Education and Skills

written question – answered on 17 December 2001.

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  • Teacher Numbers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers there are, broken down by age, school results and local education authorities.

  • Head Teacher Vacancies (London)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many vacancies there are for head teachers at schools in each of the London education authorities.

  • Teachers (East Yorkshire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the shortfall in the number of supply teachers is in the East Riding of Yorkshire (a) for the current academic year and (b) for...

  • Teaching Qualifications

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of teachers in maintained secondary schools did not have an appropriate subject qualification for the subject...

  • Pupil Spending (Bassetlaw)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what has been the change in spending per (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil in Bassetlaw since 1997; (2) what the average...

  • Individual Learning Accounts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action she plans to take in respect of individuals who have been defrauded of their individual learning accounts when they have applied...

  • Individual Learning Accounts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of learning providers who have ceased business as a result of the ending of the individual learning...

  • Teachers Earnings

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will estimate the average weekly earnings of (a) a fully qualified teacher, (b) a primary school head teacher and (c) a secondary...

  • Departmental Staff (Home Working)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps her Department is taking to encourage staff to work from home; and how many staff do so on a regular basis.

  • New Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new schools were opened in each of the last 10 years.

  • Education Standard Spending Assessment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list for each of the years 1995–96 to 2001–02 (a) the total amount of education SSA provided to local education...

  • Schools (Buckingham)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have operated four day weeks in the constituency of Buckingham in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.

  • Teachers (South Tyneside)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers were working in South Tyneside local education authorities on 1 May; and what are the...

  • Standards Fund

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list by local education authority in England the amount per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary education paid out of the...

  • Formula-funded Allocations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list by local education authority in England, the amount per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary education of the...

  • Schools Revenue Budget

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportions of her Department's Schools Revenue Budget for 2002–03 are (a) special grant, (b) standards fund and (c) formula-...

  • Teachers' Superannuation Scheme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what contributions local education authorities have been required to make to the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme in each of the last three...

  • Children's Fund Budget

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Children's Fund budget for 2001–02 will be spent on, broken down into categories.

  • Landscape Contracting

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions she has had with the British Association of Landscape Industries about training and certification of qualifications; and if...

  • Landscape Contracting

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the arrangements for training in the landscape contracting sector.

  • Construction Industry Training Board

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what responsibility the Construction Industry Training Board has for the landscape contracting sector; and if she will make a statement.

  • Construction Industry Training Board

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what is the eligibility of the landscape contracting sector for payment of the Construction Industry Training Board Levy; and if she will...

  • Local Education Authorities (West Midlands)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which local education authorities in the West Midlands have access to sources of European funding to supplement the grants they receive from...

  • Pupil Funding

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the per pupil standard spending assessment is for (a) secondary and (b) primary pupils of (i) shire counties, (ii) other local...

  • Education Funding (Worcestershire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make it her policy to bring spending per pupil in Worcestershire closer to the average for the shire counties; and if she will...

  • Sex Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria the Government follow in determining the suitability of (a) publications and (b) materials to be used in the teaching of sex...

  • Education Funding (South Gloucestershire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reason South Gloucestershire has a negative SSA for post-16 education in 2002–03; how many other authorities are in the same...

  • Returnees Bonus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers have (a) applied for, (b) been rejected for and (c) received the returnees bonus for teachers; and if she will make a...

  • Special Education Grant (Worcestershire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to pay a special education grant to Worcestershire for 2002–03 financial year; and if she will make a statement.

  • Student Support

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to consult with Universities UK on the new system of student support.

  • Specialist Schools

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what advice she has received from Ofsted on the performance of specialist schools; and when the advice was received.