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Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 September 2004, Official Report, columns 15354WS, on Resources for Children and Learners what proportion of the extra funding announced for the next spending review period has been allocated to (a) early years, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools, (d) school sixth forms, (e) further education and (f) higher education. [191816]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The written statement I gave to the House on 16 September gave high level allocations across my Department's responsibilities. There are still some further considerations required at individual programme level before all allocations are finalised. Once these considerations are concluded we will present the detailed allocations to Parliament in the Departmental Annual Report.
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in which other countries cases of BSE have been verified; and how many cases were reported (a) in the EU and (b) in the USA between 2000 and 2004. [189628]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) website shows that the following countries have verified cases of BSE which have been reported:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
(a) The number of cases of BSE reported in the EU between 2000 and 2004 was 8,319 (the data for 2004 is available only up to July for a few countries); (b) while one case of BSE was diagnosed in the USA in 2003 it was confirmed as having been imported from Canada.
BSE statistics worldwide can be found on the OIE website address at: http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en esbmonde.htm
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the salaries of the Chief Executive of each agency which falls under her Department. [189614]
Alun Michael: Salaries of Defra's agency Chief Executives are published in each agency's annual report and accounts, which are presented to Parliament each year and placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on recent trends in farm incomes in the Buckingham constituency. [189856]
Alun Michael: Data on farm incomes at constituency level are not available at constituency level. Figures for the Government Office Region for the South East (including London) are shown in the table. Information on farm incomes for 200304 will be published in early December.
£ | |
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199697 | 34,262 |
199798 | 13,516 |
199899 | 5,005 |
19992000 | 3,718 |
200001 | 3,711 |
200702 | 5,306 |
200203 | 8,595 |
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the start date is for single farm payments. [190374]
Alun Michael: The Single Payment Scheme will start on 1 January 2005. The European Regulations require 2005 payments to be made between 1 December 2005 and 30 June 2006. Our objective is to make payments as promptly as possible within that period.
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future management of the (a) six and (b) 12-mile fishing zones around the UK coast; and whether regulation will impact upon UK and non-UK vessels uniformly. [190105]
Mr. Bradshaw: Under the CFP only UK vessels can fish within six miles of our coast and only vessels with historic rights can fish in the six to 12 mile zone. The reformed CFP enables member states to take conservation measures applying to all vessels. We are currently considering the future of inshore fisheries management as part of the response to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit Report "Net Benefits: A Sustainable and Profitable Future to UK Fishing".
Mr. Boris Johnson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether footage of the video taken by Northumberland Trading
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Standards on 23 February 2001 of the conditions on Burnside Farm was submitted to the Anderson Lessons Learned Inquiry. [190218]
Mr. Bradshaw: Defra has no record of the video, taken by an official of the Northumberland Trading Standards Department, of the conditions at Burnside Farm, run by Mr. Bobby Waugh, being submitted to the Anderson Lessons Learned Inquiry. The video was shown at Mr. Waugh's trial for breach of his waste food feeding licence which was held in May 2002.
The Anderson Inquiry was given and published a full investigation of the causes of the outbreaks of foot and mouth in 2001 and also saw records of the State Veterinary Service visits to the farm. The video contains no new information.
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many information and communication technology specialists are in full-time employment in the Department. [189584]
Alun Michael: The situation in Defra has changed recently and it may assist if I explain the background. A review of the Better Quality Services Programme for Defra IT was undertaken in 2001. This review concluded that Defra IT services should be outsourced, with some functions and strategic control remaining in Defra. IBM has been selected to run IT Services for Defra and the service commenced on 1 October 2004. Staff undertaking roles that were within the scope of the outsource transferred to IBM under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981.
Ten full-time ICT specialists remain with the Department in the Intelligent Customer Function while 255 full-time ICT specialists were categorised as being in scope for outsourcing and are now employed by IBM.
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the saving would be of moving the over-30 month scheme to (a) over 36 months and (b) over 48 months. [189619]
Alun Michael: The approximate savings that would have been made from the year commencing 1 July 2003 of moving the over-30 month scheme to (a) over 36 months and (b) over 48 months are set out in the following table:
£ million | ||
---|---|---|
Costs(4) | (a) Over 36 months | (b) Over 48 months |
Producer compensation payments | 10.516 | 32.207 |
Carcase disposal | 6.044 | 18.51 |
Total | 16.56 | 50.717 |
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to sign the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals; and if she will make a statement. [190461]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Government plans to review the UK's position on signing the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Pet Animals once the Animal Welfare Bill is enacted.
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