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Parliamentary Constituencies Act
Ian Lucas: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will amend schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to make the Electoral Quota a fixed number and not recalculated at each periodical review. [94782]
Mr. Leslie: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has no plans to amend schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act, which in any event, would not be appropriate while the Boundary Commissions are engaged in the fifth general review of parliamentary constituencies. This will not be complete until late 2006.
Regional Bodies
Andrew Selous: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the locations of the offices of regional bodies and agencies, in the Eastern region for which his Department is responsible, broken down by county. [95060]
Mr. Leslie: The following table shows the locations of regional bodies and agencies in the East of England for which the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is responsible by county:
| Name of organisation | Address | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire and Rescue Service | Southfields Road, Kempston | Bedford | Bedfordshire |
| Health and Safety Executive | 14 Cardiff Road | Luton | Bedfordshire |
| Vehicle Certification Agency | Millbrook Proving Ground, Millbrook, Nr Amptill | Bedford | Bedfordshire |
| Valuation Office Agency | Chaddesley House, 12a Lime Street | Bedford | Bedfordshire |
| The Rent Service | 1st Floor Clody House, 90–100 Collingdon Street | Luton | Bedfordshire |
| Community Fund | 2nd Floor, Elizabeth House, 1 High Street, Chesterton | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
| Eastern Rent Assessment Panel | Great Eastern House, Tenison Road | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters,Hinchingbrooke Cottage, Brampton Road | Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire |
| Valuation Office Agency | Block A Government Offices, Brooklands Avenue | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | 3rd Floor, Stuart House, St. Johns Street | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire |
| Valuation Office Agency | 3rd Floor, Churchgate, New Road | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire |
| The Rent Service | 1st Floor, 27–28 Bridge Street | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Rayleigh Close, Rayleigh Road, Hutton | Brentwood | Essex |
| The Rent Service | 1st Floor, St. Mary's House, 90 Victoria Road | Chelmsford | Essex |
| Valuation Office Agency | East Anglia Group Office, London House, New London Rd | Chelmsford | Essex |
| Valuation Office Agency | 34 Southway | Colchester | Essex |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | Sherbourne House, 71 Collingwood Road | Witham | Essex |
| Health and Safety Executive | 39 Baddow Road | Chelmsford | Essex |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Old London Road | Hertford | Hertfordshire |
| Valuation Office Agency | St. Albans Group Office, St. Peters House, 45 Victoria St | St. Albans | Hertfordshire |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | 6a St. Andrew Street | Hertford | Hertfordshire |
| Audit Commission | St. Mary's House, Duke Street | Norwich | Norfolk |
| Valuation Office Agency | Rosebery Court, Central Avenue, St. Andrew's Business Park | Norwich | Norfolk |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Brigade Headquarters, Whitegates, Hethersett | Norwich | Norfolk |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | Queens House, Queens Road | Norwich | Norfolk |
| Health and Safety Executive | Kiln House, Pottergate | Norwich | Norfolk |
| The Rent Service | 3rd Floor Rouen House, Rouen Road | Norwich | Norfolk |
| Audit Commission | Springvale Court, Hadleigh Road, Sproughton | Ipswich | Suffolk |
| Valuation Office Agency | St. Clare House, Greyfriars | Ipswich | Suffolk |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Headquarters, Colchester Road | Ipswich | Suffolk |
| The Rent Service | Adelphi House, Turret Lane | Ipswich | Suffolk |
| Valuation Tribunal Service | 46–48 Westgate Street | Ipswich | Suffolk |
| East of England Local GovernmentConference | Flempton House, Flempton | Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk |
| East of England Regional Assembly | Flempton House, Flempton | Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk |
Regional Government
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what has been the annual budget of (a) SEEDA, (b) SEERA and (c) GOSE in each year since their inception. [97408]
Mr. Raynsford: The information requested is set out in the table.
(37) Set up costs incurred by GOSE and therefore came out of GOSE budgets
(38) Forecast spend from single capital pot allocation
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Social Housing (Preston)
Mr. Jack: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the ways in which the proposals in his statement to the House on 5 February on social housing will enable Preston City Council to respond to its backlog of social housing refurbishment. [96749]
Mr. McNulty: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister's statement set out the proposals subsequently published in "Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future". This states that local authorities will be able to choose the right approach for additional investment in the stock that they own from the existing three options of: stock transfer; The Private Finance Initiative; and for high performing local authorities Arms Length Management Organisations. Authorities can use different options from this list for different parts of their stock, as part of an overarching strategy. This has been made possible through the removal of some of the barriers that prevented some authorities from using stock transfer. These options should enable Preston to respond to its backlog.
Standards Board
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many complaints have been made to the Standards Board about members of (a) parish, town and community councils and (b) other councils in each year since its inception; of those how many have (i) been upheld, (ii) been partially upheld, (iii) been rejected or withdrawn and (iv) remain undetermined; and if he will make a statement on the nature of the complaints upheld and the disciplinary measures imposed. [94871]
Mr. Leslie: The number of allegations of councillor misconduct received by the Standards Board for England between November 2001 (when new codes of conduct were first adopted) and 31 March 2002, and between 1 April 2002 and 31 December 2002 (the latest date for which full figures are available) are set out in Table A.
| November 2001 to March 2002 | April 2002 to December 2002 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parish and town councils(39) | 24 | 1,093 |
| Other councils | 34 | 927 |
(39) The Standards Board for England cannot consider allegations relating to members of community councils, which are Welsh local authorities.
The decisions taken on the 2,078 allegations listed above are set out in Table B.
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| Cases which the Standards Board decided should not be investigated | 1,198 |
| Cases awaiting a decision by the Standards Board | 172 |
| Cases under investigation | 510 |
| Cases where the investigating Ethical Standards Officer reported that there was no evidence of a breach of the code | 60 |
| Cases where the investigating Ethical Standards Officer reported that no action need be taken | 102 |
| Cases where the investigating Ethical Standards officer reported that the matter should be referred to the President of the Adjudication Panel(40) | 36 |
| Total | 2,078 |
(40) On 16 January the Adjudication Panel heard the first case referred by an Ethical Standards Officer. The Panel concluded that the code had been breached, and the Councillor concerned was suspended for one year from being a member of his authority.
PRIME MINISTER
Al-Qaeda
Mr. Allen: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the countries where Al-Qaeda and associated terrorist organisations are known to (a) maintain bases, (b) conduct training, (c) recruit personnel and (d) receive financial support; and what requests the Government has made to governments of such countries to prevent these activities. [96128]
The Prime Minister: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Inverness, West (Mr. Kennedy) in the House on 5 February, 2003, Official Report, column 265–66.
E-mail Addresses
Mr. Yeo : To ask the Prime Minister by what e-mail address members of the public may contact him; when it became active; and the number of e-mails received in each month since activation. [97474]
The Prime Minister: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Guildford (Ms Doughty) on 6 November 2002, Official Report, column 399W.
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