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Public Bodies
Mr. Willetts:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) on what date each of the public bodies that come under the remit of his Department were established; [172893]
(2) if he will list the reports received by his Department from public bodies in each of the last seven years. [172894]
Maria Eagle:
The information is in the table:
| Body | Date established | Reports received by the Department 1997–2004(1)
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| Disability Employment Advisory Committee | August 2002 | First Annual Report due later this year
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| Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board | September 1991 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Disability Rights Commission(2) | July 1999 (operational from April 2000) | Annual Report received for each year since 2001
Additional Reports 2003
Disability Equality: Making it Happen—First Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
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| Health and Safety Commission(3) | July 1974 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Health and Safety Executive | July 1974 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Industrial Injuries Advisory Council | 1946 (operational from July 1948) | Annual Report received each year since 1998
Additional Reports 1999
Diseases Induced by Ionising and Non-ionising Radiation
Additional Reports 2000
Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema in Underground Coal Miners
Additional Reports 2002
Conditions due to Chemical Agents
Occupational Deafness
Additional Reports 2003
Conditions due to Biological Agents
Osteoarthritis of the Hip
The Neurobehavioral Effects of Chronic Exposure to Organic Solvents
Additional Reports 2004
Stress at Work as a Prescribed Disease and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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| National Employment Panel | October 2001 (initially established as the New Deal Task Force in July 1997) | First Annual Report due later this year
Additional Reports—New Deal Task Force 1998
Meeting the Needs of Disadvantaged Young People
Lasting Value: Recommendations for Increasing Retention Within the New Deal
Additional Reports—New Deal Task Force 1999
Design for Success: Recommendations for Engaging Sheffield Employers in the New Deal
Bridges to Work: New Directions for Intermediaries
London Employers' Coalition: First Anniversary Report
Going Public: Opening up New Deal Opportunities in the Public Sector
Additional Reports— New Deal Task Force 2000
Improving the Employment Prospects of Low Income Job Seekers (main report)
Improving the Employment Prospects of Low Income Job Seekers (case studies)
London Employers' Coalition: Second Annual Report
Additional Reports—New Deal Task Force 2001
Secure Transitions: Building on the Success of the New Deal for Lone Parents
Business on Board: Recommendations for Increasing Employer Engagement in New Deal
Promising Practice Guide to New Deal Recruitment in the NHS in London
Additional Reports— New Deal Task Force 2002
London Employer Coalition Annual Report 2001–02
Tyneside Employer Coalition New Deal
Additional Reports—National Employment Panel 2002
Contact Centre—a Good Call: Employment Opportunities in the Contact Centre
Additional Reports—National Employment Panel 2003
Tyne and Wear Employer Coalition Annual Report 2002
London Employer Coalition: Annual Report 2002–03
Work Works: the Final Report of the NEP Steering Group on Lone Parents
The NEP Employer Coalitions: Engaging Local Employers in Welfare to Work
Additional Reports—National Employment Panel 2004
Tyne and Wear Employer Coalition Annual Report 2003
South Yorkshire Employment Coalition Annual Report: Putting You in the Picture 2003
London Employer Coalition: Annual Report 2003–04
A New Deal for All: Report of the NEP Working Group on New Deal 25+
SME Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth Report: Pilot Project Independent Benchmark Report
Skills: Welfare to Workforce Development
Ambition Stocktake: An Interim Report on the Development and Progress of the Ambition Initiative
Fair Cities: Employer Lead Efforts that Produce Results for Ethnic Minorities
NEP: Leading Change, Changing Lives
Small Employers, Big Opportunities: Practical No-nonsense Advice on How to do Better Business with Small Employers
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| Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority | April 1996 (operational from April 1997) | Annual Report received for each year
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| Pensions Compensation Board | April 1997 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Pensions Ombudsman | April 1991 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Remploy Ltd.(4) | 1946 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Social Security | November 1980 | Annual Report received for each year
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| Advisory Committee | | Additional Reports 1997
The Draft Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Severe Disablement Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1997
The Social Security (Social Fund and Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1997
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997
The Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations 1997
Additional Reports 1998
The Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1998
The Social Security Contributions Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998
Additional Reports 1999 The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1999
The Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2000
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1999
Additional Reports 2000
The Draft Social Security Amendment (Students) Regulations 2000
Additional Reports 2001
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2001
The Draft Social Security (Literacy etc. Skills Training Pilot) Regulations 2001
Additional Reports 2002
The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
Additional Reports 2003
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 2003
The Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2003
The (draft) Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2003
Additional Reports 2004
The Draft Social Security (Basic Skills Training Pilot) Regulations 2004
The Social Security (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2004
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(1) The Department for Work and Pensions was formed from the former Department of Social Security and the Employment Service following machinery of government changes in July 2001.
(2) The Disability Rights Commission was previously sponsored by the Department for Education and Employment—now the Department for Education and Skills. Sponsorship passed to the Department for Work and Pensions following machinery of government changes in July 2001.
(3) The Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive were previously sponsored by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions—now the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department of Transport. Sponsorship passed to the Department for Work and Pensions following machinery of government changes in July 2002.
(4) Remploy Ltd. was previously sponsored by the Department for Education and Employment—now the Department for Education and Skills. Sponsorship passed to the Department for Work and Pensions following machinery of government changes in July 2001.
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State Pensions
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on state pensions in each of the past 25 years, expressed in real terms. [175008]
Malcolm Wicks:
The information has been placed in the Library.
Winter Fuel Allowance (Warrington)
Helen Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Warrington North are receiving the winter fuel allowance; and how many of those in receipt of the allowance qualify for the higher rate of allowance payable to the over 80s. [176408]
Malcolm Wicks:
For winter 2003–04 17,230 pensioners in the Warrington North constituency received Winter Fuel Payments. Of those 3,105 were aged 80 or over and have received the higher rate.
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
2. Figures quoted are the latest available based on payments made.
IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample.
TREASURY
Exports (Military Equipment)
Harry Cohen:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of visible exports was accounted for by identified military equipment, including aerospace equipment, in each year from 1999 to 2003. [176445]
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John Healey:
Figures for total visible exports are published by HM Customs and Excise in 'Overseas Trade Statistics'. Data on identified aerospace and other military equipment are published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in their Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls. Copies of these documents are available in the Library of the House.
The percentage of visible exports accounted for by identified military equipment, including aerospace equipment, for the years 1999 to 2002 are shown in the following table. Figures for 2003 are not yet available.
Identified Military Equipment as a proportion of all exports(5)
| Percentage
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| 1999 | 0.6
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| 2000 | 0.8
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| 2001 | 0.8
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| 2002 | 0.5
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(5) Including trade between EU member states.
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics, HMCE; Strategic Export Controls-Annual Report, FCO
