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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will establish abstinence as the starting point for all sex education lessons; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c297W;431 c296W; 216438

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) school places and (b) pupils there were in each local education authority in the South West in each of the last three years. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

15 July 2004

Answered on

15 July 2004

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) school places and (b) pupils there were in each local education authority in the South West in each of the last three years. [183655] Mr. Miliband: The requested information on school places is not available for 2002 and 2004. Figures relating to primary and secondary school places for 2001 and 2003 are given in table 1. Pupil numbers for 2001, 2002 and 2003 (position as at January each year) are given in table 2. Table 1: Maintained primary and secondary schools1: number (headcount) of pupils2--position as at May each year--by local education authority areas within the South West Government Office Region _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 3 2003 4 Primary Secondary Primary Secondary South West 417,052 321,379 423,720 338,506 Bath and North East Somerset 13,350 12,588 13,680 13,018 Bournemouth 10,695 10,647 11,838 10,193 Bristol, City of 31,758 19,117 30,828 19,301 Cornwall 42,243 29,114 43,130 33,432 Devon 58,560 40,095 58,331 42,472 Dorset 26,585 30,553 27,738 31,747 Gloucestershire 50,698 37,806 49,258 42,178 Isles of Scilly 242 160 265 5-- North Somerset 15,146 12,685 15,064 11,781 Plymouth 22,265 18,264 22,582 18,877 Poole 11,160 8,747 11,262 8,422 Somerset 40,402 33,552 42,650 34,721 South Gloucestershire 24,758 17,400 25,686 18,206 Swindon 19,676 11,744 18,702 12,339 Torbay 9,755 8,884 10,323 9,037 Wiltshire 39,759 30,023 42,383 32,782 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Excludes nursery pupils. 3 2001 capacity figures based on More Open Enrolment calculation. 4 2003 capacity figures based on net capacity calculation. 5 not applicable. No schools of this type. Source: Surplus Places Survey Table 2: Maintained primary and secondary schools 1: number (headcount) of pupils2--position as at January each year--by local education authority areas within the South West Government Office Region _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 2002 2003 Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary South West 399,918 314,652 397,169 319,420 393,290 324,255 Bath and North East 12,924 12,273 12,791 12,266 12,665 12,363 Somerset Bournemouth 11,449 9,770 11,226 9,900 11,145 9,961 Bristol, City of 31,597 17,907 31,200 17,873 30,683 17,815 Cornwall 41,146 32,011 41,054 32,323 40,855 32,763 Devon 56,503 39,832 56,159 40,872 55,679 41,696 Dorset 25,374 29,319 25,177 29,814 25,085 30,243 Gloucestershire 46,407 38,165 45,814 39,057 45,314 39,868 Isles of Scilly 140 124 148 117 265 3-- North Somerset 14,927 12,269 14,916 12,549 14,922 12,775 Plymouth 21,285 18,829 20,968 18,982 20,431 19,008 Poole 11,250 8,197 11,134 8,327 10,897 8,559 Somerset 38,894 31,214 38,707 31,928 38,384 32,737 South Gloucestershire 23,462 16,442 23,577 16,479 23,331 16,872 Swindon 17,901 11,561 17,626 11,554 17,347 11,579 Torbay 10,328 8,708 10,399 8,863 10,325 9,024 Wiltshire 36,331 28,031 36,273 28,516 35,962 28,992 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Includes nursery pupils. 3 not applicable. No school of this type. Source: Annual Schools' Census

Date

15 July 2004

Reference

423 c1252W;423 c1252-4W; 183655

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much ring-fenced money for classroom building projects has been given by his Department to each local education authority in the South West in each of the last three years - Inc table.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 May 2004

For answer on

15 June 2004

Answered on

15 June 2004

Mr. Flook: :To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much ring-fenced money for classroom building projects has been given by his Department to each local education authority in the South West in each of the last three years. [177195] Mr. Miliband: The following table shows this Department's total capital allocations for school buildings to local education authorities in the South West from 2001-02 to 2003-04. It shows both ring- fenced and total allocations. It is our policy to reduce the proportion of support that is ring-fenced for individual projects, and increasingly to allocate support direct to schools and authorities. This allows them to decide the priorities for investment. For example, through devolved formula capital, a typical primary school of 250 pupils will receive £25,500, and a typical secondary school of 1,000 pupils will receive £87,250 in 2005-06. South West capital allocations 2001-02 to 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 LEA Total of which: Total of which: Total of which: allocations ringfenced1 allocations ringfenced1 allocations ringfenced1 Bath and North East 4,607 799 11,227 4,757 12,198 5,497 Somerset Bournemouth 4,657 2,022 3,353 112 5,066 664 Bristol, City of 16,115 6,999 13,219 1,584 73,789 60,745 Cornwall 16,897 2,792 24,109 3,323 99,902 73,613 Devon 23,845 3,498 41,085 7,043 122,740 79,797 Dorset 10,115 873 19,161 5,205 22,855 5,434 Gloucestershire 21,165 2,852 22,917 1,921 28,486 3,352 Isles of Scilly 183 52 198 26 285 76 North Somerset 5,241 1,199 5,606 472 17,971 2,408 Plymouth 5,876 2,016 10,936 1,865 16,397 1,557 Poole 5,942 4,210 5,799 2,729 6,161 582 Somerset 11,760 1,268 16,045 1,283 19,249 587 South Gloucestershire 9,769 945 14,110 4,713 14,853 359 Swindon 3,386 215 13,820 905 80,240 63,063 Torbay 5,993 2,700 9,422 398 9,470 173 Wiltshire 10,170 626 15,567 466 27,615 3,983 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes allocations ring-fenced for the authority( including any PFI credits), but not funding direct to schools whether or not passported via the LEA. Ring-fencing may be either to a project or to meeting ministerial priorities.

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

177195; 422 c910W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of schoolchildren in Taunton participated in two or more hours of quality physical education and exercise in each week in the latest six months for which figures are available. - Inc figure and fact that the information...

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 2004

Reference

419 c1314-5W;419 c1316-7W; 164560

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether he enforces the statutory guidance document on Access to education for children and young people with medical needs of November 2001; when he last had reason to intervene in a local education authority's failure to implement the statutory guidance...

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 January 2004

For answer on

9 February 2004

Answered on

9 February 2004

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) whether he enforces the statutory guidance document on access to education for children and young people with medical needs of November 2001; [151853] (2) when he last had reason to intervene in a local education authority's failure to implement the statutory guidance contained within the access to education for children and young people with medical needs document of November 2001; how many times in each of the last two years he has had to intervene; and what plans he has to update these guidelines. [151854] Margaret Hodge: In November 2001, the Department for Education and Skills, jointly with the Department of Health, published statutory guidance, "Access to Education for Children and Young People with Medical Needs", which sets out national minimum standards of education for those children and young people who cannot attend school due to illness. This is statutory guidance and local education authorities (LEAs) must have regard to it. The needs of this group of children and young people are often complex. There is therefore an expectation that LEAs should be sensible in their implementation of the guidance. The DfES has been working to ensure that LEAs and schools are aware of their responsibilities under the guidance. The DfES has sponsored research on mapping best practice, including self evaluation tools for those working in the field. Also, Ofsted published last year a survey report on education provision for children with medical needs. A series of seminars is planned this year to disseminate the findings and recommendations of the Ofsted report and to further raise awareness of the statutory guidance. The guidance flows from section 19 of the Education Act 1996, which places a duty on LEAs to provide "suitable education" for children of compulsory school age who cannot attend school because they are ill or excluded. The Secretary of State has not issued any directions to LEAs in the last two years for failing to provide suitable education for children who cannot attend school due to illness. Feedback on the guidance from those working with children and young people with medical needs is that it has had a positive impact. There are therefore no current plans to update the guidance.

Date

9 February 2004

Reference

417 c1185-6W; 151853;151854

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school funding in Somerset

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school funding in Somerset.

Lead member

Adrian Flook

Answering member

Stephen Twigg

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

415 c281-305WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants there were in schools in (i) the Taunton Constituency and (ii) Somerset in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 July 2003

For answer on

8 September 2003

Answered on

8 September 2003

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants there were in schools in (i) the Taunton constituency and (ii) Somerset in each year since 1997. [127776] Mr. Miliband: The number of full time equivalent (FTE) teachers and teaching assistants in the maintained sector in Taunton constituency and Somerset LEA since 1997 are shown in the following table. Teachers and teaching assistants in Taunton constituency and Somerset: 1997-2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Taunton constituency Somerset LEA FTE number of teachers1 FTE number of teaching FTE number of teachers3 FTE number of teaching assistants1,2 assistants1,2 1997 680 140 3,480 610 1998 650 150 3,480 660 1999 650 160 3,380 680 2000 670 170 3,530 710 2001 690 210 3,770 830 2002 720 230 3,770 920 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Source: Annual School Census. 2 Includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff, minority ethnic pupil support staff and other teaching assistants. 3 Source: 618G survey of teacher numbers and vacancies. Annual school census and 618G have a survey date of the third Thursday in January. Local education authority level data for 2003 will be published in a statistical first release on 9 September.

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

127776; 410 c149W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacancies there are for (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers in the Somerset LEA. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2003

Reference

123581; 408 c684W;408 c682W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had on introducing broadband to schools on Exmoor in Somerset to comply with the Government's aim of all schools having broadband by 2005.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 June 2003

Reference

119611; 407 c361W;407 c362W

House

House of Commons

HOT CROSS BUNS

That this House is appalled at the decision by some local authorities in the United Kingdom to ban hot cross buns from schools; believes the hot cross bun to be a splendid Easter tradition that represents the Christian heritage of Britain; and encourages all schools in the United Kingdom to...

Primary sponsor

Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 March 2003

Reference

963; 963A2; 963A1

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) support staff there are in each school in the Taunton constituency at the end of the 2001-02 academic year; and if she will make a statement. - Includes table.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 July 2002

For answer on

15 October 2002

Answered on

15 October 2002

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) support staff there are in each school in the Taunton constituency at the end of the 2001-02 academic year; and if she will make a statement. [74092] Mr. Miliband: The available information is shown in the table below. This relates to numbers of pupils published in the Primary and Secondary School Performance Tables for 2001. Otherwise, school level information is not routinely published. Number of Pupils on Roll in Schools1 in Taunton Constituency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of School Number on Roll Maintained Primary Schools Wellesley Park Primary School 373 Bishops Hull Primary School 245 Churchstanton Primary School 98 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School 87 Milverton Community Primary School 206 Pitminster School 41 Sampford Arundel Community Primary School 82 Stawley Primary School 48 Halcon Community Primary School 135 North Town Community Primary School 387 Priorswood Primary School 219 Wellsprings Primary School 313 Beech Grove Primary School 318 West Buckland Community Primary School 69 Wiveliscombe Primary School 256 Parkfield Primary School 413 Lyngford Park Primary School 258 Oake and Bradford Community Primary School 64 Blackbrook Primary School 212 Holway Park Community Primary School 346 Bishops Lydeard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 256 School Cheddon Fitzpaine Church of England Primary School 152 Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School 220 Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School 42 Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School 111 Langford Budville Church of England Primary School 72 North Curry CofE VC Primary School 131 Norton Fitzwarren Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community 151 School Nynehead Church of England Primary School 25 Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School 184 Staplegrove CofE Primary School 192 Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School 77 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 245 West Monkton Church of England Primary School 217 Burrowbridge Church of England Primary School 25 Ruishton Church of England Primary School 182 Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Community Primary School 355 Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School 304 Thurlbear Church of England Primary School 188 Trull Church of England VA Primary School 221 St George's Catholic School 201 Dulverton Middle and Community School 114 St John's Church of England Primary School 191 Maintained Secondary Schools Bishop Fox's Community School 787 Court Fields Community School 736 Heathfield Community School 1071 Kingsmead Community School 679 Ladymead Community School 767 The Castle School 1132 The St Augustine of Canterbury School 552 Special Schools Selworthy Special School 62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 1 Only includes schools which have pupils eligible for Key Stage 2 tests or pupils aged 15 and for whom results are published in the Primary and Secondary Performance Tables. The Primary Performance Tables only include mainained primary schools with Key Stage 2 eligible pupils. Independent schools and infant schools are therefore excluded. Source: 2001 Primary and Secondary Performance Tables

Date

15 October 2002

Reference

390 c768-9W;390 c769-71W; 74092

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average teacher to pupil ratio in (a) primary school and (b) secondary school classes in Taunton was in each year since 1996. - Includes table for 1997-2002.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 July 2002

For answer on

15 October 2002

Answered on

15 October 2002

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average teacher to pupil ratio in (a) primary school and (b) secondary school classes in Taunton was in each year since 1996. [74091] Mr. Miliband: The available information is shown in the table. Pupil:Teacher Ratio1 in Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools in the Taunton Constituency Position in January each year. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Primary2 Secondary2 2002 (provisional) 22.0 18.7 2001 22.8 18.9 2000 23.9 18.6 1999 24.7 18.3 1998 24.5 17.9 1997 23.7 17.9 1996 . . _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1 The pupil:teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of full-time equivalent pupils on roll in schools by the total number of full-time equivalent qualified teachers employed in schools. 2 Includes middle schools as deemed . Data is not available by parliamentary constituency prior to 1997. Source: Annual Schools Census Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) support staff there are in each school in the Taunton constituency at the end of the 2001-02 academic year; and if she will make a statement. [74092]

Date

15 October 2002

Reference

74091; 390 c767-8W;390 c769W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacancies, unfilled with permanent staff, in secondary schools there are in the Taunton constituency; and how many there were in 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 September 2002

Reference

390 c122W; 73265

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the ethnic ratio is for schools in the Taunton constituency; and if she will make a statement. - Table given.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 July 2002

For answer on

19 September 2002

Answered on

19 September 2002

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the ethnic ratio is for schools in the Taunton constituency; and if she will make a statement. [73257] Mr. Miliband: The available information is shown in the table below. Percentage of Pupils by Ethnic Group (1) in Maintained Primary and Maintained Secondary Schools As at January 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage of Pupils Primary Secondary White 97.77 94.84 Black Caribbean 0.04 0.03 Black African 0.04 0.15 Black Other 0.07 0.10 Indian 0.06 0.02 Pakistani 0.03 0.03 Bangladeshi 0.04 0.10 Chinese 0.10 0.15 Other 0.73 3.01 Unclassified 1.11 1.54 Number of Pupils 6942 5838 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (1) Pupils of compulsory school age and above were classified according to ethnic group. Source: Annual Schools' Census

Date

19 September 2002

Reference

390 c117W; 73257

House

House of Commons

SPECIALIST SCHOOLS AND THE CONDUCT OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVATE SECRETARIES

That this House notes that the honourable Members for Wythenshawe and Sale East, Battersea, Blackpool South, West Lancashire, Wolverhampton North East and Milton Keynes South West, all serving as parliamentary private secretaries to Government ministers, have given their backing to the introduction of a Bill which would abolish Britain's grammar...

Primary sponsor

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

17 April 2002

Reference

1146

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils there are in each local education authority in the South West of England. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 March 2002

For answer on

19 March 2002

Answered on

19 March 2002

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils there are in each local education authority in the South West of England. [41871] Mr. Timms: The information requested is shown in the table below. All Schools: Number (headcount) of Pupils By Type of School January 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nursery LEA Mntd Direct Grant Total maintained of which Maintained of which Primary middle deemed secondary middle deemed South West 2,003 0 2,003 399,918 6,420 314,652 14,763 Bath and North East 0 0 0 12,924 0 12,273 0 Somerset Bournemouth 0 0 0 11,449 0 9,770 0 Bristol, City of 1,658 0 1,658 31,597 0 17,907 0 Cornwall 117 0 117 41,146 0 32,011 0 Devon 77 0 77 56,503 2,690 39,832 0 Dorset 0 0 0 25,374 0 29,319 8,096 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 46,407 0 38,165 0 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 140 0 124 0 North Somerset 0 0 0 14,927 0 12,269 0 Plymouth 151 0 151 21,285 0 18,829 0 Poole 0 0 0 11,250 3,730 8,197 673 Somerset 0 0 0 38,894 0 31,214 4,782 South Gloucestershire 0 0 0 23,462 0 16,442 0 Swindon 0 0 0 17,901 0 11,561 0 Torbay 0 0 0 10,328 0 8,708 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 36,331 0 28,031 1,212 Special{ 1} LEA Mntd Non-Mntd Total Pupil Independent City All Schools Referral Technology Units{ 2} Colleges South West 7,364 508 7,872 620 61,494 1,017 787,576 Bath and North East 317 0 317 0 4,264 0 29,778 Somerset Bournemouth 235 0 235 0 1,550 0 23,004 Bristol, City of 804 0 804 3 7,855 0 59,824 Cornwall 414 0 414 0 2,567 0 76,255 Devon 773 304 1,077 23 8,913 0 106,425 Dorset 523 0 523 10 5,830 0 61,056 Gloucestershire 1,055 68 1,123 60 8,339 0 94,094 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 8 0 272 North Somerset 242 0 242 56 1,273 0 28,767 Plymouth 742 0 742 86 1,550 0 42,643 Poole 248 102 350 24 1,134 0 20,955 Somerset 599 0 599 75 9,532 0 80,314 South Gloucestershire 322 0 322 119 793 1,017 42,155 Swindon 411 0 411 29 28 0 29,930 Torbay 311 0 311 25 930 0 20,302 Wiltshire 368 34 402 110 6,928 0 71,802 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes pupils who are also registered at a mainstream school. {2} Excludes pupils who are also registered at a mainstream or special school. Source: Annual Schools Census

Date

19 March 2002

Reference

382 c252-4W;382 c250-2W; 41871

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what meetings she has had with Ofsted to discuss standards of discipline in schools in Somerset.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 October 2001

Reference

6684; 373 c328W;373 c329W

House

House of Commons

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