local education authority attained (i) Level 3 or better, (ii) Level 4 or better and (iii) Level 5 or better, in the...

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 1999
Reference
333 c130W; 87016;87017;87019;87020
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps have been taken by his Department to encourage parents to read to their young children. - Including ref to A little reading goes a long way.

Asked by
Andrew Dismore (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 1999
Reference
85408; 332 c389W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
10 June 1999
Reference
332 c777-8
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What steps have been taken by his Department to encourage parents to read to their young children.
Asked by
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 1999
Reference
332 c777-8; 85409
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, What contribution the New Opportunities Fund will make to the National Year of Reading. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Karen Buck (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 May 1999
Reference
83430; 331 c277W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what was the average reading age of children leaving primary school in each of the last 10 years; in each of the last 10 years, what proportion of children leaving primary school had a reading age of 11 or above.

Asked by
Lord Blencathra (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 1999
Reference
328 c192W; 74766;74769
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 February 1999
Reference
325 c460-1
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What his assessment is of the response to date by local education authorities to the Government's National Year of Reading initiatives.
Asked by
Gordon Marsden (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
11 February 1999
Reference
325 c460-1; 68885
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what was the cost of the television advertisement and booklet accompanying the National Year of Reading. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 1999
Reference
324 c489W; 68525
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what percentage of schools have had an above average percentage of pupils scoring below the national average at Key Stage 2, level 4 in (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) numeracy; and how many of these schools are in education...

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 1998
Reference
322 c675-6W;322 c675W; 63312;63980
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will place a copy of the judgement in the judicial review case of Floyd and Palmer in the Library; and if she will ensure that the provision of reading and writing materials for suspects held under counter- or anti-terrorist...

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 1998
Reference
62264; 322 c270W
House
House of Commons