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Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under the age of five years received immunisation against (a) polio, (b) pertussis, (c) tetanus, (d) diphtheria and (e) MMR in (i) the last year for which figures are available, (ii) the previous 12 months and (iii) 1996. [97811]
Ms Blears: Information about coverage rates for children who have completed primary immunisation courses against polio, pertussis, tetanus and diphtheria by their first and second birthday and MMR by their second birthday for the years 199697, 200001 and 200102 are shown in table 1.
Information about booster and second MMR immunisations by age five is shown in table 2.
Number of children | ||||||
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Year | Thousands | Diphtheria | Tetanus | Polio | Pertussis | MMR(24) |
Year of first birthday | ||||||
199697 | 609 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | |
200001 | 578 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | |
200102 | 556 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | |
Year of second birthday | ||||||
199697 | 620 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 |
200001 | 592 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 87 |
200102 | 573 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 84 |
(24) Immunisation is recommended between 12 and 15 months of age
Source:
Department of Health, Statistics Division SD3G, Cover data
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio | Pertussis | MMR | ||||
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Year | Number of children age five(25) | Primary | Primary and booster | Primary | First dose | First andsecond dose |
199697(26) | | | | | | |
200001 | 616 | 94 | 80 | 92 | 92 | 75 |
200102 | 608 | 94 | 81 | 93 | 91 | 74 |
(25) Thousands
(26) Information about uptake age five was collected for the first time in 19992000
Source:
Department of Health, Statistics Division SD3G Cover data
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John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter sent to him by the hon. Member for Edinburgh, West on 27 September 2002 regarding a Children's Rights Commissioner; and for what reasons he has not yet replied. [95290]
Mr. Denham: I replied to the hon Member's letter on 12 February. The reply was delayed due to the original response being lost in transit between Departments.
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Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were employed in the departmental filestores in each year since 1997; how many have been transferred to the private sector; and if he will make a statement. [98859]
Hilary Benn: The details of the departmental and agency staff numbers, over the years in question, across the Home Office Group are set put in the following table:
Department | Agencies | ||||||
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Other directorates | Immigration and nationality directorate | Prison service | Passport service | Forensic science service | Criminal record bureau | Total | |
Staff posts | Staff posts | Staff posts | Staff posts | Staff posts | Staff posts | Staff posts | |
199798 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | N/a | 57 |
199899 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | N/a | 55 |
19992000 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10.5 | 9 | N/a | 53.5 |
200001 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17.5 | 8 | N/a | 58.5 |
200102 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15.5 | 8 | N/a | 59.5 |
200203 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 15.5 | 8 | 0 | 63.5 |
No posts have been transferred out to the private sector during the period in question.
Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was made available for the rehabilitation of drug offenders in Derbyshire in each year from 1997 to 2002. [98894]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Information is not available in the form requested.
The pooled treatment budget, introduced in 200102 provides funding for the treatment and rehabilitation of people with drug problems, including offenders. Drug Action Teams use their pooled treatment budget allocations, together with additional resources from health and local authorities and other sources to fund treatment provision in their areas.
The level of pooled treatment budget funding allocated to Derbyshire in 200102 was £1.376 million. This was increased to £1.8496 million in 200203. In 200304, Derbyshire's pooled treatment budget allocation will increase by 29 per cent to £2.395 million.
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what funding from (a) his Department and (b) any other government department has been provided to Drugscope in (i) 199798, (ii) 199899, (iii) 19992000, (iv) 200001, (v) 200102 and (vi) 200203; and what funding is planned for future years. [99701]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Drugscope and its predecessor organisations the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse and the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependency received the following funds from the Home Office and other Government Departments (Department of Health, Department for Education and Skills and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister):
199798 | 199899 | 19992000 | 200001 | 200102 | 200203 | |
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Home Office | 0 | 0 | 104,209 | 371,708 | 440,490 | 106,000 |
Other Departments | 590,000 | 774,000 | 1,091,753 | 843,480 | 739,500 | 600,511 |
Total | 590,000 | 774,000 | 1,195,962 | 1,215,188 | 1,179,990 | 706,511 |
These figures are based upon information available from Departmental accounting systems and include Government payments for services/consultancy that contribute to Drugscope's costs. There may be small in-year payments for one-off projects that do not appear in these figures. Funding for future years is currently under consideration.
Mrs. Brooke : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of offenders on supervision per probation officers caseload. [98190]
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Hilary Benn: The average number of offenders on supervision per probation officer as at 31 December 2001 was 40.7. However, staff other than probation officers are involved with the supervision of offenders, chiefly probation service officers. The average number of offenders on supervision per probation officer and probation service officer grades combined was 27.0 as at 31 December 2001.
Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to change the bereavement payments system for those leaving no dependants; and if he will make a statement. [98990]
Malcolm Wicks: We have no plans to change Bereavement Benefits. The current scheme was introduced on 9 April 2001 in order to focus help where it is most needed; on immediate needs and on families with children and to provide equal access to men and women for the first time.
The Bereavement Payment is a lump sum payment of £2,000 payable immediately to help with costs arising on bereavement. Widowed Parent's Allowance is a weekly benefit payable to widowed parents who satisfy the qualifying conditions. In addition Bereavement Allowance is a weekly benefit payable, for 52 weeks following widowhood, to widows and widowers aged 45 and over without dependant children.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reasons spending by his Department on corporate and shared services has increased between 199899 and 200304; and if he will make a statement. [97345]
Mr. McCartney: The Department for Work and Pensions came into being on 1April 2001. Consequently there are no comparable figures prior to this date. The final actual expenditure for 200203 has yet to be confirmed and therefore a comparison with actual expenditure for 200102 or planned expenditure for 200304 cannot be made. The current expenditure plans of the Department for Work and Pensions are contained in Tables 111 of the Departmental Report: The Government expenditure plans 200203 to 200304, Command 5424.
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