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New Deal (Young People)
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91890]
Mr. Andrew Smith: As at 1 July 1999 the Department for Education and Employment had recruited 13, and the Employment Service 362, young people through the New Deal for Young People.
I would also refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999, Official Report, column 116.
Education Initiatives
Mr. Don Foster:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 28 June 1999, Official Report, columns 56-58, on
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education initiatives, if he will list for each initiative, the amount spent by his Department on external consultants and advisers. [91820]
Ms Estelle Morris
[holding answer 21 July 1999]: The amounts spent by the Department of Education and Employment on external consultants and advisers for the initiatives listed in columns 56-58, are given in the following table. The amounts spent on School Leadership include the cost of consultants previously contracted by the Teacher Training Agency to design the model for the delivery of the Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers (LPSH), provide trainers to run the pilot programme, and to train over 170 trainers for the full LPSH programme. The figures for the literacy and numeracy strategies include the services of two National Directors, to provide advice on the strategic policy development of the two strategies, and the cost of Regional Directors to aid in the support, monitoring and implementation of the strategies by local education authorities, including the professional development of local education authority staff and teachers.
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Notes:
1. Spending on the literacy and numeracy strategies cannot be separated
2. Figures for School Leadership include significant amounts for training and coaching rather than general advisory work
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Mr. Spring:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 13 July 1999, Official Report, column 167, on school playing fields, what was the research carried out by the Central Council of Physical Recreation which was used by his Department. [92128]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
The research referred to in my Answer of 13 July consisted of two national surveys carried out by the Central Council of Physical Recreation and reported in their September 1984 publication, "Sports Fields at Risk." This research found that 3,630 acres of recreational land were subject to disposal. This is equivalent to approximately 5,000 playing fields.
The research also noted that the actual number of school playing fields which have been lost to sport and recreation over the years is likely to be higher than this figure.
Territorial Army
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which TA recruitment centre has the lowest level of recruitment in Wales; [82269]
- (2) which TA centres in Wales have the highest levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention. [82270]
Mr. Doug Henderson [holding answer 27 June 1999]: I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Brady:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to
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his Department for written answer on a named day since 15 April; and what percentage of them received a substantive response on that day. [87321]
Mr. Spellar:
According to our records 129 written Parliamentary Questions were tabled to my Department for answer on a named day between 15 April and 15 June. Of these, 50 per cent. received a substantive response on that day.
Mr. Matthew Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have held meetings with Ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1 January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the Ministers involved and the names of the Irish Ministers and officials in each case. [87429]
Mr. George Robertson:
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State received a farewell call from Lt Gen Gerald McMahon, Chief of Staff, Irish Defence Force, on 10 August 1998.
Mr. Key:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on his policy on the employment of disabled people in the armed forces; [88368]
Mr. Doug Henderson
[holding answer 28 June 1999]: My Department and its agencies employ some 3,780 civilian staff who have declared a disability or a long-term health condition in response to disability monitoring surveys. This represents some 3.7 per cent. of the total civilian workforce.
Data about registered disabled people are no longer requested in surveys because the register of disabled persons ceased to have effect with the introduction of the
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995. We fully recognise the valuable contribution disabled people can make towards the achievement of defence objectives and, as part of our efforts to increase their representation in our civilian workforce, we have a three-year programme of action in place aimed at improving our performance as an employer of people with disabilities.
(2) how many registered disabled people work in (a) civilian and (b) uniformed posts in the Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement. [88367]
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