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Why did Ministers give the benefit of the doubt to actual or potential offenders rather than to children? Which Ministers made the decisions to which the Secretary of State has referred, and in which decisions was she specifically involved? She has just said that parents are not asking that question....

Member
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 January 2006
Reference
441 c440-1
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2005, Official Report, column 698W, on school management information systems, what the average cost was of a core administration software package for (a) secondary, (b) primary and (c) special schools in each of...

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 July 2005
Reference
12068; 436 c1419-20W;436 c1419-20W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency document, Value for Money Review of School Management Information Systems; and if she will place a copy in the Library.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
2648; 434 c698W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what choice of systems software schools had in production of the 2005 pupil level annual school census data.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 2005
Reference
432 c1014W; 223343
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the possible effects on school pupils' health and safety of inaccuracies and unreliability of school attendance data.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c859W; 223344
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Capita SIMS.net in schools, with particular reference to its effect on (a) schools' attendance reporting and (b) suppliers of schools' attendance recording systems.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 2005
Reference
432 c561-2W; 215722
House
House of Commons

Supplementary business question on the timing of the general election.

Member
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Type
Business questions
Date
3 March 2005
Reference
431 c1111
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the 2005 Pupil Level Annual School Census returns derived from Capita SIMS systems in schools.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2005
Reference
215723; 431 c257-8W;431 c257W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the data provided by schools to her Department for the last three years regarding attendance.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2005
Reference
215725; 431 c293W;431 c292W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many secondary schools have reported problems with Capita SIMS.net systems.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2005
Reference
215724; 431 c258W;431 c257W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the purpose was of the action against Frontline Technologies Limited (European patent UK No. 0664061); what the cost to the Government was of the case; how much of this was borne by the Department; and what the outcome of...

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 2004
Reference
426 c464W; 190292
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the procedures are for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the funding by the Department of schools' e-registration systems.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 January 2004
Reference
416 c1318W;416 c1317-8W; 148745
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have (a) been awarded Department for Education and Skills funds for e-registration, (b) installed e-registration and (c) fully operational e-registration systems. - Includes figures for number of schools funded only.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 January 2004
Reference
146750; 416 c636-7W;416 c634-5W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 4th December, Official Report, 415 c194W, on truancy, if he will list the programmes within the Behaviour Improvement Programme 2002 to 2004; and what the (a) purpose and (b) cost of each was. - Inc...

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2004
Reference
416 c475-6W; 144138
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures the Department has taken since 1997 to reduce truancy in secondary schools; and what the cost was of each programme. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2003
Reference
415 c194W; 140583
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils committed truancy from secondary schools in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2003
Reference
415 c194W; 140584
House
House of Commons

First aid training in schools. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Motion opposed. Motion for Bill agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 186 2002/03).

Lead member
Bob Russell
Answering member
Eric Forth; Eric Forth
Type
Debates on bills
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
413 c808-12
House
House of Commons
Lead member
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Answering member
Eric Forth
Department
Leader of the House of Commons; President of the Council
Type
Business statements
Date
8 May 2003
Reference
404 c837-9
House
House of Commons

Business statement for 12 to 16 May. 1st supplementary on joining the euro, postal ballots, funding for schools and Scottish honourable Members.

Member
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
8 May 2003
Reference
404 c837-9
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, What meetings she has arranged with Ofsted to discuss standards of discipline in schools. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 2001
Reference
371 c291W; 901
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to review the effects of the Greenwich judgement, particularly with regard to the number of out-of-borough pupils in schools in the London Borough of Bromley.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 July 2001
Reference
1270; 371 c34-5W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in the London Borough of Bromley have not had an offer of a secondary school place for September. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 July 2001
Reference
1268; 371 c34W
House
House of Commons

What research her Department has undertaken with regard to the best way of implementing home-school agreements. - Including ref to two-year project "Home-School Contract of Partnership" by Royal Society of Arts and the National Association of Head Teachers.

Asked by
Harry Greenway (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 1997
Reference
16932; 291 c559W
House
House of Commons

What steps she is taking to ensure that high standards of discipline are upheld in schools. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Olga Maitland (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
16081; 291 c261W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c325-6
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c326-7
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c325-6
House
House of Commons
What measures she is taking to enforce discipline in schools. -
Asked by
Patrick Thompson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c325-6; 16057
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c326
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1997
Reference
291 c326
House
House of Commons

How many (a) boys and (b) girls of statutory school age are being taught at home; and how many of these have been excluded from maintained schools for behavioural problems. - This information is not available centrally.

Asked by
Peter Griffiths (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 February 1997
Reference
16434; 290 c563W
House
House of Commons

How many additional teaching staff have been drafted into the Ridings School, Halifax, as part of the school's recovery plan; and what their functions will be.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 1997
Reference
13526; 289 c555W
House
House of Commons

What estimate she has made of the numbers of children in England currently attending pupil referral units; and what is the average cost of such a place. - Includes figure and fact that we do not hold information centrally on the average cost of a place in a PRU.

Asked by
Lord Rowlands (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 1997
Reference
14149; 289 c557W;289 c558W
House
House of Commons

What recent representations she has had regarding measures relating to school discipline in the Education Bill. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Lord Risby (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1997
Reference
11751; 289 c257W
House
House of Commons

What plans she has to link the home fee status classification of students and the rules of eligibility that may be adopted for awards specified in the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1994, as amended, to those who are settled in the United Kingdom under the immigration laws. - Including...

Asked by
Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 January 1997
Reference
12262; 288 c547W
House
House of Commons

When she expects to announce the proposed location of a new medical school in the south of England. - (Holding answer 20 January 1997).

Asked by
Robert Hicks (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 January 1997
Reference
11102; 288 c544W
House
House of Commons

How many schools in Wiltshire have been given grant maintained status during 1996.

Asked by
Robert Key (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 December 1996
Reference
8901; 287 c421W
House
House of Commons

What steps she is taking with regard to discipline in schools. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
Olga Maitland (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1996
Reference
7089; 287 c241W
House
House of Commons

If she will comment on her policy in respect of corporal punishment in the independent school sector. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
David Jamieson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1996
Reference
7079; 287 c239-40W
House
House of Commons

How many and what proportion of the consultees on the White Paper, Self Government for Schools, who responded to the pupil selection proposals were in favour of increased selection. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 November 1996
Reference
286 c408W;286 c406W; 6924
House
House of Commons

What studies her Department has made in conjunction with the National Council for Educational Technology of the possible benefits to secondary schools of electronic registration schemes; what is her Department's policy on evaluating the potential of information technology as a means for monitoring pupil attendance; what estimate she has made...

Asked by
Bridget Prentice (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1996
Reference
286 c170W; 5868;5869;5871
House
House of Commons

What representations she has received concerning the statutory requirements to register pupils in every lesson, as well as in the morning and afternoon.

Asked by
Bridget Prentice (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1996
Reference
5873; 286 c170-1W
House
House of Commons

What steps she proposes to take to provide counselling and education for the child whose name has been supplied to her, formerly of the Ridings School. - None. These are matters for Calderdale local education authority.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 November 1996
Reference
5436; 285 c682W;285 c684W
House
House of Commons

What assessment she has made of the level of support for home-school contracts following the consultation on circular 6/96.

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 1996
Reference
4501; 285 c489W
House
House of Commons

What steps she is taking to improve school discipline. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
David Shaw (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 1996
Reference
2091; 285 c271W
House
House of Commons

What representations she has received regarding measures relating to school discipline in the Education Bill. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
David Congdon (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 1996
Reference
2089; 285 c271W
House
House of Commons

What representations she has received on the introduction of home-school contracts for all schools. - Reference to 285 c337-8.

Asked by
Bridget Prentice (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 1996
Reference
2093; 285 c276W
House
House of Commons

If she will undertake a public consultation exercise on the value of corporal punishment in schools.

Asked by
Harry Greenway (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 1996
Reference
2428; 285 c280-1W
House
House of Commons

What estimate she has made of the number of pages of legislation extent that are now directly applicable to heads or governors of (a) maintained and (b) grant maintained schools in respect of their obligations and duties; and in each case what estimate she has made of the additional number...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 1996
Reference
2554; 285 c75W
House
House of Commons

Education Bill. Second reading debate. Amendment negatived on division (257 to 285). Motion that the Bill be committed to a Special Standing Committee. Negatived on division (257 to 284). Committed to a Standing Committee. Money resolution (formal).

Lead member
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Answering member
Lord Blunkett
Department
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Debates on bills
Date
11 November 1996
Reference
285 c37-125
House
House of Commons

If she will comment on her Department's policy towards exclusions of disruptive pupils from schools; what factors underlay the restrictions on exclusions in the Education Act 1993; and what factors underlay the current legislative proposals.

Asked by
David Nicholson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 October 1996
Reference
878; 284 c132-3W
House
House of Commons

How many teachers were (a) employed and (b) employed in grant maintained schools in each local education authority in England in the most recent year for which figures were available; and what were the figures in the previous six years. - Table given.

Asked by
David Knox (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 October 1996
Reference
1027; 284 c124-30W
House
House of Commons

If the pamphlet, Self-Government for Schools: A Summary, was accompanied with a letter noting that the White Paper is a consultation paper; and in what form responses to the consultation were invited.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 1996
Reference
40586; 282 c884-5W;282 c882-3W
House
House of Commons

How many responses her Department has received to the consultation on the White Paper, Self-Government for Schools, listed by type of organisation consulted; which consultees responded favourably; which consultees offered criticisms; and what was the nature of these criticisms. - Includes figures and fact that a summary will be placed...

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 1996
Reference
40588; 282 c885W;282 c883W
House
House of Commons

How many copies of, Self-Government for Schools: A Summary, were sent out; to which bodies; and at what total cost. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 1996
Reference
40585; 282 c885W;282 c883W
House
House of Commons

How many (a) schools, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools there were in 1995-96 in England and Wales and in each county; how many schools (i) held ballots to decide whether not to opt out of local education authority control and (ii) decided to opt out of local education...

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 October 1996
Reference
40592; 282 c729-40W;282 c727-38W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 May 1996
Reference
278 c287
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 May 1996
Reference
278 c287
House
House of Commons
What assessment she has made of the overall provision of writing materials in schools in the United Kingdom. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Dennis Skinner (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1996
Reference
29105; 278 c287
House
House of Commons

If she will publish the results of the recent Access Audit on mainstream schools. - Inc table and fact that detailed analysis will be placed in Library.(in library as DEP/3 3052).

Asked by
Peter Atkinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 1996
Reference
22530; 274 c265-6W
House
House of Commons

If she will list all deregulation measures relating to schools in Staffordshire; and if she will comment on their impact.

Asked by
Joan Walley (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1996
Reference
16297; 272 c385-6W;272 c365-6W
House
House of Commons

What measures are in place to ensure that the inaccessibility of school transport is not a restricting factor in integrating disabled children into mainstream schools.

Asked by
Gordon McMaster (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1996
Reference
269 c693-4W;269 c691-2W; 9258
House
House of Commons

What supervision her Department exercises over schools abroad which use English as a language of teaching and which prepare children for English GCSE and A/Level examinations. - None.

Asked by
Denis MacShane (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1995
Reference
4800; 268 c540W;268 c536W
House
House of Commons

How many and what percentage of disabled children with special educational needs were in mainstream schools in each year since 1979. - Inc table.

Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1995
Reference
3616; 268 c118W;268 c117-8W
House
House of Commons

What consultations she, ministers in her Department or departmental officials have had with her or their counterparts in the Department of Health in regard to the effect on school attendance of children vaccinated with MR inoculations over the past year.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 1995
Reference
40066; 265 c933-4W
House
House of Commons

What has been the growth in demand for special education requirements in each year since 1990, giving the number of pupils in each year. - Table given.

Asked by
Bill O'Brien (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 1995
Reference
38788; 265 c146W
House
House of Commons

What information she has about the proportion of total school hours in secondary schools devoted to sport in Britain, Germany and France. - Figs given for England.

Asked by
Austin Mitchell (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 1995
Reference
36224; 264 c377W;264 c375W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to 261 c521W, what was the number and percentage of all four year olds, including the rising fours and rising fives, in (a) maintained nursery schools and nursery classes, (b) reception classes in primary schools, (c) private or voluntary sector provision and (d) pre-school provision overall, at the latest...

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 July 1995
Reference
263 c670W
House
House of Commons

What was the number and percentage of three year olds in (a) maintained nursery schools and nursery classes, (b) infant classes in primary schools, (c) private or voluntary sector provision and (d) pre-school provision overall, at the latest available date. - Inc table.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 1995
Reference
263 c233W
House
House of Commons

How many children under the age of 16 years missed more than 18 school days due to respiratory problems in each of the last five years; if she will provide a regional breakdown of these figures. - This information is not collected centrally.

Asked by
Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 1995
Reference
263 c166W
House
House of Commons

What measures she is taking to help schools enforce firm discipline. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
Nick Hawkins (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 1995
Reference
262 c622W
House
House of Commons

What assessment she has make of musical instrument teaching in schools and changes since 1985.

Asked by
Tam Dalyell (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 1995
Reference
262 c632W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
27 June 1995
Reference
262 c681
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
27 June 1995
Reference
262 c678
House
House of Commons

What representations she has received from the General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers regarding classroom behaviour difficulties; what assessment has been made of the role of attention deficit disorder in contributing to such problems; and if she will ensure a study of this field by her Department.

Asked by
Ieuan Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 June 1995
Reference
262 c503-4W
House
House of Commons

What drug education programmes in (a) the United Kingdom or (b) elsewhere have resulted in a reduction in drug use.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 1995
Reference
262 c363W
House
House of Commons

If she will comment on the provision of speech therapists at the school of the Good Shepherd, Sefton. - Inc fact that responsibility for the provision of speech and language services rests with the NHS.

Asked by
Joe Benton (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 1995
Reference
262 c308W
House
House of Commons

What is the number and percentage of four year olds in (a) maintained nursery schools and nursery classes, (b) reception classes in primary schools, (c) private or voluntary sector provision and (d) pre-school provision overall, at the latest available date. Includes table.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 June 1995
Reference
261 c521W
House
House of Commons

Wednesday adjournment debate on Stratford school.

Lead member
Stephen Timms
Answering member
Eric Forth
Department
Department for Education
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
14 June 1995
Reference
261 c767-76
House
House of Commons

What steps she is taking to ensure that the ethnic monitoring of pupils analyses variations in achievement between different ethnic groups. - This is one of the issues raised in the consultations. My right hon Friend is considering it in the light of the responses.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 June 1995
Reference
261 c417W
House
House of Commons

When she expects to make an announcement on the consultation document on ethnic monitoring of school pupils. - My right hon Friend is carefully considering them, and hopes to announce her conclusions as soon as practicable.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 June 1995
Reference
261 c416W
House
House of Commons

How many responses she has received to the consultation on ethnic monitoring. - About 100, to date.

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 June 1995
Reference
261 c417W
House
House of Commons

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on drug misuse. (Includes reference to 'Tackling Drugs Together' white paper - CM 2846).

Lead member
Lord Newton of Braintree
Answering member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office; Leader of the House of Commons; Department for Education
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
9 June 1995
Reference
261 c397-470
House
House of Commons

When she will issue proposals for the improvement of the quality of schools in low-income communities in conformity with the declaration and action programme agreed at the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in March.

Asked by
Baroness Corston (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 June 1995
Reference
261 c8W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 May 1995
Reference
260 c695-6
House
House of Commons

To what extent her Department wishes to encourage the development of additional ethnic and religious schools facilities in English primary and secondary schools in the future. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Lord Dykes (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 1995
Reference
260 c538W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 May 1995
Reference
260 c696
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 May 1995
Reference
260 c695-6
House
House of Commons
To comment on level of vandalism in schools.
Asked by
Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 1995
Reference
260 c695-6
House
House of Commons

What consultation took place between her Department and the Welsh Office before the issue of her Department's letter of 21st June 1994 and Welsh Office circular 19/95 about home-to-school transport.

Asked by
James Pawsey (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1995
Reference
260 c416W
House
House of Commons

What assessment she has made of which drug education programmes in the United Kingdom or elsewhere have resulted in a reduction in drug use. - Inc fact that Office for Standards in Education will undertake a specific study of provision for drug education in schools during the academic year 1995-96.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1995
Reference
260 c417W
House
House of Commons

If she will discuss with as many head teachers as possible the practice of releasing GCSE candidates from attendance at school for about three weeks prior to their exams.

Asked by
Douglas French (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 1995
Reference
260 c415W
House
House of Commons

What consideration she gave to issuing a section 68 or 99 direction to Brent Borough Council in relation to its school transport policy for denominational schools.

Asked by
James Pawsey (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 May 1995
Reference
260 c135W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Aylesbury of 5th May, Official Report, column 338W, on Stratford Grant Maintained School, what is the latest date she expects to receive the strategy adopted by the new governing body and the period over which it will be subject to appraisal;...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 May 1995
Reference
260 c133W
House
House of Commons

What payment the newly appointed governors at Stratford Grant Maintained School will receive for their work; and what brief they will be working to. - No figures given.

Asked by
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 May 1995
Reference
260 c13W
House
House of Commons

What is the cost of sending (a) a primary school teacher and (b) a secondary school teacher on additional inspector training; what is the cost of the place on the course and the additional cost of any supply teaching which has to be provided; and which body meets this cost...

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 May 1995
Reference
259 c586W
House
House of Commons

If she will list the grant-maintained schools which have sought a change in their planned admission level or their standard number; and in each case (a) if the application has been successful, (b) how many objections were submitted and (c) if an objection was submitted by the local education authority....

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 May 1995
Reference
259 c368-9W
House
House of Commons

If she will list the grant-maintained schools which have sought approval for changes in their admissions policy to introduce the selection of pupils by reference to their aptitude or ability which do not constitute a significant change of character; and in each case (a) if the application has been successful,...

Asked by
Lord Blunkett (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 May 1995
Reference
259 c369W
House
House of Commons

Statement on what steps she is taking in relation to Stratford grant-maintained School. - Includes fact that school has shown no signs of improvement since it was first found to be failing 18 months ago and that my right hon Friend is, therefore, exercising her power to remodel the governing...

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 May 1995
Reference
259 c338W
House
House of Commons

When the departmental guidelines for schools and parents on computer pornography will be published; and how many leaflets will be available. - Ref to 257 c570W.

Asked by
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 May 1995
Reference
259 c70W
House
House of Commons