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New Deal

Mr. Anthony D. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Great Yarmouth have benefited from the New Deal for (a) Young People, (b) Long-term Unemployed and (c) Lone Parents. [186719]

Jane Kennedy: The information is in the table.
New Deal information for the Great Yarmouth constituency

Programme	Number of individuals starting the programme	Number of individuals into jobs
New Deal for Young People	2,040	1,270
New Deal 25 plus	1,610	580
New Deal for Lone Parents	830	400

Notes:
1. All information is to March 2004.
2. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
DWP Information and Analysis Directorate.





 
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Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have participated in each New Deal programme; and how many people have participated (a) twice and (b) three times or more. [187357]

Jane Kennedy: The information is in the table.
Participants on the New Deal

Programme	Individuals who have started the programme	Individuals who have started the programme twice	Individuals who have started the programme three times	Individuals who have started the programme three times or more
New Deal for Young People	858,780	159,840	40,700	48,430
New Deal 25 plus	512,360	95,390	31,700	40,410
New Deal for Lone Parents	485,320	83,590	18,390	22,990
New Deal for Disabled People	76,620	2,630	120	130
New Deal 50 plus	98,040	—	—	—
New Deal for Partners	7,820	—	—	—

Notes:
1. New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) figures relate to registrations with an NDDP Job Broker.
2. All data is to March 2004 except New Deal 50 plus which is to March 2003.
3. Information on New Deal 50 plus relates to starts to the Employment Credit. Only one start to the New Deal 50 plus Employment Credit can be made.
4. Information on the number of individuals starting New Deal for Partners more than once is not available.
5. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
DWP Information and Analysis Directorate

Winter Fuel Payments

Mr. Anthony D. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Great Yarmouth constituency were (a) entitled to and (b) took up the winter fuel payment in the last year for which figures are available. [186704]

Malcolm Wicks: For winter 2003–04 the number of pensioners in the Great Yarmouth constituency who received a winter fuel payment was 22,220. It is not possible to say how many pensioners were entitled to a winter fuel payment.

Note:

Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

Source: IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. samples.

Pensioners

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of average pensioner household disposable income in each year since 1997; what factors are taken into account in calculating the average figure; and if he will make a statement. [186928]

 
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Malcolm Wicks: The information in the table gives, in 2002–03 prices, the average weekly net before and after housing cost income for pensioner units between 1996–97 and 2002–03. In this period, net income before housing costs has increased by 19 per cent. in real terms, whereas net income after housing costs has increased by 26 per cent. in real terms.
Average pensioner unit net income (£)

	Income before housing costs	Income after housing costs
1996–97	199	170
1997–98	202	174
1998–99	208	182
1999–2000	216	189
2000–01	225	202
2001–02	233	210
2002–03	237	214

Notes:
1. Pensioners' income includes income from state pensions and benefits, private pensions and investment income.
2. The net before housing cost measure of disposable income is equal to gross income minus income tax payments; National insurance contributions; domestic rates/council tax; contributions to occupational pension schemes; maintenance and child support payments; and parental contributions to students living away from home.
3. The net after housing cost measure additionally deducts rent; water rates; community water charges; and council water charges; mortgage interest payments; structural insurance premiums; and ground rent and service charges.
Source:
Pensioners' Income Series 2002–03, in 2002–03 prices.
The estimates are based on the Family Resources Survey.

Pensioners

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of the adult population the Government estimates have claimed the basic state pension in each year since 1990. [186828]

Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. However, such information as is available is in the following table.

	Recipients of basic state pension living in GB	As a percentage of GB population aged 18 and over
September 1990	9,380,900	22
September 1991	9,407,000	22
September 1992	9,450,800	22
September 1993	9,458,200	22
September 1994	9,458,900	22
September 1995	9,541,200	22
September 1996	9,679,400	22
September 1997	9,801,700	23
March 1998	9,841,100	23
September 1999	10,030,400	23
September 2000	10,086,600	23
September 2001	10,163,600	23
September 2002	10,224,200	23
September 2003	10,317,700	23

Notes:
1. Recipient figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
2. Recipient figures are derived from a 5 per cent. sample of cases taken from the Pension Strategy Computer System as at 31 September each year, except for 1998 when the figure is derived from a 5 per cent. sample of cases as at 31 March.
3. Recipient figures exclude persons in receipt of only: non-contributory State Pensions; Graduated Retirement Benefit; and additional State Pension.
4. Population figures are taken mid-year from mid-1990 onwards. Population data sources are: Office for National Statistics (ONS); and General Register Office Scotland (GROS).
5. As no population figures are yet available for 2003, mid-2002 figures have been used.





 
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TRANSPORT

Public Transport (CCTV)

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide resources to enable full coverage of operational CCTV on all public transport vehicles; and what research his Department has commissioned on the effects upon the number of charges and convictions for criminal activity on public transport if full operational CCTV coverage were to be installed in all public transport vehicles. [186976]

Mr. McNulty: It is up to individual transport operators to fund CCTV systems on their vehicles and a growing number recognise the importance of doing so. For example, although the Strategic Rail Authority has not stipulated CCTV as a requirement for trains, CCTV has been included on all new trains and most refurbished trains.

Government funding is available to Local Authorities to support infrastructure improvements to tackle crime through their Local Transport Plan integrated transport block allocations. Schemes funded in this way include the installation of CCTV cameras in bus shelters.

There has been no Government research into the effects on the number of charges and convictions for criminal activity on public transport if full operational CCTV were to be installed. However, there has been a Government funded national evaluation of CCTV generally which includes an analysis of the perceptions of offenders and any changes in recorded crime in CCTV areas, buffer areas surrounding the CCTV areas (intended to detect displaced crime) and control areas. The report will be published at the end of this year.

A1

Joyce Quin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his current estimate is of the cost of making the A1 between Newcastle and Berwick fully-dualled. [186429]

Mr. Jamieson: The Al Multi-Modal Study Report in May 2002 estimated the cost of dualling the Al from Newcastle to the Scottish border to be £343 million at 2001 prices. However the report concluded that although the completion of dualling was necessary between Newcastle and Alnwick, wholesale dualling could not be justified in the foreseeable future.

The Highways Agency have not carried out a detailed costing. But on a pro rata basis from the 2001 estimate, I would expect the cost at current prices to exceed £375 million.
 
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