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Written Answers to Questions
Friday 13 December 1991
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Botswana
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what British aid funds have been used to fund Botswana's wildlife activities since 1 January 1990 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Chalker : We have funded the salary and most allowances of the deputy director of wildlife since February 1990 at a cost of around £54,500 in the last complete financial year. We are also providing three United Kingdom training awards this academic year at an estimated cost of £26,000.
Following a review of our support to the natural resources sector, we shall be considering with the Government of Botswana an appraisal mission to identify a programme aimed at promoting environmentally sustainable management of livestock and wildlife. This will be pursued at the bilateral aid talks being held on 12 December.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding is given by Britain directly or indirectly to the deputy director of wildlife in Botswana.
Mrs. Chalker : The salary and most allowances of the deputy director of wildlife in Botswana are funded under the aid programme at a cost of some £54,500 in the last complete financial year.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what studies the Overseas Development Administration has contributed to in respect of the culling of elephants in Botswana.
Mrs. Chalker : We have financed no studies in respect of the culling of elephants in Botswana, but we are financing the salary and most allowances of the deputy director of wildlife, who can be expected to be associated with studies of this subject.
PRIME MINISTER
Council Tax
Mr. Battle : To ask the Prime Minister if he will co-ordinate an examination by the Secretary of State for the Environment and Secretary of State for Social Security of the impact upon claimants in receipt of family credit and disability working allowance, of increasing the taper for the proposed council tax rebates to 20 per cent.; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : Such an examination has already taken place. The overall effect on people who receive family credit or disability working allowance will be very small.
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Non-ministerial Public Bodies
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 28 November, Official Report, column 614, what is the definition of executive duties used when deciding whether a person is carrying out such duties in a political party.
The Prime Minister : There is no formal definition. The rule is applied by Departments after consideration of the nature of the particular post held.
ENVIRONMENT
Housing Investment
Mr. George Howarth : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been, at constant 1991-92 prices, the volume of local authority housing investment for each year since 1979-80, giving the outturn figures up to 1990-91 and the estimated figures for 1991-92, by region, and distinguishing new housebuilding, renovation of local authority stock, private sector grants and others.
Mr. Yeo : I have placed a table providing the information requested in the Library.
Homelessness
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what special help is being given by his Department to local authorities to help homeless people now sleeping rough ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Yeo : My Department is providing, through Single Homelessness in London, a London boroughs working party, 300 places in shelters between December and March, at an estimated cost of £1 million. SHIL has developed a co-ordinated strategy of emergency shelters, transportation and support for those sleeping rough in central London during the winter.
This programme is part of my Department's £96 million rough sleepers initiative in central London, which has provided 500 places in hostels, with another 400 to come ; 500 bedspaces in flats and houses leased from private owners, with a further 180 to come, and 370 places--out of an anticipated 2,000--in permanent housing.
Renewable Energy
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many copies of his departmental planning guidance notes on renewable energy projects have been printed in the first print run ; and if he will make it his policy to arrange for the widespread distribution of this document to relevant parties and major public libraries.
Mr. Yeo [holding answer 12 December 1991] : My hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Planning announced on 5 December, Official Report, col. 185, the issue for public consultation in England and Wales of draft planning policy guidance about renewable energy. A copy of the consultation paper has been sent to over 300 organisations and individuals, including local authority associations, professional and planning bodies, and conservation and energy organisations, inviting comments by 12 February 1992.
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Copies of the consultation paper have been placed in the Library. Copies of the draft guidance may also be obtained, on request, from the Department of the Environment, room C13/13, 2 Marsham street, London SW1P, 3EB, or from the Welsh Office, room G040, Cathays park, Cardiff, CF1 3NQ.Column 554
Local Government Finance
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the level of rate support grant/revenue support grant for local authorities for the years 1979-80 to 1992-93 showing (a) the cash figure in £ billion, (b) the percentage of actual local authority expenditure covered by RSG and (c) the sum expressed in constant prices where 1979-80 = 100.
Mr. Portillo [holding answer 12 December 1991] : the available information is as follows :
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Rate support grant Total expenditure Rate
support
grant as a
percentage
of total
expenditure
|Cash |1981-82 prices|Cash |1981-82 prices|Per cent.
|(£ billion) |(£ billion) |(£ billion) |(£ billion)
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1981-82 |9.0 |9.0 |18.2 |18.2 |49.5
1982-83 |9.0 |8.4 |19.7 |18.4 |45.7
1983-84 |9.1 |8.1 |20.8 |18.6 |43.6
1984-85 |9.1 |7.7 |21.3 |18.1 |42.7
1985-86 |9.2 |7.4 |21.7 |17.4 |42.3
1986-87 |9.1 |7.1 |23.8 |18.5 |38.1
1987-88 |9.5 |7.0 |25.7 |19.0 |36.9
1988-89 |9.7 |6.7 |27.7 |19.1 |35.0
1989-90 |9.6 |6.2 |29.4 |19.0 |32.6
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Revenue support grant Net revenue expenditure Revenue
support
grant as a
percentage
of total
expenditure
|Cash |1981-82 prices|Cash |1981-82 prices|Per cent.
|(£ billion) |(£ billion) |(£ billion) |(£ billion)
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1990-91 |9.5 |5.7 |33.2 |19.8 |28.5
1991-92 |9.7 |5.4 |36.3 |20.2 |26.6
Notes:
(1) Rate support grant and revenue support grant are not directly comparable as they derive from two
different financial systems.
(2) Total expenditure and net revenue expenditure are not directly comparable as they derive from two
different financial systems.
(3) Under the local government finance system introduced in 1990 the level of revenue support grant is
affected, inter alia, by the amount of non-domestic rates distributed from the national pool. In 1990-91
and 1991-92 the total amount received by the authorities was £10.4 billion and £12.4 billion
respectively (£6.2 billion and £6.9 billion at 1981-82 prices). For comparison in 1989-90, the total
income from non-domestic rates was £9.6 billion (£6.2 billion at 1981-82 prices).
(4) In 1991-92 community charge grant is also being paid, amounting to about £4.8 million (£2.7 million
at 1981-82 prices).
(5) The 1992-93 provisional revenue support grant settlement is £16.6 billion (£8.9 billion at 1981-82
prices).
(6) Information is not available for years before 1981-82.
TRANSPORT
Light Dues
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those member states of the EC which will be charging light dues after 1991.
Mr. McLoughlin : Within the EEC I believe that only the United Kingdom, Ireland and Greece have systems of light dues ; but that Denmark charge their own flag vessels for the use of their Decca radionavigation system. I am unaware of any changes in the position after 1991.
Channel Tunnel
Mr. O'Hara : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures will be taken against the possibility of outbreaks of fire in the channel tunnel when it is in use.
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Mr. Freeman : The matter has recently been covered in the inquiry by the Home Affairs Committee into fire, safety and policing of the channel tunnel. I understand that the Committee will be publishing its report on 19 December 1991 as HC 23.
Merchant Shipping
Mr. Grylls : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals the Government are considering to assist British merchant shipping following the defence review ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : A statement on the review of the availability of British flag shipping for defence purposes will be made as soon as that review is complete.
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Dock Labour Scheme
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what checks were carried out by his Department with Humberside Holdings Ltd. or Humberside Sea and Land Services Ltd. in relation to the abolition of the dock labour scheme to ensure that compensation payments were made only in accordance with redundancy conditions ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : None. Neither firm was an employer of registered dockworkers.
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state the full amounts of compensation recovered under the liquidation arrangements entered into consequent upon the abolition of the dock labour scheme as at 31 July 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : A total of £497,604.
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost to the Tees and Hartlepool port authority of redundancy payments made by the authority under the dock labour scheme covering the years 1989, 1990 and 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : The following is the information.
Year |£ ------------------------------ 1989 |2,883,500 1990 |304,000 1991 |3,163,500
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the full redundancy costs was borne by his Department in liquidation cases, and for what per cent. of the redundancy payments made on the abolition of the dock labour scheme did they register as non-preferential creditors ; what amounts were received from the assets of Lindsey Dock Services Ltd. and John Sutcliffe Consolidated Stevedores Ltd. against redundancy paid by these two companies under the dock labour scheme ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : Under the Dock Work (Compensation Payments Scheme) Regulations 1989, the Department meets the full cost of compensation in such cases, and becomes a non-preferential creditor in respect of 50 per cent., representing the employer's share. It has received an interim dividend of £75,712 from the liquidators for Lindsey Dock Services Ltd. and none so far in respect of John Sutcliffe Consolidated Stevedores Ltd.
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many redundancies there were within the Tees and Hartlepool port authority in the years 1989, 1990 and 1991 following the abolition of the dock labour scheme ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : The THPA employed 445 registered dockworkers at the time of abolition. Redundancies have been as follows :
|Number
---------------------
1989 |183
1990 |18
1991 |192
Mr. Bell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many redundancies there were within Immingham and Grimsby docks in the years 1989, 1990 and 1991 following the ending of the dock labour scheme ; how many registered dock workers were employed by Lindsey Dock Services Ltd. and John Sutcliff Consolidated Stevedores Ltd. ; how many jobs were lost on the liquidation of these companies ; what was the amount outstanding in severance liabilities ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : There were 498 redundancies at Grimsby and Immingham in 1989, including the entire workforces of Lindsey Dock Services (106) and John Sutcliffe Consolidated Stevedores (226). Total compensation received by employees of the two firms was £3,028, 000 and £7,272,000 respectively. Subsequent redundancies have numbered 24 in 1990 and 10 in 1991.
Bus Services, London
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many routes that have been put out to tender by London Buses Ltd. have been won by private bus operators.
Mr. Freeman : Of London Transport's 529 existing bus routes, 223 have been contracted out by competitive tender ; 100 are run by private bus operators, and 123 by London Buses Ltd. Subsidiaries.
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what would be the cost of setting up a new bus executive for London.
Mr. Freeman : No estimates have yet been made of the costs involved in setting up a new London bus executive. However, the Government see no reason why the cost of establishing a new executive should be significantly greater or less than the cost of other options canvassed in our consultation paper "A Bus Strategy for London".
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the responses received to his consultation paper, "A Bus Strategy for London", how many responses were received and from whom ; what was the proportion supporting and opposing the creation of a new bus executive for London ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : We received just over 200 official responses to the consultation paper "A Bus Strategy for London". A list of respondents has already been placed in the Library. It is not the Government's intention to publish responses. There was more support amongst respondents for creating a passenger transport authority for London or for designating London Transport as bus authority than there was for the creation of a non- departmental public body. However, with very few exceptions, those who advocated either of the former approaches were also opposed to deregulation. The creation of a new London bus executive will give London a body dedicated to bus activities, without distraction, and without any potential conflict of interest.
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EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Examination Results
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to publish the analysis of the summer 1991 examination results.
Mr. Eggar : Assuming that schools and LEAs respond promptly and accurately to the survey, the first results should be available for publication in March. Full results should be published around the end of 1992.
School Transport
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average percentage cost of school transport expressed as a total of each education authority's total education budget.
Mr. Fallon : For 1989-90, the latest year for which actual spending information is available, each local education authority's spending on transport from home to school expressed as a percentage of its total net recurrent expenditure on education was as follows :
Home to school transport<1> as a percentage of
net recurrent
expenditure<2> on education, 1989-90
LEA |Per cent.<3>
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ILEA |0.51
Barking |0.53
Barnet |0.35
Bexley |0.70
Brent |0.72
Bromley |1.21
Croydon |0.89
Ealing |1.54
Enfield |n/a
Haringey |n/a
Harrow |1.22
Havering |1.08
Hillingdon |1.34
Hounslow |n/a
Kingston-upon Thames |0.99
Merton |0.13
Newham |1.54
Redbridge |1.29
Richmond upon Thames |1.07
Sutton |1.28
Waltham Forest |1.11
Birmingham |0.84
Coventry |0.56
Dudley |0.68
Sandwell |0.73
Solihull |1.38
Walsall |0.53
Wolverhampton |0.47
Knowsley |0.56
Liverpool |1.01
St. Helens |0.88
Sefton |0.88
Wirral |1.26
Bolton |0.99
Bury |0.57
Manchester |n/a
Oldham |0.63
Rochdale |0.92
Salford |1.51
Stockport |n/a
Tameside |1.24
Trafford |0.99
Wigan |0.60
Barnsley |0.36
Doncaster |0.58
Rotherham |0.83
Sheffield |0.52
Bradford |0.91
Calderdale |1.04
Kirklees |0.88
Leeds |1.23
Wakefield |n/a
Gateshead |0.73
Newcastle Upon Tyne |0.77
North Tyneside |n/a
South Tyneside |0.32
Sunderland |0.45
Isles of Scilly |1.20
Avon |0.46
Bedfordshire |2.21
Berkshire |1.62
Buckinghamshire |2.00
Cambridgeshire |2.93
Cheshire |1.65
Cleveland |0.50
Cornwall |2.34
Cumbria |2.57
Derbyshire |1.49
Devon |2.97
Dorset |2.53
Durham |1.87
East Sussex |1.67
Essex |2.45
Gloucestershire |2.69
Hampshire |1.72
Hereford & Worcester |1.69
Hertfordshire |1.58
Humberside |1.56
Isle of Wight |2.27
Kent |2.96
Lancashire |1.48
Leicestershire |1.94
Lincolnshire |2.53
Norfolk |3.35
North Yorkshire |2.86
Northamptonshire |1.82
Northumberland |2.58
Nottinghamshire |1.08
Oxfordshire |2.65
Shropshire |2.51
Somerset |2.43
Staffordshire |1.46
Suffolk |0.23
Surrey |2.49
Warwickshire |2.14
West Sussex |1.90
Wiltshire |2.30
England average |1.48
<1> Local education authorities' costs of
their own drivers and vehicles, and their
payments in respect of public transport and
contract hire, used to transport pupils from
home to nursery, primary and secondary schools
and to special education schools or other
establishments.
<2> Net recurrent expenditure on education
includes total expenditure other than costs of
financing capital expenditure, less income
other than from specific grants.
<3> The percentages are derived from
authorities' returns of their spending to the
Department of the Environment.
n/a indicates that a return was not received.
Grammar Schools
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of maintained grammar schools in England in (a) June 1970, (b) February 1974, (c) May 1979 and (d) the latest available date.
Mr. Eggar : Information relating to the precise dates requested is not available. However, the numbers of maintained grammar schools in England as at January 1970, 1974, 1979 and 1991 are given in the following table.
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The 1991 figure (which is provisional) includes grant-maintained grammar schools. Direct grant grammar schools (which ceased to exist as such in 1980) are excluded from the figures for 1970, 1974 and 1979.
|Maintained
|Grammar
|Schools
---------------------------------
1970 |1,038
1974 |675
1979 |254
1991 |148
Education Exhibitions
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish (a) details of the total estimated cost and staffing requirements of his Department's education exhibitions, (b) a full list of the 25 towns and cities in England which the exhibition will visit, (c) the dates when the exhibitions will visit each location and (d) the duration of each visit.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : The total estimated cost of the "Time for School" touring exhibition including staffing is £170,000. A list of the 25 towns and cities to be visited including the dates and duration follows :
Location |Dates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birmingham |2, 3, 4 January 1992 |3 days Stoke-on-Trent |8 to 9 January 1992 |2 days Shrewsbury |10 to 11 January 1992 |2 days Manchester |15 to 16 January 1992 |2 days Preston |17 to 18 January 1992 |2 days Wood Green, London |22 to 23 January 1992 |2 days Edgware |24 to 25 January 1992 |2 days Luton |29 to 30 January 1992 |2 days Stevenage |31 January to 1 February 1992|2 days Swindon |5 to 6 February 1992 |2 days Cheltenham<1> |7 to 8 February 1992 |2 days Leicester |12 to 13 February 1992 |2 days Nottingham |14 to 15 February 1992 |2 days Middlesbrough |19 to 20 February 1992 |2 days Sheffield<1> |21 to 22 February 1992 |2 days Doncaster |26 to 27 February 1992 |2 days Leeds |28 to 29 February 1992 |2 days Newcastle<1> |4 to 5 March 1992 |2 days Gateshead |6 to 7 March 1992 |2 days Skelmersdale |11 to 12 March 1992 |2 days Warrington |13 to 14 March 1992 |2 days Eastbourne |18 to 19 March 1992 |2 days Southampton |20 to 21 March 1992 |2 days Telford |25 to 26 March 1992 |2 days Brierley Hill, Dudley |27 to 28 March 1992 |2 days <1> Subject to final confirmation.
Schools (Capital Allocations)
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to announce his decision in respect of capital allocation for schools.
Mr. Fallon : We have already announced that £524 million will be allocated for schools buildings for 1992-93, an increase of 11 per cent. over the £472 million allocated in 1991-92. Building grants for voluntary aided schools will also increase to £151 million, a rise of over 15 per cent. on the current year.
My right hon. and learned Friend intends to announce his decisions on the distribution of annual capital
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guidelines and voluntary aided school capital allocations for 1992-93 to local education authorities before Christmas.National Curriculum
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a full list of all documents relating to the national curriculum and its amendments by (a) the National Curriculum Council, (b) the School Examinations and Assessment Council and (c) him or his Department, since June 1987.
Mr. Eggar : The information requested is in the two tables following. Interim documents which become redundant when subject orders are laid, such as working group reports, subject proposals and draft subject orders, are detailed in table 2.
Table 1
Documents relating to the National Curriculum
Documents published by the Department of |Date of
Education and Science |publication
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1. National curriculum subject orders and
associated documents
Mathematics in the National Curriculum |March 1989
Science in the National Curriculum |March 1989
English in the National Curriculum |September 1989
English in the National Curriculum (No. 2) |March 1990
Technology in the National Curriculum |March 1990
History in the National Curriculum |1991
Geography in the National Curriculum |1991
Modern Foreign Languages in the National |November 1991
Curriculum
Modern Foreign Languages in the National |November 1991
Curriculum: Section 3 order
2. Other statutory instruments and circulars
Education Reform Act 1988: Local Arrangements |January 1989
for the Consideration of Complaints, Circular
1/89
Education Reform Act 1988: The School |February 1989
Curriculum and Assessment, Circular 5/89
Education (National Curriculum) (Modern |May 1989
Foreign Languages) Order 1989, SI 1989/825
and Circular 9/89
Education (Schools Curriculum and Related |June 1989
Information) Regulations 1989, SI 1989/954
and Circular 14/89
Education (School Curriculum and Related |July 1989
Information) Regulations 1989 Amendment,
SI 1989/1136 and covering letter
Education Reform Act 1988: Temporary |July 1989
Exceptions from the National Curriculum,
SI 1989/1181 and Circular 15/89
Education (School Curriculum and Related |May 1990
Information) Regulations 1989 Amendment,
SI 1990/1109 and covering letter
Management of the School Day, Circular 7/90 |July 1990
The Education (Individual Pupils' Achievements) |July 1990
(Information) Regulations 1990, SI 1990/1381
and Circular 8/90
Education (School Curriculum and Related |1991
Information) (Amendment) Regulations 1991,
SI 1991/1278
Education (Information on School Examination |1991
Results) (England) Regulations 1991, SI
1991/1265, and Circular 9/91
Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment |October 1991
Arrangements for English, Mathematics and
Science) (Key Stage 1) Order 1991, SI
1991/2169
Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment |October 1991
Arrangements for Technology) Order 1991,
SI 1991/2170
National Assessment Arrangements: assessing |October 1991
seven-year-olds in English, Mathematics,
Science and Technology in 1992
Circular 4/91: The Education (National
Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for |October 1991
English, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage
1) Order 1991; the Education (National
Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for
Technology) (Key Stage 1) Order 1991
3. Other publications
Education Reform: the Government's proposals |November 1987
for schools: National Curriculum, more open
enrolment, financial delegation, Grant
Maintained Schools, City Technology Colleges
Task Group on Assessment and Testing: A Report |December 1987
Task Group on Assessment and Testing: Three |March 1988
supplementary Reports
Task Group on Assessment and Testing Report: A |March 1988
Digest for Schools
Our Changing Schools |November 1988
National Curriculum: From Policy to Practice |February 1989
National Curriculum: A Guide for Parents |August 1989
(Various translations)
Aspects of English: English in the National |September 1991
Curriculum in Key Stages 1 to 4: Teachers
notes
How is Your Child Doing at School? A parents' guide |1991
to testing
Your Child's Report-what it means and how it |1991
can help
Your Child and the National Curriculum: a |December 1991
parent's guide to what is taught in schools
4. Speeches by the Secretary of State
National Curriculum for 14 to 16 year olds: |February 1990
Speech by the Right hon. John MacGregor
OBE MP, Secretary of State for Education and
Science, at the Conference of the Society of
Education Officers in London on 25 January
1990
National Curriculum and Assessment: A |June 1990
Summary of Messages from Recent Speeches
to Teachers Associations by the Right Hon.
John MacGregor OBE MP, Secretary of State
for Education and Science
5. Reports and other publications by HM
Inspectorate
Report by HM Inspectors on the Implementation |1989
of the National Curriculum in Primary
Schools, Carried Out Summer 1989
The Implementation of the National Curriculum |1990
in Primary Schools: A Survey of 100 Schools,
Autumn Term 1989: A report by HM
Inspectorate
Mathematics Key Stages 1 and 3 |April 1991
Science Key Stages 1 and 3 |April 1991
English Key Stages 1 and 3 |April 1991
Assessment, Recording and Reporting |June 1991
National Curriculum and Special Needs |July 1991
Information Technology and Special Needs in |October 1990
Schools
In-service Training for the Introduction of the |September 1991
National Curriculum: report by HM
Inspectorate 1988-1990
Teaching and Learning of Information |October 1991
Technology
Teaching and Learning of Design and Technology |October 1991
Initial Training of Primary Teachers for Science |October 1991
and the National Curriculum
Training Teachers for the National Curriculum |October 1991
Training Teachers for the National Curriculum: |October 1991
History
Documents published by the National Curriculum
Council
6. National Curriculum Non-Statutory Guidance
(published in association with National
Curriculum Statutory Orders)
Mathematics Non-Statutory Guidance |June 1989
Science Non-Statutory Guidance |June 1989
English Key Stage 1 Non-Statutory Guidance |June 1989
Technology Non-Statutory Guidance: Design and |April 1990
Technology Capability
Technology Non-Statutory Guidance: |April 1990
Information Technology Capability
English Key Stages 2-4 Non-Statutory Guidance |July 1990
Geography Non-Statutory Guidance |May 1991
History Non-Statutory Guidance |May 1991
Modern Foreign Languages Non-Statutory |November 1991
Guidance
7. NCC Subject Reports-Reports to the Secretary
of State on the outcome of consultation and
NCC's recommendations
Science for Ages 5-16 |August 1988
Mathematics for Ages 5-16 |August 1988
English for Ages 5-11 |May 1989
English for Ages 5-16 |November 1989
Geography |November 1990
History |December 1990
Modern Foreign Languages |May 1991
Design and Technology for Ages 5-16 |November 1989
Mathematics in the National Curriculum (1991): a |October 1991
report to the Secretary of State on the statutory
consultation for attainment targets and
programmes of study in Mathematics
Science in the National Curriculum (1991): a |October 1991
report to the Secretary of State on the statutory
consultation for attainment targets and
programmes of study in Science
Geography and History at Key Stage 4 |October 1991
Whole Classes Taking GCSE or Equivalents Early |November 1991
8. National Curriculum Council Circulars |October 1988
Applying the National Curriculum to Five Year
Olds in September 1989
A New Description for School Year Groups |February 1989
Implementing the National Curriculum in |March 1989
Primary Schools
English 5-11 in the National Curriculum: A Digest |April 1989
Implementing the National Curriculum- |May 1989
Participation by Pupils with Special Education
Needs
The National Curriculum and Whole Curriculum |October 1989
Planning: Preliminary Guidance
Publications on the National Curriculum from |December 1989
NCC, DES, HMI and SEAC
Technology 5-16 in the National Curriculum: |December 1989
A Digest
English 5-16 in the National Curriculum: A Digest |December 1989
The National Curriculum at Key Stage 4 |May 1990
Circular 11: Linguistic Diversity and the National |March 1991
Curriculum
Circular 12: Report on Monitoring the |July 1991
Implementation of the National Curriculum
Core Subjects, 1989-90 (and summary)
9. Other Publications |February 1989
The National Curriculum Information Pack No. 1
An Introduction to the National Curriculum |May 1989
Developing INSET Activities |May 1989
A Framework for the Primary Curriculum |July 1989
A Curriculum for All: Special Education Needs in |October 1989
the National Curriculum
National Curriculum Council: A Guide for |November 1989
Employers
The National Curriculum: A Guide for Parents of |June 1990
Primary Children
The National Curriculum Information Pack No. 2 |March 1990
Teaching, Talking and Learning in Key Stage One |March 1990
The National Curriculum: A Guide for Parents of |May 1990
Secondary Children
Education for Work: a guide for industry and |April 1991
commerce
The National Curriculum: a guide for staff of |November 1990
museums, galleries, historic houses and sites
Working Together: English in the National |June 1990
Curriculum in Key Stages 1 and 2
The National Curriculum and the Initial Training |April 1991
of Student, Articled and Licensed Teachers
Science Explorations (video and notes) |May 1991
Technology 5-11 (video and notes) |October 1990
Design and Technology 11-16 (video and notes) |August 1991
The Whole Curriculum |April 1990
Education for Economic and Industrial |April 1990
Understanding
Health Education |July 1990
Careers Education and Guidance |August 1990
Environmental Education |September 1990
Education for Citizenship |November 1990
Teacher Placements and the National Curriculum |March 1991
Managing Economic and Industrial |March 1991
Understanding in Schools
Planning for Key Stage 4: discussion paper and |September 1990
supplementary paper for NCC invitation
conferences
The National Curriculum at Key Stage 4 (advice |November 1990
to the Secretary of State)
Science and Pupils with Special Educational |September 1991
Needs: a workshop pack for Key stages 1 and
2
10. Guides to Teacher Assessment
Your Questions Answered |January 1990
Teacher Assessment in the Classroom |January 1990
Teacher Assessment in the School |January 1990
A Sourcebook for Teacher Assessment |January 1990
National Curriculum Assessment. Responsibility |August 1991
of LEAs in 1991-92
Timetable for Assessment Cycle 1991-92 |September 1991
School Assessment Folder: Key Stage 1 |November 1990
Records of Achievement in Primary Schools |December 1990
National Curriculum Assessment: Assessment |February 1991
Arrangements for Core Subjects at Key Stage
1
English En1: Speaking and Listening |February 1991
Teacher Assessment at Key Stage 3 |January 1991
Teacher Assessment at Key Stage 3: an in-service |January 1991
resource for Mathematics
Teacher Assessment at Key Stage 3: An in-service |January 1991
resource for Science
Key Stage 1 School Assessment Folder update |October 1991
National Pilot for Mathematics and Science Key |October 1991
Stage 3: end of key stage assessment
arrangements 1992
National Tests for 7-year-olds in English, |October 1991
Mathematics and Science
Key Stage 3 School Assessment Folders in |October 1991
Mathematics and Science (Part 1) and teacher
assessment leaflet
11. Other Documents
Assessment Matters No. 1: Graphwork in Schools Science |July 1990
Assessment Matters No. 2: Measurement in School Science |August 1990
Leaflet No. 2: Negotiating Tasks in Design And Technology |April 1991
Leaflet No. 3: Structuring Activities in Design and Technology |August 1991
Key Stage 4 Assessment: Quality assured |June 1991
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Table 2
Consultative and interim national curriculum documents
|Date of
|publication
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Documents published by the Department of
Education and Science
1. General Consultation Document
The National Curriculum 5-16: A Consultation |June 1987
Document
2. National Curriculum Working Group Reports
National Curriculum Science Working Group |November 1987
Interim Report
National Curriculum Mathematics Working |November 1987
Group Interim Report
National Curriculum Design and Technology |November 1988
Working Group Interim Report
National Curriculum History Working Group |August 1989
Interim Report
National Curriculum Geography Working Group |November 1989
Interim Report
National Curriculum Modern Foreign Languages |March 1990
Working Group Initial Advice
National Curriculum History Final Working |April 1990
Group Report
3. Subject Proposals of the Secretaries of State
Mathematics for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the |August 1988
Secretary of State for Education and Science
and the Secretary of State for Wales
Science for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the Secretary |August 1988
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
English for Ages 5-11: Proposals of the Secretary |November 1988
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
English for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the Secretary |June 1989
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
Design and Technology for Ages 5-16: Proposals |June 1989
of the Secretary of State for Education and
Science and the Secretary of State for Wales
Geography for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the |June 1990
Secretary of State for Education and Science
and the Secretary of State for Wales
History for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the Secretary |June 1990
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
Mathematics for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the |May 1991
Secretary of State for Education and the
Secretary of State for Wales
Science for Ages 5-16: Proposals of the Secretary |May 1991
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
History and Geography at Key Stage 4: Proposals |May 1991
of the Secretary of State for Education and
Science and the Secretary of State for Wales
Whole Classes of Pupils Taking Examinations for |June 1991
GCSE or Equivalent Qualifications in
National Curriculum Subjects Early:
Proposals of the Secretary of State for
Education and Science and the Secretary of
State for Wales
Science at Key Stage 4: Proposals of the Secretary |July 1991
of State for Education and Science and the
Secretary of State for Wales
Art and Music at Key Stage 4: Proposals of the |August 1991
Secretary of State for Education and Science
and the Secretary of State for Wales
4. Draft Subject Orders
National Curriculum: Draft Orders for |December 1988
Mathematics
National Curriculum: Draft Orders for Science |December 1988
Education (National Curriculum) (Modern |March 1989
Foreign Languages) Draft Order
National Curriculum: Draft Order for English |March 1989
Key Stage 1
National Curriculum: Draft Order for English |December 1989
Key Stages 2-4
National Curriculum: Draft Order for |December 1989
Technology
National Curriculum: Draft Amendment Order |June 1990
for Technology
National Curriculum: Draft Order for |October 1991
Mathematics
National Curriculum: Draft Order for Science |October 1991
Adult Education
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of national spending on vocational adult education and the amount spent on leisure adult education in the current year.
Mr. Eggar : In 1989-90, the latest year for which information on actual spending is available, local education authorities' returns indicate that their net recurrent expenditure on adult education centres was £137 million. This includes the cost of self-standing adult education centres and of adult education centres within further education colleges. The £137 million excludes the cost of all other education for adults which further education colleges provide, because this is not separately identified on LEAs' returns. Nor do the returns distinguish between different kinds of education for adults. The Department is currently undertaking a survey to establish the proportion of spending on further education attributable to the courses for adults, including leisure and recreational courses, which under the proposals in the Further and Higher Education Bill (HL) will remain the responsibility of LEAs.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Family Credit
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest available figures for the take-up of family credit.
Mr. Jack : The latest information about the number of families taking up family credit is a provisional caseload figure of 353,000 for the end of September 1991. Nearly 700,000 claims have been received since April 1991, more than half of them from new claimants as opposed to those renewing an existing award.
Since April 1988 when the scheme started, over 2.4 million awards have been made.
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Invalidity Benefit
Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what provision is made for people who are in receipt of invalidity benefit, but not income support, who require special outsize clothing due to their medical condition.
Mr. Scott : There is no provision.
Early Retirement
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy to ensure that those over the age of 60 years claiming unemployment benefit do not have to fulfil availability for work criteria if they are not currently working, and have taken early retirement under a recognised early retirement scheme.
Mr. Jack : Unemployment benefit is a short-term contributory benefit for people who are temporarily unemployed. To receive this benefit, a person must be capable of and available for work. He or she must also actively seek work. We have no plans to exempt persons aged 60 or over from these conditions.
However, a person aged 60 or over is not required to be available for work in order to receive income support, or class 1 national insurance credits to maintain their entitlement to sickness benefit and retirement pension.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Schools Inspectorate
Mr. Straw : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reviews of Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools Her Majesty's Treasury has undertaken or participated in since 1979 ; what was the purpose of each review and its date ; and whether it was published.
Mr. Mellor : The Treasury has not undertaken any reviews of its own into Her Majesty's inspectorate since 1979, but one Treasury official did assist with a DES-led grading review in 1989. The review was not published.
Gambling
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by sector the latest figures for the amounts of revenue derived annually, by way of taxation and other revenues, from all forms of gambling in the United Kingdom.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard [holding answer 12 December 1991] : In the year ended 31 March 1991 receipts of betting and gaming duties from sectors of the gambling industry were as follows :
|£ million
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Off-course betting |479
Pool betting |303
Casino gaming |57
Gaming machines |98
Bingo |67
Value added tax is also chargeable on the net take of gaming machines and on certain fees paid to participate in bingo. It is not possible to calculate the VAT yield from information on VAT returns.
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CIVIL SERVICE
Morale
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service what proposals he has to improve morale in the civil service.
Mr. Renton : Our aim is to have an efficient, effective and well- motivated civil service. Managers in Departments and agencies continually work to achieve this.
Non-departmental Public Bodies
Mr. Andrew Mitchell : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service how many non-departmental public bodies are currently in existence ; and when the annual list of such bodies will be published.
Mr. Renton : On 1 April 1991 there were 375 executive bodies, One more than last year ; 874 advisory bodies, 97 less than last year ; 64 tribunals, two less than last year ; and 131 boards of visitors, three more than last year. In total there were 1,444 non-departmental public bodies--a fall of 95 over last year. Details can be found in "Public Bodies 1991" published today. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.
SCOTLAND
Dyslexia
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) primary and (b) post-primary schools in Scotland have a specialist teacher for children suffering from dyslexia.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Learning support teachers, who assist children with specific learning difficulties such as are caused by dyslexia, are employed in schools in Scotland at which such children are pupils. At September 1990, the numbers of teachers with a qualification in learning difficulties employed in primary and secondary schools were 880 and 470 respectively.
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what training teachers receive in (a) recognising symptoms of dyslexia in pupils and (b) how to assist pupils who show symptoms of dyslexia.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : All pre-service teacher training courses now contain elements covering special educational needs in which references to dyslexia and its identification are included. The guidelines which determine the content of diploma courses in special educational needs now strongly encourage the inclusion of elements on specific learning difficulty. Specialist courses for teachers on dyslexia are also being developed at Jordanhill college and Moray house. The Scottish Office Education Department has commissioned a research study of policy, practices and provision for children with learning difficulties including dyslexia. This will make recommendations about the content of further training courses in relation to dyslexia and offer specific guidance to teachers of dyslexic children.
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Sport
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the allocation of funds from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts to sports facilities in Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : This is a matter for the foundation to consider. The foundation plans to announce its next tranche of grants in Edinburgh on 20 December and I will be participating in the announcement.
Speech Therapy
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the chairmen of health boards about (a) the adequate provision of speech therapists and (b) the recruitment, selection and training of such therapists ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer Wednesday 11 December] : A further £2 million has been made available from 1 April next year toward the cost of speech therapy services for children with a formal record of needs. My officials have met the College of Speech Therapists, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Association of Directors of Education, Scotland to discuss this additional allocation. The latest meeting took place on 6 December. The recruitment and selection of speech therapists is a matter for health boards. As to training, all speech therapy training in Scotland is operated by the higher education sector, which liaises closely with health boards over the curriculum, clinical placements, and other aspects of the course.
Foreign Lottery Tickets
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish Sports Council regarding the possible free movement of lottery tickets in the EC post-1992.
Mr. Michel Forsyth [holding answer Thursday 12 December] : I have discussed this matter and others relating to the Scottish Sports Council's support for a national lottery with the chairman and members of the Scottish Sports Council, on a number of occasions. I have confirmed the advice which I have received that the sale of foreign lottery tickets in the United Kingdom can be controlled by domestic law as it stands.
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