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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196399] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of the school, the other based on the residency of the pupil. Number of males and females achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2: 2004 (provisional)--Based on school location _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 77 72 18,226 59 27,077 82 83 21,545 72 28,465 90 Maths 74 74 19,402 62 27,418 83 74 18,684 63 26,050 83 Science 86 86 23,547 76 30,315 92 86 22,789 76 29,054 92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males and females achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2: 2003 (final)--Based on pupil residency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 75 70 21,112 54 25,404 84 81 24,891 67 25,981 91 Maths 73 73 23,478 60 25,640 85 72 21,801 58 23,833 84 Science 87 86 29,633 75 28,426 94 87 28,602 76 26,944 95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2133-6W;426 c2139-42W; 196399

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B)...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196374] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of schools, the other based on the residency of the pupil. (i) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2004 (provisional) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on school location: All 53.4 158,753 48.4 185,068 58.8 10 per cent. most 37.9 8,887 32.9 11,368 43.0 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 63.1 26,296 57.6 26,456 68.8 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (ii) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2003 (final) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on pupil residency: All 52.9 152,026 48.0 177,278 58.1 10 per cent. most 28.9 8,400 24.2 11,676 33.7 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 73.3 19,341 68.2 21,340 78.5 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196374; 426 c2128W;426 c2134W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines he issues to pre-school settings to ensure that pupils are ready to be taught in English in year R; what proportion of pupils in each local education authority are not able to be taught in English in year...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2150-1W;426 c2156-7W; 199162;199163

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 16 year olds in full-time education in Tower Hamlets are eligible for an education maintenance allowance; how many and what percentage of young people starting post-16 education in Tower Hamlets in 2004 have been awarded education maintenance allowance;...

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2117-9W;426 c2123-5W; 198866;198867

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons data on pupil attendance is not published for pupil referral units.

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2153W;426 c2159W; 196996

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the level of funding per pupil in further education was in (a) Leicester South, (b) the Unitary Authority of Leicester City and (c) England in each year since 1997. - Inc table and fact that Chief Executive of Learning...

Asked by

Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of funding per pupil in further education was in (a) Leicester South, (b) the Unitary Authority of Leicester City and (c) England in each year since 1997. [198666] Dr. Howells: The Department allocates funds for education and training in the post-16 learning and skills sector to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The LSC decides on allocations at individual college and local LSC level. Information about these allocations is not collected by the Department. This is a matter for the LSC. Mark Haysom the Learning and Skills Council's Chief Executive will write to the hon. Member with details of further education spend per pupil in (a) Leicester South, (b) the Unitary Authority of Leicester City. A copy of his letter will be placed in the House Library. The following table shows funding per full-time equivalent student in further education in England from 1997-98 to 2004-05. These are cash figures that show total funding for the further education (FE) sector. The figures include monies provided for participation and certain funding for earmarked purposes, including capital, the Standards Fund and other special grants to colleges. These figures are consistent with those published in the `Departmental Annual Report 2004'. Funding per full-time equivalent student in further education 1997-98 to 2004-05 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total funding (£) 1997-981 3,070 1998-991 3,090 1999-20001 3,380 2000-011 3,640 2001-021 4,050 2002-032 4,120 2003-043 4,240 2004-053 4,460 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Actual. 2 Provisional. 3 Planned.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198666; 426 c2127-8W;426 c2133-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average A level points score was for (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) general further education colleges in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref...

Asked by

David Chaytor (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2120-1W;426 c2126-7W; 197267

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of attainment at Key Stage 4 of pupils in Pupil Referral units. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 October 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the level of attainment at Key Stage 4 of pupils in Pupil Referral units. [194764] Mr. Miliband: Through the pupil level annual school census (taken in January of each year) it is possible to identify which pupils are recorded on the roll of a school. Pupils in Pupil Referral Units can also be recorded on the roll of a mainstream school. In these cases the pupil is counted at the mainstream school, leaving only those pupils solely registered at a PRU contributing towards results for PRUs. The majority of pupils should only be in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) for a short time, as the focus should be primarily on getting them back in to a mainstream school as soon as possible. Levels of attainment by pupils solely registered in PRUs are variable. Provisional figures for 2004 indicate that 0.4 per cent. of 15-year-old pupils in Pupil Referral Units in England achieved 5 or more grades A*-C at GCSE and Equivalent, 4.7 per cent. achieved 5 or more grades A*-G and 48.6 per cent. achieved at least one pass in an approved qualification. The attainment by pupils, who are solely-registered at a PRU at the time of the Pupil Level Annual School Census, over the last 3 years is shown within the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of 15- Proportion of 15-year-old pupils in PRUs Proportion of 15-year-old pupils Nationally year-old achieving: achieving: pupils in PRUs 5+ A*-C 5+ A*-G Any passes 5+ A*-C 5+ A*-G Any passes 20041 4,727 0.4 4.7 48.6 53.4 88.6 4.2 2003 3,999 0.4 4.4 36.5 52.9 88.8 5.2 2002 2,960 1.5 8.6 63.0 51.6 88.9 5.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional. The 2004 figures quoted within the table relate to results in GCSEs and a wide range of other qualifications approved for use pre-16 which are being reported for the first time this year. Figures shown for 2002 and 2003 are based on results on GCSEs and GNVQs only.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

194764; 426 c2154W;426 c2160W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost per pupil of education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in the latest year for which figures are available. -Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost per pupil of education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in the latest year for which figures are available. [198839] Mr. Miliband: The information requested is contained within the following table. Unit cost per pupil in primary and secondary schools in England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 (£) School based expenditure1,2 per pupil Primary education 2,530 Secondary education 3,230 Combined LEA and school expenditure3,4,5 per pupil Total expenditure 3,440 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 School based expenditure includes only expenditure incurred directly by the schools. This includes the pay of teachers and school-based support staff, school premises costs, books and equipment, and certain other supplies and services, less any capital items funded from recurrent spending and income from sales, fees and charges and rents and rates. This excludes the central cost of support services such as home to school transport, local authority administration and the financing of capital expenditure. 2 Pupil numbers include only those pupils attending maintained establishments within each sector and are drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis. 3 The combined LEA and school based expenditure includes all expenditure on the education of children in LEA maintained establishments and pupils educated by the LEA other than in maintained establishments. This includes both school based expenditure and all elements of central LEA expenditure except youth and community and capital expenditure from revenue (CERA). 4 In 2002-03 the combined LEA and school based expenditure is calculated by Section 52 Outturn Table A line 51 net current expenditure (NCE) plus line 60 NCE (with adjustments to income to take account of School Standards Grant and Standards Fund scored here) plus lines 61 to 74 NCE. 5 Pupil figures include all pre-primary pupils, including those under 5s funded by the LEA and being educated in private settings, pupils educated in maintained mainstream schools and other LEA maintained pupils. The pupil data for pupils attending maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools are taken from the DfES Annual Schools Census. Private voluntary and independent (PVI) under 5 pupil numbers are taken from the Early Years census but are only included for 1999-2000 onwards. Other LEA maintained pupils are also included in the pupil count and this includes all pupils attending schools not maintained by the authority for whom the authority is paying full tuition fees, or educated otherwise than in schools and pupil referral units under arrangements made by the authority drawn from the Form 8b submitted to the DfES. Also included as other LEA maintained pupils are all pupils attending pupil referral units who are not registered at a maintained mainstream school drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census. All pupil numbers are adjusted to be on a financial year basis. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 as reported by the LEA (as at 10 November 2004).

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198839; 426 c2153-5W;426 c2159-61W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) improve provision of facilities for sports and physical recreation for pupils with disabilities who attend mainstream schools.

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) improve provision of facilities for sports and physical recreation for pupils with disabilities who attend mainstream schools. [197765] Margaret Hodge: All schools have a duty under Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)1995 prepare an accessibility plan for increasing over time the accessibility of schools to disabled pupils. The plan is expected to cover increasing access to the curriculum (including PE and sport) and the physical environment of the school, so that disabled pupils can take advantage of education and associated services. Ofsted monitors how schools are carrying out the planning duties as part of their ongoing inspections of schools. In the first planning period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2006, some £300 million is being made available to local education authorities in England through the Schools Access Initiative for projects to improve the accessibility of mainstream schools to disabled pupils. In 2003, DfES published a training CD-ROM "Success For All". This features a series of filmed case studies showing how teachers in mainstream and special schools include pupils with a range of disabilities in PE and sport. The disc offers lesson plans and points users to relevant resources. Our PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy aims to increase the numbers of 5 to 16-year-olds who spend a minimum of two hours each week on high quality PE and school sport and makes clear that all children, including disabled children should be able to participate.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

197765; 426 c2105W;426 c2111W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures have been taken to improve basic literacy and numeracy for (a) children and (b) adults in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures have been taken to improve basic literacy and numeracy for (a) children and (b) adults in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997. [198675] Mr. Miliband: Since 1997 raising attainment in literacy and numeracy, for both children and adults, has been a key priority. The Primary National and Key Stage 3 Strategies are the chief means by which we support schools to improve standards of teaching and learning in literacy and numeracy. The National Strategies work with and through LEAs to provide high quality lesson planning and continuing professional development materials, training for headteachers, teachers, and support staff, and hands-on support through a network of consultants. We also offer tailored support to individual LEAs. Staffordshire LEA is currently participating in programmes to improve the quality of leadership and to address low attainment in its schools. National curriculum test results tell us that this focus is paying dividends. In Newcastle-under-Lyme, the percentage of 11-year-olds achieving the expected level (level 4) in maths has risen from 62 per cent. in 1997 to 75 per cent. in 2003, and from 66 per cent. to 76 per cent. in English. At KS3 the percentage of pupils achieving the expected level for their age (level 5) between 1997 and 2003 has increased from 57 per cent. to 69 per cent. in maths and from 61 per cent. to 71 per cent. in English. 2004 constituency level data will be published in the new year. We are similarly working hard to improve levels of literacy and numeracy for adults. Since the launch of the Skills for Life Strategy in 2001, Staffordshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has had responsibility for addressing the literacy and numeracy skills of adults in Newcastle-under-Lyme. According to information provided by the LSC, an estimated 10,800 young people and adults participated in the Staffordshire Local LSC Skills for Life programmes in the last year (2003-04). Of these learners, an estimated 4,200 will achieve at least one qualification counting towards the Skills for Life target. Newcastle-under-Lyme College has been active in developing provision in the area, for example by supporting an E Learning bus, which provides state of the art ICT equipment to support adult learners. It offers users the chance to gain nationally recognised qualifications in literacy and numeracy using on-line facilities. Newcastle-under-Lyme is also one of the Region's Testbed Learning Communities and support to improve levels of literacy, numeracy and language skills will be a key strand of this development.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198675; 426 c2108-9W;426 c2114-5W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in which areas of the curriculum the Schools Improvement Programme has targeted under-achievement in socially deprived inner city areas in Northern Ireland.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1644W;426 c1646-7W; 197113

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the computer to pupil ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in Greater London in 1997. - Inc table and fact that the information is not available in the form requested.

Asked by

Lord Cryer (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

John Cryer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the computer to pupil ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in Greater London in 1997. [196711] Mr. Miliband: The information is not available in the form requested. Figures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the table. Figures at sub- national level are not available as the sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates. Average number of pupils1 per computer (used solely or mainly for teaching and learning purposes) by type of school _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England Year end March Maintained primary Maintained secondary 1997 n/a n/a 1998 17.6 8.7 20042 7.5 4.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Full-time equivalent numbers of pupils 2 Provisional data. n/a = not available Note: Figures for 1997 are not available as the survey was biennial until 1998. The latest information on ICT in schools was published in the Statistical First Release "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2004", which is available on the Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

196711; 426 c1527W;426 c1531W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent measures his Department has taken to increase the awareness in schools in the Greater London area of the dangers of smoking. - Including figures.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

195366; 426 c1392-3W;426 c1396-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance he has issued to schools to encourage (a) healthier option school meals and (b) healthier packed lunches to be brought into schools. - Including ref to guidance entitled Healthy School Lunches at www.dfes.gov.uk/school lunches.

Asked by

Tim Loughton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance he has issued to schools to encourage (a) healthier option school meals and (b) healthier packed lunches to be brought into schools. [197932] Mr. Stephen Twigg: We introduced regulations setting minimum nutritional standards for school lunches on 1 April 2001. They allow children to choose healthy and enjoyable school meals. We also produced guidance entitled "Healthy School Lunches" for school caterers on implementing these standards. The guidance can be viewed on the website: www.dfes.gov.uk/schoollunches. We are taking forward a number of projects following the recent publication of the findings of the Department for Education and Skills and Food Standards Agency (FSA) evaluation of secondary school meals and to help achieve the objectives outlined within the Healthy Living Blueprint which was launched on 6 September 2004. These projects aim to improve school food and reinforce healthy eating messages taught in the classroom. The Blueprint and supporting website can be viewed at: www.teachernet.gov.uk/healthyliving. This Department, together with the Department of Health (DoH), is jointly funding a Food in Schools (FiS) programme. The DoH strand comprises eight pilot projects one of which addresses healthier packed lunches. Good practice identified through FiS will help schools promote a clear and consistent message about diet and nutrition. The FSA in September 2003 provided suggestions on healthy packed lunches. This can be viewed on their website: www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2003/sep/ lunchbox.

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1297-8W;426 c1301-2W; 197932

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of excluded children, broken down by key stage, have (a) received education in pupil referral units and (b) had one-to-one home tuition in each of the last five years. - Including table.

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of excluded children, broken down by key stage, have (a) received education in pupil referral units and (b) had one-to-one home tuition in each of the last five years. [196995] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Information on the provision made for permanently excluded pupils was first collected in March 2001 via the Education of Permanently Excluded Pupils (EPEP) Survey. There were two further updates in September 2001 and March 2002 before the survey was discontinued. However, figures from the most recent collection of this survey were incomplete and not sufficiently robust to provide a breakdown of the type of educational provision received by excluded pupils. The available information is given in the table. Distribution of mode of provision of education for excluded pupils--England, March and September 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. March 2001 1 Key Stages 1 Key Stages 1 and 2 Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 PRU 40.8 45.1 39.1 Home tuition 32.3 24.0 11.0 Voluntary Sector 0.2 0.1 0.8 FE college -- 0.4 9.8 Work related -- 0.1 3.3 Mixed provision 4.3 5.6 16.7 Other provision 9.6 8.7 8.8 No provision 12.7 16.1 10.4 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 September 20012 PRU 44.7 51.0 46.6 Home tuition 30.8 20.3 9.6 Voluntary Sector 0.0 0.8 1.5 FE college -- 0.1 12.8 Work related -- 0.1 5.1 Mixed provision 5.1 4.8 7.5 Other provision 11.1 9.0 7.6 No provision 8.2 13.9 9.3 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Based on replies from 144 out of 150 LEAs. 2 Based on replies from 146 out of 150 LEAs. Source: EPEP survey In 1999 the Government gained a commitment from LEAs to provide a full time education for all permanently excluded pupils by September 2002. Findings from the EPEP survey indicated that on 30 September 2002, 143 LEAs were offering full time education to pupils permanently excluded from school, and seven LEAs were not. Since this survey, better systems have been put in place to track pupils. Currently two LEAs are not providing full time education for all their pupils. The Department continues to work through the Children's Services Improvement Advisers to support LEAs to sustain this commitment and provide high quality, full time educational provision for all permanently excluded pupils.

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1295-7W;426 c1299-301W; 196995

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the implications of offering anonymity to teachers accused of sexual abuse until a decision has been made by the court. - Ref to 1 July 2004, 423 c394W.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1451W;426 c1455W; 197446

House

House of Commons

Filkin, Lord

Whether they support Sheffield and Sunderland local education authorities who have registered a scheme with local travel agents offering discounts on family holidays taken during school holidays. [HL 4770].

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

HL 4770; 666 c145WA

House

House of Lords

Filkin, Lord

What percentage of school absences are attributable to parents taking school children on holiday during term-time; and whether they support the nationwide introduction of the six-term, standard school year as recommended by the Local Government Association. [HL 4769]. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

HL 4769; 666 c145WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age were eating hot school meals in the latest period for which figures are available. - DFES does not collect this information.

Asked by

Tim Loughton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1297W;426 c1301W; 197931

House

House of Commons

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