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Recycling and composting of household waste has doubled in the past four years and more than tripled in the past eight years. Government support for, and engagement with, the poorest performing local authorities, as well as progressively lower landfill limits and the escalating landfill tax will all help to drive forward even higher recycling rates.
Recycling and composting of household waste has doubled in the past four years and more than tripled in the past eight years. Government support for, and engagement with, the poorest performing local authorities, as well as progressively lower landfill limits and the escalating landfill tax will all help to drive forward even higher recycling rates.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c341
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend makes an important technical point. As she suggested, there is a tendency, if we are not careful, to discriminate against the collection of high-volume but low-weight plastics. As I suggested earlier, the fact that 80 per cent. of local authorities collect plastics is a step forward, but I assure my hon. Friend that the issue is being looked at. We are keen in the waste strategy to make sure that any disincentives to recycling and collection are minimised.
My hon. Friend makes an important technical point. As she suggested, there is a tendency, if we are not careful, to discriminate against the collection of high-volume but low-weight plastics. As I suggested earlier, the fact that 80 per cent. of local authorities collect plastics is a step forward, but I assure my hon. Friend that the issue is being looked at. We are keen in the waste strategy to make sure that any disincentives to recycling and collection are minimised.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Asked by
Phyllis Starkey
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Will the Minister consider, too, the slightly perverse effect of the weight requirement on local authorities, which discourages the recycling of plastic and results in recycled paper being of much poorer quality because of the co-mingling of waste?
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c342
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I hope that the hon. Lady agrees that the first priority is to reduce the amount of packaging, rather than to tackle the recycling potential. As for packaging that is required, may I point out that voluntary agreements to achieve an 80 per cent. reduction in packaging have been negotiated in part by my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare with some major supermarkets? All supermarkets have to meet the requirements of the packaging directive that we have implemented, but the hon. Lady made an important point about the recycling of packaging. As I recollect, 70 to 80 per cent. of packaging is recyclable, but it is important to drive that up as high as possible. The interest in her constituency knows no bounds, because one of my colleagues tells me that she conducts some of her surgeries in Tesco, and I am sure that she can take the recycling message to her next surgery.
I hope that the hon. Lady agrees that the first priority is to reduce the amount of packaging, rather than to tackle the recycling potential. As for packaging that is required, may I point out that voluntary agreements to achieve an 80 per cent. reduction in packaging have been negotiated in part by my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare with some major supermarkets? All supermarkets have to meet the requirements of the packaging directive that we have implemented, but the hon. Lady made an important point about the recycling of packaging. As I recollect, 70 to 80 per cent. of packaging is recyclable, but it is important to drive that up as high as possible. The interest in her constituency knows no bounds, because one of my colleagues tells me that she conducts some of her surgeries in Tesco, and I am sure that she can take the recycling message to her next surgery.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Asked by
Jo Swinson
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is it not the case that recycling rates would improve if more packaging were made of recyclable materials? What steps has the Secretary of State taken to encourage food producers, particularly the large supermarket chains, to adopt a more responsible approach by reducing excess packaging and, importantly, making sure that any necessary packaging is made from materials that can be recycled?
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c342
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I applaud the hon. Gentleman’s concern to boost recycling rates, and I am sure he will be as pleased as I am that local authorities have been reminded recently that they have a duty to collect recyclates from schools, which has not always happened. As my hon. Friend suggested, one person’s rigour in reporting, which I think was the phrase that the hon. Gentleman used, is another person’s bureaucracy and form-filling. I am sure the hon. Gentleman would not want me to announce that I was sending a form to every school in the country asking it to weigh the amount of waste recycled. We will know success when we achieve more recycling by local authority levels. The percentages that I gave in answer to the right hon. Member for Fylde (Mr. Jack) are the sort of outcome that the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle should support, rather than denigrate.
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I applaud the hon. Gentleman’s concern to boost recycling rates, and I am sure he will be as pleased as I am that local authorities have been reminded recently that they have a duty to collect recyclates from schools, which has not always happened. As my hon. Friend suggested, one person’s rigour in reporting, which I think was the phrase that the hon. Gentleman used, is another person’s bureaucracy and form-filling. I am sure the hon. Gentleman would not want me to announce that I was sending a form to every school in the country asking it to weigh the amount of waste recycled. We will know success when we achieve more recycling by local authority levels. The percentages that I gave in answer to the right hon. Member for Fylde (Mr. Jack) are the sort of outcome that the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle should support, rather than denigrate.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Over the past year the Government have announced welcome plans to do more, at last, to promote recycling of school waste, but how will they judge the effectiveness of any of those initiatives if, according to the written answer given to me by the Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills, the hon. Member for Gloucester (Mr. Dhanda),"““Central Government have not set any specific recycling targets for schools. There are targets for local authority recycling of household waste which does not include waste from schools. We do not know how much school waste has been recycled in the last 10 years””—[Official Report, 25 July 2006; Vol. 449, c. 1461W.]?"
New schemes are great, but where is the visible follow-through, where is the rigour of reporting progress, and where is the accountability?
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c343
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s recognition of the Government’s impressive record, which was largely achieved before I arrived in the Department. I accept his point that we need to drive up performance across the country, but there are different ways of doing so in different areas to reflect local needs. It is significant that over 90 per cent. of local authorities offer kerb-side collection, and over 80 per cent. collect plastics as well as the more traditional recyclates. In the waste strategy, we will indeed seek to find ways of helping all local authorities to raise their performance. May I point out to the right hon. Gentleman an example of interdepartmental co-operation that he will applaud? In the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, which has been introduced in the House, the development of joint waste authorities across metropolitan borough lines will help to achieve the consistency that he rightly seeks.
I am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s recognition of the Government’s impressive record, which was largely achieved before I arrived in the Department. I accept his point that we need to drive up performance across the country, but there are different ways of doing so in different areas to reflect local needs. It is significant that over 90 per cent. of local authorities offer kerb-side collection, and over 80 per cent. collect plastics as well as the more traditional recyclates. In the waste strategy, we will indeed seek to find ways of helping all local authorities to raise their performance. May I point out to the right hon. Gentleman an example of interdepartmental co-operation that he will applaud? In the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, which has been introduced in the House, the development of joint waste authorities across metropolitan borough lines will help to achieve the consistency that he rightly seeks.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Asked by
Michael Jack
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Impressive as the Secretary of State’s answer is, he will be aware of the considerable discrepancies between the policies of different authorities. Some recycle glass, but others do not; some recycle plastic, but others do not; some fine people if they put their rubbish in the wrong recycling bin, which is not helpful if we wish to encourage more recycling. As the Secretary of State prepares to publish his new waste strategy, what steps will he take to encourage a more uniform performance by local authorities further to increase recycling rates?
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c341-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
When it comes to local matters in Stockport, I certainly take my hon. Friend’s views about the rights and wrongs of the situation into account, as he is a passionate campaigner for a more environmentally friendly and greener Stockport. From central Government’s point of view, it is important that local authorities pay suitable attention to the particular needs of their own areas, which is why we have not sought to impose a single Stalinist model for recycling and collection on the country. It is right that local authorities innovate, but they should do so in a sensible way, not a silly way.
When it comes to local matters in Stockport, I certainly take my hon. Friend’s views about the rights and wrongs of the situation into account, as he is a passionate campaigner for a more environmentally friendly and greener Stockport. From central Government’s point of view, it is important that local authorities pay suitable attention to the particular needs of their own areas, which is why we have not sought to impose a single Stalinist model for recycling and collection on the country. It is right that local authorities innovate, but they should do so in a sensible way, not a silly way.
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Asked by
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Stockport’s Liberal Democrat council proposes to deliver 52 black bin bags—a year’s supply—to every household in one go, with no restrictions on the number of bags that people are allowed to put out each week. Will that help or hinder recycling efforts in Stockport?
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c342-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What steps he is taking to improve local authority recycling performance.
What steps he is taking to improve local authority recycling performance.
Asked by
Michael Jack
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 January 2007
For answer on
1 February 2007
Answered on
1 February 2007
Recycling and composting of household waste has doubled in the past four years and more than tripled in the past eight years. Government support for, and engagement with, the poorest performing local authorities, as well as progressively lower landfill limits and the escalating landfill tax will all help to drive forward even higher recycling rates.
Subjects
Domestic waste; Local government; Recycling; Standards
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c341; 117810
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made towards the Public Service Agreement target to promote standards that ensure good governance, including adherence to the Ministerial and Civil Service codes; whether the Public Service Agreement target to achieve a 2.5 per cent. efficiency saving...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made towards the Public Service Agreement target to promote standards that ensure good governance, including adherence to the Ministerial and Civil Service codes; whether the Public Service Agreement target to achieve a 2.5 per cent. efficiency saving...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 March 2005
For answer on
14 March 2005
Answered on
14 March 2005
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent progress has been made towards the public service agreement
target to promote standards that ensure good governance, including adherence to the ministerial and civil service codes; [220219]
(2) whether the public service agreement target to achieve a 2.5 per cent. efficiency saving each year on administrative
resources was met in 2004; [220220]
(3) what recent assessment he has made of whether the public service agreement target to achieve a 2.5 per cent. efficiency
saving each year on administrative resources will be met in 2005; [220221]
(4) what recent progress has been made towards the public service agreement target to co-ordinate security, intelligence and civil
contingencies matters to protect the UK against disruptive challenges; [220222]
(5) what recent progress has been made towards the public service agreement target to improve services by working with departments
to embed the four principles of public service reform. [220223]
Mr. Miliband: The Cabinet Office's role is outlined in our public service agreement (PSA). Work in support of the Cabinet Office
objectives and targets included in the PSA is accounted for in the departmental report, autumn performance report and the annual
report and resource accounts, all of which are published annually.
The latest assessment of progress against the Cabinet Office's PSA targets was made in the 2004 autumn performance report (Cm 6414).
The next assessment will be made in the 2005 departmental report, due to be published later this spring.
Copies of the publications referred to are available in the Library of the House.
Subjects
Government departments; Standards; Cabinet Office; Public service agreements
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c120-1W;432 c118-9W; 220219;220220;220221;220222;220223
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many targets have been set in each year since 1997 by the Department; and, of these, which have been (a) met, (b) nearly met, (c) not met, (d) changed and (e) dropped. - Ref to 21 February 2005, 431 c75W.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many targets have been set in each year since 1997 by the Department; and, of these, which have been (a) met, (b) nearly met, (c) not met, (d) changed and (e) dropped. - Ref to 21 February 2005, 431 c75W.
Asked by
George Osborne
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 February 2005
For answer on
23 February 2005
Answered on
23 February 2005
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many targets have been set in each year since 1997 by the
Department; and, of these, which have been (a) met, (b) nearly met, (c) not met, (d) changed and
(e) dropped. [215801]
Mr. Miliband: I refer the hon. Member to the answer he received from my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary of the Treasury (Mr.
Timms) on 21 February 2005, Official Report, column 75W.
Subjects
Government departments; Standards; Cabinet Office
Date
23 February 2005
Reference
215801; 431 c666W;431 c662W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the No. 10 Delivery Unit had in the (a) setting and (b) monitoring of targets relating to the removal of refused asylum seekers from the UK from 1999 to 2002.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the No. 10 Delivery Unit had in the (a) setting and (b) monitoring of targets relating to the removal of refused asylum seekers from the UK from 1999 to 2002.
Asked by
Alistair Burt
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2004
For answer on
12 January 2005
Answered on
12 January 2005
Alistair Burt: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what involvement the No. 10 Delivery Unit had in the (a) setting
and (b) monitoring of targets relating to the removal of refused asylum seekers from the UK from 1999 to 2002. [206177]
Mr. Miliband: The Prime Minister's Delivery Unit was established in June 2001. It played no part in the setting of Public Service
Agreement (PSA) targets prior to that date.
Overall responsibility for setting PSA targets lies with Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) and relevant departments. The Delivery Unit
contributes to the process by providing advice on the design, measurement and monitoring of PSAs. This was the role the Unit played
as part of the Spending Review 2002.
The asylum PSA targets are among those for which the Delivery Unit has a continuing role in monitoring performance.
Progress against the delivery of PSA targets is available on HMT's website at: http://www.hm- treasury.gov.uk/performance/
Subjects
Asylum; Deportation; Standards; Delivery Unit
Date
12 January 2005
Reference
206177; 429 c559-60W;429 c557-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond in full to a parliamentary answer; and what percentage of its parliamentary answers have failed to meet this target in each parliamentary session from 1997-98 to 2003-04. - Inc tables for...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond in full to a parliamentary answer; and what percentage of its parliamentary answers have failed to meet this target in each parliamentary session from 1997-98 to 2003-04. - Inc tables for...
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 November 2004
For answer on
10 January 2005
Answered on
10 January 2005
Subjects
Administrative delays; Government departments; Standards; Cabinet Office; Written questions
Date
10 January 2005
Reference
200524; 429 c91-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reasons for schools' failure to respond to the OECD PISA survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reasons for schools' failure to respond to the OECD PISA survey.
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2004
For answer on
13 December 2004
Answered on
13 December 2004
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the reasons for schools' failure to
respond to the OECD PISA survey. [204013]
Mr. Miliband: Administering the PISA tests and questionnaires is a significant undertaking by schools, and the PISA fieldwork takes
place at an important time in the school calendar. I can therefore understand that it is not always a straightforward decision for
schools to participate in PISA, and that it is their right to refuse if they wish to. The burden of PISA for schools is an
inescapable part of them participating in the study, but we will need to make sure we fully recognise and take account of the
difficulties schools face as we plan for PISA 2006.
Subjects
Assessments; Administration; Pupils; OECD countries; Standards; Programme for International Student Assessment
Date
13 December 2004
Reference
204013; 428 c834W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 30 November 2004, 428 c54W on the International Student Assessment Study, for what reason an assurance of confidentiality was given to schools invited to co-operate with the OECD PISA study before they decided whether to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 30 November 2004, 428 c54W on the International Student Assessment Study, for what reason an assurance of confidentiality was given to schools invited to co-operate with the OECD PISA study before they decided whether to...
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2004
For answer on
13 December 2004
Answered on
13 December 2004
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2004, Official Report,
column 54W, on the International Student Assessment Study, for what reason an assurance of confidentiality was given to schools
invited to co- operate with the OECD PISA study before they decided whether to co-operate. [204012]
Mr. Miliband: The National Statistics Code of Practice Protocol on Data Access and Confidentiality, paragraph 2a states: "A
guarantee of confidentiality will be given, at the time of collection, to respondents to National Statistics surveys and censuses."
Subjects
Assessments; Disclosure of information; Pupils; OECD countries; Standards; Programme for International Student Assessment
Date
13 December 2004
Reference
204012; 428 c833-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and (b) Key Stage 3 pupils have reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. - In Library (Dep 04/2021) and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and (b) Key Stage 3 pupils have reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. - In Library (Dep 04/2021) and...
Asked by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2004
For answer on
13 December 2004
Answered on
13 December 2004
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and
(b) Key Stage 3 pupils have reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997, broken down
by parliamentary constituency. [203526]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is placed in the Library.
Figures for 2004 by parliamentary constituency are not yet available, but will be placed in the Library as soon as possible.
Subjects
Pupils; National curriculum tests; Standards; Literacy; Numeracy
Date
13 December 2004
Reference
203526; 428 c834W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee of Wednesday 1st December, what the evidential basis is for his statement that a brand new school building improves educational performance; and to what extent that evidence has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee of Wednesday 1st December, what the evidential basis is for his statement that a brand new school building improves educational performance; and to what extent that evidence has been...
Asked by
Andrew Turner
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2004
For answer on
9 December 2004
Answered on
9 December 2004
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his evidence to the Education and Skills
Select Committee of Wednesday 1 December, what the evidential basis is for his statement that a brand new school building
improves educational performance; and to what extent that evidence has been disaggregated from other factors with particular
reference to (a) exclusions, (b) new leadership and (c) improved staffing. [203784]
Mr. Miliband: In 1999, my Department commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to evaluate the relationship between schools capital
investment and pupil performance. This was published in 2000 as Research Report 242 "Building Performance". Further research was
then carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers which we published in 2003 as Research Report 407 "Building Better Performance". These
studies showed quantitative evidence of a positive and statistically significant relationship between capital investment and pupil
performance. Investment included both new schools and improvements to existing buildings, and positive evidence was strongest in
relation to investment that supported better delivery of the curriculum. This statistical work included correlation and multivariate
analysis to take account of other influences on performance such as those you mention and, indeed, a range of other factors.
The qualitative analysis also suggested a much greater positive impact of capital spending on pupil achievement, mainly through the
boost it gives to teacher and pupil morale and hence the quality of teaching and learning.
These research reports are available in the House Library.
Subjects
Construction; Buildings; Evidence; Education; Standards; Schools; Select committees; Education and Skills Committee
Date
9 December 2004
Reference
203784; 428 c776-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and (b) Key Stage 3 pupils reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997 in (i) Haltemprice and Howden and (ii) England. - Including table and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and (b) Key Stage 3 pupils reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997 in (i) Haltemprice and Howden and (ii) England. - Including table and...
Asked by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2004
For answer on
9 December 2004
Answered on
9 December 2004
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and
(b) Key Stage 3 pupils reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997 in (i)
Haltemprice and Howden and (ii) England. [203527]
Mr. Miliband: The percentage of Key Stage 2 pupils achieving level 4 or above in English and mathematics for 1997-2003 are set out
in the following table:
Percentage
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Haltemprice and Howden:
English 69.2 72.0 76.8 84.3 82.0 81.9 79.7
Mathematics 70.0 70.6 76.3 79.2 77.2 80.0 77.5
England:
English 63 65 71 75 75 75 75
Mathematics 62 59 69 72 71 73 73
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The percentage of Key Stage 3 pupils achieving level 5 or above in English and mathematics for 1997-2003 are set out in the
following table:
Percentage
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Haltemprice and Howden:
English 64.9 68.4 66,6 68.9 66.7 69.8 76.9
Mathematics 69.0 64.7 70.0 73.7 72.2 71.5 72.8
England:
English 57 65 64 64 65 67 69
Mathematics 60 59 62 65 66 67 71
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Figures for 2004 by Parliamentary Constituency are not yet available, but will be placed in the Library as soon as possible.
Subjects
Pupils; National curriculum tests; Standards; Literacy; Basic skills; Numeracy
Date
9 December 2004
Reference
203527; 428 c775W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what Government-funded research is being undertaken of the effects on academic performance linked of an increase in sport activity. - Inc ref to www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR587.pdf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what Government-funded research is being undertaken of the effects on academic performance linked of an increase in sport activity. - Inc ref to www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR587.pdf.
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2004
For answer on
9 December 2004
Answered on
9 December 2004
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what Government-funded research is being undertaken of the
effects on academic performance linked of an increase in sport activity. [202571]
Mr. Miliband: The Department has funded the University of Warwick to complete a study of specialist schools including sports
colleges. Published on 25 November, in parallel to the Specialist Schools Trust national conference, it found that specialist
status is a "powerful lever for school improvement associated with raising academic performance". Sports colleges' attainment is
increasing more than average. Since 1997, sports colleges have raised their attainment from 41 per cent. to 48.7 per
cent.(a rate of increase almost twice the national average. The full report and a summary are now available at
www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/ uploadfiles/RR587.pdf and www.dfes.gov.uk/research/ data/uploadfiles/RB587.pdf.
In addition, as part of the national strategy for PE, school sport and club links we are currently funding:
1. The Youth Sport Trust to carry out a Sports College Research Project. This comprises a national survey of sports colleges and
individual school based research;
2. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to investigate the difference that high quality PE and school sport make to young
people and the impact that this has on their schools.
Subjects
Pupils; Physical education; Standards; Schools; Sports; Research
Date
9 December 2004
Reference
202571; 428 c762W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2004 428 c147W on International Student Assessment Study, what the response rate of (a) schools and (b) pupils in the sample of English schools selected was for (i) the OECD PISA survey 2000...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1st December 2004 428 c147W on International Student Assessment Study, what the response rate of (a) schools and (b) pupils in the sample of English schools selected was for (i) the OECD PISA survey 2000...
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 December 2004
For answer on
9 December 2004
Answered on
9 December 2004
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 1 December, Official Report,
column 147W on International Student Assessment Study, what the response rate of (a) schools and (b) pupils in the
sample of English schools selected was for (i) the OECD PISA survey 2000 and (ii) the OECD PISA survey 2003. [203216]
Mr. Miliband: The school and pupil response rates for England for PISA 2000 and 2003 are set out in the following table.
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School Response-- before School Response-- after Pupil Response
replacement replacement
PISA 2000 59 82 81
PISA 2003 64 77 77
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Subjects
Assessments; Data processing; Pupils; OECD countries; Standards; Surveys; Programme for International Student Assessment
Date
9 December 2004
Reference
203216; 428 c776W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in England achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and English in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. (Table in Library Dep 04/2000). -...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in England achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and English in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. (Table in Library Dep 04/2000). -...
Asked by
Mark Hoban
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2004
For answer on
7 December 2004
Answered on
7 December 2004
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils in England achieved five GCSEs at grades
A* to C, including (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) mathematics and English in each year since 1997, broken
down by parliamentary constituency. [199917]
Mr. Miliband: [holding answer 29 November 2004]:
The information requested has been placed in the Libraries.
Subjects
Women; History; English language; Qualifications; Pupils; Men; Standards; GCSE; Mathematics; Physics
Date
7 December 2004
Reference
199917; 428 c434-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of examinees failed the GCSE in each of the last 10 years in (a) physical education, (b) history, (c) mathematics and (d) physics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of examinees failed the GCSE in each of the last 10 years in (a) physical education, (b) history, (c) mathematics and (d) physics.
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
David Miliband
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2004
For answer on
7 December 2004
Answered on
7 December 2004
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of examinees failed the GCSE in each of the last
10 years in (a) physical education, (b) history, (c) mathematics and (d) physics. [202294]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is as follows:
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Number of pupils entered for GCSE Percentage achieved no passes
Subject group year Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Physics
2004 25,562 16,885 42,447 0 0 0
2003 24,029 16,035 40,064 0 0 0
2002 23,297 15,343 38,640 0 1 0
2001 23,006 15,449 38,455 0 1 0
2000 22,799 14,733 37,532 0 0 0
1999 22,766 14,439 37,205 0 1 0
1998 22,358 13,847 36,205 1 1 1
1997 21,892 12,649 34,541 1 1 1
1996 22,482 13,245 35,727 1 1 1
1995 21,640 11,589 33,229 1 1 1
1994 23,193 12,201 35,394 1 1 1
Mathematics
2004 304,575 301,070 605,645 4 3 4
2003 295,328 289,689 585,017 4 4 4
2002 287,619 281,232 568,851 3 3 3
2001 284,773 279,079 563,852 4 3 3
2000 272,284 267,650 539,934 3 3 3
1999 271,503 265,276 536,779 4 4 4
1998 265,930 260,952 526,882 5 5 5
1997 269,508 264,484 533,992 5 4 4
1996 271,209 266,550 537,759 5 4 4
1995 264,060 258,230 522,290 5 5 5
1994 242,140 236,944 479,084 5 4 5
History
2004 103,377 102,022 205,399 4 2 3
2003 97,913 96,888 194,801 4 2 3
2002 97,647 96,298 193,945 4 3 3
2001 97,120 98,111 195,231 7 4 5
2000 93,694 96,585 190,279 3 2 3
1999 92,780 96,154 188,934 4 2 3
1998 92,386 96,684 189,070 4 3 3
1997 101,387 106,099 207,486 5 3 4
1996 104,478 107,929 212,407 5 3 4
1995 108,689 114,668 223,357 6 4 5
1994 99,847 107,503 207,350 5 3 4
Physical Education
2004 80,148 41,290 121,438 1 1 1
2003 74,128 36,616 110,744 1 1 1
2002 71,562 40,188 111,750 1 1 1
2001 68,421 37,230 105,651 9 9 9
2000 62,542 34,227 96,769 1 1 1
1999 60,036 33,467 93,503 1 1 1
1998 54,152 29,513 83,665 1 1 1
1997 51,928 28,986 80,914 3 3 3
1996 48,828 26,524 75,352 4 3 3
1995 41,185 22,072 63,257 4 4 4
1994 31,773 18,610 50,383 5 5 5
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Note: 2004 data is provisional and are subject to change.
Subjects
History; Qualifications; Pupils; Physical education; Standards; GCSE; Mathematics; Physics
Date
7 December 2004
Reference
202294; 428 c436W
House
House of Commons