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Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2004, Official Report, column 741W, on employers' liability compulsory insurance, what progress the Health and Safety Executive has made with the final validation of a Health and Safety Management Index for (a) large and (b) small businesses. [191776]
Jane Kennedy: Validation of the health and safety performance index for large organisations is due to be completed in November 2004. The Health and Safety Commission and Executive (HSC/E) will consider the findings and, subject to their approval, arrangements will be put in place for publication of the index early in 2005.
Validation of the index for small businesses has been completed. It is currently being converted to an electronic format. The index, which has been developed in association with DWP, the DTI and insurance and small business stakeholders, once approved by HSC/E will be made available through DTI's Business Link website, in November of this year.
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many information and communication technology specialists are in full-time employment in the Department. [189598]
Jane Kennedy: The Department employed 412 full-time permanent information and communications technology specialists as at 30 September 2004. In addition, as at 30 September 2004, the Department employed 1,390 full-time permanent staff who support and enable the work of the IS/IT specialists utilising a wide range of related skills that are necessary to deliver effective information systems.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Taunton have found long-term employment of more than six months through the New Deal. [191153]
Jane Kennedy: Information is not available on employment lasting longer than six months through the New Deal.
A New Deal for Young People and New Deal 25-plus job is defined as sustained if no new claim for jobseeker's allowance is made within 13 weeks of starting work. A measure of sustainability is not available for New Deal for Lone Parents and New Deal 50-plus. The available information is in the table.
Programme | Individuals into jobs | Of which sustained jobs |
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New Deal for Young People(6) | 590 | 490 |
New Deal 25-plus(7) | 270 | 200 |
New Deal for Lone Parents(8) | 390 | |
New Deal 50-plus(9) | 180 | |
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many 18 to 24-year-olds have (a) enrolled on and (b) found work through the New Deal in (i) Yorkshire and the Humber and (ii) City of York since 1997. [191341]
Jane Kennedy: The information is in the table.
Yorkshire and the Humber | City of York | |
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Number of individuals starting the programme | 96,470 | 1,730 |
Number of individuals into jobs | 58,800 | 800 |
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York have found work through the New Deal for (i) lone parents, (ii) disabled people and (iii) people aged over 24 years. [191342]
Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the tables.
Number of individuals into jobs | |
---|---|
New Deal for Lone Parents(10) | 29,870 |
New Deal for Disabled People(11) | 2,110 |
New Deal 25-plus(12) | 21,200 |
Number of individuals into jobs | |
---|---|
New Deal for Lone Parents(10) | 540 |
New Deal for Disabled People(13) | |
New Deal 25-plus(12) | 360 |
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the impact of the work to rule of health and safety inspector members of the Prospect trade union on the efficiency of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate. [190978]
Jane Kennedy: The work to rule by health and safety inspectors has had no effect on the efficiency of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII). Although the work to rule continues to cause some internal management difficulties and has reduced the level of some activities, I am assured by the Health and Safety Executive that there has been no impact on health and safety standards. Senior managers in the NII are re-prioritising work to ensure inspectors focus on significant safety issues with less urgent work being postponed. I understand that this prioritisation is working very effectively, but I have asked the Chief Inspector to keep me informed if he believes NII's ability to provide the nuclear safety assurance we all require is being put at risk.
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals over state pension age are aged over 75. [190643]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 14 October 2004]: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Steve Webb, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many individuals over state pension age are aged over 75. (190643)
Pensionable age is currently 65 years and over for males and 60 years and over for females.
In mid-2003 there were an estimated 9,785,600 people over state pension age in England and Wales, of whom 4,034,000 or 41.2% were aged 75 and over.
Mr. Frank Field:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost of automatic eligibility for pension credit to those
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pensioners aged (a) over 85, (b) 80 to 85, (c) 75 to 79 and (d) 70 to 75; and how many (i) male and (ii) female headed households in each age group would benefit from such a policy. [192147]
Mr. Pond: Assuming that a way could be found to assess entitlement to pension credit automatically on the basis of current rules, the cost for all eligible pensioners over 70 would be around £650 million a year. Such information as is available on age and gender breakdown is in the table.
Age band | Cost (£ million) | Male headed households | Female headed households |
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7075 | 100 | 150,000 | 50,000 |
7579 | 200 | 150,000 | 100,000 |
80+ | 350 | 200,000 | 250,000 |
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