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Vehicle Registration Numbers
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 10 June 2002, Official Report, column 770W, on vehicle registration numbers, whether he intends to extend the vehicle registration number facility to cater for third parties through a regulatory reform order; and if he will make a statement. [62531]
Mr. Jamieson: We are keen to introduce third party entitlement at the earliest opportunity. We are looking for a suitable legislative slot. The regulatory reform procedure is being considered along with other options.
Household Statistics
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many households there are in each fire authority area; and what the population is in each area; [60441]
- (2) how many households he estimates include at least (a) one child under four and (b) adult over 65 in each fire authority area. [60446]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mrs. Theresa May, dated 17 June 2002:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent questions on (i) the population and number of households in each fire authority area, and (ii) the number of households in each fire authority area with at least one (a) child under four and (b) adult over 65. (60445 & 60446)
- The latest available estimates, for the three month period ending February 2002, are given in the table attached.
- These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey.
(16) Not seasonally adjusted.
(17) The populations listed in this table are those used in the context of LFS estimates. They include people resident in private households, student halls of residence and NHS accommodation.
(18) The LFS does not provide for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly separately.
(19) Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
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Fire Appliances
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fire appliances were available in England and Wales on 31 March, broken down by (a) county and (b) London borough. [61375]
Mr. Raynsford: I have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 6 December 2001, Official Report, columns 449–50W.
Departmental Policies (Wycombe)
Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the activities pursued by his Department that have had a particular impact on the Wycombe constituency since 7 June 2001. [58622]
Mr. Raynsford: I have been asked to reply.
The former Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions was responsible for major programmes of capital investment in transport, housing and urban renewal, and implementing strategic policy objectives, many of which have long-term horizons—the transport 10-year plan, the programme for modernising local government, the urban renewal agenda.
Many of these programmes will impact on the hon. Member's constituency. For example: Wycombe district council received a Housing Capital Guideline allocation of £1,455,000 for 2002–03 plus an additional Basic Credit Approval of £100,000 based on performance. Wycombe district council received a Disabled Facilities Grant allocation of £228,000. The Secretary of State approved spending on the Cash Incentive Scheme of £154,162 for 2001–02 and £134,417 for 2002–03.
The hon. Member's constituency would also have benefited from a part of the local single capital pot allocation to Buckinghamshire county council for 2001–02, which totalled £15.171 million. It is for the county council to decide how best to use these funds and what proportion should be used within the hon. Member's consistency.
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WORK AND PENSIONS
Women's Organisations
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the women's organisations that have been consulted over proposed legislation by her Department during (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02 sessions; and if their responses have been published. [44386]
Malcolm Wicks: This Department and its businesses comply with the guidelines set out in the Code of Practice on Written Consultation, which was published by the Cabinet Office in November 2000.
In the course of the 2000–01 and 2001–02 sessions, this Department consulted widely on proposed legislation. This consultation included the following women's organisations:
- Women's National Commission
Townswomen's Guild
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Scottish Women's Aid
Welsh Women's Aid
Women's Aid Federation of England
Fawcett Society
National Board of Catholic Women
National Council of Great Britain
The Business and Professional Women UK Ltd.
WINVISIBLE (Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities)
Southwark Muslim Women's Association
Waltham Forest Asian Mother's Group
Cardiff Women in Mind
Union of Women Teachers
Birmingham Women's Aid
National Women's Register.
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Disability Discrimination Act and "Towards Inclusion"—Government proposals in response to recommendations of the Disability Rights Task Force.
Means-tested Benefits
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the amount of each means-tested benefit which is unclaimed by (a) all age groups and (b) pensioners for each region within Great Britain. [60187]
Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 10 June 2002]: The information requested is not available by region. However, the latest estimates for Great Britain, including separate estimates for pensions where appropriate, of the amounts of unclaimed income-related benefits can be found in "Income Related Benefits—Estimates of Take-Up 1999–2000", a copy of which is available in the Library.
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