Written Answers Written Answers to Questions Monday 20 April 2009 Olympics Legacy: Young People Andrew Selous 6. To ask the Minister for the Olympics what plans she has for the legacy use of Olympics sporting venues by young people. Tessa Jowell The Olympics sporting venues in East London and elsewhere in the UK will be available for use after the games at all levels from local communities to elite athletes. The legacy business plans being prepared for the sports venues—including the stadium, the aquatics centre and the velodrome and velopark—have the provision of affordable access for young people at their heart; for example we anticipate over half a million visits a year at the Aquatics Centre, of which over 100,000 will consist of use by schools, swimming lessons and clubs, and many more by young people visiting during community sessions. The stadium will include, in addition to a 25,000-seat, IAAF-compliant athletics facility with the capacity to host domestic and international events, a range of other educational and sporting uses including a school with a sporting specialism for 300 to 400 14 to 19-year-olds and a National Skills Academy for sport and leisure providing skills training focused on the 19 to 24 years age group. Construction Programme Harry Cohen 7. To ask the Minister for the Olympics what recent progress has been made on the London 2012 Olympics construction programme; and if she will make a statement. Tessa Jowell Over 30 per cent. of the Olympic Delivery Authority's Programme is now complete. All the major venues are on schedule and the Olympic stadium and Aquatics Centre are ahead of schedule. Construction of the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre commenced last week and, in the past few weeks, work has begun on the foundations for the Velodrome and on the construction of the sweeping roof of the Aquatics Centre. Olympic Delivery Authority Contracts Ms Keeble To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many organisations based outside London have been awarded contracts by the Olympic Delivery Authority. Tessa Jowell To date, the Olympic Delivery Authority has awarded contracts to 935 businesses. Of these 424 were to businesses registered outside of London, including three in my hon. Friend's own constituency. London 2012 expects to directly procure £6 billion worth of contracts, generating 75,000 supply chain opportunities. Early evidence shows businesses across the UK are already benefiting. Housing Siobhain McDonagh To ask the Minister for the Olympics what steps she is taking to ensure that housing built for the London 2012 Olympics will be available to rent and to buy after the event concludes. Tessa Jowell I and my colleague, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, are working together to ensure the Games will provide a housing legacy of up to 35 per cent. affordable homes, as provided for in planning approvals and associated section 106 agreements. After the Games the Olympic Village will be converted into mixed tenure housing which will be available to rent or buy for a wide range of people, including existing local communities. The allocation of affordable homes after the Games will be agreed between the relevant London boroughs and the Homes and Community Agency. Employment: Olympic Park Clive Efford To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many local people are employed in the construction of the Olympic Park site; and how many of them were unemployed immediately prior to their employment on the site. Tessa Jowell The figures published by the Olympic Delivery Authority in January 2009 show that at the end of December 2008 there were 3,315 people working on the Olympic Park site. Of these 23 per cent. were residents of the five Olympic host boroughs. 17 per cent. of these declared themselves as unemployed prior to working on the site. Olympic Games 2012: Tourism Mr. Hollobone To ask the Minister for the Olympics what estimate she has made of the number of additional visitors expected to visit the UK as a result of the London 2012 Olympics. Tessa Jowell [holding answer 23 March 2009]: Using London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games' (LOCOG) London 2012 Ticket Allocation Model, The Oxford Economics Study ‘The Value of the London 2012 Games and Paralympic Games to UK Tourism', published in September 2007 and commissioned by VisitBritain and Visit London, estimates that there will be approximately 900,000 attendees for events related to the 2012 games. However, this will contribute only a small part of the estimated £2.1 billion tourism gains for the UK as a whole that will result from the games in the period 2007 to 2017. The Oxford Economics study has also identified that there will be in excess of 32 million UK-wide extra nights stayed by visitors as a result of the games. Scotland Departmental Buildings Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what properties his Department has sold in each of the last five years. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office has not sold any properties in the last five years. Departmental Computers Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many laptop computers have been provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department in each year since 2005; and at what cost. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office shares an information technology system (SCOTS) with the Scottish Executive, which is responsible for the development, administration and maintenance of the system, including the provision of hardware. The Office has a pool of eight secure SCOTS laptops at its disposal that are available for Ministers, special advisers and staff to use. A couple have been allocated for the sole use of Ministers and special advisers, but they remain allocated to the Office as a whole. The laptops were provided as part of an ongoing technology refresh to the SCOTS IT system, the direct costs of the hardware came to £6,091.20. Departmental Coordination Mr. MacNeil To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (a) accommodation, (b) financial systems, (c) personnel and (d) ICT and (e) other administrative support services his Department receives from (i) the Ministry of Justice and (ii) the Scottish Executive. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office does not directly employ staff. All staff in the Office are on secondment from other Government Departments, which administer the personnel records of their staff. The Scotland Office has its own separate set of books within Scottish Executive’s financial system and have access to their ICT system. No accommodation or other administrative support services are received from either Department. Departmental Empty Property Mr. Philip Hammond To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the change in the annual cost to his Department of maintaining the empty public buildings owned by his Department as a result of the April 2008 changes to empty property rate relief. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office does not own any buildings. Departmental Pay Mr. MacNeil To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department (a) spent on salaries for (i) special advisers and (ii) communications and press officers in each year since 2003 and (b) plans to spend on salaries of (A) special advisers and (B) communications and press officers in 2010-11. Ann McKechin Since 2003, the Government have been committed to publishing an annual list detailing the number and costs of special advisers. Information for 2007-08 was published by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 22 July 2008, Official Report, columns 99-102WS. The salary costs of communications and press officers in the Scotland Office is as follows: ----------------------------------------------- | |Communications and press officers (£)| ----------------------------------------------- |2003-04|114,643 | ----------------------------------------------- |2004-05|105,266 | ----------------------------------------------- |2005-06|93,114 | ----------------------------------------------- |2006-07|70,283 | ----------------------------------------------- |2007-08|113,235 | ----------------------------------------------- Plans for 2010-11 have yet to be finalised. Departmental Public Expenditure Mr. MacNeil To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department paid the (a) Ministry of Justice and (b) Scottish Executive for (i) accommodation, (ii) financial systems, (iii) personnel, (iv) ICT support and (v) other administrative services in the last 12 months. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office (SO) does not share any accommodation with either the Scottish Executive (SE) or the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The SO maintains its own separate set of books within the SE accounting system, at no additional cost. The SO does not directly employ staff—they are all secondees from other Government Departments, which invoice the SO for pay costs but administer personnel records for secondees themselves. The SO paid the SE £115,073 for ICT support for the last 12 months. No other administrative services were received from either the SE or MoJ. Departmental Training Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on media training for each Minister in his Department in each of the last three years; how many sessions have been provided; and which organisation provided such training. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office has incurred no expenditure on media training for Ministers in the last three years. Opinion Leader Research Mr. Baron To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has paid Opinion Leader Research in each year since November 2007. Ann McKechin The Scotland Office has not used Opinion Leader Research since November 2007. House of Commons Commission Departmental Manpower Tony Lloyd To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many contracts of employment relating to staff employed by right hon. and hon. Members the Department of Resources holds. Nick Harvey As at 31 March 2009 the Department of Resources held 2,344 contracts of employment. Parliament: Visits Geraldine Smith To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many participants in tours of Parliament booked through the central tours office which took place in the last 12 months came from each part of the UK. Nick Harvey Information is not available in exactly the form requested. The table gives a regional breakdown of the number of tours booked by Members through the Central Tours Office for the year April 2008 to March 2009 inclusive. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Region |Number of sponsoring Members|Number of tours booked|Percentage| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands |44 |802 |6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East of England |57 |1,341 |11 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |78 |2,459 |20 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East |29 |328 |3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West |74 |1,170 |9 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East |83 |2,058 |17 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South West |51 |1,025 |8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |58 |964 |8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and The Humber|54 |746 |6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland |15 |232 |2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland |57 |739 |6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wales |40 |456 |4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Incomplete data |2 |26 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |— |12,346 |100 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publications: Internet Mr. Amess To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission at what times on each sitting day (a) the Official Report, (b) the Summary Agenda and Order of Business, (c) Future Business, (d) Votes and Proceedings, (e) Early Day Motions and (f) Questions for Oral or Written Answer (The Questions Book) are planned to be placed on the parliamentary (i) intranet and (ii) website; on what occasions in the last three months each has been late; for what reasons in each case; what steps the Commission is taking to ensure these items are available electronically in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement. Nick Harvey Target upload times are the same for intranet and internet versions of parliamentary publications. Target upload times are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Publication |Target upload times | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Official Report: | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Daily Part |8 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Public Bill Committees |12.30 pm | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Chamber and Westminster Hall (Today in the Commons)|3 to 4 hours after delivery of speeches in the Chamber or Westminster Hall, reducing to 2 to 3 hours on the rising of the House| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Summary Agenda/Order of Business |7.30 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Future Business |7.30 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Votes and Proceedings |8.30 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Early Day Motions |Between 7.30 and 8 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Question Books Parts 1 and 2 |9.30 am | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the period January to March 2009, the following items have been uploaded late: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Publication |Number of occasions of late uploading| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Official Report: | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Daily Part |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Chamber and Westminster Hall (Today in the Commons)|2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Summary Agenda/Order of Business |1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Votes and Proceedings |6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Early Day Motions |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Question Books Part 2 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full information on the reason in each case for late uploading is not recorded. Delays have occurred in part because of the need to amend links or to amend and reload files. Upload times are monitored to ensure timely publication on the intranet and internet and to ensure that publication difficulties are resolved. In addition to the publications listed, regular updates are made to other parliamentary intranet and internet pages. These include the following: Announcements of ministerial statements - hourly uploads from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Business statement—an hour after the end of the statement Announcements of Select Committee evidence sessions—usually by 5 pm Thursday Announcements of General Committees—by 5 pm Wednesday and updated where necessary by 5 pm Thursday Updates to Today's business on www.parliament.uk are published at midnight. This section also links to the parliamentary calendar, which shows daily business in the Chamber, Westminster Hall and Select and General Committees. Latest news on: www.parliament.uk is updated daily and updates can be published hourly from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm and at midnight. Innovation, Universities and Skills Adult Education Michael Gove To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many full level 2 qualifications completed by adult learners have included (a) mathematics GCSE and (b) English GCSE in each of the last 10 years. Mr. Simon The table shows the number of full level 2 qualifications achieved by adult learners in further education which included GCSE mathematics or GCSE English. Information is provided for 2003/04 to 2007/08. Comparable figures prior to 2003/04 are not available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Of the total full level 2 achievers| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year |Full level 2 achievers total|Achieving GCSE English |Achieving GCSE mathematics|Of which, achieving both| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003/04 |72,800 |160 |130|30| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004/05 |88,500 |190 |160|60| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005/06 |109,100 |200 |210|60| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006/07 |116,000 |250 |240|90| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007/08 |116,700 |270 |240|80| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Age is based on age as at 31 August (academic age).2. This information does not include learners achieving a full level 2 qualification in school sixth forms. It also does not include information on learners in higher education institutions, including those that deliver FE provision, unless a provider has submitted an FE individualised learner record return.3. Learners achieving a full level 2 including both GCSE mathematics and GCSE English are included in both of the columns for these GCSEs and also the column for learners achieving both.Source:FE ILR| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the last few years the Government have prioritised funding towards longer and fuller programmes such as full level 2 qualifications (equivalent of five A*-C GCSEs or vocational equivalent). This has increased the number of adults achieving the broad platform of skills for entering and progressing into employment. Aimhigher Programme Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what percentage of students who attended Aimhigher courses, events or workshops subsequently enrolled in a university in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06; (2) how many 16 to 18-year-olds who attended Aimhigher courses subsequently enrolled in a university in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06; (3) how the effectiveness of the Aimhigher programme in encouraging school students into higher education is measured; (4) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Aimhigher programme. Mr. Lammy Aimhigher is making a significant contribution towards raising the aspirations of young people towards university, and their pre-entry attainment levels. Over 50 per cent. of young people from all social backgrounds now aspire to university. It is not possible at a national level to identify young people entering university who previously participated in Aimhigher activities. The Higher Education Funding Council for England has commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to work with partnerships on the collection of consistent and coherent local data so that the impact of the programme can better be assessed. We expect the results from a separate study of early Excellence Challenge participants into higher education to be available later in the spring. This will give us the first information to date on the impact of Aimhigher on entry to university. Evaluation of Aimhigher's predecessors showed, for example, that after just 18 months of the Excellence Challenge programme: pupils in schools with Excellence Challenge improved by 2.5 GCSE points compared to those in comparison schools; there was a significant improvement in the proportion of young people in Excellence Challenge schools attaining levels 4, 5 or 6 in the key stage 3 tests between 2001/02 and 2002/03: it is estimated that Excellence Challenge led to a 4.6 percentage point increase in Maths attainment at key stage 3; and aspirations to HE were 3.9 percentage points higher in Excellence Challenge schools than in non-Excellence Challenge schools. Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many sixth form students attended Aimhigher courses, events or workshops in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06. Mr. Lammy This information is not available at a national level. The report ‘Aimhigher summer schools: Analysis of provision and participation in summer schools 2004-2008’ (Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), 2009) says that, during the five years from 2003-04 to 2007-08, the Aimhigher summer school programme funded over 1,350 summer schools which helped 41,000 young people. Nine out of 10 school participants in summer schools were from school years 10 and 11, with the remainder mainly drawn from school year 12. The Department is currently working with HEFCE to develop a new web based database that will record Aimhigher participants and activities, and this will be trialled shortly. Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what the budget for the Aimhigher programme was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06; (2) how much was spent on all programmes to encourage and widen participation in higher education in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06; (3) what the advertising budget was for Aimhigher programmes in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06. Mr. Lammy The budget for Aimhigher in the years 2005-06 to 2007-08 was as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Aimhigher1 budget (£ million)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |102 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |87 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |80 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Aimhigher is funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Learning and Skills Council and the Department for Health. The budgets include funding for the Aimhigher Associates programme.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The amount spent on all programmes to encourage and widen participation in higher education in the years 2005-06 to 2007-08 was as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aimhigher and predecessors1,2 |102 |87 |80 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Student support3 |1,411 |1,634 |1,962 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Widening participation allocation4 |284 |345 |356 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |University bursaries and outreach |— |116 |192 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |1,797 |2,182 |2,590 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 The unified Aimhigher programme was introduced in 2004. Predecessor programmes were Excellence Challenge, funded by the then Department for Education and Skills, and Partnerships for Progression, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Aimhigher is funded jointly by DIUS, HEFCE, the LSC and the Department for Health.2 The figures include, annually, £47.9 million from the Department, and £29 million from HEFCE.3 All student support figures are for English domiciled students.4 These figures also include the allocations for improving the retention of non traditional students, and to widen access and improve provision for disabled students.| | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no specific budget for the advertising of Aimhigher programmes. The majority of the Aimhigher budget is allocated to Aimhigher partnerships of schools, colleges and universities. Partnerships draw up plans setting out their vision and strategic priorities, their strategic objectives for the year, including indicators of success and timescales, and their evaluation plans. Information on advertising is not collected nationally. Basic Skills Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people have made use of Skills Accounts since the launch of the pilots in September 2008. Mr. Simon I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 696W. All those who have registered for a skills account can make use of it in a number of ways. These include finding out how much Government funding an individual may be entitled to support their learning, checking the availability of that learning in the local area, and getting advice and guidance on careers and jobs. The Government are committed to rolling out skills accounts from autumn 2010. Ultimately, we want accounts to deliver a high level of personal empowerment, giving adults the power to choose the training they need and to commission that training direct from providers. Building Colleges for the Future Programme Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how much has been spent on each project under the Building Colleges for the Future programme in each year since its inception; (2) how much has been spent on the Building Colleges for the Future programme in each region in each year since the programme’s inception; (3) how many Building Colleges for the Future projects which have cleared the application in detail stage (a) have been completed and (b) are under way. Mr. Evennett To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 55WS, on capital investment (further education colleges), (1) what estimate he has made of expenditure incurred by further education and sixth form colleges on capital building projects (a) in advance of the feasibility stage, (b) between the feasibility stage and an approval in principle and (c) between an approval in principle and an approval in detail since 1997; (2) which colleges had received funding from the Learning and Skills Council in advance of an approval in principle for a capital building project at the latest date for which information is available. Mr. Simon Capital funding for further education colleges is administered by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). As the information requested pertains to records held by the Council, I have asked Geoffrey Russell, the acting LSC chief executive, to write to the hon. Members with the information requested. A copy of his letters will be placed in the House Libraries. Mr. Evennett To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Department for Children, Schools and Families on the Building Colleges for the Future programme. Mr. Simon The Department has and continues to have regular discussions with both HM Treasury and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), on the Building Colleges for the Future programme. DCSF already contributes to FE modernisation from the 16-19 capital fund to support growth of 16-19 places in college projects with the FE capital programme and plans to continue to do that. Mr. Evennett To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which further education colleges with capital funding projects which have been submitted to the Building Schools for the Future programme will not receive funding in the current spending round. Mr. Simon Further education capital projects are funded through the Building Colleges for the Future programme, which is administered by the Learning and Skills Council on behalf of the Department. The Building Schools for the Future programme, as administered by Partnerships for Schools on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools, and Families, does not include further education colleges and as such there are no capital projects to list which will not be funded in the current spending round. Departmental Bank Services Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 900W, on departmental bank services, what the monetary value is of his Department’s contract with Deutsche Bank. Mr. Lammy The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has not made any payments to date to Deutsche bank under their contract as Sales Arranger for the Student Loan Sales Programme. Departmental Computers Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many laptop computers have been provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department in each year since its creation; and at what cost. Mr. Simon Under the Department's ICT service provision contract, all staff are provided with laptop computers in place of desktop computers. Docking stations are provided on a hot desk basis in official buildings. The laptop is their only computer. The cost to the public purse is the standard charge for the ICT managed service provision. The Department supports five Ministers, two special advisers, the Chief Scientific Officer and just over 1,000 civil servants. In 2008-09 the standard charge for ICT managed service provision was £1.7 million. Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings David Simpson To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many staff in his Department (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness record in each of the last 12 months. Mr. Simon Information on sickness absence in the Department can be found the DIUS website: http://www.dius.gov.uk/news_and_speeches/announcements/dius_staff Departmental Energy Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps have been taken by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies to improve the thermal efficiency of their buildings in the last 12 months. Mr. Simon The Department’s building services are provided through the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), which manage the buildings that DIUS occupies. The Department and its agencies have taken a number of steps over the last 12 months to improve the thermal efficiency in their buildings. These include: London, Kingsgate House Over the last 12 months the building management system has been enhanced with new control systems, upgraded time schedules and automated metering. This provides half-hourly energy readings to suppliers which enable savings to be made through improved customer monitoring. There is also a scheduled quarterly boiler maintenance plan to optimise efficiencies. Sheffield, Moorfoot The current building is end of life. DCSF and DIUS are acquiring new accommodation in Sheffield for staff. Therefore, it has not been economically viable to make improvements to energy efficiency in this building. Energy efficiencies will naturally feature in the new building project that the Departments are currently pursuing to ensure maximum efficiency. National Physical Laboratory Teddington (NPL) The NPL have installed comprehensive metering to identify where energy is being consumed and are also exploring the possibility of using ground source energy. National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) Teddington The NWML have installed a smart meter to measure electricity consumption. This highlights areas where consumption is high giving an indication of poor thermal efficiency. The air conditioning system has been examined to establish areas where it can be switched off for periods of the day or week. Reflective film has been applied to the outside of the windows to reduce heat being radiated into glass and conducted into the metal frames. The heat is then reflected back into the building. Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Newport and Cwmfelinfach The IPO have a building energy management system (BEMS) which provides control over the main heating, cooling and ventilation systems. This enables us to adjust the heating needed within specific areas of each building and identify where there may be poor thermal efficiency. The air conditioning system has been examined to establish areas where it can be switched off for periods of the day or week. Thermal efficiency has been increased by the introduction of ‘tin foil’ between the radiators and exterior walls to reflect the heat inwards in places where there are specific problems. Electric doors have been installed to isolate the loading bay and downward blowers have been put in place at exterior doorways to contain heat within the building. The IPO are also investigating insulating ceilings where this is cost-effective. Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent progress his Department has made towards the target of increasing its energy efficiency per square metre of its Estate by 15 per cent. by 2010, relative to 1999-2000 levels; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Simon The Department’s building services are provided through the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), who manage the buildings that DIUS occupies. DIUS was established in June of 2007. No baseline data exist for 1999-2000. As 2008-09 will be the first full year of reporting we cannot yet record improvements against a baseline. Therefore the 15 per cent. efficiency savings target is not applicable to DIUS. However DIUS is making improvements: London Over the last 12 months the building management system has been enhanced with new control systems, upgraded time schedules and automated metering. This provides half-hourly energy readings to suppliers which enable savings to be made through improved customer monitoring. There is now also a scheduled quarterly boiler maintenance plan to optimise efficiencies. Sheffield DCSF and DIUS are in the process of acquiring new accommodation in Sheffield. The existing building will be vacated before any improvements in energy efficiency could be realized. Energy efficiency will be a feature of the new accommodation project that the Departments are currently pursuing. Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) other fuel has been used by (i) his Department and (ii) each of its agencies since his Department was established. Mr. Simon The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was created on 28 June 2007. The total amount of electricity, gas and other fuel used in the Department's and its agencies' buildings are given in the following table. The figures for the Department itself are estimates, obtained by apportioning the energy consumption in each building according to the number of DIUS staff as a proportion of the total. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fuel type |Intellectual Property Office (agency) June 2007 to March 2009|National Weights and Measures Laboratory (agency) June 2007 to February 2009|DIUS London building June 2007 to February 2009|DIUS Sheffield building June 2007 to February 2009| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Electricity |5,912,250 |995,257 |3,184,181 |1,795,272 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gas |3,224,020 |0 |1,587,894 |20,173 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other fuel type|0 |0 |0 |1,048,622 (steam) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Departmental Mobile Phones Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how much has been spent on (a) the purchase of and (b) bills for (i) Blackberrys and (ii) other mobile telephones for (A) Ministers, (B) special advisers and (C) civil servants in his Department since its establishment; (2) how many (a) Blackberrys and (b) other mobile telephones have been provided to (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants in his Department in each year since its establishment. Mr. Simon Blackberry devices and mobile phones are provided to individuals while they are in post, and are recovered when the individual leaves. The Department currently provides a total of 222 Blackberry devices, split as follows: ------------------------------ | |Number| ------------------------------ |(i) Ministers |3 | ------------------------------ |(ii) Special Advisers|2 | ------------------------------ |(iii) Civil Servants |217 | ------------------------------ At the end of 2007/08, the Department was providing 182 Blackberry devices, split as follows: ------------------------------ | |Number| ------------------------------ |(i) Ministers |4 | ------------------------------ |(ii) Special Advisers|2 | ------------------------------ |(iii) Civil Servants |176 | ------------------------------ The Department currently provides a total of 256 mobile phones, split as follows: ------------------------------ | |Number| ------------------------------ |(i) Ministers |3 | ------------------------------ |(ii) Special Advisers|2 | ------------------------------ |(iii) Civil Servants |251 | ------------------------------ At the end of 2007/08, the Department was providing 56 mobile phones, split as follows: ------------------------------ | |Number| ------------------------------ |(i) Ministers |4 | ------------------------------ |(ii) Special Advisers|2 | ------------------------------ |(iii) Civil Servants |50 | ------------------------------ The cost of these devices is as follows: --------------------- | |£ | --------------------- |Blackberrys | | --------------------- |Initial cost |136 | --------------------- |Monthly cost |19.50| --------------------- | | | --------------------- |Mobile phones| | --------------------- |Monthly cost |2.50 | --------------------- An analysis of the cost of calls split across the categories requested could be achieved only at disproportionate cost. The overall cost of calls for 2008/09 is £256,469 which is the cost of all Blackberry, mobile phone and 3G data card provision, once the regular monthly costs have been subtracted. Departmental Pay Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department has allocated for staff bonuses in 2008-09. Mr. Simon The Department’s annual non-consolidated performance payment for 2008-09 totalled £535,006 and was met within existing pay controls. Payments are used to drive high performance and those for the senior civil service are based on recommendations from the independent Senior Salaries Review Body. Departmental Public Expenditure Dr. Cable To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what his latest estimate is of his Department’s capital expenditure in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Simon The latest capital expenditure figures for Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills are as follows: (a) £2.2 billion (b) £2.5 billion (c) £ 1.8 billion (d) The Government have not set Departments’ Capital DEL budgets for years beyond 2010-11. Capital DEL budgets for 2011-12 and beyond are a matter for the next spending review. The Government do, however, publish projections for PSNI (Public Sector Net Investment) over the forecast period at Budgets and pre-Budget reports. Departmental Publicity Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much is being spent on each form of advertising in the Train to Gain advertising campaign by (a) the Learning and Skills Council and (b) his Department. Mr. Simon National Marketing and Communications for Train to Gain is delivered by the national Learning and Skills Council (LSC) on behalf of the Department. The total Train to Gain spend on advertising for January to December 2008 was £7,716,021 including VAT. This is broken down as follows: ------------------------------- | |Gross media spend (£)| ------------------------------- |Digital|217,872 | ------------------------------- |Poster |561,558 | ------------------------------- |Radio |723,565 | ------------------------------- |TV |4,528,935 | ------------------------------- |Press |512,476 | ------------------------------- |VAT |1,145,271 | ------------------------------- |Total |7,689,677 | ------------------------------- ---------------- | |£ | ---------------- |Digital|2,000 | ---------------- |Press |20,398| ---------------- |VAT |3,946 | ---------------- |Total |26,344| ---------------- Departmental Recycling Mr. Rob Wilson To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in 2007-08. Mr. Simon The Department's waste services in 2007-08 were provided by Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) which manage the buildings that DIUS occupies. Neither of these organisations separates waste produced by DIUS from its waste, so information on the precise amount of waste produced by DIUS is not held. Departmental Standards Mr. Philip Hammond To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of measuring compliance with its targets under its public service agreements in the last 12 months for which figures are available. Mr. Simon The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) does not maintain information specifically identifying the separate costs of measuring compliance with its targets under its Public Service Agreements (PSAs). With the cost of generating this information being disproportionate, any costs of measuring compliance with the Department’s targets under its PSAs, beyond those incurred in the normal course of managing its business and performance, are likely to be small. Departmental Training Mike Penning To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department has provided voice coaching to any of its employees in the last 12 months. Mr. Simon Voice coach training is not part of the core training and development offering available to staff in the Department. However, local managers are able to book external courses based on identified need and value for money. A search of local records would result in disproportionate cost. Mr. Hands To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1095W, on departmental training, which Ministers attended (a) foreign language lessons, (b) the Cabinet Committees course, (c) the European Union course and (d) the media training course; in what foreign languages Ministers received lessons; and how much each of these courses cost. Mr. Simon Of the four courses referred to in my earlier answer the Cabinet Committee courses and European Union courses incurred no cost to the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills. The other two courses referred to in my earlier answer were foreign language lessons and media training. These cost £1,343 and £1,276 respectively. Identifying Ministers who undertake training would, or would be likely to, discourage participation in future training sessions, acting as a disincentive for Ministers to undertake formal professional development. Foreign Students: USA Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what changes have been made to the rules in respect of financial support for British students travelling to the US since the Prime Minister’s article in The Wall Street Journal on 16 April 2008. Mr. Lammy The Prime Minister said, “I can give a commitment that British students who need financial support to pay the travel costs of taking up a term of study in the U.S. will receive that support.” The provisions for eligible students travelling to the USA are as follows: A grant for travel is available to eligible students in respect of reasonable expenditure which they are obliged to incur in a qualifying quarter of their course, for the purpose of taking up a term of study at an overseas institution including one in the USA. A qualifying quarter is one in which the student is required to attend the overseas institution for at least half the length of the period covered by that quarter. The grant for travel meets the costs of: travel within and outside the UK in order to attend the university or college including airfares medical insurance for treatment provided outside the United Kingdom visas required to attend the overseas institution medical costs incurred to meet a mandatory condition of entry into a country (e.g. vaccination costs). Except for the first £295 of travel costs incurred, eligible students from households with incomes of up to £39,796 may be entitled to have all their reasonable travel related expenditure met by the grant for travel. Income over £39,796 is taken into account and reduces the amount of travel related expenditure that the grant will cover. Income is taken into account at the rate of £1 for each £9.27 over £39,796, subject to a maximum income contribution of £6,210. DIUS has responsibility for higher education in England only. The devolved Administrations have responsibility for it in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further Education: Finance Stephen Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 55W, on capital investment (further education colleges), whether colleges which have not yet received approval will be required to redesign capital funding projects in order to receive funding. Mr. Simon The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has already begun discussing options for prioritisation with the further education sector. Once the consultation is complete, the LSC will advise on options. Until that process is complete, it is not possible to say whether capital projects will be required to be redesigned. But the potential impact on college projects including the need for redesign will be considered fully when the LSC comes forward with proposals. Higher Education: Disadvantaged Jeremy Corbyn To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent assessment he has given to the merits of the provision of further and higher education institutions in all areas as a means of widening participation among non-traditional groups. Mr. Simon We are committed to improving choice and reducing barriers to ensure that there is fair access for all to the learning opportunities available. Further education operates across society, having a real impact on businesses, young people and adults, including those from disadvantaged and minority communities. In 2007-08, over 2.6 million people were participating in learning at a FE college. This Government are fully committed to ensuring every young person has a fair chance of attending university. And we are making progress with the proportion of young entrants from lower socio-economic groups going to university increasing steadily, reaching almost 30 per cent. in 2007. A New University Challenge, with an investment of up to £200 million, will establish new campuses, particularly in areas with no history of provision, and provide places for 10,000 extra students. In January 2009, the New Opportunities White Paper announced a wide-ranging package of investment and support from across Government for people to make the most of their potential throughout their lives giving them lifelong chances to succeed. Innovation: Motor Vehicles Mr. Dai Davies To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what projects to develop more environmentally efficient private motor vehicles have been sponsored by his Department’s Technology Strategy Board; and what progress has been made on those projects. Mr. Lammy The technology strategy board’s portfolio of collaborative R and D projects comprises DTI funded legacy projects that preceded its establishment as an executive body, and those funded under its low carbon vehicles innovation platform. The projects are typically of three year duration, and the following list includes the name of the lead consortium partner: Legacy projects Enhanced Diesel Engine Lubrication Systems for Reduced C02 Emissions—Ford Motor Company. 2/4SIGHT—Downsized 2 Stroke/4 Stroke switching engine for passenger cars—Ricardo. Energy Efficient Electric Urban Transport—Zytek Electric Vehicles. LIFECar-Morgan. Development of the rheo-diecasting process for lightweight automotive components—Innoval. Low carbon vehicle innovation platform Axon 60: A structural carbon fibre car with plug-in hybrid option—Axon Automotive Ltd. Li-ion Batteries for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles—FiFe Batteries Ltd. Engine optimisation for reduced parasitic losses—Ford Motor Company Ltd. Commercial vehicle fuel and carbon reduction by the use of ‘aerospace aero’ devices—Hatcher Components Limited. Flywheel Hybrid System for Premium Vehicles—Jaguar Cars Limited. Limo-Green—Jaguar Cars Ltd. Lower Cost, Lightweight Vehicles by Increasing the Use of Post Consumer Aluminium Scrap—Jaguar Land Rover. Range Extended Electric Vehicle REHEV—Land Rover. High torque density electric drive for commercial vehicles (HiTED)—Magnomatics Ltd. 2/4CAR 2/4-Stroke Switching Carbon Reduction Vehicle—Ricardo UK Ltd. Lightweight lead Acid Battery for Low Carbon Vehicles (LAB-LCV)—TWI Ltd. Adventurous R and D projects such as these have an element of uncertainty and risk by their very nature. Exploitation strategies, which are commercially confidential, setting out how the project consortium plans to exploit the results are a key component of the business case submitted to the technology strategy board and can include the development of new products or processes, the publication of results or the stimulation of further work. These strategies are re-visited during the course of the work and the technology strategy board have monitoring systems in place to encourage robust self-monitoring and to maximise exploitation during and beyond the project’s life-time and to monitor the impact of projects at least five years after the end of the project. While the projects funded under the innovation platform are at a formative stage, a majority of the legacy projects such as those led by Zytek and Ford have already resulted in excellent technical outputs, while the Morgan LIFECar have been presented at the Geneva Motor Show and been featured extensively in the UK press and media. The technology strategy board will now work to ensure that where appropriate, technical advances are incorporated into the relevant company development plans. Learning and Skills Council for England: Finance Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what terms of reference Sir Andrew Foster has been given for his review of the Learning and Skills Council's capital budget. Mr. Simon We agreed with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) on 27 January that Sir Andrew Foster would undertake a review of the LSC further education capital programme to assess: the main causes of the increased demand for capital funding; the internal LSC processes and scrutiny of the capital programme and how these could be improved; and any further steps that can be taken to ensure that for the future the expectation and demand for capital funds are kept in line with budget requirements, bearing in mind the development of the Skills Funding Agency and Young People’s Learning Agency, and the proper role of DIUS and DCSF for capital matters. Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Learning and Skills Council on the allocation of funding to training providers offering apprenticeships and Train to Gain places for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. Mr. Simon Each autumn, in its annual grant letter to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) sets out the funding envelope for further education for the coming financial year. The grant letters published in October 2007 and November 2008 set out the planned investment for 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectively. The publication of the grant letter starts the allocations process, which is led by the LSC. The LSC enter into a dialogue with colleges and providers, to determine their allocation based on expected delivery of both adult learner responsive and employer responsive provision. This dialogue continues throughout the year, and during this time, the LSC and DIUS have regular discussions regarding the progress of the allocations process. Final allocations are made in the spring before the academic year to which they refer. Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what factors have been taken into account in determining the remuneration for Learning and Skills Council staff responsible for processing applications for capital funding in the last three years. Mr. Simon This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). I have asked Geoffrey Russell, the acting LSC chief executive, to write to the hon. Member with the information requested. A copy of his letter will be placed in the House Libraries. Nuclear Engineering: Higher Education Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1902W, on engineering: higher education, for how many (a) masters level and (b) doctoral nuclear engineering course places commencing in 2009 is funding available. Mr. Lammy Data at the level of detail requested by this question are not collected centrally. The following table sets out the overall numbers of chemical, process and energy engineering students at English higher education institutions over the last five years which would include nuclear engineering students. Data for 2009 are not yet available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Academic year |Masters|Doctorates| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003/04 |935 |605 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004/05 |865 |645 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005/06 |870 |630 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006/07 |920 |665 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007/08 |725 |865 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Notes: 1. Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. 2 Covers enrolments of all domiciles to both full-time and part-time courses. 3 Excludes the Open university due to inconsistencies in their coding of subject over the time series. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Postgraduate Education Mrs. Ellman To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of students from universities awarded a charter (a) before 1993 and (b) in 1993 or after offer at least one course leading to a post-graduate qualification. Mr. Lammy [holding answer 9 February 2009]: The latest available figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are shown in the table. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Old2 |New3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Enrolments |1,169,085|961,715| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Of which: | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Postgraduate |289,290 |179,800| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Percentage postgraduate |24.7 |18.7 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Covers enrolments of all domiciles to both full-time and part-time courses. 2 Covers pre-1992 universities. 3 Covers post-1992 universities. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. Figures exclude Higher Education Colleges and the University of Buckingham, which is an independent institution. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Students: Fees and Charges Dr. Kumar To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students have had their university tuition fees met from public funds in each of the last five years. Mr. Lammy All students who are eligible to pay the home rate of fee have their tuition fee subsidised by public funds in the form of HEFCE funding payable directly to the Higher Education Institution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Academic year |Students | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003-04 |1,306,500| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004-05 |1,319,700| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005-06 |1,348,300| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006-07 |1,354,900| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007-08 |1,360,000| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Covers students on both full-time and part time courses.2 Includes the Open university.Notes:Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population.Source:HESA.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additionally eligible students may apply for student support: Students eligible for tuition fee grants Students who entered higher education before 2006-07 may apply for a means tested tuition fee grant towards the cost of their tuition fees (up to £1,255 in 2008-09). The grant, paid from public funds, is paid direct to HE institutions, with students paying the balance of the tuition fee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year |Full fee support|Partial fee support|Total2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |314,900 |92,100 |407,100| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |190,400 |59,000 |249,400| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |102,400 |30,900 |133,300| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 (provisional)3 |30,300 |8,600 |38,800 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 English domiciled students studying in the UK. Data are not readily available for 2004-05.2 Constituent parts may not add to totals due to rounding, figures are rounded to nearest 100.3 2008-09 figures are provisional and may increase substantially due to late applications.Source:Student loans company.| | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Students with tuition fee loans All students entering higher education since 2006-07 may apply for a non-means tested loan to cover the whole cost of their tuition fees. The loan is repaid after leaving university and when income is above £15,000. A loan is also available to pre-2006-07 entrants if they are required to contribute to their fees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year |Pre-2006-07 entrants|Entered from 2006-07|Total2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |157,900 |239,400 |397,300| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |99,100 |454,500 |553,500| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 (provisional)3 |31,200 |682,500 |713,700| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 English domiciled students studying in the UK and EU domiciled students studying in England.2 Constituent parts may not add to totals due to rounding, figures are rounded to nearest 100.3 2008-09 figures are provisional and may increase substantially due to late applications.Source:Student loans company.| | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Students: Finance Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many publicly-funded places for first-time undergraduates there were in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and how many there are expected to be in 2009-10. Mr. Lammy In 2007-08 there were 1,143,000 HEFCE-funded student places (in full-time equivalent terms). The mix of students between undergraduate and postgraduate courses is an institutional decision. In 2007-08 around 990,000 of the 1,143,000 places were undergraduate. We do not have information on how many of these were first-time undergraduates. 2007-08 are the latest data we have on HEFCE-funded student numbers. DIUS funded an additional 20,000 places for core students in 2008-09, and a further 10,000 in 2009-10. Further information can be found in the 2009 HEFCE Grant Letter. We will not receive outturn data on the 2008-09 student population until early 2010. Vocational Guidance: Internet Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many unique visitors the website www.careersadvice.direct.gov.uk had in (a) 2008 and (b) 2007. Mr. Simon The number of unique visitors to the website: http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk were (a) 6.9 million in 2008; and (b) 5.4 million in 2007. The URL for the website changed from: http://learndirect-advice.co.uk to: http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk in September, 2008. Vocational Training Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how many learners were on Learning and Skills Council-funded work-based learning and Train to Gain provision at the end of each quarter of 2007-08; and what the average for each programme was in that year; (2) how many learners were on advanced apprenticeships funded by the Learning and Skills Council at the end of each quarter of 2007-08. Mr. Simon Table 1 shows the number of Train to Gain and work-based learning starts by quarter for the 2007/08 academic year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Quarter |Train to Gain starts|Work-based learning starts1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |August to October 2007 |73,100 |102,600 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |November 2007 to January 2008 |75,800 |48,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |February to April 2008 |92,200 |59,900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |May to July 2008 |90,600 |69,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007/08 total |331,800 |280,600 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Apprenticeship starts have not historically been spread uniformly throughout the academic year. It is usual to see a peak in starts in the first quarter of the year, followed by a lower level of starts in the second quarter and then a gradual increase until the year end.| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2 shows the number of advanced apprenticeship starts by quarter for the 2007/08 academic year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Quarter |Starts1| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August to October 2007 |28,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2007 to January 2008 |11,600 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February to April 2008 |15,800 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May to July 2008 |17,500 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007/08 Total |73,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Apprenticeship starts have not historically been spread uniformly throughout the academic year. It is usual to see a peak in starts in the first quarter of the year, followed by a lower level of starts in the second quarter and then a gradual increase until the year end. Notes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. Figures for advanced apprenticeships include Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLA) to be consistent with information published in statistical first releases. HLA numbers are currently too small to include as a separate category. 3. Work-based learning figures include apprenticeships, Entry to Employment and a small number of NVQ learners. Source: WBL ILR| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In “World-Class Apprenticeships”, we announced that we were changing the way we count apprenticeships, moving to counting the number of people starting an apprenticeship in the year (‘starts') and the percentage who complete an apprenticeship (‘completion rate'). The Government are committed to rebuilding apprenticeships. Since 1997 we have witnessed a renaissance in apprenticeships from a low point of 65,000 to a record 225,000 apprenticeship starts in 2007/08. Completion rates are also at a record high with 64 per cent. successfully completing an apprenticeship—up from 37 per cent. in 2004/05. Mr. Dai Davies To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what research his Department has (a) evaluated and (b) commissioned on the (i) effectiveness of skills training courses and (ii) the proportion of those completing such courses who gain employment related to such training within 12 months of completion in the last five years. Mr. Simon The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has, through the LSC, conducted a number of evaluations examining the effectiveness of skills training courses. These are as follows: Published reports: Train to Gain evaluation—waves 1, 2 and 3 Evaluations currently in progress: Train to Gain wave 4 Employability Skills Programme Apprenticeship for Adults and Skills for Jobs These reports are due to be published during summer 2009. Regarding outcomes; this information is not readily available for particular programmes or course, although one-off studies of leavers from FE have in the past looked at their destinations. This type of information will in future be collected using the Framework for Excellence learner destination survey with the first results for all FE colleges and work based learning providers available in spring 2009. These destination data are not measured for Train to Gain participants. Young People: Unemployment Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many (a) males aged between 16 and 18, (b) females aged between 16 and 18, (c) males aged between 19 and 24 and (d) females aged between 19 and 24 were not in education, training or employment in England in the fourth quarter of each year since 1997. Mr. Simon The tables show estimates of people aged1 16 to 18 and 19 to 24 not in employment, education or training (NEET) in England. These estimates are from the Quarter 4 Labour Force Survey (LFS). Between 2000 and 2008, the percentage of NEETS has remained largely stable. We are unable to provide NEET estimates back to 1997 from the LFS as all the data necessary to produce them is not available on datasets prior to Quarter 2 2000. 1 Age used is the respondent’s academic age, which is defined as their age at the preceding 31 August. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Male |Female | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |NEET |Percentage1|NEET|Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |84,000 |9.5 |67,000|7.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |85,000 |9.1 |86,000|9.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |95,000 |10.0 |82,000|9.1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |95,000 |9.9 |81,000|8.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |105,000|10.6 |83,000|8.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |132,000|13.2 |85,000|9.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |114,000|11.2 |84,000|8.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |111,000|11.0 |81,000|8.6| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |108,000|10.8 |98,000|10.1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Percentages are given as a proportion of NEETS within each gender.Source:Labour Force Survey, Quarter 4| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Male |Female | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |NEET |Percentage|NEET|Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2000 |156,000|9.3 |322,000|18.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001 |187,000|10.9 |305,000|17.5| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002 |175,000|10.0 |307,000|17.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003 |178,000|9.8 |312,000|17.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004 |207,000|11.1 |349,000|18.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005 |244,000|12.8 |376,000|20.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006 |247,000|12.6 |364,000|18.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007 |226,000|11.2 |364,000|18.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2008 |256,000|12.5 |395,000|19.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Source:Labour Force Survey, Quarter 4Base:19 to 24-year-olds, England| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prime Minister Departmental Training Mr. Hands To ask the Prime Minister with reference to the answer of 27 November 2008, Official Report, column 666W, on departmental training, whether he has taken any personal training courses since that date. The Prime Minister No. Departmental Visits Abroad Mr. Hands To ask the Prime Minister how much expenditure was incurred in respect of the overseas visits he undertook (a) between June and December 2007 and (b) in 2008. The Prime Minister Since 1999, the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. Copies of these lists are available in the Library of the House. Information for the financial year 2008-09 will be published in the usual manner. Fred Goodwin Mr. Frank Field To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions Sir Fred Goodwin has been invited to 10 Downing Street for (a) official social engagements and (b) meetings in each of the last five years. The Prime Minister Since June 2007, Sir Fred Goodwin attended a meeting of representatives of financial institutions on 15 April 2008. Details of this event are available on the No. 10 website: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page15275 A copy of this web page has been placed in the Library of the House. G20 Mr. Hands To ask the Prime Minister what visits he has made to each of the G20 countries since June 2007. The Prime Minister Since 1999, the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. Copies of these lists are available in the Library of the House. Information for the financial year 2008-09 will be published in the usual manner. Hospitals Mr. Lansley To ask the Prime Minister what hospitals he has visited since becoming Prime Minister; and what the date of each visit was. The Prime Minister I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16 October 2007, Official Report, column 959W. Iraq: Inquiries Mr. Gordon Prentice To ask the Prime Minister whether he has set a timetable for establishing an Iraq inquiry. The Prime Minister I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) during my Statement on Iraq on 18 December 2008, Official Report, column 1239. Ministers: Members Interests Mr. Gordon Prentice To ask the Prime Minister if he will allow the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests to initiate inquiries of his own volition. The Prime Minister The Government’s position remains as set out in “Investigating the conduct of Ministers: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2007-08” (HC 1056). Copies are available in the Libraries of the House. Ministers: Pay Mr. Gordon Prentice To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2009, Official Report, column 1137W, on Ministers: pay, how many Ministers have received severance pay in accordance with section 4 of the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 and have been re-appointed to a Ministerial position (a) subsequently in the same Parliament and (b) in a subsequent Parliament. The Prime Minister Details of all Ministers since 1997 are contained in editions of the “List of Ministerial Responsibilities”, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House, and in the press notices of ministerial appointments issued by my Office. National Security Mr. Dai Davies To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 3-4WS, on the National Security Forum, what assessment he made of the merits of obtaining expertise in civil nuclear security when selecting members of the National Security Forum. The Prime Minister The Forum members bring a breadth of experience and varied perspectives to the Government’s thinking about national security. Where appropriate, Forum members will also be encouraged to call on selected experts outside Government for advice, support and specialist research. Oral Questions: Government Responses Mr. Graham Stuart To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions since June 2007 he has asked a ministerial colleague to respond to Oral Questions to the Prime Minister; what the reason was on each occasion; and if he will make a statement. The Prime Minister The information requested is a matter of public record and can be found in the Official Report. President Obama: Discussions Andrew Rosindell To ask the Prime Minister (1) what discussions he has had with President Obama on troop levels in Iraq; (2) what discussions he has held with President Obama on co-operation with the United States of America on the current global economic situation. The Prime Minister I discussed a wide range of issues with President Obama during our recent meetings. I refer the hon. Member to the joint press conferences I held with President Obama on 5 March 2009 and 1 April 2009. Transcripts of these are available on the No. 10 website: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18514 and http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18896 Copies have also been placed in the Library of the House. Russia Mr. Hands To ask the Prime Minister when he next expects to meet the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. The Prime Minister I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 12 February 2009, Official Report, column 2137W. Mr. Hands To ask the Prime Minister whether he plans to visit Russia in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. The Prime Minister For security reasons, my future engagements are announced as and when appropriate. USA Andrew Rosindell To ask the Prime Minister what the cost to the public purse was of his recent visit to the United States of America. The Prime Minister Since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. Copies of these lists are available in the Library of the House. Information for the financial year 2008-09 will be published in the usual manner. USA: Ballistic Missile Defence Mr. Kilfoyle To ask the Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on missile defence (a) facilities in the UK and (b) deployment in the EU; if he will hold discussions on these matters when he next meets President Obama; and if he will make a statement. The Prime Minister I discussed a wide range of issues with President Obama during our recent meetings. I refer my hon. Friend to the joint press conferences I held with President Obama on 5 March 2009 and 1 April 2009. Transcripts of these are available on the No. 10 website: http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18514 and http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18896 Copies have also been placed in the Library of the House. Culture, Media and Sport Regional Community Sport Mr. Allen 14. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in Sport England regional budgets on revenue and capital funding for regional community sport projects up to 2012; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Sutcliffe England has streamlined its funding process, so funding will no longer be allocated regionally. These changes will help to realise savings of approximately £20 million over the next four years, which will allow reinvestment in community sport projects. The vast majority of Sport England's funding—nearly half a billion pounds over the next four years—will be allocated to national governing bodies. This represents a significant change towards investment in grassroots sport, and NGBs will be funded on the basis of their potential to deliver against the strategic outcomes of grow, sustain and excel. Investment will in turn be directed by NGBs into areas where they believe it will best achieve their, and our, strategic outcomes. NGBs are currently taking decisions on where best to invest their money, and we are unable to provide a regional breakdown of this investment for 2009-10. This complements the huge amount of funding—£780 million nationally over the next three years—that is being invested in school sport. This will largely be channelled through local School Sport and County Sport Partnerships, and will deliver a real difference in the amount and quality of sport for children and young people across the country. Tourism Mr. Wallace 15. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding his Department provided for the promotion of England as a tourism destination in 2008-09. Barbara Follett In 2008-09 my Department gave VisitBritain £47.9 million, of which, £8.46 million went on England marketing. However this does not fully reflect the funding for all England activities because of ‘shared services’ like IT, HR and the fact that expenditure for improving the quality of our tourist accommodation and facilities counts as an industry service and not England marketing. In this exceptional year of restructuring it is not possible to give a detailed split between Britain and England spending for 2008-09. In 2008-09 the combined VisitBritain/VisitEngland corporate services budget was £6.25 million. Laura Moffatt To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on policy to provide support for the tourism industry. Andy Burnham We have held a number of discussions with ministerial colleagues, including a recent meeting with my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Employment Relations at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, to discuss business support measures for the tourism industry, and with my hon. Friend the Minister for Borders and Immigration at the Home Office to review the effect of visa processes on inbound tourism. We will also be convening a joint meeting of ministerial colleagues shortly to discuss cross-cutting issues relevant to promoting the visitor economy. Mr. Flello To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the contribution of heritage in attracting tourists from overseas. Barbara Follett Market research carried out by VisitBritain indicates that heritage is one of the key motivators for those considering a visit to Britain. In the 2008 National Brand Index survey Britain is ranked as the 4th best nation (behind Egypt, Italy, and France) for built heritage which is therefore a real strength in our tourism offer. Sport: North East England Mr. Hepburn 16. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding he plans to provide for sport in the north-east in 2009-10. Mr. Sutcliffe Sport England has streamlined its funding process, so funding will no longer be allocated regionally. These changes will help to realise savings of approximately £20 million over the next four years, which will allow reinvestment in community sport projects. The vast majority of Sport England’s funding—nearly half a billion pounds over the next four years—will be allocated to national governing bodies. This represents a significant change towards investment in grass roots sport, and NGBs will be funded on the basis of their potential to deliver against the strategic outcomes of grow, sustain and excel. Investment will in turn be directed by NGBs into areas where they believe it will best achieve their, and our, strategic outcomes. NGBs are currently taking decisions on where best to invest their money, and we are unable to provide a regional breakdown of this investment for 2009-10. This complements the huge amount of funding—£780 million nationally over the next three years—that is being invested in school sport. This will largely be channelled through local school sport and county sport partnerships, and will deliver a real difference in the amount and quality of sport for children and young people across the country. Local News Media Mr. Burns 17. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to provide support for local news organisations. Mr. Rob Wilson 20. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he plans to take to support the provision of local news services. Andy Burnham I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier to the hon. Member for Congleton (Ann Winterton). Apprenticeships Mr. Slaughter 18. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on provision of apprenticeships in the tourism sector. Barbara Follett High quality provision of apprenticeships is an important part of the national skills strategy for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector. My Department has received detailed recommendations from the industry, through People 1st, on how to achieve this. I chair the Monitoring and Implementation Group for this strategy, and a senior official from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is represented on that group. In addition, I will shortly be convening a meeting of ministerial colleagues to discuss issues relevant to the tourism industry, and a DIUS Minister is being invited. Newspaper Advertising Fiona Mactaggart 19. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with representatives of the newspaper industry on advertisements for sexual services in local newspapers. Barbara Follett The Minister for Women and Equality convened a meeting with the Newspaper Society on 1 November 2007 to talk about how to combat sex trafficking. The Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism attended that meeting. Subsequently, the Newspaper Society updated and strengthened the legal advice and guidance it provides to publishers on accepting personal ads. Among other things, this warns publishers to be wary of ads, such as for massage parlours, which may disguise sexual services. Regional Theatres Ms Keeble To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to support regional theatres. Barbara Follett Arts Council England plan to invest £318 million in theatre across England between 2008-09 and 2010-11. The recently launched A Night Less Ordinary scheme will provide 618 000 free theatre tickets to under-26-year-olds over the next two years. My Department is supporting this initiative, which will help theatres fill their seats while building the audience of the future. London Olympics Mr. McCartney To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what opportunities his Department is making available to local authorities to encourage sporting and cultural activities in connection with the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Sutcliffe Sport and culture play a significant role in plans for the Olympic and Paralympic games and Olympic Legacy. As part of wider Government plans for getting two million people more active for 2012, we will get one million more people playing sport. 80 local authorities have signed up to having National Indicator 8 on Sport and Active Recreation, and nearly 300 are participating in the Government's Free Swimming Programme. In addition, Sport England will be having several themed (e.g. the first round recently targeted at rural communities) rounds of funding over the next four years, up to £30 million per year, which will be open to local authorities to bid for. Local authorities have also already played a role in the delivery of the Cultural Olympiad, which aims to provide opportunities for a variety of organisations involved in culture to be part of the cultural celebrations linked to the games, and we expect they will continue to do so. Following the success of ‘Open Weekend' last year to celebrate the launch of the Cultural Olympiad, July 24 to 26 2009 will see the ‘London 2012 Open Weekend' taking place across the country, and I encourage local authorities to get involved with local cultural, sporting and sustainability-related events over the weekend to celebrate London 2012 in the heart of our communities. Alcoholic Drinks: Licensing Chris Grayling To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many licensees have had their licence revoked for selling alcohol to an under-age person in each of the last five years. Mr. Sutcliffe Statistical bulletins on licences to sell alcohol include the number of premises licences and club premises certificates revoked, but do not indicate the reason why. Licences and certificates may be revoked on review for one or more reasons relating to the four licensing objectives, including sales of alcohol to children. The first DCMS Statistical Bulletin on Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment, under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 reported that there were 675 completed reviews between April 2006 and March 20071. Following which, 91 licences or certificates were suspended, 92 licences were revoked or club premises certificates withdrawn, and 52 Designated Premises Supervisors were removed (Premises Licences only). It is not known which of these suspensions, revocations, withdrawals or removals related to underage sales. The second statistical bulletin, covering the period between April 2007 and March 2008, reported that there were 1,008 completed reviews for England and Wales2. 396 of these completed reviews were carried out for reasons relating to the protection of children from harm (based on 91 per cent. of returns), but it is unknown if they relate to a one-off case of selling alcohol to children or the persistent selling of alcohol to children. The number of suspensions, revocations, withdrawals or removals following these completed reviews is unknown. However, following all completed reviews 167 licences or certificates were suspended, 155 licences were revoked or club premises certificates withdrawn and 102 designated premises supervisors were removed3. Since 6 April 2007, in addition to actions following reviews, 18 premises licences were suspended by a court under Section 147B(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 (as amended by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006) for the sale or supply of alcohol, following an offence of persistently selling to underage children. Prior to the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003, data on the number of alcohol licences revoked in England and Wales were collected by petty sessional division (magistrates court areas), on a triennial basis. Between July 2003 to June 2004, there were a total of 354 revocations of on and off-licences. Again, it is not known how many revocations related to underage sales. 1 Based on returns from 85 per cent. of licensing authorities in England and Wales. 2 Based on 97 per cent. of returns. 3 Based on around 94 per cent. of returns. Bookmakers: Licensing Mr. Ellwood To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to regulate the use of betting exchanges as a means of avoiding requirements on bookmakers in relation to licensing and levy contributions. Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 1 April 2009]: The operators of betting exchanges located in Great Britain are regulated by, and require a licence from, the Gambling Commission, and are required to contribute to the Horserace Betting Levy. Any person providing facilities for gambling in Great Britain who uses betting exchanges in the course of business requires a remote operating licence from the commission, and any bookmaker who carries on a business which includes horse race betting transactions is required to contribute to the Horserace Betting Levy. I am aware of some concerns around compliance in this area and my officials are exploring these issues with relevant bodies and licensed operators. Departmental Carbon Emissions Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for how long his Department has followed the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management programme. Mr. Sutcliffe The Department has been following the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Management programme for three years. Departmental Energy Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) other fuel was used by (i) his Department and (ii) each of its agencies in each of the last 10 years. Mr. Sutcliffe The electricity, gas and other fuel used by the Department and The Royal Parks on its office estate is detailed as follows. ----------------------------- |Kwh | ----------------------------- | |Electricity|Gas|Other Fuel| ----------------------------- |1999-2000 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------------------------- |2000-01 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------------------------- |2001-02 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------------------------- |2002-03 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------------------------- |2003-04 |4,368,192|3,275,860|0| ----------------------------- |2004-05 |4,186,267|2,643,861|0| ----------------------------- |2005-06 |4,438,625|2,488,443|0| ----------------------------- |2006-07 |4,320,106|2,631,318|0| ----------------------------- |2007-08 |3,647,784|2,135,379|0| ----------------------------- |April 2008 to February 2009|2,881,646|1,240,516|0| ----------------------------- ----------- |Kwh | ----------- | |Electricity|Gas|Other Fuel| ----------- |1999-2000|n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- |2000-01 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- |2001-02 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- |2002-03 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- |2003-04 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- |2004-05 |4,141,338|1,275,682|0| ----------- |2005-06 |3,346,056|1,402,580|0| ----------- |2006-07 |3,220,032|1,505,334|0| ----------- |2007-08 |2,995,048|1,490,492|0| ----------- |2008-09 |n/a|n/a|n/a| ----------- Data are not available prior to April 2004 and since April 2008 The Royal Parks have not recorded data on kwh consumed. Departmental Public Expenditure Dr. Cable To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his latest estimate is of his Department’s capital expenditure in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Sutcliffe The latest estimate of the capital spending by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport excluding the Olympics can be seen in the table. ----------------- | |£000 | ----------------- |2008-09|235,353| ----------------- |2009-10|182,400| ----------------- |2010-11|181,400| ----------------- Spending plans for 2011-12 are not yet available. Departmental Training Mr. Hands To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1888W, on departmental training, which Ministers have attended the Action Learning Set course; and what the cost of the course was. Mr. Sutcliffe The cost of the course was £500. Identifying Ministers who undertake training would, or would be likely to, discourage participation in future training sessions, acting as a disincentive for Ministers to undertake formal professional development. Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many training courses were taken by (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years; and what the cost of training was in each year. Mr. Sutcliffe DCMS is committed to developing our staff and also ensuring that they have the right skills and expertise to enable them to work effectively. ------------------------------------------- | |Training courses|Cost (£) | ------------------------------------------- |(a) Staff | | | ------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |126 |737,782.94| ------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |183 |841,383.13| ------------------------------------------- |2008-09 |358 |578,037.84| ------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------- |(b) Ministers| | | ------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |2 |1,260 | ------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |2 |450 | ------------------------------------------- |2008-09 |6 |3,191.84 | ------------------------------------------- Gambling Philip Davies To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much it cost his Department to maintain its White List of countries permitted to advertise gambling services in the UK in each of the last three years. Mr. Sutcliffe The advertising provisions of the Gambling Act 2005, including the arrangements for whitelisting under section 331, only came into effect in September 2007. Much of the assessment work was carried out by DCMS officials with input from legal advisers, the Gambling Commission, HM Treasury and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. As a result it is not possible to give a full and detailed assessment of costs. Local Press Ann Coffey To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with representatives of press and broadcasting organisations on the future of weekly and regional newspapers; and if he will make a statement. Andy Burnham I have recently had discussions with the Society of Editors and the Newspaper Society; and the National Union of Journalists Parliamentary Group. I shall be holding a summit shortly to discuss local media provision. Swimming: Concessions Mr. Evans To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many swimming pools offering free swimming to over 60 year olds do so only after 9.00 am.; (2) what recent estimate he has made of the number of over 60 year olds who have been provided with free swimming; and if he will make a statement. Andy Burnham Around 10 million people aged 60 or over in England stand to benefit from the Government’s Free Swimming programme. We will be monitoring closely the impact of the scheme on levels of participation. Nearly 300 local authorities will be offering free swimming to those aged 60 or over. This means that people in that age group who wish to swim, at any time throughout the year, when they would normally be admitted to the pool for public swimming, and in accordance with local programming, should not be charged for doing so. Beyond that condition of grant funding, we have not been prescriptive on how participating local authorities should deliver their offer locally. Mr. Evans To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many swimming pools in (a) Lancashire and (b) England are taking part in the free swimming initiatives. Mr. Sutcliffe We estimate that approximately (a) 38 swimming pools in Lancashire and (b) over 1,000 swimming pools in England are taking part in the Government’s Free Swimming programme. We will be collecting information from participating local authorities on free swimming in their pools as part of our monitoring and evaluation of the programme. Television: Licensing Mr. Kemp To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many pensioners over the age of 75 years resident in Houghton and Washington East constituency received a free television licence in 2008. Andy Burnham TV Licensing, which administers free television licences for people aged 75 or over as agents for the BBC, advises that it is not able to provide breakdowns by constituency of the number of free licences issued. Tourism: South West Mr. Ellwood To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Torbay of 11 March 2009, Official Report, columns 461-2W, on tourism: South West, how much of the £3.5 million will have been provided to each regional development agency between 2008 and 2011; (2) pursuant to the answer of 20 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1340-1W, on tourism: South West, how much of the £3.5 million funding was allocated to each regional development agency. Barbara Follett [holding answers 18 and 23 March 2009]: Funding for regional development agencies (RDAs) is not ring-fenced for particular economic sectors, such as tourism. However, in each year since 2003-04, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has contributed £3.6 million to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (DBERR’s) Single Programme budget (the “Single Pot”) in respect of the tourism responsibilities of the eight RDAs outside London. The Single Pot, which will total approximately £2.2 billion, £2.2 billion and £2.1 billion in 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively, is allocated among the RDAs by DBERR. DCMS’s contribution will be £3.5 million, £3.4 million and £3.3 million in these years. Tourism: Summertime Mr. Ellwood To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received from the tourism industry on daylight saving. Barbara Follett [holding answer 1 April 2009]: My Department has received representations on the merits of daylight saving from the Tourism Alliance, the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions and other members of the attractions sector. I discussed this issue at a meeting with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. McFadden) at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and industry representatives on 8 November 2008. Women and Equality Age: Discrimination Graham Stringer To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what assessment she has made of (a) levels of public support for and (b) potential harmful consequences of the marketing of (i) products and (ii) holidays directly to specific age groups. Maria Eagle The consultation paper “A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain” (June 2007), called for evidence of unfair age discrimination in the supply of goods, facilities and services. The majority of the nearly 750 responses on this issue (around 80 per cent.) were in favour of legislation to tackle harmful age discrimination outside the workplace, but only a small number of respondents felt that the marketing of products and holidays to specific age groups was discriminatory and very few felt that such marketing was harmful. We have been taking forward discussions with relevant representatives of industry and stakeholders with an interest in age discrimination to better understand the benefits and consequences of the ban on age discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services we are including in the Equality Bill. These discussions have helped us develop an approach which takes account of the need to ensure that the legislation does not prevent service providers offering age-specific goods and services where this is beneficial or can be justified. We will consult on our detailed proposals for the exceptions from the ban on age discrimination in the summer. Graham Stringer To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent assessment she has made of her policy on (a) age-based concessions in the insurance industry and (b) age limits on group holidays. Maria Eagle We have always been clear that the legislation banning age discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services—to be included in the Equality Bill—will bite on harmful age discrimination and allow justifiable and beneficial age-based practices to continue. The legislation will not prevent different treatment on grounds of age in the provision of insurance, where this is based on actuarial evidence. Nor will it prevent holidays for particular age groups. Consideration of how to frame the legislation is continuing, taking account of relevant evidence such as the October 2008 report of the Financial Services Expert Working Group established by Government to provide and analyse evidence of the implications and impacts of outlawing age discrimination, and recent research published by the Association of British Insurers in March 2009. In addition, the Government Equalities Office has recently commissioned additional independent research to explore this area further. We will consult on our detailed proposals for the exceptions from the ban on age discrimination in the summer. Departmental Bank Services Mr. Hoban To ask the Minister for Women and Equality with which banks the Government Equalities Office has or has had contracts for the provision of financial advice, for the financial year 2008-09. Maria Eagle The Government Equalities Office has not held any contracts with banks for the provision of financial advice. Equality and Human Rights Commission: Manpower Mr. Paul Goodman To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, columns 335-6W, on manpower: Equality and Human Rights Commission, how many staff who were paid (a) between £50,000 and £100,000 and (b) over £100,000 a year were employed by the (i) Disability Rights Commission, (ii) Equal Opportunities Commission and (iii) Commission for Racial Equality in their last full year of existence. Maria Eagle The total number of staff employed by each of the legacy commissions in their last full year of existence (2006-07) and who were (a) paid between £50,000 and £100,00 and (b) paid over £100,000 is shown in the following table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |(a) paid between £50,000 and £100,000|(b) paid over £100,000| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(i) Disability Rights Commission |11 |1 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(ii)Equal Opportunities Commission |7 |1 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(iii) Commission for Racial Equality|13 |1 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Paul Goodman To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, columns 335-6W, on manpower: Equality and Human Rights Commission, what the staffing costs are for each department of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Maria Eagle The staff costs for 2008-09 by Directorate within the Equality and Human Rights Commission is shown as follows. This information is the best estimate available. ------------------------------------ | |Total (£000)| ------------------------------------ |Corporate Management |6,240 | ------------------------------------ |Commissioners Office |1,238 | ------------------------------------ |Communications |5,498 | ------------------------------------ |Legal |3,612 | ------------------------------------ |Strategy and Research|3,993 | ------------------------------------ |Scotland |1,303 | ------------------------------------ |Transition Team |464 | ------------------------------------ |Wales |1,255 | ------------------------------------ |Totals |23,603 | ------------------------------------ Equality and Human Rights Commission: Pay Mr. Paul Goodman To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the (a) pay band of and (b) cash equivalent pension transfer value accrued by each member of the senior management board of the Commission of Equality and Human Rights is; and if she will make a statement. Maria Eagle The information asked for under (a) will be part of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Annual Report and Accounts for the transition period of October 2007 to March 2008. The Commission intend that the Annual Report is laid before Parliament before the summer recess. The cash equivalent transfer value information (b) will also appear in the remuneration report section of the Annual Report and Accounts. Mr. Paul Goodman To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, columns 335-6W, on manpower: Equality and Human Rights Commission, how many staff of the Equality and Human Rights Commission are paid (a) between £50,000 and £100,000 and (b) over £100,000 a year. Maria Eagle As of 31 March 2009, the number of staff employees of the Equality and Human Rights Commission paid: (a) between £50,000 and £100,000 was 28; and (b) over £100,000 was three. Leader of the House Departmental Computers Mr. Hoban To ask the Leader of the House how many laptop computers have been provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in her Office in each year since 2005; and at what cost. Chris Bryant The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons joined the Cabinet Office in 2007. I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by the Cabinet Office. It would not be possible to provide information prior to 2007 without incurring a disproportionate cost. Departmental Mobile Phones Mr. Hoban To ask the Leader of the House (1) how much has been spent on (a) the purchase of and (b) bills for (i) Blackberrys and (ii) other mobile telephones for (A) Ministers, (B) special advisers and (C) civil servants in her Office in each year since 2005; (2) how many (a) Blackberrys and (b) other mobile telephones have been provided to (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants in her Office in each year since 2005. Chris Bryant The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons joined the Cabinet Office in 2007. I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by the Cabinet Office. It would not be possible to provide information prior to 2007 without incurring a disproportionate cost. Church Commissioners Departmental Finance Mr. Gibb To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what the Church Commissioners’ own administration costs were in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007. Sir Stuart Bell Expenditure for the Commissioners’ administration of national Church functions, governance, restructuring and rent, refurbishment and repairs to Commissioners’ offices were £4.9 million in 2006 and £6.6 million in 2007. Departmental Land Mr. Gibb To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many acres of agricultural land were sold by the Church Commissioners in each year from 2000 to 2008. Sir Stuart Bell The Commissioners do not record this information and could not establish it retrospectively without incurring disproportionate cost. Mr. Gibb To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how much the Church Commissioners received on average per acre of agricultural land they sold in each year since 2000. Sir Stuart Bell The Commissioners do not record average proceeds per acre but I can tell the hon. Gentleman that total proceeds for agricultural land for each year between 2001 and 2007 were as follows: ---------------- | |£ million| ---------------- |2001|7 | ---------------- |2002|5.9 | ---------------- |2003|5.3 | ---------------- |2004|15.6 | ---------------- |2005|6.1 | ---------------- |2006|36.2 | ---------------- |2007|59.7 | ---------------- In 2000, agricultural sales were not recorded separately so the total proceeds for the year (£11.2 million) represents a mixture of agricultural and residential sales. Figures for 2008 are not yet fully audited; they will be published in May. Departmental Manpower Mr. Gibb To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many people the Church Commissioners employ directly; and at what annual salary cost. Sir Stuart Bell The Church Commissioners are a joint employer of most staff of the National Church Institutions. They also employ staff engaged in local property management. In 2007, the last year for which fully audited figures are available, the number of staff for which the Commissioners were the managing employer averaged 174, at a salary cost of £4 million (not including employer’s national insurance and pension contributions). Property Development Mr. Gibb To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what proposed property development schemes the Church Commissioners are participating in. Sir Stuart Bell The Commissioners’ strategic land portfolio comprises about 40 property development schemes located throughout England. Of the few that are being developed, the Commissioners have agreements in place with developers for them to take forward the schemes at their risk. Most are pre-development, comprising sites which have yet to be allocated for development in a development plan, those allocated without planning permission, and those with planning permission but yet to be developed. In the hon. Gentleman’s constituency, the Commissioners are jointly promoting the Bognor Regis Eco Quarter proposal with other landowners. This is part of Option 1 in the Arun District Council’s current development options consultation exercise. Defence Afghanistan Mr. Gerald Howarth To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) troops in contact incidents and (b) indirect fire events were recorded in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in each month of the last three years. Mr. Hutton The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from John Hutton to Gerald Howarth: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my holding reply to your Parliamentary Question regarding troops in contact incidents and indirect fire events in Iraq and Afghanistan (Official Record, 4 February 2009, column 1257W). The Ministry of Defence has recently completed a review of the data required to answer this question, and has revised the manner in which we classify and present data to ensure consistency. Afghanistan The numbers of troops in contact events, regardless of the instigator, involving the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and insurgents in Helmand province as part of Task Force Helmand for each complete month from March 2006 to February 2009 for which verified data are available are shown below. ----------------------------------------------------- | |20061|20071|20081|20091| ----------------------------------------------------- |January |— |60 |70 |180 | ----------------------------------------------------- |February |— |100 |70 |180 | ----------------------------------------------------- |March |10 |140 |80 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |April |0 |70 |50 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |May |0 |120 |60 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |June |10 |110 |80 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |July |120 |130 |110 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |August |100 |130 |200 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |September |100 |130 |180 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |October |40 |90 |170 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |November |40 |110 |200 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |December |50 |130 |220 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |1 Rounded to the nearest 10| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- The numbers of indirect fire events, regardless of the instigator, involving the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and insurgents in Helmand province as part of Task Force Helmand for each complete month from March 2006 to February 2009 for which verified data are available are shown below. ----------------------------------------------------- | |20061|20071|20081|20091| ----------------------------------------------------- |January |— |40 |30 |40 | ----------------------------------------------------- |February |— |50 |30 |40 | ----------------------------------------------------- |March |10 |80 |50 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |April |0 |40 |30 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |May |0 |30 |30 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |June |10 |30 |40 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |July |40 |50 |50 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |August |70 |50 |60 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |September |80 |40 |50 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |October |20 |60 |20 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |November |20 |70 |40 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |December |30 |70 |60 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |1 Rounded to the nearest 10| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- ISAF forces operating in Helmand come from a number of different nations, which often operate closely alongside each other and alongside Afghan Army and Police units. The environment in which forces are operating makes it extremely difficult precisely to distinguish between incidents initiated by insurgent forces and those initiated by ISAF. Iraq The numbers of troops in contact events, regardless of the instigator, involving Multinational Forces and insurgents in Multi-National Division (South East) (MND (SE)) for each complete month from March 2006 to February 2009 for which verified data are available are shown below. ----------------------------------------------------- | |20061|20071|20081|20091| ----------------------------------------------------- |January |— |110 |10 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------- |February |— |200 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------- |March |20 |140 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |April |30 |80 |10 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |May |20 |120 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |June |30 |140 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |July |50 |130 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |August |40 |60 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |September |50 |10 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |October |80 |10 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |November |100 |0 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |December |150 |10 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |1 Rounded to the nearest 10| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- The numbers of indirect fire events, regardless of the instigator, involving Multinational Forces and insurgents in MND (SE) for each complete month from March 2006 to February 2009 for which verified data are available are shown below. ----------------------------------------------------- | |20061|20071|20081|20091| ----------------------------------------------------- |January |— |10 |30 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------- |February |— |120 |30 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------- |March |20 |90 |30 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |April |50 |120 |10 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |May |40 |180 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |June |30 |200 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |July |60 |230 |10 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |August |60 |120 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |September |60 |10 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |October |90 |20 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |November |70 |10 |0 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |December |100 |20 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------- |1 Rounded to the nearest 10| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- Multinational Forces operating in MND (SE) come from a number of different nations, which often operate closely alongside each other and alongside the Iraqi Security Forces. The environment in which forces are operating makes it extremely difficult precisely to distinguish between incidents initiated by insurgent forces and those initiated by Multinational Forces. All data shown above are data based on information derived from a number of sources and can only be an estimate, not least because of the difficulties in ensuring a consistent interpretation of the basis for collating statistics in a complex fast-moving multinational operational environment. I hope that the above information addresses your concerns on this matter. I will place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House. Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contacts between British and anti-coalition militia forces there have been in Helmand province in each roulement since June 2006. Mr. Hutton The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from John Hutton to Liam Fox: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my holding replies to your Parliamentary Questions regarding contacts between British forces and anti-coalition militia in Afghanistan (Official Report, 24 February 2009, column 520W). The Ministry of Defence has recently completed a review of the data required to answer this question, and has revised the manner in which we classify and present data to ensure consistency. The numbers of troops in contact events, regardless of the instigator, involving the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and insurgents in Helmand province as part of Task Force Helmand for each complete month from June 2006 to February 2009 for which verified data are available are provided in the table below. ----------------------------------------------------- | |20061|20071|20081|20091| ----------------------------------------------------- |January |— |60 |70 |180 | ----------------------------------------------------- |February |— |100 |70 |180 | ----------------------------------------------------- |March |— |140 |80 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |April |— |70 |50 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |May |— |120 |60 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |June |10 |110 |80 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |July |120 |130 |110 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |August |100 |130 |200 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |September |100 |130 |180 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |October |40 |90 |170 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |November |40 |110 |200 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |December |50 |130 |220 |— | ----------------------------------------------------- |1 Rounded to the nearest 10| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- ISAF forces operating in Helmand come from a number of different nations, which often operate closely alongside each other and alongside Afghan Army and Police units. Without undertaking a detailed assessment of each engagement, it is not possible precisely to define in every case whether an attack was aimed at UK forces, at our ISAF partners, or against Afghan units. Data are therefore collected on the number of incidents involving ISAF forces in Helmand without attempting to identify the nationality of the forces actually being attacked. The environment in which forces are operating makes it extremely difficult precisely to distinguish between incidents initiated by insurgent forces and those initiated by ISAF. These data are based on information derived from a number of sources and can only be an estimate, not least because of the difficulties in ensuring a consistent interpretation of the basis for collating statistics in a complex fast- moving multinational operational environment. I hope that the above information addresses your concerns on this matter. I will place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House. Mr. Ancram To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military engagements there have been between UK armed forces and Taliban insurgents in the last two months Mr. Hutton The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from John Hutton to Michael Ancram: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my holding reply to your Parliamentary Question regarding military engagements between UK armed forces and the Taleban (Official Record, 23 March 2009, Column 10W). The Ministry of Defence has recently completed a review of the data required to answer this question, and has revised the manner in which we classify and present data to ensure consistency. The number of engagements, regardless of the instigator, involving the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and insurgents in Helmand province as part of Task Force Helmand, for the last two complete months for which verified data is available are provided below. January 20091—210 February 20091—200 1 Rounded to the nearest 10 ISAF forces operating in Helmand come from a number of different nations, which often operate closely alongside each other and alongside Afghan Army and Police units. Without undertaking a detailed assessment of each engagement, it is not possible precisely to define in every case whether an attack was aimed at UK forces, at our ISAF partners, or against Afghan units. Data are therefore collected on the number of incidents involving ISAF forces in Helmand without attempting to identify the nationality of the forces actually being attacked. The environment in which forces are operating makes it extremely difficult precisely to distinguish between incidents initiated by insurgent forces and those initiated by ISAF. These data are based on information derived from a number of sources and can only be an estimate, not least because of the difficulties in ensuring a consistent interpretation of the basis for collating statistics in a complex fast-moving multinational operational environment. I hope that the above information addresses your concerns on this matter. I will place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House. Mr. Holloway To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel at each grouping of rank served in Operation (a) Herrick 4, (b) Herrick 5, (c) Herrick 6 and (d) Herrick 7; how many who served in each have been treated for (i) psychological disorders, (ii) post-traumatic stress disorder and (iii) physical injuries; and how many have been discharged as a consequence of (A) a psychological disorder and (B) a physical injury. Mr. Kevan Jones [holding answer 31 March 2009]: Data on the total number of personnel at each rank deployed on Operation Herrick 4-7 is provided in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rank |Number deployed on Op Herrick prior to April 2007|Number deployed on Op Herrick 6-7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |19,340 |27,420 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Officers |3,520 |4,830 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |By rank5: | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brigadier and above |50 |90 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Colonel |110 |170 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lieutenant Colonel |400 |480 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Major |1,080 |1,430 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Captain |1,630 |2,180 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lieutenant and below |250 |480 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other ranks |15,330 |22,590 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |By rank5: | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warrant Officer |790 |1,190 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staff Sergeant |1,200 |1,600 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sergeant |2,060 |2,750 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Corporal |3,240 |4,330 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lance Corporal |2,070 |3,770 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Private |5,970 |8,950 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unknown ranks5 |490 |* | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with figures of 5 or below denoted by *, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.2 UK armed forces personnel includes UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel and mobilised reservists.3 Due to data quality issues it is not possible to separate data for roulements 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Op Herrick.4 All data are provisional and subject to review.5 All rank information is based on NATO rank and includes equivalent ranks in the Naval Service and RAF. Rank shown is rank on outflow.| | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 UK armed forces personnel attended the UK field hospital during Herrick 4-7 for psychiatric reasons. Due to the small number it is not possible to provide attendances for psychiatric reasons by roulement. The number of personnel who were referred to a Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) in 2007 following deployment on Operation Herrick 4-7 is provided in the following table. Of the 414 who were assessed as having a psychological disorder, 47 were diagnosed with PTSD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Herrick roulement| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Initial assessment |Herrick 4-5 |Herrick 62| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Psychological disorder |180 |234| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Of which: | || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PTSD |25 |22| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 These figures show the number of new attendees who have been identified as deployed to Herrick prior to their first referral at a DCMH.2 Includes 156 people who had also deployed to Herrick 4-5, of which 10 had PTSD.| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five armed forces personnel who have returned to the UK for treatment from Op Herrick 4-7 have been medically discharged for mental and behavioural disorders. 2,141 armed forces personnel attended the UK Field Hospital during Herrick 4-7 for physical injuries. The following table provides the breakdown by roulement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Roulement |Physical injuries| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |All |2,141 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Herrick 4 |369 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Herrick 5 |487 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Herrick 6 |691 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Herrick 7 |594 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Data source: Operational Emergency Department Attendance Register (OpEDAR)| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A proportion of those with physical injuries were returned to the UK for treatment. Since October 2007 these patients have been tracked through their care. For those deployed on Herrick 7 178 personnel were returned to the UK for treatment of their injury. Of the 178 personnel who were returned to the UK for treatment, eight have since been medically discharged for injury related-conditions. It should be noted, that the medical discharge may not be as a result of their injury in Afghanistan and Medical Boards do not make decisions on attributability to service. Mr. Holloway To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel at each grouping of rank who served in Operation (a) Herrick 4, (b) Herrick 5, (c) Herrick 6 and (d) Herrick 7 have left the armed forces. Mr. Hutton [holding answer 1 April 2009]: Data on the number of deployed personnel at each rank broken down individually for each of Operations HERRICK 4, 5, 6 and 7 and who have left the armed forces are not available and as such could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Mr. Holloway To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rounds of (a) 51 mm and (b) 81 mm mortar ammunition of all natures were used in Operation (i) Herrick 4, (ii) Herrick 5, (iii) Herrick 6 and (iv) Herrick 7. Mr. Hutton [holding answer 1 April 2009]: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete. Mr. Ancram To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what forewarning the US military gives to British armed forces commanders in Afghanistan of (a) Predator unmanned aerial vehicle attacks into Pakistan and (b) Predator unmanned aerial vehicle flights originating within Pakistan. Mr. Hutton British armed forces personnel in Afghanistan are not forewarned of alleged US Predator unmanned aerial vehicle attacks into Pakistan or whether Predator unmanned aerial vehicle flights over Afghanistan originate within Pakistan. Anne Snelgrove To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers from The First Battalion The Rifles have sustained injuries in Afghanistan in the category of (a) very seriously injured, (b) seriously injured, (c) temporary incapacitating illness and (d) injury unlisted. Mr. Hutton Since the Rifles formed on 1 February 2007, up to 28 March 2009, there have been two very seriously injured (VSI) and one seriously injured (SI) casualty from 1 Rifles in Afghanistan. We do not publish data on less severe injuries, so this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training on improvised explosive devices is provided to armed forces personnel assigned to duties in Afghanistan before deployment; what percentage of infantry personnel received such training before deployment in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Hutton All personnel deploying to theatre, including infantry, undertake either collective or individual reinforcement training, which includes counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) training. During pre-deployment training, they are given training in current tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to deal with IEDs. These TTPs are constantly being improved in theatre, and the training conducted prior to deployment reflects the latest developments. A number of individuals are then given more in depth training on the use of specialist equipment for detection of other explosive devices. Training for patrolling skills includes detailed improvised explosive device awareness and avoidance techniques in both the mounted and dismounted roles. Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have been (a) seriously and (b) very seriously (i) injured and (ii) wounded by improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan in each year since 2001. Mr. Hutton Since the start of operations in Afghanistan in 2001 and up to the 15 March 2009, the latest date for which statistics are available, 82 UK service personnel have suffered very serious injuries (VSI) and 103 have suffered serious injuries (SI). These figures include all injured personnel, regardless of the mechanism or circumstances of their injury. I am withholding further information on the numbers of personnel injured by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces. Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) compile statistics on the number of operational casualties in the UK armed forces, the latest reports are available at the following websites: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/Operations Factsheets/OperationsInAfghanistanBritishCasualties.htm http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/Operations Factsheets/OperationsInIraqBritishCasualties.htm DASA update the casualty tables fortnightly, a fortnight in arrears on the MOD website. Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what tasks private contractors are undertaking in Afghanistan on behalf of his Department. Mr. Hutton The main tasks undertaken in Afghanistan by private contractors listed as working for the Ministry of Defence are: troop welfare, leisure and retail services, logistics, provision of catering supplies, and works and maintenance services. Mrs. Curtis-Thomas To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of UK service personnel deployed in Afghanistan are engaged in tackling heroin production. Mr. Hutton UK troops, as part of International Security Assistance Force, support Afghan security forces to target narcotic traffickers and facilities that are supporting the insurgency. UK forces have also provided support to both the Poppy Eradication Force and the Governor-led eradication plan within Helmand province. The number of UK troops engaged in such activities varies both on a day-to-day basis and also by season. Armed Forces Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department’s policy is on the (a) purchase and (b) use on operations of personal kit by members of the armed forces. Mr. Bob Ainsworth Armed forces policy states that service personnel are not encouraged, at any time, to buy any items of personal protection. No service person is authorised or would be allowed, to deploy to any theatre with any item of protection which has not been issued by MOD. MOD seeks to provide all necessary items of equipment, but while there is no need to do so, we are aware that some personnel personalise, and occasionally supplement some of their issued kit. This is purely due to personal preference, and supporting guidance to ensure the safety and welfare of all personnel is issued by the chain of command in each theatre. Armed Forces Pay Review Body Dr. Murrison To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 31 March 2009, Official Report, column 53W, on Armed Forces Pay Review Body, from which budgets he plans to allocate the funding for that component of the pay award which is in excess of his Department’s planning assumptions of 2.5 per cent. referred to at paragraph 2.13 of the 2009 Report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body. Mr. Hutton The MOD’s planning assumption included a 2.5 per cent. pay bill increase in 2009-10; 2 per cent. for the core pay settlement and 0.5 per cent. for targeted measures. The Armed Forces Pay Review Body’s recommendations, which were accepted in full, provide for a 2.8 per cent. core pay settlement and 0.5 per cent. for targeted measures, bringing the total award to 3.3 per cent. Provision for the additional 0.8 per cent. above the planning assumption, which equates to some £65 million, has been generated from within the Defence programme as a whole during the current planning round. Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the additional expenditure by his Department above its 2.5 per cent. financial planning assumption increase necessary fully to implement the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body for 2009; and from which sources within the defence budget this funding will be drawn. Mr. Hutton The armed forces Pay Review Body’s recommendations, which were accepted by the MOD in full, provide for a 2.8 per cent. core pay settlement and 0.5 per cent. for targeted measures, bringing the total award to 3.3 per cent. Provision for the additional 0.8 per cent. above the planning assumption, which equates to some £65 million, has been generated from within the Defence programme as a whole during the current planning round. Armed Forces: Career Development Mr. Jim Cunningham To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what opportunities exist for non-commissioned personnel to become commissioned officers in the armed forces. Mr. Bob Ainsworth There are many opportunities for non-commissioned personnel to become commissioned officers in the armed forces and I have provided this information for each service as follows: Naval Services The Royal Navy runs several schemes to provide opportunities for the promotion of RN and RM Other Ranks to commissioned ranks. These personnel compete along side non-service candidates and must pass selection by the Admiralty Interview Board. The schemes are: Upper Yardmen and Royal Marine Corps Commissions to provide opportunities for promotion to commissioned ranks open to those aged under 26; and RN Senior Upper Yardman and RM Senior Corps Commission open to those over the age of 26. Army Soldier Commissions The Army commissions soldiers from the ranks, selecting those judged to have sufficient leadership potential, to attend the standard commissioning course. Both direct entry (DE) and soldier commission candidates are assessed and then selected at the Army Officer Selection Board, Westbury thereby assuring a level method of selection and quality. Late Entry Commissions For those who are not selected for a direct entry commission from the ranks, then after nine years service (from age 21), and having attained the rank of sergeant, all soldiers are eligible to apply for a late entry (LE) commission up to 44 years of age (waivers can be applied for older applicants). Direct Entry/Late Entry Balance Over the last decade, the Army has adjusted its balance from 25 per cent. LE/75 per cent. DE to 33 per cent. LE/67 per cent. DE as greater demand for LE officers has emerged. LE officers do have differing terms of service from DE officers, principally to accelerate their promotion given their average commissioning age of 40. They are widely employed and compete up to the rank of Lt Col with DE officers for appointments. RAF Internal Commissioning Scheme (ICS) Serving personnel in the rank of senior aircraftsman1 and above are eligible to apply for the ICS. Leading aircraftsmen and below who wish to be considered for commissioning must meet the appropriate eligibility criteria for direct entrants including the required qualifications (for example, non-commissioned aircrew must have completed a three-year tour of duty at the time of entry into the initial officer training centre). Commissioned Warrant Officer (CWO) Warrant officers and master air crew commissioned under the CWO Scheme do not attend full officer training and are appointed in the rank of flight lieutenant with no additional seniority. All other serving personnel are appointed in the rank of flying officer with additional seniority determined by the substantive rank held, including normal paid acting rank, on commissioning. 1 This rank includes women. Armed Forces: Deployment Mr. Ancram To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military personnel are deployed in (a) Tajikistan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) the Kyrgyz Republic and (d) Turkmenistan. Mr. Hutton There are no British military personnel deployed in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the republic of Kyrgyz or Turkmenistan. Mr. Ancram To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many conventional British military personnel are working in Frontier Corps training schools in Pakistan; and at which schools. Mr. Hutton We are working in partnership with the Pakistani Frontier Corps and Americans under the Security Development Plan to help Pakistan address the security challenges of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. I am withholding further information for security reasons. However, I can confirm that there are currently 24 UK military personnel based in Pakistan undertaking a variety of roles, including training, liaison and diplomatic duties. The number of military personnel based in Pakistan varies from time to time. This can be for a variety of reasons, including revised tasking and changes to previous roles. Armed Forces: Housing Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, columns 563-64W, on armed forces: housing, how many service family accommodation units are maintained by Modern Housing Solutions in each (a) region and (b) area. Mr. Kevan Jones: Modern Housing Solutions (MHS) as at 31 March 2009 were responsible for the repair and maintenance of service family accommodation (SFA) properties in the following locations. ---------------------------------------------- |MHS Region |Area |Number of SFA| ---------------------------------------------- |East |Brampton |763 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Chicksands |852 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Colchester |1,024 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Coltishall |42 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Cottesmore |1,488 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Marham |898 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Thetford |512 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Wattisham |798 | ---------------------------------------------- |East total | |6,377 | ---------------------------------------------- |Central |Abingdon |1,494 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Brize Norton |1,067 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Bushey |1,055 | ---------------------------------------------- | |High Wycombe |1,301 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Kingston |1,374 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Uxbridge |806 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Woolwich |338 | ---------------------------------------------- |Central total | |7,435 | ---------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------- |North |Boulmer |213 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Catterick |2,212 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Waddington |1,649 | ---------------------------------------------- | |York |1,307 | ---------------------------------------------- |North total | |5,381 | ---------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------- |South East |Aldershot |3,773 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Arborfield |1,390 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Brompton |689 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Folkestone |733 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Gosport |1,827 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Portsmouth |1,210 | ---------------------------------------------- |South East total| |9,622 | ---------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------- |South West |Bovington |1,105 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Colerne |370 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Helston |571 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Larkhill |4,212 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Lympstone |629 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Lyneham |1,241 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Plymouth |1,175 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Warminster |989 | ---------------------------------------------- |South West total| |10,292 | ---------------------------------------------- |West |Chester |403 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Haverfordwest|194 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Hereford |646 | ---------------------------------------------- | |St. Athan |708 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Telford |1,561 | ---------------------------------------------- | |Weeton |349 | ---------------------------------------------- |West total | |3,861 | ---------------------------------------------- Mr. Gray To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department on upgrading housing for armed forces personnel in each year since 2002. Mr. Kevan Jones The following was spent upgrading service family accommodation in Great Britain in each financial year since 2001-02. -------------------------- |Financial year|£ million| -------------------------- |2001-02 |25.3 | -------------------------- |2002-03 |25.5 | -------------------------- |2003-04 |33.5 | -------------------------- |2004-05 |18.1 | -------------------------- |2005-06 |32.4 | -------------------------- |2006-07 |16.4 | -------------------------- |2007-08 |16.9 | -------------------------- Although the final expenditure for 2008-09 is yet to be confirmed, it is planned to be some £35 million. Armed Forces: Mass Media Mr. Gray To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rules govern serving members of the armed forces talking to the media. Mr. Hutton We want our people, military and civilian, to talk and write about what they do so that the roles and achievements of the armed forces and MOD can be better understood. However, in order to ensure that national and operational security is upheld, and that standards of political impartiality and public accountability are met, serving members of the armed forces must seek prior authorisation before talking to the media. The guidance is set out in a Defence Instruction and Notice (DIN) which is available on the MOD internet site. It is also reflected in the relevant Queen’s regulations. Armed Forces: Mentally Ill Clare Short To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the incidence of mental illness among serving soldiers in each age group. Mr. Kevan Jones Since July 2007 the Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) organisation has reported on the psychiatric morbidity of the UK armed forces. The annual summary report for 2007 has recently been published, and this includes the breakdown of new attendances in 2007 including both in and out-patient mental health facilities by age group. This information is provided in the table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Age |Total armed forces strength|Number of patients assessed with a mental disorder|Percentage of total strength|Number of patients assessed with a mental disorder|Percentage of total strength| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |<20|16,000 |6 |0.04 |384 |2.39 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |20-24 |45,500 |77 |0.17 |1,102 |2.42 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |25-29 |41,700 |65 |0.16 |807 |1.94 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |30-34 |29,500 |34 |0.12 |520 |1.76 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |35-39 |34,300 |38 |0.11 |554 |1.61 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |40-44 |18,100 |15 |0.08 |242 |1.34 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |45-49 |9,500 |6 |0.06 |107 |1.13 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |50+ |5,300 |7 |0.13 |49 |0.92 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The figures record all new attendances (i.e. people who have not attended previously) at MOD Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs) and in-patient facilities and therefore does not include those whose course of treatment at that facility started prior to January 2007. Data for 2008 are currently being validated. Armed Forces: Training Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the wastage rates from (a) phase 1 and (b) phase 2 training were in each year since 1997. Mr. Bob Ainsworth Wastage rates of cohorts including phase 1 and phase 2 training for each year since 1997 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The following table shows outflow from the untrained UK Regular Forces split by service and rank for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2007-08. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |All Services |5,960 |8,450 |8,560 |7,350 |6,770 |7,250 |6,950 |5,830 |5,130 |36,290 |36,670 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Officers |240 |390 |330 |380 |320 |350 |310 |340 |220 |3370 |3480 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Ranks |5,720 |8,060 |8,230 |6,970 |6,450 |6,900 |6,640 |5,490 |4,910 |35,920 |36,190 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Naval Service |1,200 |1,470 |1,680 |1,510 |1,760 |1,740 |1,340 |1,050 |1,190 |31,120 |31,230 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Officers |120 |80 |70 |80 |80 |120 |90 |90 |90 |3100 |3120 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Ranks |1,080 |1,390 |1,610 |1,430 |1,680 |1,620 |1,250 |960 |1,100 |31,020 |31,110 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Army |4,260 |6,290 |6,200 |5,160 |4,390 |4,880 |5,020 |4,330 |3,690 |34,840 |34,860 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Officers |80 |260 |220 |260 |190 |180 |170 |200 |90 |3220 |3330 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Ranks |4,180 |6,030 |5,980 |4,900 |4,200 |4,700 |4,850 |4,130 |3,600 |34,620 |34,530 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Royal Air Force |490 |690 |680 |680 |620 |630 |570 |460 |250 |330 |3590 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Officers |40 |50 |40 |40 |50 |50 |40 |60 |30 |50 |330 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Ranks |450 |640 |640 |640 |570 |580 |530 |400 |220 |280 |3560 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Outflow from UK Regular Forces includes death and outflow to civil life including recalled reservists on release and outflow to the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, which was disbanded on 31 March 2008.2 UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded.3 Provisional. Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all Naval Service and Army flow statistics for financial year 2006-07 and 2007-08 and all RAF flow statistics for financial year 2007-08 are provisional and subject to review.| | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) target and (b) actual number of gains to trained strength for (i) officers and (ii) other ranks in each service was since 1997. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The targets and total number of gains to trained strength for officers and other ranks in each service since financial year 1997-98 are shown in the following table. 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| | |1997-983|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| 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|Naval Service |Target |6— |6— |6— |6— |3,330 |3,320 |3,430 |3,140 |3,090 |3,370 |3,320 | 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| |Achieved|6— |2,820 |3,720 |3,090 |2,870 |3,390 |3,210 |2,650 |2,650 |42,660 |43,480 | 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|Officers |Target |6— |6— |6— |6— |440 |430 |430 |470 |420 |410 |400 | 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| |Achieved|6— |270 |450 |420 |400 |480 |470 |420 |360 |4410 |4300 | 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|Other Ranks |Target |6— |6— |6— |6— |2,890 |2,890 |3,000 |2,670 |2,680 |2,960 |2,920 | 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| |Achieved|6— |2,540 |3,270 |2,670 |2,470 |2,920 |2,740 |2,240 |2,290 |42,250 |43,180 | 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|Army |Target |6— |6— |6— |6— |6— |6— |10,010 |9,320 |9,870 |9,700 |9,850 | 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| |Achieved|6— |8,970 |10,040 |9,670 |9,400 |10,740 |10,990 |9,590 |8,400 |48,750 |48,300 | 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|Officer |Target |6— |6— |6— |6— |6— |6— |610 |620 |640 |650 |650 | 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| |Achieved|6— |620 |560 |530 |540 |590 |600 |640 |630 |4620 |4610 | 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|Other Ranks |Target |6— |6— |6— |10,623 |9,440 |9,840 |9,400 |8,700 |9,230 |9,050 |9,200 | 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| |Achieved|6— |8,350 |9,490 |9,140 |8,870 |10,150 |10,390 |8,950 |7,770 |48,130 |47,690 | 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|Royal Air Force |Target |3,170 |3,590 |3,350 |3,470 |3,670 |4,010 |4,290 |3,550 |2,170 |1,700 |1,660 | 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| |Achieved|6— |3,450 |3,440 |3,110 |3,210 |3,360 |3,640 |3,310 |2,190 |51,500 |51,580 | 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|Officer |Target |510 |660 |620 |600 |640 |720 |730 |570 |370 |500 |330 | 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| |Achieved|6— |520 |510 |520 |570 |560 |570 |550 |380 |5450 |5440 | 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|Other Ranks |Target |2,660 |2,940 |2,720 |2,870 |3,030 |3,290 |3,560 |2,980 |1,800 |1,200 |1,330 | 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| |Achieved|6— |2,930 |2,920 |2,590 |2,630 |2,800 |3,070 |2,760 |1,800 |51,050 |51,140 | 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|1 Figures relate to personnel completing training and joining the trained strength. Direct entries to the trained strength, such as trained re-entrants, professionally qualified officers (PQO) are excluded.2 UK Regular Forces includes Nursing services and excludes Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment and mobilised reservists.3 Prior to 1998-99 the achieved number of gains to trained strength could not be derived directly from centrally held records. Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all Naval Service flow statistics from the 12 month period ending 31 October 2006, all Army flow statistics from period ending 31 March 2007 and all RAF flow statistics from the 12 month period ending 30 April 2007 are provisional and subject to review.4 Provisional5 Provisional estimate6 Data unavailable| | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual strength of each Volunteer Reserve service is. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The establishment and strength of the Reserve Forces, as at 28 February 2009, is provided in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |RMR|RNR |TA1 (Group A only)|RAuxAF| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Establishment |970|2,286|38,500 |2,002 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Strength |868|2,020|28,920 |1,418 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 TA Establishment figure excludes all 3,500 UOTC. TA Strength figure excludes TA Group B, UOTC, FTRS, Sponsored Reserves and NRPS.| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armoured Fighting Vehicles Mrs. Curtis-Thomas To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what joint UK/EU development funding has been made available to armoured vehicle manufacturers in each year since 2004; in respect of which vehicles such development funding has been provided; and what plans he has for further such funding in the next 10 years. Mr. Quentin Davies There has been no joint UK/EU development funding available to military armoured vehicle manufactures and there are no current plans for such funding. Army: Deployment Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average tour interval of each infantry battalion in the Army was in the latest period for which figures are available. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The average tour interval for the infantry as a whole is 26 months. The current tour intervals for individual infantry battalions are provided in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unit deployed |Last operational deployment (as a unit)|Start date |Previous operational deployment (as a unit)|End date |Last unit tour interval (months)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Grenadier Guards |Afghanistan |May 2007 |Iraq |September 2006|8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Coldstream Guards |Afghanistan |October 2007 |Iraq |October 2005 |23 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Scots Guards |Iraq |December 2007 |Iraq |April 2005 |31 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Irish Guards |Iraq |June 2007 |Northern Ireland |March 2004 |38 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Welsh Guards |Afghanistan |April 2009 |Balkans |April 2007 |24 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Scots1 |Iraq |December 2007 |Iraq |May 2006 |17 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Scots |Afghanistan |April 2008 |Iraq |December 2005 |28 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 Scots |Afghanistan |April 2009 |Iraq |January 2005 |51 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4 Scots |Iraq |June 2008 |Iraq |May 2006 |25 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |5 Scots |Afghanistan |April 2008 |Balkans |October 2005 |29 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 PWRR |Iraq |December 2008 |Iraq |December 2006 |24 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 PWRR |Iraq |January 2005 |Northern Ireland |December 2003 |12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 RRF |Iraq |June 2008 |Iraq |May 2006 |25 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 RRF |Afghanistan |April 2009 |Northern Ireland |November 2003 |64 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 R Anglian |Afghanistan |May 2007 |Iraq |October 2005 |18 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 R Anglian |Iraq |June 2008 |Iraq |October 2006 |20 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Lancs2 |Iraq |December 2007 |n/a |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Lancs2 |Iraq |November 2006 |n/a |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Yorks |Iraq |December 2008 |Iraq |May 2007 |18 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Yorks |Afghanistan |October 2007 |Balkans |September 2006|13 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 Yorks |Iraq |November 2004 |Balkans |June 2001 |40 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 R Welsh |Cyprus |May 2007 |Northern Ireland |January 2006 |15 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 R Welsh |Iraq |June 2007 |Iraq |October 2005 |19 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Mercian |Iraq |December 2007 |Iraq |October 2004 |37 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Mercian |Afghanistan |April 2009 |Afghanistan |November 2007 |16 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 Mercian |Iraq |November 2006 |Iraq |October 2005 |12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Rifles3 |Afghanistan |October 2008 |Iraq |November 2006 |23 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Rifles |Afghanistan |April 2009 |Iraq |May 2007 |23 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 Rifles |Iraq |September 2006|Northern Ireland |March 2005 |17 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4 Rifles |Iraq |June 2007 |Balkans |October 2001 |67 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |5 Rifles |Iraq |December 2008 |Iraq |December 2006 |24 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Royal Irish |Afghanistan |April 2008 |Iraq |December 2005 |28 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 Para |Afghanistan |April 2008 |Iraq |April 2006 |24 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 Para |Afghanistan |April 2008 |Afghanistan |October 2006 |18 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 RGR |Afghanistan |October 2007 |Balkans |March 2006 |18 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 RGR |Afghanistan |October 2008 |Afghanistan |October 2005 |37 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1 1 RS and 1 KOSB amalgamated in August 2006 to form 1 Scots.2 1 KORBR, 1 Kings and QLR amalgamated in July 2006 to form 1 Lancs and 2 Lancs. Because of the nature of this amalgamation it is not representative to carry forward the unit deployments of 1 KORBR, 1 Kings and QLR to 1 Lancs and 2 Lancs.3 1 RGBW and 1 DDLI amalgamated in March 2007 to form 1 Rifles.| | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWE Management Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether (a) public-private partnership and (b) private finance initiative arrangements may be put in place under the AWE Aldermaston management contract. Mr. Quentin Davies There are no plans to put in place public-private partnership or private finance initiative arrangements under the Ministry of Defence's contract for the management and operation of the Atomic Weapons Establishment. D-Day Landings: Anniversaries Mr. Streeter To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to assist veterans to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. Mr. Kevan Jones It has been the policy of successive Governments that special commemorations are only initiated by the Ministry of Defence for key anniversaries and centennials of events of the greatest national significance. Other anniversaries do not receive MOD sponsorship at public expense. I understand that the French Government are arranging an international commemoration in France to mark the D-Day anniversary. Ministers and Service Chiefs are keen to become involved in these events and await official invitations. In the region of 1,000 members of the armed forces will be in Normandy in June, as many are each year and current members of units which fought on D-Day will stand alongside veterans at wreath laying ceremonies in France. The Big Lottery Fund have recently agreed to pay travel costs for veterans wishing to attend the commemorations this year and those who have already arranged their own travel will also be reimbursed. Finally, in the UK the Normandy Veterans Association (NVA) are holding their own wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday 21 June, accompanied by the band of the Welsh Guards, and to follow that we are working with the NVA on the possibility of a church service. Defence: International Co-operation Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for North Devon of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 426, on defence: international co-operation, what steps have been taken to increase interoperability between countries (a) operating aircraft carriers and (b) with naval vessels able to support carrier operations. Mr. Hutton The Royal Navy regularly identifies opportunities at the tactical and operational level to increase interoperability with foreign navies. The European Carrier Group Interoperability Initiative (ECGII) draws together European nations with operational aircraft carriers or with naval vessels capable of supporting carrier operations. This initiative seeks to improve interoperability between European navies for national, NATO or EU-led operations. The inaugural Steering Group for ECGII met in Paris on 18 March 2009. The UK Carrier Strike Group Commander and his staff regularly liaise and train with the US Navy at both a tactical and operational level. The UK also has a Long Lead Skills programme with the US Navy, which is developing essential personnel skill-sets in advance of the arrival of Carrier Vehicular (Future). It is routine procedure for warships of close allies to integrate into each others Carrier Strike Group deployments, as demonstrated last year with the integration of the US, French and Spanish warships into the RN’s Orion 08 deployment led by HMS Illustrious, and HMS Manchester's integration into the US Carrier Strike Group. Departmental Buildings Mr. Hunt To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) grade II, (b) grade II* and (c) grade I listed buildings have been owned by his Department in each of the last three years. Mr. Kevan Jones [holding answer 26 March 2009]: I will place in the Library of the House a current list of the Department’s listed buildings and details of those that have been disposed of, and thus removed from the list, or added in 2007 and 2008. The list is broken down by grade and devolved Administrations as listed building grades differ between each Administration. Departmental Computers Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many laptop computers have been provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department in each year since 2005; and at what cost. Mr. Quentin Davies Information relating to the number, cost and distribution of all laptop computers purchased by the MOD since 2005 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Departmental Copyright Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff work in his Department’s Intellectual Property Rights Directorate employs; and what the Directorate’s (a) expenditure and (b) income was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. Mr. Quentin Davies The Defence Intellectual Property Rights (DIPR) Directorate employs 35 staff. The expenditure and income figures for the DIPR budget are as follows: -------------------------------------------------- | |Expenditure|Total income|Adjusted income| -------------------------------------------------- |2004-05|3,090,048 |1,796,596 |486,373 | -------------------------------------------------- |2005-06|3,472,449 |1,903,525 |403,504 | -------------------------------------------------- |2006-07|3,336,586 |1,845,554 |456,204 | -------------------------------------------------- |2007-08|3,580,491 |1,754,358 |298,077 | -------------------------------------------------- |2008-09|3,491,816 |1,703,865 |460,747 | -------------------------------------------------- The expenditure covers DIPR staff costs, in meeting MOD Intellectual Property (IP) project support work (national and international), and includes the costs of staff seconded from DIPR to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The expenditure also includes costs to fund IPR activities such as IPR protection (patents, trade marks, registered designs) and for meeting the legislative requirements including managing and monitoring of Classified Patent Applications. Total income is the total payments directly into the DIPR budget, including payments from Dstl to cover the seconded staff and DIPR outgoing costs paid on behalf of Dstl. This income excludes IP income such as levies and royalties which are credited to other MOD budgets. Adjusted income is the total payments into the DIPR budget, excluding payments from Dstl. Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of administering Defence Crown Copyright was in each of the last five years; and how much was received in copyright fees in each such year. Mr. Kevan Jones The costs of administering Defence Crown Copyright during the last five years were as follows: ----------------- | |£ | ----------------- |2004-05|725,000| ----------------- |2005-06|736,000| ----------------- |2006-07|780,000| ----------------- |2007-08|809,000| ----------------- |2008-09|872,000| ----------------- The external income received from licensing Defence Crown Copyright during the last five years were as follows: ------------------- | |£ | ------------------- |2004-05|609,000 | ------------------- |2005-06|899,000 | ------------------- |2006-07|1,022,000| ------------------- |2007-08|1,665,000| ------------------- |2008-09|1,882,000| ------------------- Departmental Energy Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies to improve the thermal efficiency of their buildings in the last 12 months. Mr. Kevan Jones In addition to complying with all applicable building regulations, Ministry of Defence construction projects are mandated, through the Office of Government Commerce Common Minimum Standards and the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate Mandates, to undertake building research establishment environmental assessment method (BREEAM) or defence related environmental assessment methodology (DREAM) environmental performance assessments. DREAM assessments in particular encourage performance over and above that of building regulations in the area of energy efficiency. Of those assessments completed since DREAM was launched in March 2006, 75 per cent. have achieved a greater than 10 per cent. improvement against the building regulations and six per cent. have achieved a greater than 20 per cent. improvement. In addition there is a Departmental commitment that from 2008 all new service families accommodation in the UK will meet level 3 of the code for sustainable homes. Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress his Department has made towards the target of increasing its energy efficiency per square metre of its Estate by 15 per cent. by 2010, relative to 1999-2000 levels; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Kevan Jones The Ministry of Defence (MOD) did not report energy per square metre before 2004. In 2006-07 following improvements in data quality, the MOD recalculated the building floor area used to measure performance against the Sustainable Development in the Government target of 15 per cent. The latest assessment of Government’s performance against these targets was published by the Sustainable Development Commission on 12 December 2008: http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/sdig2008/ These show the MOD reduced energy consumption by per square meter by 10 per cent. since 2006-07. Departmental Health Insurance Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on private medical contractors in each of the last five years. Mr. Kevan Jones The vast majority of health care for service personnel is provided by the Defence Medical Services or the national health service. However, there will be times when it is necessary to employ private medical contractors, such as when a particular specialism is not readily available, or when it would be impractical to provide the service overseas using internal resources (for example, aspects of health care for personnel posted overseas to Germany and other smaller bases and detachments). In practice, such private sector health provision is funded by a number of individual budgets across the MOD, including at local unit level within the single Services, and disproportionate effort would be required to provide the total Departmental spend. However, we have been able to obtain a breakdown of costs from the MOD Central Budget and British Forces Germany which indicates the sums involved and services contracted. This information is provided in the following tables. -------------------------- |Financial year|£ | -------------------------- |2004-05 |4,702,662| -------------------------- |2005-06 |5,802,167| -------------------------- |2006-07 |4,892,840| -------------------------- |2007-08 |6,561,094| -------------------------- |2008-09 |4,731,393| -------------------------- These figures include contract costs for the provision of in-patient mental health provision, specialist prosthetic services, and civilian locums for operational deployments. --------------------------- |Financial year|£ | --------------------------- |2004-05 |45,755,000| --------------------------- |2005-06 |43,790,000| --------------------------- |2006-07 |43,720,000| --------------------------- |2007-08 |45,450,000| --------------------------- |2008-09 |51,283,000| --------------------------- These figures include secondary health care contracts with German hospitals; non-contracted extra-contractual costs for specialist care; primary care contract costs with SSAFA Forces Help and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (i.e. not all private contractor provided); non-contracted primary care costs; and costs related to Isolated Detachments in European Theatre. Departmental Mobile Phones Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on (a) the purchase of and (b) bills for (i) BlackBerrys and (ii) other mobile telephones for (A) Ministers, (B) special advisers and (C) civil servants in his Department in each year since 2005. Mr. Quentin Davies The amount expended by the MOD on Blackberrys and mobile telephones, in each financial year since 2005, is shown in the following table. ---------------------------------- |Financial year|Spend (£ million)| ---------------------------------- |2005-06 |5.1 | ---------------------------------- |2006-07 |5.4 | ---------------------------------- |2007-08 |7.2 | ---------------------------------- |2008-09 |7.6 | ---------------------------------- It represents the combined spend on devices (Blackberrys and mobile telephones), accessories, rental charges and usage charges for all MOD users including Ministers, special advisers, civil servants and members of the armed forces. It has not been possible to identify separately the costs for Blackberrys and mobile telephones, or to show separately the costs for each group due to the complexity of the management data and the form in which it is held. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Departmental Standards Mr. Philip Hammond To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of measuring compliance with its targets under its public service agreements in the last 12 months for which figures are available. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The Department does not distinguish between the costs of monitoring performance against targets under public service agreements and the costs of compliance. Compliance includes activities such as systems audit by Defence Internal Audit and supporting the work of the National Audit Office and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Departmental Training Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on media training for each Minister in his Department in each of the last three years; how many sessions have been provided; and which organisations provided such training. Mr. Hutton Training is provided to Ministers as necessary in order to carry out their duties effectively under the Ministerial Code. Erasmus Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the UK is not participating in the Erasmus military officer training programme. Mr. Hutton The European Initiative on the Exchange of Young Officers Inspired by Erasmus, sometimes known as military Erasmus, is focussed on European exchanges at the initial officer level. The UK’s initial training for officers is conducted at separate single service institutions. These three different courses all last approximately one academic year. The training has a strong focus on UK specific elements such as legal issues and specialist equipment training, with the aim to prepare officers for the next stage in their training on more specialist military courses. It would therefore not be practical to train officers at other nations’ institutions. The importance of education in international issues is recognised and is included in initial training for junior officers, but is covered in more depth later as officers’ careers begin to include more staff appointments and as they begin to attend staff officer training such as the Intermediate Command and Staff Course, typically undertaken between the ages of 29 and 32. Similarly the higher proportion of, and the opportunity for, exchange training for UK officers comes later in officers’ careers. While the UK acknowledges the Erasmus initiative as a method of improving the understanding and awareness of other nations’ services and cultures, we do not wish to participate in current circumstances for the practical reasons outlined above. European Defence Agency Mrs. Curtis-Thomas To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what joint procurement projects his Department has participated in with the European Defence Agency since 2004; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such partnerships. Mr. Quentin Davies The UK participates in a wide range of activities across the agency. None of the activities we have taken part in has yet generated proposals for collaborative procurement. Mrs. Curtis-Thomas To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department has provided to the European Defence Agency in each year since 2004; what mechanisms are in place to (a) audit such expenditure and (b) monitor the distribution of such funds against objectives; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Quentin Davies The amount paid by the Ministry of Defence to the European Defence Agency (EDA) in each of the financial years since it was established in 2004 is provided in the following table. -------------------------- |Financial year|£ million| -------------------------- |2004-05 |1.56 | -------------------------- |2005-06 |2.36 | -------------------------- |2006-07 |2.09 | -------------------------- |2007-08 |1.95 | -------------------------- |2008-09 |3.11 | -------------------------- |2009-10 |14.22 | -------------------------- |1 Estimated | | -------------------------- Funds for the agency are allocated annually against a work programme, approved by Defence Ministers at the EDA Steering Board. The accounts of the EDA are audited annually by a College of Auditors whose members are currently drawn from three participating member states. Ex-servicemen: Compensation Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints about the outcomes of claims for (a) war disablement pension and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces his Department has received in each year since 2000. Mr. Kevan Jones Complaints about the outcomes of claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) are known as appeals. It is not possible to provide information on appeals against outcomes of claims for war disablement pensions for 2000 as electronic records are only held back to 2001. For the period 2001-08, 21,895 appeals were registered under the WPS. A breakdown of appeals registered by calendar year is provided in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Appeals1, 2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |21,895 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |3,870 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |3,360 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |2,845 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |2,590 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |2,355 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |2,675 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |2,225 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |1,980 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Appeals include disablement pensioner entitlement appeals and assessment appeals.2 Figures have been rounded to the nearest five, totals may not add due to rounding.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Complaints about the outcomes of claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) are known as reconsiderations and appeals. Between the start of the scheme, 6 April 2005 and 31 December 2008, there have been 855 reconsiderations and 370 appeals made at the First Tier Tribunal under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). A breakdown of reconsiderations and appeals by calendar year is provided in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Reconsiderations1, 2|Appeals2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |855 |370 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |6 April 2005 to 31 December 2005 |0 |0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |80 |25 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |200 |80 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |575 |265 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes reconsiderations and reconsiderations carried out as part of the appeal process; if an appeal is requested before a reconsideration has taken place, then a reconsideration will automatically be registered on behalf of the claimant.2 Figures have been rounded to the nearest five, totals may not add due to rounding.| | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of unsuccessful claimants for (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces made a subsequent claim in each of the last three years. Mr. Kevan Jones Between 2006-08 there were 2,210 unsuccessful war disablement pension claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS). The percentage of unsuccessful claimants who have subsequently registered a new claim under the WPS by calendar year is provided in the table. It is not possible to identify whether claimants that have made a subsequent claim have claimed for the same condition. Between 2006-08 there were 2,210 unsuccessful war disablement pension claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS). The percentage of unsuccessful claimants who have subsequently registered a new claim under the WPS by calendar year is provided in the table. It is not possible to identify whether claimants that have made a subsequent claim have claimed for the same condition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Year1,2 |Percentage| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |1.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |0.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |0.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Year in which unsuccessful war disablement claim was determined. Subsequent claims may have occurred in a following calendar year; data only available up to 31 December 2008.2 Claims include current invaliding and first claims.| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between 2006-08 there were 2,935 unsuccessful claims for compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). The percentage of unsuccessful claimants who have subsequently registered a new claim under the AFCS by calendar year is provided in the table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Year1,2 |Percentage| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |5.0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |8.4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |9.0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Year in which unsuccessful claim for compensation was determined. Subsequent claims may have occurred in a following calendar year; data only available up to 31 December 2008.2 Claims include injury claims and additional claims.| | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average length of time taken by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2000. Mr. Kevan Jones The average length of time taken to deal with cases relating to war disablement pensions and compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces is provided in the table. The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme began in April 2005 and no performance measurement was made for the first year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |War disablement pension|Armed Forces Compensation Scheme1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000-01 |92 |n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001-02 |73 |n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |63 |n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |61 |n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |57 |n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |52 |2n/a | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |49 |43 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |50 |64 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Figures for 2008-09 are not yet available.2 No AFCS performance measurement was made in the first year.| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cases the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (a) referred to and (b) received from the Department for Work and Pensions in each year since 2007. Mr. Kevan Jones The Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) via their Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) will offer advice to veterans on possible eligibility to a range of other benefits some from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). VWS monitor the outcome of their advice with DWP. The number of cases referred to by the VWS to the DWP is provided in the table. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of cases| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |January-December 2007 |744 | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |January-December 2008 |573 | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |January-February 2009 |68 | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Figures for March 2009 are not yet available.| | -------------------------------------------------------------------- However, SPVA have no formal process whereby they receive cases from the DWP, and therefore no data can be provided on this issue. Ex-servicemen: Military Decorations Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many errors in the delivery of medals to veterans his Department has recorded in each year since 2003. Mr. Kevan Jones This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Ex-servicemen: Tribunals Mr. Meale To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of his Department’s average expenditure on a tribunal case related to veterans in the last 12 months. Mr. Kevan Jones None. The information is not kept in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Future Large Aircraft Mr. Gray To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the future of the A400M programme. Mr. Quentin Davies There have been a number of discussions with the French Defence Minister and with others of our partners, and this dialogue is continuing. Mr. Ellwood To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the first A400M transport aircraft to be introduced in the Royal Air Force; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Quentin Davies I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 February 2009, Official Report, column 1406W, to the hon. Member for Congleton (Ann Winterton). Kenya: Military Aid Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which companies of 20 Parachute Battalion of the Kenyan army have received training from the British Army since 2005. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The UK has provided training to Support Company of 20 Parachute Battalion of the Kenyan army in a programme that commenced in 2007. Members: Correspondence Mr. Baron To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department plans to reply to the letter of 3 March 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay and the hon. Member for Norwich North requesting a meeting on the subject of nuclear test veterans. Mr. Kevan Jones I met with the hon. Member and representatives of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association on Monday 20 April 2009. My hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) was unable to attend. Military Aircraft Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 424W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, with whom the national contract for providing medium and heavy helicopter lift is placed. Mr. Hutton I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 424W. The UK currently supplements the NATO ISAF Contracted Air Transport with a national contract through SkyLink Aviation. Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1366W, on Hercules aircraft, how many platforms were factored into the figure of 15,680 flying hours for the 2008-09 financial year. Mr. Quentin Davies The figure of 15,680 flying hours related to the period 1 April 2008 to 31 January 2009 and was achieved by a total of 23 Hercules C-130J aircraft. Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department is having with Lockheed on the purchase of tactical airlift aircraft. Mr. Quentin Davies The Department has had limited discussions with Lockheed Martin Aerospace, without commitment, in relation to possible scope for lease or purchase of additional C-130J aircraft. The discussions are part of wider continuing work to assess all possible options for the temporary mitigation of the capability gap caused by the delay to A400M. Ann Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department holds on the sources of capital for the (a) suppliers and (b) backers of the A400M aircraft. Mr. Quentin Davies The Department undertakes regular analysis of its key suppliers. These analyses are generally done to ensure financial adequacy at a group level rather than for specific projects or contracts, and do not cover precise sources of funding. They are Departmental interpretations of publicly held financial information (e.g. a company’s published accounts). Military Aircraft: Helicopters Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the percentage shortfall of required spares for each helicopter type is in the (a) Army Air Corps, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force. Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the percentage shortfall of required spares is for each helicopter type in the (a) Army Air Corps, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force. Mr. Quentin Davies Information on spares availability is not held in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Military Exercises Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises have been conducted under the European Carrier Group Interoperability Initiative with the exclusive purpose of improving interoperability (a) between countries operating aircraft carriers and (b) between countries with naval vessels able to support carrier operations. Mr. Bob Ainsworth No training exercises have been conducted to date under the European Carrier Group Interoperability Initiative. Pakistan: Al Qaeda Mr. Lidington To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any official in his Department was given notice by any representative of (a) the Pakistan government and (b) the US administration of the US air strike on the village of Ali Khel on or before 22 November 2008. Mr. Hutton The Ministry of Defence was not given notice by the Pakistani government or the US Administration of the reported air strike on Ali Khel on or before 22 November 2008. RAF Brize Norton Mrs. Moon To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flights from RAF Brize Norton have been abandoned following commencement owing to mechanical faults in each year since 2005. Mr. Quentin Davies A record of all flights originating from RAF Brize Norton since 2005 that were cancelled due to technical faults is not recorded centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. For part of the requested period, statistics have been collated for flights undertaking airbridge tasks in support of Operation Herrick, Operation Telic and the Falkland Islands Permanent Joint Operating Base. In the period from January 2008 to date, no airbridge flights were cancelled due to technical faults, although some flights did incur delays or airframes were changed due to technical faults on the originally allocated airframe. Reserve Forces Dr. Murrison To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which (a) posts and (b) categories of post in public service are incompatible with service in the Reserve Forces. Mr. Bob Ainsworth No posts in public service are incompatible with service in the Reserve Forces. Somalia: Piracy Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what Royal Navy assets are (a) participating and (b) planned to participate in Operation Atalanta. Mr. Bob Ainsworth HMS Northumberland participated in Operation Atalanta from the start of the operation in December 2008 until the end of February 2009. Throughout the mandate of the operation (which expires on 13 December 2009) we have and will continue to provide the operational commander and associated headquarters. No decision has yet been taken on any continuance of the operation beyond its existing mandate. Trident Nick Harvey To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in the value of sterling on the estimated costs of the Trident replacement programme. Mr. Hutton The main part of the programme, covering the successor to the Vanguard Class submarines, has yet to reach the Initial Gate approval stage. In accordance with normal MOD procurement processes, a revised cost estimate that is due in September 2009 will inform this decision and this will include an assessment of the exchange rate risk. Warships: Construction Dr. Julian Lewis To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 647, on the warship construction programme, what the tonnage of the warship construction programme will be. Mr. Quentin Davies The approximate tonnage of each class of warship currently under construction, and their combined total, is provided in the table: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Class of vessel |Displacement per vessel (tonnes) |Planned number of vessels per class|Total tonnage of class| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers (CVF) |65,000 (full displacement) |2 |130,000 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Type 45 Daring Class destroyers |18,100 (mid-mission, mid-life full displacement)|6 |48,600 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Astute Class attack submarines |7,800 (full displacement when dived) |27 |54,600 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total tonnage | | |233,200 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 The Type 45 tonnage will change throughout the ship's life due largely to the adoption of an incremental capability approach. Mid-life, mid-mission tonnage has been chosen as a representative figure.2 Our current plans are for a total class of seven boats.| | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Future Surface Combatant and successor programmes also form part of the warship construction programme but are at an early phase in the design process, and decisions on final design have yet to be taken. Dr. Fox To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Oral Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 16, what the evidential basis was for his statement that the UK has the largest programme under way since the end of the First World War in respect of naval construction. Mr. Quentin Davies I specified in my statement that it related to peacetime construction. I made this statement on the basis of real terms expenditure. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Agriculture Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the percentage of farmers who have diversified their business into activities outside food production in each year since 1997. Jane Kennedy Since 2003-04 statistics on farm diversification have been collected through the Farm Business Survey. Prior to this, diversification figures were collected through the June Survey of Agriculture. The two surveys are not directly comparable. Indications from the Farm Business Survey are that, since 2003-04, the percentage of farms that have diversified their business into activities outside food production has remained stable at around 50 per cent. Detailed figures can be found on the DEFRA website. Agriculture: Waste Disposal Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many on-farm anaerobic digesters there are in each parliamentary constituency in England. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 17 March 2009]: DEFRA does not hold the information requested as figures for the number of farm-based anaerobic digestion plants are not collected centrally. Animal Feed: Imports Mr. Paice To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of animal feed ingredients of each (a) type of crop and (b) country of origin was imported in each of the last five years. Jane Kennedy Table 1 shows the volume of animal feed ingredients imported into the UK from 2004 to 2008, split by type and exporting country, as recorded in the Official Trade Statistics. Table 1 excludes whole cereal grains, which are shown in Table 2. Table 2 shows estimates for the volume imported into the UK from 2003-04 to 2007-08 of whole cereal grain used in animal feedingstuffs. The Official Trade Statistics do not specifically distinguish whole cereal grain for animal feed from that for human consumption. However an estimate of imported cereal grain used for animal feed is derived and published as part of the UK Supply and Demand estimates on a crop year basis (July to June). This estimate is derived from total import figures from the Official Trade Statistics and survey data on use of cereal grain by various cereal processors. It is not possible to provide a country of origin/despatch breakdown. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tonnes | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Description |EU/Non EU|Country|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cereal straw and husks |EU|Netherlands|124,980|76,852|71,717|5,563|386| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|18,953|18,068|17,833|15,187|12,189| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|2|9|100|80|22| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|5|5|3,701|22,125|38,303| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|4|4|2,949|8,076|9,178| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||143,943|94,937|96,300|51,030|60,078| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lucerne meal and pellets |EU|Italy|—|—|2,684|21,519|19,744| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|2,429|2,708|5,705|221|0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|2,092|2,457|2,065|2,226|2,206| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|—|354|460|5,918|2,376| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|1|56|26|1,728|2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Canada|1,786|1,587|2,000|2,767|4,591| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|87|81|95|129|152| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||6,394|7,242|13,033|34,507|29,071| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Swedes, mangolds, vetches, fodder roots, forage kale and other forage crops |EU|France|8,329|8,080|7,801|10,187|4,366| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|3,153|3,090|1,331|390|859| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|486|3,212|1,616|163|1,331| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|207|202|2,673|1,822|1,094| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|80|1,013|814|2,016|477| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|51|—|2,920|162|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|45|5|97|511|535| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|1,956|2,280|2,677|1,790|2,835| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Canada|385|307|95|1,239|608| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|1,247|299|149|89|242| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||15,940|18,488|20,173|18,369|12,345| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vegetables residues and by-products—grape marc, acorns, pomace etc. |EU|Netherlands|48,105|60,575|36,201|55,160|34,591| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|30,169|13,629|25,499|8,530|8,089| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|13,713|21,303|12,342|20,205|19,304| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Brazil|147,004|204,978|105,391|162,646|86,323| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Argentina|16,734|24,683|45,225|109,235|293,770| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||USA|163,574|67,432|48,541|36,347|122,355| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|132|289|191|583|1,868| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||419,431|392,889|273,389|392,705|566,300| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brans, sharps and other residues—of Leguminous vegetables |EU|Irish Republic|207|241|194|146|186| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|94|69|97|99|175| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Portugal|167|71|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|35|23|24|3|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|19|0|20|0|5| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|China|—|—|—|—|52| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|—|—|—|1|9| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||522|404|336|249|428| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brans, sharps and other residues—of Maize |EU|Irish Republic|8,667|8,599|12,333|8,317|2,806| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|—|3,285|0|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|62|110|90|54|16| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|—|0|—|1|130| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|—|—|—|2|15| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||8,729|11,993|12,423|8,375|2,967| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brans, sharps and other residues—of Rice |EU|Germany|16|11|28|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|8|3|14|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|1|24|0|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|—|6|3|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Egypt|22|22|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||China|4|3|18|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||USA|6|6|4|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU||0|1|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||57|75|69|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brans, sharps and other residues—of Wheat |EU|Netherlands|48,003|47,891|55,614|54,323|63,470| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|11,557|14,332|13,299|19,442|12,687| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|2|1,072|177|5,658|1,986| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|5,236|2|884|208|73| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|9,628|1,466|2,071|1,081|5,234| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Australia|—|—|—|—|23| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|10|15|0|5|4| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||74,436|64,778|72,045|80,718|83,477| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Brans, sharps and other residues—of Other cereals |EU|Irish Republic|3,110|2,764|3,941|2,667|3,079| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Denmark|—|2,247|—|1,197|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|1,172|0|—|1|21| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|228|16|143|71|46| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|—|0|—|7|20| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|2|—|—|1|4| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||4,512|5,028|4,084|3,945|3,169| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Soya beans |EU|Netherlands|437,119|376,502|268,486|226,572|220,699| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|54,603|49,860|37,613|60,855|109,884| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Brazil|978,315|950,867|708,242|731,122|741,371| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Argentina|254,746|165,268|783,249|999,107|1,030,704| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||USA|121|60,448|34|48,687|77,563| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|50,842|56,653|36,426|23,546|34,809| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||1,775,745|1,659,598|1,834,051|2,089,888|2,215,029| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Groundnuts |EU|Netherlands|—|—|—|23|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|—|—|—|6|2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Senegal|4,995|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Gambia|2,354|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||7,349|—|—|29|2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Cotton seeds |EU|Irish Republic|873|883|634|6|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|—|—|—|165|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Brazil|12,504|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Benin|9,384|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Nigeria|—|3,652|987|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|1,346|—|5|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||24,107|4,535|1,626|171|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Linseed |EU|Belgium|265|1,484|—|131|744| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|—|—|139|411|343| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|76|20|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|—|0|—|—|56| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Argentina|—|1,085|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Faroe Islands|—|652|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||China|—|—|190|228|100| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Canada|1|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||341|3,242|329|770|1,243| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Sunflower seeds |EU|Netherlands|117,650|78,118|76,599|51,245|43,041| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Portugal|43,661|27,515|18,404|12,866|24,724| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Latvia|6,146|5,242|18,137|40,070|39,170| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Lithuania|—|15,141|—|32,018|5,529| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Greece|—|—|5,869|8,882|20,154| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|9,848|328|—|3,008|17,835| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|—|—|5,586|3,031|10,748| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|14,812|9,557|4,057|16,196|7,857| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Argentina|127,988|137,531|171,985|95,673|158,535| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Russia|4,850|5,516|42,057|72,469|115,899| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Ukraine|18,182|24,836|49,760|63,444|12,638| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Uruguay|—|20,500|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|15,620|—|—|2,715|15,375| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||358,758|324,283|392,453|401,616|471,504| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Rape or Colza seeds |EU|Poland|23,627|67,478|47,005|67,772|79,200| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|21,157|27,401|28,698|56,813|56,890| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|7,620|424|20,414|58,621|77,203| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|23,213|36,993|18,994|18,788|24,709| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|2,702|1,816|4,910|6,245|18,214| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|1,185|7,292|11,463|4,351|13,112| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|South Africa|—|20|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|—|1|—|—|0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||79,505|141,425|131,484|212,590|269,327| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Coconut or Copra |EU|Belgium|—|0|0|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Malaysia|5,021|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Jamaica|—|—|—|—|0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||5,021|0|0|—|0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of Palm nut or kernels |EU|Netherlands|34,397|41,872|19,928|10,679|2,222| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|3,266|5,899|13,447|3,823|1,181| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Malaysia|512,940|672,873|594,038|321,932|31,626| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Indonesia|191,395|143,151|264,293|260,404|413,875| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|28,011|19,282|18,165|69,375|23,789| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||770,010|883,077|909,872|666,214|472,693| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oil cake and meal—of other oil seeds and oleaginous plants—olives, sesame seed etc. |EU|Spain|96,578|135,535|11,230|132,160|144,461| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Denmark|1,093|20,805|12,045|31,377|13,724| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Greece|—|14,873|16,544|23,342|3,704| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Sweden|—|4,547|5,301|—|3,301| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Estonia|—|5,321|7,685|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|21|9,398|466|410|10,441| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Tunisia|3,470|11,387|7,931|26,315|45,111| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||USA|1,199|1,145|1,125|1,181|19,940| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|5,735|7|19,669|23|8| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||108,096|203,017|81,996|214,808|240,690| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Flours, meals and pellets of meat or meat offal (including tankage); greaves—unfit for human consumption |EU|Netherlands|27,599|4,210|3,293|2,139|1,292| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|889|2,685|3,982|2,618|2,666| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|1,735|4,703|4,854|1,237|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Lithuania|93|10,585|0|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|272|1,538|1,272|469|41| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|183|1,240|514|646|1,943| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|New Zealand|1,125|941|607|598|302| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Australia|458|292|—|236|1,659| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|50|151|13|78|54| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||32,404|26,344|14,534|8,022|7,956| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates—unfit for human consumption |EU|Denmark|24,701|16,093|25,168|12,884|21,983| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|8,206|25,420|30,783|13,488|8,349| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|15,060|11,723|6,065|11,635|9,152| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|3,260|5,362|779|2,860|1,543| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|Peru|19,434|23,201|37,623|21,156|24,610| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Iceland|42,513|33,346|13,608|3,778|10,337| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Faroe Islands|11,508|10,893|2,297|3,378|7,901| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Chile|6,514|12,639|10,923|5,072|199| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Norway|9,537|3,699|7,894|9,878|3,805| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|1,743|4,343|4,288|3,540|3,137| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||142,476|146,720|139,426|87,670|91,017| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Residues of starch manufacture |EU|Irish Republic|27,687|24,080|33,700|18,637|9,373| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|18,578|7,848|21,648|22,777|39,189| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|36,175|2,796|6,858|4,796|4,606| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|1,343|4,664|31,693|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|5,156|877|2,578|2,776|12,880| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|20,503|37,376|67,457|10,456|9,019| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|2|166|678|846|219| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||109,445|77,806|164,611|60,287|75,286| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Residues of sugar manufacture—beet pulp, bagasse |EU|Netherlands|4,425|10,849|20,719|13,293|3,208| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|1,797|5,672|11,908|12,299|12,599| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Irish Republic|5,196|6,050|5,583|8,438|8,483| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Spain|9,225|5,600|2,391|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|0|—|8,023|4,130|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|1|—|6,227|2,290|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Italy|6,656|—|—|—|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Denmark|—|—|4,034|1,818|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|188|48|2,408|1,979|2,551| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|20,725|—|—|17,509|35,109| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Russia|—|—|2,350|—|6,548| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Canada|—|—|—|—|5,623| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|—|—|91|264|2,905| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||48,213|28,220|63,735|62,021|77,027| 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Residues of brewing and distilling—dregs and waste |EU|Irish Republic|11,551|12,974|13,269|15,308|15,187| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|11,638|3,195|—|4,102|19,058| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||France|—|—|—|6,215|14,738| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|3,970|3,498|7,441|11,352|14,870| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|258,762|247,467|239,132|119,321|33,587| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|14|19|11|2,901|14,242| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||285,935|267,154|259,853|159,199|111,682| 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wine lees or Argol |EU|France|—|—|0|—|26| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|—|—|0|1|3| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|New Zealand|—|—|—|0|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Japan|—|—|—|0|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Singapore|—|—|—|0|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||—|—|0|1|29| 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Preparations of a kind used for animal food(excluding dog and cat food), not elsewhere stated |EU|Irish Republic|27,201|39,462|57,311|80,226|44,950| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Netherlands|27,578|16,632|83,868|77,312|38,884| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Germany|9,006|15,326|67,794|10,317|22,720| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Belgium|15,838|13,619|12,909|14,954|14,279| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Hungary|15,974|8,596|9,115|11,687|12,359| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other EU|14,321|16,176|19,448|22,021|22,429| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Non EU|USA|625,841|583,576|435,653|156,129|29,311| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||Other Non-EU|7,094|9,487|8,731|5,041|5,145| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total||742,854|702,875|694,828|377,687|190,075| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Economics and Statistics Programme, DEFRA.2. 2008 data are subject to amendments.3. Figures showing as zero are less than 0.5 tonnes.4. These figures exclude preparations for pet animals such as dog and cat food.5. Exports from outside the EU which are shown in table 1 are based on the country of origin. This is the country where the goods were originally produced. Exports from the EU shown are based on the country of despatch. This is the country where the last commercial transaction of the goods took place and may be different from the country of origin. This distinction is an artefact of the different administrative recording systems by which the data are collected.Source:H M Revenue and Customs| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- |Tonnes | --------------------- | |Crop year| --------------------- |Cereal type |2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| --------------------- |Wheat |177,000|13,000|85,000|114,000|90,000| --------------------- |Barley |60,000|73,000|55,000|106,000|92,000| --------------------- |Maize |413,000|404,000|405,000|437,000|717,000| --------------------- |Source:DEFRA, HNIRC| --------------------- Animal Welfare: Finance Mr. Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding his Department has allocated for (a) animal health and (b) increasing agricultural productivity in the South West in 2009-10. Jane Kennedy DEFRA's annual report gives estimated figures for its total spending in 2009-10 on animal health issues through Animal Health area offices and activities and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, and on research and development directed towards improving agricultural production and productivity, but expenditure under these headings is not regionalised and so no separate figure for the south-west of England can be given. Improving the competitiveness of the agriculture and forestry sectors is one of the objectives of Axis 1 of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). In the south-west, Axes 1 and 3 of the RDPE are delivered by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA). DEFRA has made an indicative allocation of £30.27 million to SWRDA for Axis 1 and 3 in 2009-10. Animals: Circuses Mr. Hancock To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the importation of elephants to perform in circuses; and whether his Department issues guidance on such imports. Jane Kennedy DEFRA has received no representations specifically on that issue. The UK is a signatory party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) which aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of non-domesticated animals and plants does not threaten their survival. The management authority of any state may waive the normal requirements which apply to the movement of a specimen where that specimen forms part of a travelling circus and provided certain conditions are fulfilled. These conditions include the requirement that the management authority is satisfied that any living specimen will be so transported and cared for as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment. Beijing Mr. Heathcoat-Amory To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many visits were made by staff of his Department to Beijing in the financial year 2007-08. Huw Irranca-Davies From information held centrally DEFRA staff made 30 visits to Beijing in the financial year 2007-08. All visits by staff were undertaken in accordance with the Civil Service Code and the Civil Service Management Code. Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control Mr. Roger Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent in each region on tackling bovine tuberculosis in each of the last three years; what estimate he has made of the amount of private sector expenditure in each region on tackling bovine tuberculosis in those years; and if he will make a statement. Jane Kennedy The Department is unable to breakdown spend by region. The financial system that we use only allows us to record spend on a country basis and until 2008-09 on a GB basis. Therefore, we have provided as follows a breakdown of the total amount spent on tackling bovine tuberculosis in each of the last three years1 and only 2008-09 are England figures. We have made no specific estimates of the amount of private sector expenditure in each region on tackling bovine tuberculosis. 1 Data sourced from DEFRA Oracle Financial system. 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| |2006-07 Actual spend|2007-08 Actual spend|2008-09 Forecast spend| 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|Cattle Testing1 |37.8 |32.6 |32.6 | 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|Compensation2 |24.5 |29.7 |25.7 | 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|Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) |1.6 |0.03 |0 | 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|Surveillance activity by the VLA3 |6.4 |7.9 |6 | 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|Other Research |7.8 |8.5 |8.1 | 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|HQ/Overheads4 |1.7 |1.2 |1.8 | 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|Total |79.7 |79.9 |74.2 | 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|1 Cattle testing: the cost of carrying out the testing of cattle for TB by arranging, assessing and monitoring tests, conducting investigations of incident herds and diagnostic testing by local veterinary inspectors on behalf of DEFRA. NB: This expenditure is funded by DEFRA for GB.2 Compensation: includes payments for ‘reactors’ and ‘contact animals’ which are compulsorily slaughtered. This includes ‘salvage’ money received by the Government for those carcasses which are permitted to go into the food chain. Payments up until 2007-08 include those carcasses which are eligible for the Over Thirty Month Scheme. NB: For 2006-07 and 2007-08, these costs include Scotland and Wales and are funded by their respective Governments. From 2008-09 onwards, these costs are England only.3 Surveillance activity by the VLA: includes all DEFRA funded work carried out by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency relating to TB in cattle and badgers including the supply of tuberculin. NB: This expenditure is funded by DEFRA for GB.4 HQ/overheads: includes staff costs for veterinary advice and administration of TB policy in England only.| | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Robathan To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle have been slaughtered because of suspected bovine tuberculosis in the last 12 months; and at what cost. [R] Jane Kennedy In 2008, 27,455 cattle were slaughtered in England (26,038 as test reactors, 487 as inconclusive reactors and 930 as direct contacts). The 2008 spend on compensation for England was £27.5 million. Compost Miss McIntosh To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the potential health effects of composting. Jane Kennedy Since 1 December I have answered five written parliamentary questions and supplied a reply to one email inquiry. Departmental Buildings Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress his Department has made towards the target of increasing its energy efficiency per square metre of its Estate by 15 per cent. by 2010, relative to 1999-2000 levels; and if he will make a statement. Huw Irranca-Davies I can confirm that information relating to DEFRA’s performance against the energy efficiency per metre square Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate (SOGE) target is available on the Sustainable Development Commission website. DEFRA has an ongoing programme of work to improve the energy efficiency of its estate. A key element of this programme is to reduce the size of the DEFRA Estate and make more efficient use of the existing portfolio. To date this strategy has resulted in an overall reduction in energy consumption across the estate, but has had a negative effect on the energy efficiency per metre squared. Also, over the past four years, DEFRA has increased its capability to investigate and respond to animal and plant disease outbreaks. This work is carried out in energy intensive high containment laboratories which are regulated by strict legislation. It is accepted by energy efficiency expert bodies such as the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) that energy efficiency of laboratory buildings cannot be calculated solely on a floor space basis. 75 per cent. of the DEFRA Estate’s total energy consumption is used for laboratory activities. It should be noted that the DEFRA office estate is performing well, and if SOGE target for energy efficiency related solely to the office estate, DEFRA would currently be within 4 per cent. of achieving the target. Mr. Philip Hammond To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the change in the annual cost to his Department of maintaining the empty public buildings owned by his Department as a result of the April 2008 changes to empty property rate relief. Huw Irranca-Davies Allowing for the fluctuation in the number of vacant public buildings within the departmental portfolio during 2008-09 financial year due to new vacancies and property disposals, it is estimated that the change in empty property rates relief has resulted in an additional annual rates liability amounting to approximately £670,000 for the period. Departmental Energy Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) other fuel has been used by (i) his Department and (ii) each of its agencies since its inception. Huw Irranca-Davies The annual energy consumption of buildings on the DEFRA and Executive Agency estate is shown in the following tables. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS |CHP heat|CHP electricity|Solar|Total | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |11,909,719 |8,560,772 |406,936 |242,000|132,110 |88,630 |0 |21,340,167 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AH (formerly SVS) |2,257,144 |2,657,816 |235,347 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5,150,307 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MFA (formed 1 October 2005)|172,057 |164,176 |28,173 |0 |0 |0 |0 |364,406 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |8.044,716 |5,495.993 |367,759 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13,908,468 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,592,769 |4,341,667 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9,934,436 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |19,366,330 |25,820,972|9,630 |0 |0 |0 |0 |45,196,932 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |17,767,232 |17,760,110|3,558,555|0 |660,000 |2,223,000 |0 |41,968,897 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |65,109,967 |64,801,506|4,606,400|242,000|792,110 |2,311,630 |0 |137,863,613| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS|CHP heat |CHP electricity|Solar|Total | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |12,876,317 |10,140.841 |1,148,301|0 |0 |0 |0 |24,165,459 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AH (formerly SVS) |2,233,637 |2,131,606 |236,273 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4,601,516 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MFA (formed 1 October 2005)|145,643 |153,681 |49,400 |0 |0 |0 |0 |348,724 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |8,299,745 |4,589,502 |210,108 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13,099,355 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,398,601 |3,884,647 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9,283,248 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |21,310,786 |23,771,253 |17,880 |0 |0 |0 |0 |45,099,918 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |15,576,608 |24,039,096 |2,290,760|0 |7,497,000|8,004,000 |0 |57,407,464 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |65,841,337 |66,710,626 n|3,952,721|0 |7,497,000|8,004,000 |0 |154,005,683| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS |CHP heat|CHP electricity|Solar |Total | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |15,647,140 |13,485,901 |1,453,514|314,466|0 |0 |0 |30,901,021 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MFA (formed 1 October 2005)|164,083 |126,609 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |290,692 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SVS (formed 1 April 2005) |3,358,863 |4,174,618 |374,353 |0 |0 |0 |11,066|7,918,899 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |8,556,851 |5,865,659 |310,182 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14,732,692 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,148,877 |4,610,481 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9,759,358 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |13,701,553 |20.049,704 |28,927 |0 |0 |0 |0 |33,780,184 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |12,786,601 |52,079,013 |450,804 |0 |0 |8,117,584 |0 |73,434,002 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |59,363,968 |100,391,986|2,617,779|314,466|0 |8,117,584 |11,066|170,816,849| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05|Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS |CHP heat |CHP electricity|Solar |Total | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |17,273,446 |15,291,837|1,210,893|1,088,370|0 |0 |44,188|34,908,734 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |7,637,183 |5,551,080 |86.217 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13,274,480 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,152,393 |4,339,638 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9,492,031 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |13,210,227 |15,941,104|18,672 |0 |0 |0 |0 |29,170,003 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |10,162,812 |25,276.043|750,009 |0 |3.780,804|7,770,416 |0 |47,740,084 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |53,436,061 |66,399,702|2,065,791|1,088,370|3,780,804|7,770,416 |44,188|134,585,332| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04|Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS |CHP heat |CHP electricity|Solar |Total | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |16,678,712 |15,317.652.|1,505,047|1,327,300|0 |0 |60,884|34,889,595 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |6,758,159 |5,198,578 |246,822 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12,203,559 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,080,351 |5,090,179 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10,170,530 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |11,932,201 |21,653,673 |39,194 |0 |0 |0 |0 |33,625,068 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |10,905,900 |27,377,755 |560,548 |0 |3,815,345|7,872,958 |0 |50,532,506 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |51,355,323 |74,637,837 |2,351,611|1,327,300|3,815,345|7,872,958 |60,884|141,421,258| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |Electricity|Gas |Oil |WDHS |CHP heat |CHP electricity|Solar|Total | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DEFRA |15,958,300 |15,787,328|2,464,225|1,449,680|0 |0 |0 |35,659,533 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |BCMS |1,132,322 |36,490 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1,168,812 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RPA |7,427,798 |5,982,422 |359,324 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13,769,544 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CEFAS |5,063,448 |4,739,064 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9,802,512 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |CSL |12,205,053 |21,393.760|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |33,598,813 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |VLA |9,884,741 |27,457,564|1,483,896|0 |3.620.771|7.510,440 |0 |49,957,412 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |51,671,662 |75,396,628|4,307,445|1,449,680|3,620,771|7,510,440 |0 |143,956,626| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |WDHS: Whitehall District Heating System CHP: Combined Heat and Power. Notes: 2005-061. CHP heat data for 2005-06 are missing. 2. Solar technology installed in 2003-04, system taken out of operation in 2006-07. 3. MFA data in 2005-06 are for the whole year, we are unable to split the data before and after the agency was formed.| | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Departmental ICT Jenny Willott To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the initial estimated (a) cost and (b) delivery date was of each ICT project initiated by his Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997; what the (i) outturn cost and (ii) completion date was of each such project subsequently completed; what estimate he has made of the (A) outturn cost and (B) completion date of each such project which is ongoing; which contractors were hired for each project; and how much has been paid to each contractor in respect of each project to date; (2) when he plans to answer question 251380, tabled on 22 January 2009, on ICT projects; and if he will make a statement. Huw Irranca-Davies The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) does not hold a current comprehensive list of ICT projects at the level of detail requested. This could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. However, DEFRA has provided some related information to previous questions. The hon. Member is referred to the following answers: (a) The hon. Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) on 9 February 2005, Official Report, column 1500W; (b) The hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 2 December 2005, Official Report, column 869W; (c) The hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 6 February 2008, Official Report, column 1276W; and (d) The hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 12 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1226-27W. Jenny Willott To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which ICT projects his Department and its predecessors initiated and abandoned before completion in each year since 1997; what costs were incurred in each project; who the contractors for each were; on what date each was (a) commenced and (b) abandoned; and if he will make a statement; (2) when he plans to answer question 251392, tabled on 22 January 2009, on ICT projects; and if he will make a statement. Huw Irranca-Davies The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) does not hold a current comprehensive list of ICT projects at the level of detail requested. This could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. However, the hon. Member is referred to the response my Department provided to the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) on 17 October 2008, Official Report, columns 1516-17W. No further ICT projects and programmes have been cancelled since that response. Departmental Redundancy Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 27 January 2009, Official Report, columns 332-4W, on redundancy, how many staff left his Department under staff exit schemes with a severance package worth (a) between £100,000 and £125,000, (b) between £125,001 and £150,000, (c) between £150,001 and £200,000, (d) between £200,001 and £250,000, (e) between £250,001 and £500,000, (f) between £500,001 and £1,000,000 and (g) over £1,000,000 in each year since 2005-06. Huw Irranca-Davies As a result of structural changes to the Department and to meet cross-Government targets to reduce headcount within Departments DEFRA has managed the exit of a number of staff over recent years. The initial investment in reducing the headcount will lead to significantly reduced future pay costs on staff. These included both voluntary and involuntary leavers to whom payments were made. As is common to other Government Departments, the structures of these payments were based on the rules contained within the Civil Service Pension Scheme. For staff leaving on compulsory or flexible early severance terms, or in receipt of a statutory redundancy payment, the size of the package represents the lump sum compensation payment made. For staff leaving on compulsory, flexible or approved early retirement terms, the size of the package includes: any lump sum compensation payment made on departure (compulsory terms only); the capitalised cost of paying a pension or annual compensation payment (ACP) before pension age; the cost of any pension enhancement (compulsory and flexible terms only) and the cost of bringing forward the payment of the pension lump sum (for those in classic). These figures are therefore the initial provision for the early departure liabilities caused by the staff’s departures and include any cash payments made during the period. Packages also include any payments made on an ex gratia basis. Breakdown of figures The split of the 245 voluntary leavers and two involuntary leavers who had severance packages of over £100,000 in the last three financial years is: --------------------------------------------------------- | |2005-06|2006-07|2007-08|Grand total| --------------------------------------------------------- |Pay range |S |ER |S |ER |S|ER|S|ER| --------------------------------------------------------- |£100,000-£125,000 |1 |4 |5 |4 |14|33|20|41| --------------------------------------------------------- |£125,001-£150,000 |— |4 |3 |8 |4|21|7|33| --------------------------------------------------------- |£150,001-£200,000 |— |9 |4 |12 |14|38|18|59| --------------------------------------------------------- |£200,001-£250,000 |— |7 |2 |5 |5|14|7|26| --------------------------------------------------------- |£250,001-£500,000 |1 |2 |4 |3 |6|16|11|21| --------------------------------------------------------- |£500,001-£1,000,000|— |1 |— |— |—|1|—|2| --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ||||| --------------------------------------------------------- |Voluntary total |2 |27 |18 |32 |43|123|63|182| --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- | |2005-06|2006-07|2007-08|Grand total| ------------------------------------------------------- |Pay range |S |ER |S |ER |S|ER|S|ER| ------------------------------------------------------- |£100,000-£125,000|— |— |— |— |1|—|1|—| ------------------------------------------------------- |£150,001-£200,000|— |— |— |— |—|1|—|1| ------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ||||| ------------------------------------------------------- |Involuntary total|— |— |— |— |1|1|1|1| ------------------------------------------------------- Environment Agency: Administration Norman Lamb To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency spent on administration costs in each of the last three years. Jane Kennedy The total expenditure by the Environment Agency on administration costs in each of the three years to 31 March 2009 is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |2006-07|2007-08|2008-091| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Administration costs (£ million) |98 |98 |102 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total expenditure (percentage) |9.7 |9.1 |8.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Estimate based on management accounts as at 28 February 2009.| | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The administration costs for 2008-09 are split between National Corporate costs of £36 million and Regional Operational Support costs of £66 million. During this period, the Environment Agency has restructured both the Finance and Human Resources Directorates, which will generate significant cost savings in future years. Farmers: Income Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the likely average business income from a cropping farm in 2008-09. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 2 April 2009]: The average farm business income on a cropping farm in England in 2008-09 has been provisionally estimated to be around £50,200 for cereal farms and £53,600 for general cropping farms1. This represents a fall of around a third compared to the previous year, as cereal prices have fallen and input costs have increased. Farm Business Income is the headline measure of the profitability of farm businesses. It represents the financial return to all unpaid labour (farmers and spouses, non-principal partners and directors and their spouses and family workers) and on all their capital invested in the farm business, including land and buildings. 1 The estimates for 2008-09 are based on information available in early January 2009 for prices, animal populations, marketings, crop areas and yields and are subject to a margin of error, particularly because farm income tends to be the relatively small difference between output and input. Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average business income from cropping farms was in each of the last 10 years. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 2 April 2009]: The average farm business income1, the preferred measure of farm profitability, is only available from 2003-04. The alternative measure of net farm income2 is available for the years up to 2007-08. 1 Farm business income represents the financial return to all unpaid labour (farmers and spouses, non-principal partners and directors and their spouses and family workers) and on all their capital invested in the farm business, including land and buildings. 2 Net farm income is defined as the return to the principal farmer and spouse alone for their manual and managerial labour and on the tenant type capital of the business. An imputed rent is deducted for owner-occupied farms as is a charge for other unpaid labour. ----------------------------- |£/farm | ----------------------------- |March/February years |Cereals|General cropping| ----------------------------- |2003-04 |49,800|65,900| ----------------------------- |2004-05 |29,200|42,400| ----------------------------- |2005-06 |29,000|36,900| ----------------------------- |2006-07 |45,900|62,200| ----------------------------- |2007-08 |73,400|81,000| ----------------------------- |2008/09 (provisional) |50,200|53,600| ----------------------------- |Source:Farm Business Survey| ----------------------------- ----------------------------- |£/farm | ----------------------------- |March/February years |Cereals|General cropping| ----------------------------- |1998-99 |8,400|35,800| ----------------------------- |1999-2000 |15,300|7,400| ----------------------------- |2000-01 |7,500|18,600| ----------------------------- |2001-02 |5,900|17,500| ----------------------------- |2002-03 |13,200|15,600| ----------------------------- |2003-04 |36,400|56,800| ----------------------------- |2004-05 |15,600|32,200| ----------------------------- |2005-06 |14,100|26,700| ----------------------------- |2006-07 |31,300|54,000| ----------------------------- |2007-08 |57,100|64,700| ----------------------------- |Source:Farm Business Survey| ----------------------------- Flood Control Nick Herbert To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what types of critical infrastructure were categorised as at risk of flooding by the Environment Agency in each of the last five years; and how many of each type were so categorised in each such year. Huw Irranca-Davies The Environment Agency commissioned a report for the first time in 2007 to map and improve its understanding of flood vulnerability of infrastructure at a national scale. The resulting Receptors Vulnerable to Flooding database, which draws heavily on information in the public domain and held by other parties, provides a summary of the vulnerability to flooding of various types of public utility infrastructure. The Environment Agency is currently working on updating this information for publication in spring 2009. The following table sets out a summary of the Receptors Vulnerable to Flooding database 2007. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Number of sites in flood zone (flood risk probability)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Asset |Significant (1 in 75) |Moderate (1 in 75-200)|Low (1 in 200 or fewer)|Total in all three zones| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Water and sewerage (Number) |737 |223|179|1,145| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Electricity, generation and distribution (Number) |2,215 |2,263|3,818|8,423| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Gas, works and distribution (Number) |5 |8|10|23| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Telephone exchanges (Number) |82 |67|86|241| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Motorways (km) |139 |104|132|382| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |A roads (km) |884 |553|809|2,278| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Railway lines (km) |1,470 |750|948|3,213| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Information extracted from the Environment Agency Receptors Vulnerable to Flooding Database 2007.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This information was originally provided to the Pitt Review team but has since been updated because of changes in the methodology used to collate the data. The Cabinet Office (through the newly recruited Natural Hazards team) will take forward this work with the Environment Agency and other organisations as part of the Government’s action plan in response to Sir Michael Pitt’s recommendations. Miss McIntosh To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to publish the draft Floods and Water Bill. Huw Irranca-Davies We expect to publish the draft Bill in late spring 2009 for pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation. The final Bill will then be available for introduction in a later parliamentary Session. Miss McIntosh To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the level of uptake of flood warnings; and by what means such warnings are delivered. Huw Irranca-Davies The Environment Agency's Floodline Warnings Direct is a free service that provides flood warnings direct to customers by telephone, mobile, email, SMS text message and fax. The Environment Agency has signed up a further estimated 100,000 customers since July 2007, increasing the number of registered customers from 328,767 to the current 433,314. Flood Control: Expenditure Norman Lamb To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on the design and management of each flooding and coastal protection project currently under way in areas at risk from (a) fluvial and coastal flooding and (b) coastal erosion. Huw Irranca-Davies The Environment Agency completed 57 nationally managed projects on fluvial and coastal flooding between 1 April 2008 and 28 February 2009 of which 34 were funded or part-funded by DEFRA. The tables are based on information provided by the Environment Agency’s capital works database. These show that the average costs spent on the appraisal of projects by the Environment Agency’s National Capital Programme Management Service (NCPMS) on feasibility and approvals was 18 per cent. The remaining 82 per cent. was spent on the construction and post construction activities of the project. The Environment Agency does not hold records centrally on the cost of design and management for most of its schemes below £250,000, nor for pre-feasibility costs for most schemes and for local authority coastal erosion projects. ------------------------------------ |£000 | ------------------------------------ |Funding |Type of project|Appraisal|Delivery|Grand total| ------------------------------------ |Flood Defence Grant in Aid (FDGIA)|Coastal|11,374.6|22,314.7|33,689.3| ------------------------------------ | |Fluvial|6,732.4|34,510|41,242.4| ------------------------------------ | |Other|1,878.1|10,283|12,161.1| ------------------------------------ | |Tidal|5,623.6|33,722.7|39,346.3| ------------------------------------ |FDGIA total ||25,608.7|100,830.4|126,439.1| ------------------------------------ | ||||| ------------------------------------ |FDGIA/Income |Coastal|228.7|12,153.9|12,382.6| ------------------------------------ | |Fluvial|3,506.1|20,361|23,867.1| ------------------------------------ | |Other|1,053.3|208.1|1,261.4| ------------------------------------ | |Tidal|643.5|3,008.7|3,652.2| ------------------------------------ |FDGIA/Income total ||5,431.6|35,731.7|41,163.3| ------------------------------------ | ||||| ------------------------------------ |Grand total ||31,040.3|136,562.1|167,602.4| ------------------------------------ -------------------- |£000 | -------------------- |Funding |Type of project|Project title|Appraisal|Delivery|Grand total| -------------------- |FDGIA |Coastal|East Suttons to Denge Interim Beach Man’ment 07/08|88.1|666.8|754.9| -------------------- | ||High Knocke to Dymchurch Redoubt Sea Defences|10,973|20,365.9|31,338.9| -------------------- | ||Stanah Sea Defences|313.5|1,282|1,595.5| -------------------- | |Coastal total||11,374.6|22,314.7|33,689.3| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Fluvial|Chatsworth Gauging Station|59.2|90.9|150.1| -------------------- | ||Chelt Gap Culvert|25.9|279|304.9| -------------------- | ||Chelt Glynbridge Bank Slips|24.8|176|200.8| -------------------- | ||Cockshaw Burn @ Hexham|1,808.5|10,481.8|12,290.3| -------------------- | ||Currymoor/Haymoor Project (FC)|295.2|477.4|772.6| -------------------- | ||Exwick Flood Scheme Improvements|69|224.7|293.7| -------------------- | ||Flexbury FDS|342.5|3,200.6|3,543.1| -------------------- | ||Middle Level Barrier Banks Urgent Works|123.2|1,561.5|1,684.7| -------------------- | ||Newbridge Sluice|137.5|322.2|459.7| -------------------- | ||River Eden/Petteril Flood Defences, Carlisle|1,420|11,875.9|13,295.9| -------------------- | ||Silk Stream FAS|2,363.5|5,765|8,128.5| -------------------- | ||Wakefield, West Riding Quarry Spillway E. Works|63.1|55|118.1| -------------------- | |Fluvial total||6,732.4|34,510|41,242.4| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Other|Cut Off Channel Bridges|1,647.8|8,916.6|10,564.4| -------------------- | ||Stainforth Emergency Works|51.6|739.6|791.2| -------------------- | ||Upper Parrett Bridge Package|178.7|626.8|805.5| -------------------- | |Other total||1,878.1|10,283|12,161.1| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Tidal|Associated Gates Corrosion Protection Systems|283.5|495.1|778.6| -------------------- | ||Denver Little Eyes Refurbishment, Stage 1|117.9|986.7|1,104.6| -------------------- | ||Lower Lancaster FAS Phases 1 and 2|984.5|9896|10,880.5| -------------------- | ||Lymington River Flood Alleviation Scheme|1,103.7|3,190|4,293.7| -------------------- | ||Medway Lock Inspections 07/08|12.6|—|12.6| -------------------- | ||Parrett Banks—Thatchers Arms|130.6|387.8|518.4| -------------------- | ||Rainham Main Sluice Frontage, E022_02 & 03|321.9|396.3|718.2| -------------------- | ||Selby Defences inc. Barlby|2,188.6|15,943.2|18,131.8| -------------------- | ||Thames Barrier Corrosion Protection System|480.3|2,427.6|2,907.9| -------------------- | |Tidal total||5,623.6|33,722.7|39,346.3| -------------------- |FDGIA total |||25,608.7|100,830.4|126,439.1| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- |FDGIA/Income |Coastal|Southern Felixstowe Coastal Defences|228.7|12153.9|12382.6| -------------------- | |Coastal total||228.7|12,153.9|12,382.6| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Fluvial|Boscastle—Valency Flood Defence System|917|5,618.8|6,535.6| -------------------- | ||Hereford FAS|1,011.4|6,370.1|7,381.5| -------------------- | ||St. Ives—Stennack Stream|1,577.7|8,372.3|9,950| -------------------- | |Fluvial total||3,506.1|2,0361|23,867.1| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Other|Frampton Habitat Creation Works|1,053.3|208.1|1,261.4| -------------------- | |Other total||1,053.3|208.1|1,261.4| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- | |Tidal|Ipswich Flood Defence Management Scheme: Wet Dock Gates Replacement|262.4|1,598.4|1,860.8| -------------------- | ||Queenhithe Wharf Frontage N230, Repair & Strength|381.1|1,410.3|1,791.4| -------------------- | |Tidal total||643.5|3,008.7|3,652.2| -------------------- |FDGSA/income total|||5,431.6|35,731.7|41,163.3| -------------------- | |||||| -------------------- |Grand total |||31,040.3|136,562.1|167,602.4| -------------------- Flooding Lessons Learned Review Mr. Graham Stuart To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many of the recommendations made in Sir Michael Pitt’s final report on Learning lessons from the 2007 floods have been implemented. Huw Irranca-Davies The Government’s response to the Pitt Review set out what had been implemented before December 2008 and the further steps required to implement its recommendations in the future. The Government will report further on implementation every six months, beginning in June 2009. Floods Mr. Burns To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will publish the electronic maps developed by the Environment Agency which identify those areas vulnerable to flash flooding from surface water. Huw Irranca-Davies [holding answer 2 April 2009]: The Environment Agency completed actions in response to the urgent recommendation from Sir Michael Pitt’s interim report in August 2008 which stated ‘The Review recommends that the Environment Agency, supported by local authorities and water companies, should urgently identify areas at highest risk from surface water flooding where known, inform Local Resilience Forums and take steps to identify remaining high risk areas over the coming months’. The Environment Agency sent map data to Local Resilience Forums to help them plan their response to surface water flooding emergencies. The information on the maps is still under development and is for emergency planning purposes. The maps give an indication of the broad areas likely to be susceptible to surface water flooding based upon an extreme summer rainfall event with no drainage systems working. The information is not sufficiently accurate to use for individual properties. For example, it excludes the impact of buildings and kerb heights on surface water flows which at the local level can be significant. There will be properties at risk from surface water flooding that will not be included in the outline areas on the maps. The Environment Agency has not published the maps because of these uncertainties. The Environment Agency is committed to providing the public and businesses with accurate and meaningful information about surface water flood risk in conjunction with local authorities and water companies in the future. Work is ongoing to validate the model results against historic surface water flood events. The information will be published once there is confidence in the results. I have balanced the need to share surface water flood risk data with the public against the risks of publishing nationally un-validated data based on extreme scenarios for some types of surface water flooding. The public interest is best served by the current situation where Local Resilience Forums have information that will help them plan for emergencies and it is better to wait until more reliable data are available before publishing the Environment Agency’s maps. In the meantime, members of the public can purchase maps on surface water flooding on the internet from at least one commercial company. Floods: Essex Mr. Newmark To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1127W, on floods: Essex, (1) which of the schemes in the Essex catchment area which have received funding in the last 12 months for (a) flood prevention and (b) river maintenance are scheduled to (i) receive further funding over the next five years and (ii) how much funding each scheme will be allocated in each case; (2) which river maintenance schemes in the Essex catchment area have received funding from his Department in the last 12 months; and how much was spent on each such scheme; (3) which flood protection schemes in the Essex catchment area have received funding from his Department in the last 12 months; and how much was spent on each such scheme in that period. Huw Irranca-Davies [holding answer 31 March 2009]: During the financial year 2008-09, the Environment Agency has spent the following on constructing new, and refurbishing existing flood defences in Essex: £9.32 million—Jaywick; £0.65 million—Canvey Island; £0.27 million—Tilbury; £0.16 million—developing schemes for Brightlingsea and Great Wakering; £2.62 million—on over 30 smaller tidal and river defence schemes. £4.67 million has been spent during 2008-09 on the general maintenance of river and tidal defences in Essex by the Anglian Eastern Area of the Environment Agency. Work has been carried out across the county at many locations, covering routine maintenance and one-off repairs to defences and structures, and is not broken down into specific schemes. The following Capital Flood Defence schemes in the Essex Catchment have received funding during 2008-09 and will continue into the next five years. Based on our current plans, funding will be allocated to the following projects over the period 2009 to 2014 in the amounts indicated: £2.8 million—Brightlingsea; £11.2 million—Great Wakering; £0.7 million—Holland Sluice; £0.3 million—Thames Tidal Defences; £0.8 million—Tilbury Barrier; £0.02 million—Jaywick. In addition to the above, £4.27 million has been allocated to schemes for maintenance of river and tidal defences in 2009-10. Future years’ maintenance is likely to be funded to a similar figure. Source: The Environment Agency's Capital Works database Floods: South East Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the incidence and severity of flooding in the south east of England. Huw Irranca-Davies The Government provided £132 million to the Thames and Southern Regions of the Environment Agency in 2008-09 in order to reduce the incidence and severity of flooding in the south east of England. The funding for these regions is to increase to £151 million for 2009-10. The funding enables the Environment Agency to maintain and improve the flood defences and the Thames Barrier protecting London, and many other projects both inland and protecting the coastline around the south-east of England. Over the current CSR period of 2008-09 to 2010-11, over 36 major projects will be completed in Thames Region alone, at a cost of £87 million. These will deliver further benefits and reduce flood risk to over 67,000 homes. Within Romford itself, the Environment Agency will continue to carry out routine watercourse maintenance on Main Rivers in the River Rom catchment to reduce the risk of flooding. This includes vegetation control, blockage removal and incident response. Several improvement measures are planned for the Cross Road Flood Storage Area at Collier Row, Romford, during 2010 and 2011 at an estimated cost of £620,000. This is to ensure that the current standard of flood alleviation to properties in west Romford is maintained. Fly-tipping Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent countering fly tipping measures in each of the last five years. Jane Kennedy Action and enforcement against fly-tipping is taken by local authorities and the Environment Agency. Through the former BREW (Business Resource Efficiency and Waste) programme, DEFRA has given the Environment Agency £1.5 million each year for the last four years. This has been spent on a wide range of environmental crime-related work which includes anti fly-tipping measures. The Environment Agency also receives grant in aid from DEFRA for a range of environmental work and enforcement activities. In 2008-09 DEFRA gave Encams (“Keep Britain Tidy”) £95,000, in addition to its grant, to fund a range of activities to support local authorities in tackling fly-tipping. In recent years, DEFRA has also funded a range of research projects which have to varying degrees addressed the issue of fly-tipping. Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle fly-tipping; and if he will make a statement; (2) what recent guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) prevention and (b) clean-up of fly-tipping. Jane Kennedy The Government are taking steps on a number of fronts to help local authorities and the Environment Agency tackle fly-tipping, an antisocial activity which can blight both urban and rural areas. DEFRA's illegal waste activity action plan, as set out in the England Waste Strategy 2007, aims to reduce fly-tipping through better prevention, detection and risk-based enforcement. The main measures are: new powers for local authorities and the Environment Agency to instantly seize vehicles that are involved in waste crime, implementing a power established by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. These powers are scheduled to be introduced later this year and should act as an effective deterrent, as well as helping regulators to build more effective prosecutions; improving the waste carrier registration system and promoting—through more user friendly guidance—the waste duty of care so that the law around carrying waste is better understood by businesses and easier for authorities to enforce; funding of the Environment Agency's Waste Crime Innovation Programme which is developing and testing new techniques for tackling waste crime. There are various sources of support, advice and guidance on fly-tipping available to local authorities: DEFRA is funding Encams (“Keep Britain Tidy”) to offer bespoke advice to local authorities requiring assistance with their anti-fly-tipping strategies. Forty authorities received this assistance in 2008-09 and further funding is now in place to assist additional authorities in the coming year. This will be supported by a CD-Rom, being distributed to local authorities during April 2009, which offers authorities a single source of information on legal, detection and enforcement issues around fly-tipping, as well as best practice case studies. DEFRA also funded the Environment Agency to develop the Flycapture Enforcement training programme which aims to help local authorities to take appropriate enforcement action in response to fly-tipping incidents. Training courses, delivered by Encams and the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM), are available around the country. The fly-tipping protocol sets out the circumstances in which either a local authority or the Environment Agency deals with a particular incident and is supported by various other guidance documents linked to the Flycapture database. Food: EU External Trade Mr. Paice To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which countries have tariff-free access for (a) some and (b) all of their food product exports to the EU; and in respect of what quantities tariff-free access is allowed. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 23 March 2009]: There are over 2,000 agricultural tariff lines in the European Union tariff schedule, each of which has a tariff that may differ (according to various concessionary arrangements) for approximately 200 countries. To list a country by tariff line breakdown of the tariff-free concessions would involve disproportionate cost. Food: Waste Disposal Mr. Roger Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much food was thrown away (a) in tonnes and (b) as a percentage of total food sales in each of the last three years. Jane Kennedy The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) undertook research in 2007 to quantify the amounts and types of food waste being produced in the UK. According to The Food We Waste report, UK households throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food every year. Combining these data with estimates of quantities of food purchases from the Expenditure and Food Survey in 2007 suggests that 31 per cent. of the 21.7 million tonnes of food we purchase—roughly a third—is thrown away. Of this, 4.1 million tonnes, or 18 per cent. of the food we purchase, could have been eaten. Food thrown away that we could have eaten excludes items such as vegetable peelings, meat carcasses and teabags. Litter: Smoking Mr. Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the smoking ban on the level of tobacco-related litter on streets. Huw Irranca-Davies Each year, DEFRA funds ENCAMS to carry out the Local Environment Quality Survey of England. The results for the seventh survey were published in March 2009 and are available on ENCAMS website at: www.encams.org Smokers’ materials remain by far the most prevalent item, being present on 78 per cent. of all sites visited. The survey records only the incidence—that is to say the percentage of sites—where each type of litter occurs. It does not attempt to record the volume. It is not possible to infer what effect the smoking ban in public places has had using this figure alone, but it is worth stating that it is the minority of people who choose to drop litter on the ground—not the smoking ban itself—which is responsible for creating litter. Powers and duties for dealing with litter are provided by part 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990), as amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (CNEA 2005). Dropping any smoking-related litter is a littering offence under section 87 of the EPA 1990. A person found guilty of the litter offence may be fined up to level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2,500) in a magistrates court and section 88 of the EPA 1990 allows an authorised officer of a litter authority to issue fixed penalty notices as an alternative to prosecution in the range of £50 to £80 (set locally). Livestock: Disease Control Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle were slaughtered owing to irregularities with their passports in each of the last 10 years. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 2 April 2009]: The data required to provide the number of cattle slaughtered specifically because of irregularities with their passports in each of the last 10 years are not held in a form that is easily accessible. As the extraction and collation of these data would require a considerable amount of work and incur an unacceptable cost an answer cannot be provided. The data recorded monitor cattle slaughtered owing to the broader category of identification irregularities. Livestock: Waste Disposal Mr. Paice To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals of each species were disposed of through the National Fallen Stock Scheme in each year since the scheme came into force; and how much was received in payments in each case in each of those years. Jane Kennedy The National Fallen Stock Company which runs the National Fallen Stock Scheme does not hold the information by species in the format requested. With regard to the amount of payments, the latest information for the totals spent is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------ | |By farmers|By Government| ------------------------------------------------------ |November 2004 to March 2005|2.29 |0.86 | ------------------------------------------------------ |April 2005 to March 2006 |7.92 |5.95 | ------------------------------------------------------ |April 2006 to March 2007 |10.29 |6.87 | ------------------------------------------------------ |April 2007 to March 2008 |13.76 |2.99 | ------------------------------------------------------ |April 2008 to November 2008|8.10 |1.29 | ------------------------------------------------------ Members: Correspondence Sir Michael Spicer To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 30 January 2009, on farmers producing more food. Jane Kennedy [holding answer 20 March 2009]: I wrote to the hon. Member for West Worcestershire on 2 April 2009. Moscow Mr. Heathcoat-Amory To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many visits were made by staff of his Department to Moscow in the financial year 2007-08. Huw Irranca-Davies From information held centrally DEFRA staff made one visit to Moscow in the financial year 2007-08. This visit was undertaken in accordance with the Civil Service Code and the Civil Service Management Code. Phytophthora Ramorum Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the rate of (a) Phytophthora ramorum and (b) Phytophthora kernoviae infestations in gardens. Jane Kennedy The Government recently announced the allocation of £25 million to support a five-year programme of work in England and Wales to manage and contain the risks of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae from spreading further. In addition to further research and development and an education and awareness programme, we will be looking to reduce the level of disease by removing infected and susceptible plants in woodlands and the wider environment, as well as identifying and controlling any new outbreaks. Experience has shown that the eradication of Rhododendron ponticum (the main host for the diseases) is the most effective control measure to reduce disease spread in the wider environment. At a selected number of woodland sites, the clearance of all rhododendrons, whether infected or not, has proved effective and appears to have prevented further infection of trees on those sites. Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on tackling (a) Phytophthora ramorum and (b) Phytophthora kernoviae in the most recent period for which figures are available. Jane Kennedy In addition to DEFRA’s general plant health programme which covers action against a wide range of plant pests and diseases (c. £10 million per annum), an additional £0.75 million was spent in 2008-09 for work to eradicate and control Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in England and Wales. In this same period, The Forestry Commission spent approximately £0.05 million in combating these diseases in England and Wales. The Government recently announced the allocation of £25 million to support a five-year programme of work in England and Wales to manage and contain the risks of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae, from spreading further. Andrew Rosindell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on diseases caused by (a) Phytophthora ramorum and (b) Phytophthora kernoviae. Jane Kennedy A policy and science review on Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae, including a public consultation, was carried out in 2008 to examine the historic and current situation and propose options for management of the diseases in the future. The consultation in England and Wales on “Future management of risks from Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae” closed on 10 October 2008. A total of 41 responses were received from a range of trade organisations and associations, individual businesses, local councils, owners and managers of historic gardens and government agencies. The review concluded that an increase in the current level of activity was required to reduce the risk of significant tree death and significant impact on heathlands within England and Wales, a view supported by the majority of respondents to the consultation. The Government recently announced the allocation of £25 million to support a five-year programme of work in England and Wales to manage and contain the risks of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae, from spreading further. Pigs: Animal Diseases Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of levels of post-weaning mortality in pigs in each year since 1997. Jane Kennedy Post-weaning mortality rate data for pigs are not collected by DEFRA. Production data such as post-weaning mortality rate are collected by the British Pig Executive (BPEX) and can be obtained directly from them. Tim Farron To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the levels of wasting syndrome found in pigs in each year since 1997. Jane Kennedy The occurrence of endemic diseases in the GB pig population is monitored through diagnostic submissions made to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (England and Wales) and the Veterinary Surveillance Centres of the Scottish Agricultural College (Scotland). These results are reported in the Veterinary Investigation Surveillance Report and the quarterly Disease Surveillance reports produced by Veterinary Laboratories Agency for DEFRA. The data captured only represent results for samples/carcasses submitted to Veterinary Laboratories Agency or the Veterinary Surveillance Centres of the Scottish Agricultural College and do not represent the actual number of cases/outbreaks occurring in GB. Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was first diagnosed in GB in mid-1999. The number of incidents of PMWS recorded by Veterinary Laboratories Agency and Veterinary Surveillance Centres of the Scottish Agricultural College (combined) between 2000-07 are as follows. An incident is defined as the first diagnosis in an outbreak. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of incidents| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |11 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |164 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |286 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |259 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |164 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |104 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |66 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |63 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Source:Veterinary Investigation Surveillance Report 2007.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Stations: EU Law Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1330W, on power stations: EC law, which existing power stations decided to (a) operate within the emissions trading scheme under the National Emission Reduction Plan, (b) comply with emission limit values and (c) opt out by committing to limit their hours of operation. Jane Kennedy I am arranging for the information requested to be placed in the Library of the House. Soil: Pollution John Howell To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Environment Agency plans to publish the revised (a) toxicological and (b) soil guideline value reports for (i) free cyanide and (ii) benzo[a]pyrene scheduled for publication in December 2007. Huw Irranca-Davies The Environment Agency plans to publish toxicological and soil guideline value reports for cyanide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which will include benzo(a)pyrene, by 30 June 2009. South East Water Mrs. Maria Miller To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to announce a decision on whether to hold an inquiry into South East Water’s Water Resources Management Plan; and what criteria will inform his decision. Huw Irranca-Davies Water companies have recently published their statements of response to the representations received on their draft Water Resources Management Plans. The Secretary of State will consider the need for inquiries or hearings in connection with the draft plans and whether these would assist him by eliciting information necessary in his consideration of whether to direct changes to the plans before they are finalised. Each plan will be considered on its merits and individual decisions on whether to hold an inquiry or hearing will be made once the Secretary of State has considered the statements of response. Warm Front Scheme: Bexley Mr. Evennett To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many boilers installed under the Warm Front scheme in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency have required repair on (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more occasions. Joan Ruddock I have been asked to reply. The Warm Front scheme offers an aftercare provision with cover for parts and labour under all installed gas central heating systems for two years. The latest period for which figures are available is 1 September 2007 to 2 April 2009. The following data show system repairs (including, although not exclusively pertaining to, boiler repairs) in Bexleyheath and Crayford and England respectively: --------------------------------- | |Number| --------------------------------- |1 Visit |262 | --------------------------------- |2 Visits |65 | --------------------------------- |3 Visits |32 | --------------------------------- |>4 Visits |9 | --------------------------------- |Total properties covered|1,323 | --------------------------------- |Total Properties Visited|368 | --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- | |Number | ---------------------------------- |1 Visit |66,890 | ---------------------------------- |2 Visits |20,617 | ---------------------------------- |3 Visits |6,353 | ---------------------------------- |>4 Visits |3,027 | ---------------------------------- |Total properties covered|377,256| ---------------------------------- |Total Properties Visited|96,887 | ---------------------------------- Water Companies Charles Hendry To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the procedures of an inquiry by his Department into a water company's Water Resources Action Plan includes an appeals procedure. Huw Irranca-Davies Water companies have recently published their statements of response to the representations received on their draft Water Resources Management Plans. The Secretary of State is considering the draft plans and the statements of response in order to reach a decision on the need for hearings or inquiries. Any hearing or inquiry will be conducted by an independent Inspector who will provide advice to the Secretary of State. There is no mechanism to appeal against that advice. Any decisions by the Secretary of State as a result of his review of the plans and statements of response, or as a result of the hearings or inquiries, may be challenged through the Judicial Review Process. Work and Pensions Advisory Services: Debts John McDonnell To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance his Department has provided to staff working for Jobcentre Plus on the referral of clients to receive debt advice. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 12 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide my hon. Friend with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what guidance his Department has provided to staff working for Jobcentre Plus on the referral of clients to receive debt advice. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Referring customers to appropriate agencies for advice and support on debt and financial management has long been part of the service provided by Jobcentre Plus. To help our Personal Advisers with this, we have a comprehensive programme of learning designed to equip them with the range of knowledge and skills required to support all customers. This learning provides the adviser with the key skills needed to undertake effective work-focussed interviews, identify things that may be making it harder to find work and, where appropriate, signpost people to relevant sources of help. More specifically, the “Introduction to Customer Groups” learning and development module provides guidance on how to help customers with debt problems. Currently being updated to strengthen and reinforce the help that is available to customers from Third Sector Organisations, this module is included in a range of learning routeways to ensure personal advisers and other staff are able to signpost customers to appropriate sources of help. It is also worth mentioning that as part of a national partnership agreement, customers with debt problems are often referred to their local branch of the Citizens Advice Bureaux, which is well equipped to offer advice and guidance. Children: Maintenance Paul Rowen To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much in child support payments remained uncollected by the Child Support Agency on the latest date for which figures are available. Kitty Ussher I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Cardiff, Central (Jenny Willott) on 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 21W. Christmas Mr. Rob Wilson To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether it is his Department's policy to offer staff (a) additional leave entitlement for Christmas shopping and (b) Christmas bonus payments. Jonathan Shaw No, it is not. Christmas Bonus Mrs. May To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of Christmas bonuses were paid in (a) December 2008, (b) January 2009 and (c) February 2009; and how many and what proportion of such bonuses he expects to be paid in (d) March and (e) April 2009. Ms Rosie Winterton The standard £10 Christmas bonus was paid as normal before Christmas to all those who qualified. Information on when the additional Christmas bonus was paid is in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Volume payments made/expected to be made|Percentage of forecasted total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |December 2008 |Nil |Nil | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |January 2009 |12,216,750 |79.63 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |February 2009 |1,433,420 |9.34 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |March 2009 |1,692,590 |11.03 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |April 2009 |Nil1 |Nil | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Notes:1. Exceptionally there may be some clerical payments.2. All payments figures are rounded to the nearest 10.3. The total volume of payments to be made is 15,342,751.Source:Special Payment Programme Weekly Review document 4 March 2009| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Departmental Pay Jenny Willott To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of recipients of the Christmas bonus will get the additional £60 between (a) 1 and 15 January, (b) 16 and 31 January, (c) 1 and 15 February, (d) 16 and 28 February, (e) 1 and 15 March and (f) 16 and 31 March 2009; and if he will make a statement. Ms Rosie Winterton The answer is in the following table: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2009 |Volume payments to be made|Percentage of forecasted total| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 to 15 January |12,175,120 |81.94 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |16 to 31 January |41,630 |00.28 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 to 15 February |49,390 |00.33 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |16 to 28 February |1,302,100 |08.76 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 to 15 March |1,289,700 |08.69 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |16 to 31 March |10 |0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Exceptionally some payments may be issued clerically after 15 March 2009. Notes: 1. All payment figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. As of 9 February 2009 DWP have issued 12,231,904 payments. 3. The total volume of payments forecast to be made is 14,857,929. Source:Special Payment Programme weekly review document 11 February 2009.| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Webb To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of recipients of the Christmas bonus received their additional £60 by the end of January; how many of the remaining payments he estimates will have been paid by (a) the end of February and (b) the end of March; and if he will make a statement. Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 26 February 2009]: The answer is in the following table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Volume payments to be made|Percentage of forecasted total| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 January 2009 to 31 January 2009 |12,216,750 |79.63 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 February 2009 to 28 February 2009 |1,433,420 |9.34 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 March 2009 to 31 March 2009 |11,692,590 |11.03 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Some additional payments may be issued clerically during March 2009.Notes:1. All payment figures are rounded to the nearest 10.2. The total volume of payments to be made is 15,342,751.Source:Special Payment Programme Weekly Review document 4 March 2009.| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Council Tax Benefits Julia Goldsworthy To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the expenditure required from the public purse to alter personal allowances for council tax benefit to provide that households where no individual is eligible to pay income tax receive full council tax benefit (a) regardless of the amount of capital held and (b) while maintaining the current capital limits; and if he will estimate the number of households which would pay a reduced rate of or no council tax as a result of such a change. Kitty Ussher The following table shows estimates of the cost and number of council tax benefit (CTB) beneficiaries of (a) awarding full CTB where no individual is paying income tax, and regardless of any capital held and (b) awarding full CTB where no individual is paying income tax and capital held is within the current capital limits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Full CTB where no one pays income tax, depending on capital |Number of beneficiaries|Cost in annually managed expenditure (£ million per year)| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |No capital limit | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Working age |450,000 |200 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pensioners |510,000 |270 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |950,000 |470 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Capital under £16,000 | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Working age |350,000 |80 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pensioners |460,000 |200 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |800,000 |290 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. All figures are for Great Britain.2. Beneficiaries are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and costs are rounded to the nearest £10 million. These estimates include customers who gain and those who become entitlement to the benefit.3. Each beneficiary represents a benefit unit, which can be a single claimant or a couple.4. The impact is estimated using the Department’s Policy Simulation Model for 2008-09, using data from the 2006-07 Family Resources Survey up-rated to 2008-09 prices, benefit rates and earnings levels, and is calibrated to latest published forecasts and policies.5. Results are subject to sampling and reporting errors and estimation assumptions, and are therefore indicative only. No behavioural changes are assumed.| | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Julia Goldsworthy To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the expenditure required from the public purse to (a) raise to £50,000 and (b) abolish the upper capital limit for council tax benefit; and if he will estimate the number of households which would pay a reduced rate of or no council tax as a result of such a change. Kitty Ussher The information is in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Increase in upper capital limit |Number of beneficiaries|Cost in annually managed expenditure (£ million per year)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |£50,000 |130,000 |70 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |No limit |150,000 |80 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Notes: 1. All figures are for Great Britain. 2. Beneficiaries are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and costs are rounded to the nearest £10 million. These estimates include customers who gain and those who become entitled to the benefit. 3. Each beneficiary represents a benefit unit, which can be a single claimant or a couple. 4. The impact is estimated using the Department's Policy Simulation Model for 2008-09, using data from the 2006-07 Family Resources Survey up-rated to 2008-09 prices, benefit rates and earnings levels, and is calibrated to latest published forecasts and policies. 5. Results are subject to sampling and reporting errors and estimation assumptions, and are therefore indicative only. No behavioural changes are assumed.| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crisis Loans Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that crisis loans customers can obtain a face-to-face assessment at their local Jobcentre with crisis loans officers; and if he will make a statement. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 31 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has asked me to respond to your question asking the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that crisis loans customers can obtain a face-to-face assessment at their local Jobcentre with crisis loans officers. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Our preferred method of accessing Crisis Loans is by the telephone and this process works well for the majority of our customers as the service is more accessible without the need to visit a Jobcentre. However, vulnerable customers who cannot use the telephone to access Crisis Loans do have the option of making an appointment for a face to face interview at their local Jobcentre. Processes are in place for the Jobcentre to immediately forward the application to a Crisis Loan Decision Maker to make the decision on the application and call the customer back with the outcome. Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many crisis loans officers there are operating the telephone helpline service for customers; and if he will make a statement. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 31 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has asked me to respond to your question on how many crisis loans officers there are operating the telephone helpline service for customers. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. When the service was set up initially Jobcentre Plus had 800 Crisis Loan Decision Makers answering telephones and making decisions in the 20 Crisis Loan Benefit Delivery Centres. Due to an unprecedented rise in Crisis Loan applications which has more than doubled since October 2006, taking us to an average of 220,000 applications per month, plans were put in place to deploy an extra 700 staff from our Contact Centre Directorate to take Crisis Loan calls. The conversion of these 700 Contact Centre staff to offer the full telephone application and decision making process for Crisis Loans is due for completion by April 2009. This year we have seen further increases in applications to 275,000 for January and 272,000 for February 2009. Therefore, a decision has been made to increase our staff over the next year by an extra 300. This will take us to 1,800 Decision Makers overall. Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of (a) the number of calls made by customers for crisis loans which went through to a recorded message, (b) the average number of calls a customer made before being connected to speak directly to a crisis loans officer and (c) the number of complaints made by crisis loans customers on the inability to be connected to talk to a crisis loans officer via the telephone system in the latest period for which information is available. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 31 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has asked me to answer your question on what estimate he has made of (a) the number of calls made by customers for crisis loans which went through to a recorded message, (b) the average number of calls a customer made before being connected to speak directly to a crisis loans officer and (c) the number of complaints made by crisis loans customers on the inability to be connected to talk to a crisis loans officer via the telephone system in the latest period for which information is available. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. We do not have the information requested in this format. However, latest information available for February 2009 shows we made 272,000 Crisis Loan decisions and the majority of these would have been made over the telephone where all customers would have gone through the Interactive Voice Response messaging service before the call was answered. Due to high demand, it is unfortunately taking longer than usual to get through to our Crisis Loans agents but I have no evidence that all customers wanting a Crisis Loan do not eventually get through to make their application. I have received 49 complaints to me as Chief Executive about Crisis Loans in general from March 2008 to February 2009 compared to 2,774,032 Crisis Loan applications for the same period. Departmental Buildings Greg Clark To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificates and (b) advisory reports for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. Jonathan Shaw Department for Work and Pensions Display Energy Certificates are in place in 375 buildings across England and Wales and in 45 buildings across Scotland. As disproportionate costs would be incurred to provide individual copies of the certificate and the accompanying advisory report, my officials are arranging for electronic copies of these documents to be prepared and placed in the Library. Departmental Data Protection Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) organisational process and (b) staff resources his Department uses to provide assurance on IT system security. Jonathan Shaw The Department's Information Security Committee (a sub-committee of the Department's Executive Team) is responsible for information security issues across the Department. Operational responsibility for security is assigned to respective chief executives and heads of businesses within the Department. Other senior staff in the Department's agencies have specific responsibilities for promoting data and IT system security and report to their respective chief executives. Following the publication of the Cabinet Office's Review of Data Handling Procedures in Government, specific senior civil servants across the Department have been designated as Information Asset Owners who provide assurance to the Department's Senior Information Risk Owner that data assets are properly protected. The Department also deploys a range of internal and external professional security resources and suppliers to both deliver and assure its IT Infrastructure and systems. The Department is compliant with the security policies contained in the Government Security Policy Framework including those for information security, assurance and the encryption of data. Its arrangements to ensure compliance with these measures comprise a system of self-assessment, accreditation, assurance reporting, audit and review. The Department does not publish details of the resources used to provide assurance over IT system security, staff or otherwise, as this could potentially threaten the security of information. Departmental Internet Mr. Hoban To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn, Hatfield of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1636-38W, on the departmental internet, how many hits each of the websites maintained by his Department received in each of the last 12 months. Jonathan Shaw The tables outline the page impressions for each of the websites maintained by the Department for Work and Pensions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Department for Work and Pensions|Jobcentre Plus|The Pension Service|Child Support Agency| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2008 |4,438,340 |250,206,608 |2,885,226 |653,089 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2008 |4,890,895 |279,358,470 |n/a |693,879 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |4,632,534 |250,206,608 |n/a |623,741 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2008 |5,467,135 |290,661,873 |n/a |710,818 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2008 |5,481,316 |302,481,658 |2,792,047 |703,331 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |4,823,111 |271,781,484 |2,545,342 |669,090 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2008|5,255,207 |308,875,532 |2,815,695 |753,074 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2008 |5,840,085 |302,104,417 |2,954,131 |770,977 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2008 |5,675,631 |266,874,017 |3,155,462 |721,481 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2008 |4,578,694 |179,521,943 |2,159,900 |550,725 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2009 |7,693,486 |350,647,463 |3,820,139 |901,912 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2009 |6,311,548 |298,532,534 |3,137,296 |741,673 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Directgov Carers|Directgov Disability|Directgov over 50s|Directgov Jobs and Skills Search| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2008 |307,581 |1,300,776 |438,118 |15,812,733 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2008 |327,393 |1,434,791 |434,884 |23,791,855 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |279,429 |1,164,606 |294,965 |19,269,288 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2008 |315,728 |1,243,904 |321,516 |22,951,946 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2008 |321,083 |1,291,101 |336,221 |25,937,505 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |298,200 |1,206,271 |349,620 |21,188,100 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2008|331,579 |1,321,886 |389,937 |23,803,716 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2008 |357,209 |1,390,235 |400,452 |24,721,075 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2008 |357,971 |1,300,776 |416,613 |22,366,816 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2008 |265,159 |1,434,791 |304,269 |n/a | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2009 |472,298 |1,300,776 |678,359 |21,320,809 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2009 |— |1,434,791 |565,034 |60,402,038 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Age Positive|Office for Disability Issues|European Social Fund|Health and Safety Executive| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2008 |53,692 |46,370 |57,495 |10,152,266 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2008 |64,450 |52,021 |35,240 |8,676,657 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |77,281 |57,474 |58,541 |7,727,433 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2008 |85,586 |53,154 |63,781 |8,040,120 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2008 |67,995 |58,098 |48,604 |7,447,961! | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |49,610 |48,873 |51,520 |6,349,379 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2008|47,653 |n/a |57,699 |8,300,273 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2008 |35,517 |51,951 |54,395 |9,440,699 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2008 |33,739 |49,760 |62,070 |8,543,091 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2008 |28,350 |57,367 |44,399 |6,165,509 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2009 |35,569 |57,772 |53,056 |8,199,968 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2009 |35,529 |— |50,377 |8,174,915 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ | |Now Let’s Talk Money| ------------------------------------------ |March 2008 |8,942 | ------------------------------------------ |April 2008 |54,134 | ------------------------------------------ |May 2008 |57,875 | ------------------------------------------ |June 2008 |70,747 | ------------------------------------------ |July 2008 |72,566 | ------------------------------------------ |August 2008 |74,288 | ------------------------------------------ |September 2008 |50,868 | ------------------------------------------ |October 2008 |53,651 | ------------------------------------------ |November 2008 |47,490 | ------------------------------------------ |December 2008 |42,658 | ------------------------------------------ |January 2009 |39,042 | ------------------------------------------ |February 2009 |37,122 | ------------------------------------------ |n/a = Not available| | ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Independent Case Examiner|Industrial injuries Advisory Council|Social Security Advisory Council| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2008 |22,636 |18,915 |17,399 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2008 |24,112 |18,911 |18,403 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |24,328 |19,293 |20,187 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2008 |24,046 |18,202 |18,561 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2008 |25,047 |18,395 |18,166 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |26,334 |18,488 |18,631 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2008|20,945 |16,534 |17,356 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2008 |20,229 |16,764 |17,036 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2008 |23,312 |18,587 |45,590 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2008 |29,862 |17,903 |18,453 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2009 |29,862 |19,055 |19,755 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2009 |23,345 |17,811 |17,807 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Selous To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) staff of and (b) contractors for his Department based in London are paid less than the London living wage. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 13 March 2009]: The information is as follows. (a) Full-time London based DWP employees have a 36 hour working week whereas the London Living Wage is calculated on the basis of a 38.5 hour working week. DWP employees based in London are paid on the relevant DWP inner or outer London payscale according to their grade and location. All of our directly employed London based employees are paid at a level above that of the London Living Wage when calculated on the basis of either a 36 or a 38.5 hour working week. (b) DWP does not contractually require its suppliers to pay their employees at levels above the London Living Wage. It may be that within individual supply chains some employees are paid below the London Living Wage. However, it would be at a disproportionate cost to collect and collate the information requested. Departmental Recruitment Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 626W, on departmental recruitment, what estimate he has made of the annual salary cost of the new (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) agency staff recruited in each year since 2005-06. Jonathan Shaw The overall pay bill cost for permanent and temporary staff employed by the Department in each year from 2005-06 to 2007-08 is published in the departmental report 2008. We are unable to identify the costs of newly recruited staff or agency staff without incurring disproportionate cost. Departmental Training Mr. Hurd To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department’s policy is on the practice of holding departmental away days outside the Department’s buildings. Jonathan Shaw The Department’s policy on away days, management conferences and seminars is that they should take place in venues which provide value for money taking account of the nature of the event. Where the hire of rooms or the use of hotel facilities is considered appropriate, this should be judged against the availability of reasonable alternatives, the location of the facilities in relation to the home location of the majority of attendees, and the associated travel costs. Any expenditure is incurred in accordance with the principles of managing public money and the Treasury Handbook on Regularity and Propriety. Disability Living Allowance Joan Walley To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of applications for disability living allowance were returned because the applicant was aged over 65 in the last 12 months. Jonathan Shaw Applications for disability living allowance from people aged over 65 years are not returned to the customer but are treated as a claim for attendance allowance. Drugs: Rehabilitation Paul Rowen To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants in receipt of jobseeker's allowance have entered voluntary drug rehabilitation programmes in each of the last five years. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 18 March 2009]: We do not collect information on the medical conditions of jobseeker's allowance claimants. Economic and Monetary Union Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what meetings representatives of his Department have had on the UK's potential membership of the euro in the last six months; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in work directly related to prospective membership of the euro. Mr. McNulty There are six staff on the Department's Euro Steering Committee, which commissions work elsewhere within the Department as necessary to maintain the Department's state of readiness, in accordance with Government policy. All members of the Steering Committee undertake this work alongside their other duties. In the last six months there have been two internal meetings of officials, and one meeting with HM Treasury, on this subject The current focus of euro preparations work across the Department is on the governance arrangements for new IT developments, to ensure that any new systems incorporate an appropriate level of euro compatibility. Due to the nature of this work, we are not able to identify the number of people engaged in the euro-related aspect of these arrangements. Employment and Support Allowance Mrs. May To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what proportion of (a) new and (b) existing employment and support allowance claimants will participate in progression to work pathfinders; (2) how many and what proportion of (a) new and (b) existing employment and support allowance claimants will be covered by (i) progression to work pathfinders, (ii) invest to save pathfinders and (iii) personalised employment programme pilots; (3) how many and what proportion of existing incapacity benefits claimants will be covered by the invest to save pathfinders. Mr. McNulty One of the core recommendations from the Gregg review of conditionality was the creation of a new ‘Progression to Work’ group. Gregg recommends that this new approach should be for those people who may not be ready to work immediately, but who with the right mix of support and encouragement could get back into employment. This model would apply to employment and support allowance claimants (other than those in the employment and support allowance support group) and lone parents, and partners of benefit recipients, with children aged one to six. The Progression to Work pathfinders have been created as a result of this recommendation. The claimants involved in the Progression to Work group will be required to actively engage with their adviser on an ongoing basis to consider, discuss and agree an action plan comprising activities they think will improve their prospects of moving back into work. They must then undertake these agreed activities as part of their own journey towards employment following directions from advisers where these are strictly necessary. This will be underpinned with recourse to sanctions for those failing to engage with support without good cause. However, although still in the Progression to Work group, lone parents and partners of benefit recipients, with children aged one and two will be encouraged, rather than required, to undertake work related activity and will not be sanctioned for refusing to undertake work related activity. This pathfinder will cover approximately 10 to 15 per cent. of the new employment and support allowance claimants and parents with a youngest child aged between one and less than seven nationally. Based on current inflows, this equates to roughly 65,000 employment and support allowance claimants, 60,000 lone parents and 10,000 partners of benefit recipients each year. These pathfinders are anticipated to begin in late 2010 and last for two years. They are likely to be across six districts and delivery will be a mixture of provider led and Jobcentre Plus led. The Progression to Work pathfinders will not cover any existing employment and support allowance claimants. The Invest to Save pathfinders will not cover any new employment and support allowance claimants; it is planned that the pathfinders will cover existing incapacity benefits customers only, following migration to employment and support allowance. Based on published caseload projections, we estimate that approximately 17 per cent. of existing customers will be covered by these pathfinders. Estimates will be refined as part of the tendering process for the pathfinders and will be published at the Pre-Qualification-Questionnaire stage. The Invest to Save pathfinders will not cover any existing employment and support allowance claimants; the pathfinders will cover existing incapacity benefits customers only. We anticipate the Personalised Employment Programme pilots will, subject to the passage of legislation, cover approximately 6 per cent. of new employment and support allowance claimants. This equates to roughly 35,000 new employment and support allowance claimants annually, based on current inflows. We anticipate that Personalised Employment Programme pilots will not cover any existing employment and support allowance claimants. European Social Fund Mr. Sanders To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what projects in each Government region are planned to receive funding from the European Social Fund in the period 2007 to 2013; and how much funding each such project will receive. Mr. McNulty Regional lists of projects which will receive funding from the 2007-13 European Social Fund programme for England are available on the European Social Fund website at www.esf.gov.uk/esf_in_action/esf_projects.asp. The lists show the amount of funding each project will receive. Housing Benefit Jeremy Corbyn To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to publish proposals for changes to housing benefit. Kitty Ussher In the Welfare Reform White Paper, ‘Raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future’ (Cm 7506) published in December 2008, we announced our intention to launch a public consultation on housing benefit reform early in 2009. The timing of this consultation has not been finalised. Incapacity Benefit: Voluntary Work Lynne Jones To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many reviews of entitlement to incapacity benefit have been triggered as a result of claimants undertaking voluntary work. Jonathan Shaw The information is not collated centrally. Incentives Mrs. May To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how long he expects the employers' golden hello incentive scheme to operate. Mr. McNulty The recruitment subsidy is part of the £0.5 billion package of jobs measures announced at the 12 January jobs summit. The package will be over two years from April 2009, subject to available funding. Income Support Mrs. May To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of claims for income support took (a) fewer than five days, (b) between five and 10 days, (c) between 10 and 20 days, (d) between 20 and 30 days, (e) between 30 and 50 days, (f) between 50 and 100 days and (g) over 100 days to process in each of the last (i) 12 months and (ii) five years for which information is available. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the right hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has asked me to reply to your question asking how many and what proportion of claims for Income Support took (a) fewer than five days, (b) between five and 10 days, (c) between 10 and 20 days, (d) between 20 and 30 days, (e) between 30 and 50 days, (f) between 50 and 100 days and (g) over 100 days to process in each of the last (i) 12 months and (ii) five years for which information is available. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. In terms of volumes and percentages our benefit processing system records the number of Income Support claims processed within 1-5 days, 6-13 days and 13+ days. The data provided below regarding the volumes is displayed cumulatively for the first two time band sets—up to 5 days and then up to 13 days. The 13+ day column then shows the remaining total of claims processed beyond this time period. The percentage figures are not cumulative and are subject to rounding. This data has been available since 2006. I have provided you with the yearly total for 2006/07 and 2007/08. I have also provided you with the in-month data for the last 12 months. The available information is in the attached annex. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Month |Income support processed in 5 days|Income support processed in 6-13 days|Income support processed in 13+ days|Percentage 1-5 days|Percentage 6-13 days|Percentage 13 days +| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March |33,239 |54,079 |10,129 |51.8 |32.5 |15.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April |38,051 |65,258 |13,011 |48.6 |34.8 |16.6 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May |36,986 |61,197 |12,533 |50.2 |32.8 |17.0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June |38,332 |64,702 |11,902 |50.0 |34.4 |15.5 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July |42,586 |71,927 |13,455 |49.9 |34.4 |15.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August |40,102 |67,602 |12,688 |49.9 |34.3 |15.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September|39,899 |68,768 |13,952 |48.2 |34.9 |16.9 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October |42,244 |73,510 |15,908 |47.2 |35.0 |17.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November |33,205 |54,565 |14,815 |47.9 |30.8 |21.4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December |23,973 |36,914 |9,044 |52.2 |28.2 |19.7 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2009 | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January |29,110 |41,372 |6,373 |61.0 |25.7 |13.3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February |26,054 |37,796 |5,491 |60.2 |27.1 |12.7 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |344,758 |650,823 |224,478 |39.4 |35.0 |25.6 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |404,079 |704,716 |173,928 |46.0 |34.2 |19.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jobcentre Plus Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his contribution of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 176, on Woolworths, how many people made redundant from Woolworths as a result of its closure have found work through Jobcentre Plus. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 16 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking, pursuant to his contribution of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 176 on Woolworths how many people made redundant from Woolworths as a result of its closure have found work through Jobcentre Plus. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. We do not have comprehensive information on the numbers of people made redundant from Woolworths who have found work through Jobcentre Plus as we do not record job outcomes achieved for former employees of particular employers: to do so would be prohibitively expensive. We do however know that large numbers of people who worked in Woolworths have found new work with Jobcentre Plus' help. In the retail sector, the skills, experience and knowledge of former Woolworths’ employees have proven attractive to new employers. Our support for Woolworths’ staff began with deployment of our Rapid Response Service, which meant for example that staff in almost all of Woolworths' stores were offered support before they closed. We issued over 8,000 packs to enable people to make claims for benefit, and in many instances provided on-site advice on benefits. Our advice and support on jobsearch has also been available to Woolworths' employees, both in the run up to store closure and afterwards. Mr. Paice To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobcentres there were in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in England in each year since 1997. Mr. McNulty The information requested is not available. Jobcentres are not categorised as constituting part of an urban conurbation or being sited within a rural location. Mr. Cox To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the merits of reopening Jobcentre Plus branches in market towns more than 15 miles from the nearest branch. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. and learned Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking if he will consider the merits of reopening Jobcentre Plus branches in market towns more than 15 miles from the nearest branch. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus Customer Service Directors constantly review their service delivery plans to ensure optimum provision of service for all customers, for every Jobcentre Plus District. This is especially important in the context of the current economic conditions and welfare reform changes planned for the next two to three years. In addition to our network of modernised Jobcentres we make our services accessible to customers by providing a range of support through outreach, often delivering advisory and other support on partners’ premises. That is important in locations where maintaining a Jobcentre could not be justified. Typically such services can be delivered in partnership with Children’s Centres or on Local Authority premises or in conjunction with one of our Welfare to Work Providers. The great majority of our services (in common with most large, modern organisations) are now also delivered through the telephone and internet. For example, to give customers more convenient access, we have around half a million vacancies on-line at any time (our website receives close to one million job searches every working day), and new claims to benefit are predominantly taken by telephone with some taken on-line. For these reasons, we have no plans to reopen Jobcentre Plus offices in the way you suggest, but will continue to explore realistic ways of delivering services that meet the needs of our customers. Jobcentre Plus: Closures Bob Spink To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Jobcentre Plus offices (a) have closed in the last 12 months and (b) are scheduled for closure; what the reason for closure is in each case; and if he will make a statement. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many Jobcentre Plus offices (a) have closed in the last 12 months and (b) are scheduled for closure; what the reason for closure is in each case. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. 54 Jobcentre Plus offices were closed during 2008 that were previously open to the public. During the summer of 2008 every Jobcentre Plus district was asked to begin a review of their service delivery plans, taking account of current economic conditions and future changes. That initial review led to a decision, announced before Christmas, to suspend the planned closure of 25 Jobcentres. A further three small sites in London were closed during March 2009. These had been announced last summer prior to the decision to suspend future closures. No further Jobcentre closures are planned at the present time. The great majority of our services (in common with most large, modern organisations) are now delivered through the telephone and internet. For example, to give customers more convenient access, we have around half a million vacancies on-line at any time (our website receives close to one million job searches every working day), and new claims to benefit are predominantly taken by telephone with some taken on-line. This has brought our customer facing services together in a more coherent and integrated network and I believe Jobcentre Plus is well-placed to respond to the full range of economic conditions. I have asked the Customer Service Directors in our Regions to keep their plans under review so that we continue to respond effectively to customer demand. Jobcentre Plus: Compensation Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many compensation payments, and of what total value, were paid to Jobcentre Plus customers in the form of (a) payments to restore customers to their original financial position and (b) consolatory payments (i) in each year from 2002 to 2009 and (ii) in each of the last 24 months, broken down by (A) region and (B) Jobcentre Plus district. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves to Justine Greening The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many compensation payments, and of what total value, were paid to Jobcentre Plus customers in the form of (a) payments to restore customers to their original financial position and (b) consolatory payments (i) in each year from 2002 to 2009 and (ii) in each of the last 24 months, broken down by (A) region and (B) Jobcentre Plus district. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Payments to restore customers to their original financial position are shown in the first table below. This information is not available before 2003. Details of consolatory payments made by Jobcentre Plus are shown in the second table. These payments are known as Special Payments. In both cases, the information requested is not available broken down by month, region or Jobcentre Plus district and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Number of payments authorised|Net amount authorised (£)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003-04 |1,126 |258,937.03 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004-05 |2,193 |220,033.04 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005-06 |1,801 |206,512.10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006-07 |1,679 |235,189.33 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007-08 |1,007 |145,177.60 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2008-09 (to February 2009)|1,339 |173,197.32 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of payments authorised|Net amount authorised (£)| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |932 |90,315.67 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |998 |96,360.43 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |1,298 |125,654.88 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |1,265 |108,520.49 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |1,389 |113,316.75 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |2,247 |155,222.73 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 (to February 2009) |932 |90,315.67 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Source:Returns from Regional Jobcentre Plus special payments teams.| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jobcentre Plus: Cumbria Mr. Jamie Reed To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many registered unemployed people in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency Jobcentre Plus has assisted in finding work in each of the last five years. Mr. McNulty The information is not available. Jobcentre Plus: Hertfordshire Mike Penning To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the level of sickness absence attributable to work-related stress among staff in jobcentres in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such levels of absence on the delivery of jobcentre services. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions asking what estimate he has made of the level of sickness absence attributable to work-related stress among staff in jobcentres in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such levels of absence on the delivery of jobcentre services. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus do not collect absence data specific to work related stress, as the causes of stress are complex and difficult to attribute to a single cause. We do, however, collect detailed data on the causes of sickness absence, including absences attributed to mental health problems, and through close monitoring are able to identify problem areas. Jobcentre Plus is very aware of the negative impact of sickness absence on customer service and is committed to improving performance in this area. Indeed, our strategies are delivering considerable success, with the latest data confirming the improving trend we have seen over the last 12 months. We remain committed to securing further improvements. Stress management and prevention are fundamental aspects of this approach, and we have a number of tools to support managers and staff achieve these objectives. These include risk assessment policies, developed by our psychologists, in consultation with the Health and Safety Executive, to identify working practices that might create pressure and to address stress experienced by individual employees regardless of the cause. These are supplemented by comprehensive lifestyle guidance for all staff on how to reduce personal stress levels. Stress prevention is integral to wellbeing products available to all staff. For example, our people have 24-hour access to professional stress counsellors and to debt/legal advice free of charge. We also help managers to support their staff by providing them with access to medical advice provided by occupational health doctors and nurses. In addition, we are embarking upon a major health and wellbeing programme across all of our sites. The programme provides staff with a wealth of information and guidance to support healthier lifestyles, gives them access to a confidential on-line health and wellbeing assessment and delivers targeted solutions to support the individual. The programme also provides managers at our Jobcentres with comprehensive information about the potential health risks to their staff, ensuring specific preventative action is taken to address the issues. Mike Penning To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many personal advisers were employed in job centres in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many Personal Advisers were employed in Jobcentres in Hemel Hempstead and Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. The information is in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Years |Hemel Hempstead Jobcentre|All Jobcentres in Hertfordshire including Hemel Hempstead| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |5.50 |29.72 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |9.51 |88.27 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |12.23 |82.16 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |11.68 |82.65 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 |17.07 |102.67 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Source:Jobcentre Plus Activity Based Management System| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the beginning of 2005-06 Jobcentre Plus implemented a more robust system that is designed to enable more accurate adviser activity reporting. At that time, as part of our Welfare to Work strategy, Jobcentre Plus expanded the Personal Adviser role to include specialist advisers for specific client groups, for example lone parents and customers aged over 50. This change was to improve the help it provides to customers who face additional barriers in returning to employment. Jobcentre Plus: Manpower Steve Webb To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many personal advisers working in Jobcentre Plus are graded at (a) executive officer and (b) higher executive officer level; and what the pay scales for each of those grades is. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many personal advisers working in Jobcentre Plus are graded at (a) executive officer and (b) higher executive officer; and what the pay scales for those grades are. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Personal Advisers in Jobcentre Plus are all graded at Band C which is equivalent to Executive Officer level. There are currently over 9,700 Personal Adviser full time equivalents in Jobcentre Plus. Personal Advisers are managed by Advisory Services Managers who are graded at Band D, which is equivalent to Higher Executive Officer level and there are currently over 900 full time equivalent people in this role. The pay scales for Personal Advisers are those for EO/Band C and are as follows: --------- |£ | --------- | |National|Inner London|Outer London|Specified locations| --------- |Minimum|19,650|23,240|21,910|21,620| --------- |Maximum|23,990|27,850|26,680|26,210| --------- The pay scales for Advisory services managers are those for HEO/Band D and are as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |£ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |National|Inner London|Outer London|Specified locations| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Minimum |24,410|27,970|26,800|26,280| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Maximum |29,500|33,190|32,020|31,550| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Specified locations pay zones are those where recruitment difficulties historically have led to an increase in local salary scales. Generally these apply across much of the South East, outside the London pay zones.| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Jamie Reed To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many personal advisers were employed in jobcentres in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many personal advisers were employed in jobcentres in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last 5 years. This is something that falls within my responsibilities as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. The information is in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Year ending: |Copeland|Cumbria| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2005 (see note 2) |15 |87 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2006 |11 |79 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2007 |12 |74 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2008 |15 |77 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2009 |13 |72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. The Copeland area includes Jobcentres in Cleator Moor and Whitehaven.2. Process changes between 2004-05 and the following years mean that this data is not comparable with later years.Source:Jobcentre Plus| | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are closely managing our capacity to respond to the rising business volumes we are experiencing. The number of Personal Advisers in Cumbria will therefore be increasing in the coming months. Our planning for this increase is yet to be finalised and I know that Steve Johnson, District Manager for Jobcentre Plus in Cumbria and Lancashire, would be happy to discuss this with you at the meeting you have scheduled with him on 5 June. Jobcentre Plus: Pay Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the salary cost was of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) agency staff employed in (i) benefit delivery centres, (ii) customer-facing jobcentres and (iii) contact centres operated by Jobcentre Plus in each (A) region and (B) Jobcentre Plus district (1) in each year since 2002 and (2) in each of the last 24 months. Mr. McNulty The available information has been placed in the Library. Jobcentre Plus: Sick Leave Mr. Jamie Reed To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of levels of sickness absence attributable to work-related stress of staff in jobcentres in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in the last period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such levels of absence on the delivery of jobcentre services. Mr. McNulty The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions asking what assessment has been made of levels of sickness absence attributable to work-related stress in jobcentres in Cumbria and Copeland constituencies, and what assessment he has made of the effect of such levels of absence on the delivery of jobcentre services. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Pus do not collect absence data specific to work related stress, as the causes of stress are complex and difficult to attribute to a single cause. We do, however, collect detailed data on the causes of sickness absence, including absences attributed to mental health problems, and through close monitoring are able to identify problem areas. Jobcentre Plus is very aware of the negative impact of sickness absence on customer service and is committed to improving performance in this area. Indeed, our strategies are delivering considerable success, with the latest data confirming the improving trend we have seen over the last 12 months. We remain committed to securing further improvements. Stress management and prevention are fundamental aspects of this approach, and we have a number of tools to support managers and staff achieve these objectives. These include risk assessment policies, developed by our psychologists, in consultation with the Health and Safety Executive, to identify working practices that might create pressure and to address stress experienced by individual employees regardless of the cause. These are supplemented by comprehensive lifestyle guidance for all staff on how to reduce personal stress levels. Stress prevention is integral to wellbeing products available to all staff. For example, our people have 24-hour access to professional stress counsellors and to debt/legal advice free of charge. We also help managers to support their staff by providing them with access to medical advice provided by occupational health doctors and nurses. In addition, we are embarking upon a major health and wellbeing programme across all of our sites. The programme provides staff with a wealth of information and guidance to support healthier lifestyles, gives them access to a confidential on-line health and wellbeing assessment and delivers targeted solutions to support the individual. The programme also provides managers at our Jobcentres with comprehensive information about the potential health risks to their staff, ensuring specific preventative action is taken to address the issues. Jobcentre Plus: Standards Andrew Selous To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the latest customer satisfaction levels are for Jobcentre Plus customers; how those levels were measured; and if he will make a statement; (2) what the latest satisfaction levels were for social fund customers who have received crisis loans, budgeting loans or community care grants; how those levels were measured; and if he will make a statement. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 12 March 2009]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Mel Groves: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions asking what the latest customer satisfaction levels are for Jobcentre Plus customers; how those levels were measured; and what the latest satisfaction levels were for social fund customers who have received crisis loans budgeting loans or community care grants; and how those levels were measured. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. The most recent Jobcentre Plus Customer Satisfaction Survey took place in 2007 and found that 80 per cent. of customers were satisfied with the standard of service provided by Jobcentre Plus. Customers on Income Support were the most satisfied (84 per cent.), followed by Incapacity Benefit customers (80 per cent.) and Jobseeker's Allowance customers (74 per cent.). The Survey was conducted by telephone between June and August 2007 with over 4,000 Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support and Incapacity Benefit customers, although alternative completion methods were available to customers. The Survey was carried out independently by the Policy Research Institute of Leeds Metropolitan University. The next Jobcentre Plus Customer Satisfaction Survey is planned to be conducted in Summer 2009. To measure customer satisfaction, customers were asked how satisfied or dissatisfied they were with all of the services provided by Jobcentre Plus. Satisfaction was measured as the percentage of customers who said they were either fairly or very satisfied with the services provided. Jobcentre Plus does not measure customer satisfaction levels separately for Social Fund customers who have received Crisis Loans, Budgeting Loans or Community Care Grants. Customers who claim Social Fund may have been interviewed as part of the 2007 Jobcentre Plus Customer Satisfaction Survey, but their responses cannot be disaggregated. Jobcentre Plus has a Customer Service Target which measures how well the business delivers its services to customers against a set of standards. Although the Customer Service Target does not measure customer satisfaction, it does reflect the three main ways in which Jobcentre Plus customers access Jobcentre Plus services—in person, by telephone and electronically. The overall national target is to achieve an overall 86 per cent. rating for standards of: timeliness; professionalism; and information accuracy and comprehensiveness. Performance on the Customer Service Target for the current year to date is 85.8 per cent. Jobseeker's Allowance Mr. Clappison To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1995W, on jobseeker's allowance, how many claimants were paid UK contribution-based jobseeker's allowance by the Employment Service in each EU member state in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on such payments to claimants in each EU member state. Mr. McNulty The information requested is not available. Mrs. May To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what percentage of claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been excused from meeting jobseeker's allowance rules in each month of the last two years for which information is available; (2) how many and what percentage of claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been excused from meeting jobseeker's allowance rules in each month of the last two years for which information is available; (3) how many and what percentage of claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been excused from meeting jobseeker's allowance rules in each year since 1997 for which information is available. Mr. McNulty The information requested is not available. There is no policy in place which allows jobseekers to be excused from meeting jobseeker's allowance rules although different rules can apply in different circumstances. Jenny Willott To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who began to claim jobseeker’s allowance in each month between October 2005 and September 2008 claimed for a period of (a) less than three months and (b) between three and six months. Mr. McNulty Figures are available broken down by quarter. The available information is in the table. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Unknown duration|0 to3 months|3 to 6 months|Over 6 months| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2005 |4,800 |95,800 |119,800 |142,600 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2006 |4,800 |113,900 |117,300 |125,700 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2006 |5,300 |94,800 |108,500 |109,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2006 |4,700 |123,400 |107,600 |118,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2006 |6,700 |104,600 |126,800 |120,300 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2007 |13,600 |124,100 |120,300 |92,300 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2007 |19,000 |101,500 |103,900 |71,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2007 |27,100 |120,100 |74,100 |70,200 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2007 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2008 |87,400 |114,800 |113,100 |26,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2008 |167,500 |111,300 |50,400 |n/a | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2008 |285,700 |19,100 |n/a |n/a | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |n/a = Not availableNotes:1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding.2. Figures for November 2007 are not available due to jobseeker’s allowance data for that quarter not being received by IFD.3. Figures for August 2008 will be revised when the new quarter’s data are released.4. Data shown are quarterly due to the frequency of the 5 per cent. data.5. Caution should exercised when looking at the August 2008 quarter as this maybe deficient due to a proportion of claims being received late. The best statistics on benefits are now derived from 100 per cent. data sources. Ho