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Further Education Corporations (Mergers)
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list in date order mergers between further education corporations since April 1993, specifying whether each amounted to a transfer or merger of undertakings. [121301]
Mr. Wicks: There are two types of mergers: the first is a single dissolution where one further education corporation is dissolved and its property, rights and liabilities are transferred to another corporation; and the second is where two or more corporations are closed and their property, rights and liabilities are transferred to a new corporation. The name of the continuing or new corporation, as the case may be, may also change at the time of the merger.
The table lists all mergers between further education corporations since 1 April 1993.
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Education Funding (Somerset)
Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is his latest estimate for real spending on secondary schools in Somerset for each year from 1992-93 to 2000-01; and if he will make a statement; [121222]
- (2) what is his estimate of real spending per pupil in secondary schools in Somerset for each year from 1992-93
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- to 2000-01, expressed in 1998-99 prices; and if he will make a statement. [121223]
Ms Estelle Morris: Spending on secondary schools in Somerset, and on a per pupil basis, from 1992-93 to 1998-99, the latest year for which this information is available, is set out in the table. The figures are based on Net Institutional Expenditure and expressed at 1998-99 prices.
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| £ million | £ per pupil | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 71.5 | 2,578 |
| 1993-94 | 67.3 | 2,446 |
| 1994-95 | 66.3 | 2,381 |
| 1995-96 | 68.2 | 2,424 |
| 1996-97 | 66.4 | 2,352 |
| 1997-98 | 65.2 | 2,295 |
| 1998-99 | (1)68.5 | (1)2,378 |
(1) Provisional
The next table sets out the resources being made available to Somerset local education authority for secondary education as part of the drive to raise standards. These figures are not directly comparable with the net institutional figures set out above. The special and specific grant totals include the money for schools announced in the Budget on 21 March.
| Standard Spending Assessment | Special and Specific Grants | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 2,747 | 66 |
| 1999-2000 | 2,859 | 100 |
| 2000-01 | 2,984 | 199 |
Education Authority Performance
Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the 20 education authorities with (a) the poorest record of pupil performance in GCSE examinations and (b) the highest administration costs (i) per pupil and (ii) as a proportion of their total education budget; and if he will make a statement. [121224]
Ms Estelle Morris: The following tables show, for 1999-2000, (a) the 20 local education authorities with the least proportion of pupils gaining five or more passes at grades A to C in GCSE examinations and (b) the 20 local education authorities with the highest central administration costs (i) per pupil and (ii) in relation to their total education budget.
| (a) Percentage of pupils gaining five or more passes in GCSE at grades A-C | |
|---|---|
| Kingston-upon-Hull UA | 23.4 |
| Knowsley | 23.6 |
| Islington | 27.4 |
| Hackney | 27.8 |
| Nottingham City | 28.7 |
| Southwark | 29.5 |
| Sandwell | 29.7 |
| Manchester | 30.2 |
| Haringey | 30.3 |
| Bristol UA | 31.0 |
| Middlesborough UA | 31.0 |
| Tower Hamlets | 31.1 |
| Greenwich | 31.7 |
| Lambeth | 31.9 |
| Bradford | 32.1 |
| Portsmouth UA | 32.2 |
| Lewisham | 32.3 |
| Barnsley | 32.4 |
| Liverpool | 32.4 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 33.6 |
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| (b)(i) Central administration costs (2) | £ per pupil |
|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 167 |
| Greenwich | 127 |
| Manchester | 126 |
| Islington | 104 |
| Haringey | 103 |
| Southwark | 100 |
| Camden | 99 |
| Tower Hamlets | 97 |
| Merton | 95 |
| Lewisham | 94 |
| Bracknell Forest | 90 |
| Middlesbrough | 83 |
| Redbridge | 82 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 81 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 81 |
| Hounslow | 78 |
| Waltham Forest | 77 |
| Harrow | 76 |
| Hackney | 76 |
| Barnet | 75 |
(2) Central costs on statutory and regulatory duties. Corporation of London and the Isles of Scilly have been excluded because of their very small size.
| (b)(ii) Central administration costs (3) | As percentage of total education budget |
|---|---|
| Manchester | 3.88 |
| Greenwich | 3.53 |
| Merton | 3.25 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 3.20 |
| Bracknell Forest | 3.20 |
| Middlesbrough | 3.10 |
| Haringey | 2.81 |
| Islington | 2.81 |
| Redbridge | 2.80 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 2.76 |
| Bury | 2.75 |
| Herefordshire | 2.68 |
| Swindon | 2.65 |
| East Sussex | 2.61 |
| Hartlepool | 2.57 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 2.56 |
| Lewisham | 2.56 |
| Wokingham | 2.55 |
| Hounslow | 2.54 |
| Torbay | 2.53 |
(3) Central costs on statutory and regulatory duties. Corporation of London and the Isles of Scilly have been excluded because of their very small size.
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