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National Sports Foundation
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether it is her policy that the creation of the National Sports Foundation should not have any impact on the amount of money directed to sport through the National Lottery. [683]
Mr. Caborn: In establishing the National Sports Foundation, we have no intention of reducing the amount of money spent on sport.
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how the interests of (a) the Football Association, the Rugby Football Union, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Lawn Tennis Association, (b) the Central Council for Physical Recreation and (c) other sports national governing bodies will be represented at the National Sports Foundation. [684]
Mr. Caborn: Discussions on how the interests of the sport national governing bodies will be represented at the National Sports Foundation are at an early stage. Further details will be announced in due course.
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria will be used to assess grant applications to the National Sports Foundation. [685]
Mr. Caborn: Discussions on what criteria will be used to assess grant applications to the National Sports Foundation are at an early stage and decisions will be taken in due course.
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport where the offices of the National Sports Foundation will be located; how it will be organised; and how many people she expects that it will employ. [686]
Mr. Caborn:
Discussions on where the National Sports Foundation will be located, its structure and its staffing levels are at an early stage and decisions will be taken in due course.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Sex Offenders
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered sex offenders are living in each housing executive district in Northern Ireland; how many of these have been relocated from other parts of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [345]
Mr. Hanson: As of 23 May there were 561 offenders living in the community who are subject to the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. This means they are required to notify the police of certain personal details, including their home address. The information is not available broken down by housing executive district or by jurisdictional origin.
WORK AND PENSIONS
Social Fund Community Care Grants
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the level of additional funding required for the Social Fund Community Care Grant scheme to ensure that all high and medium priority claims are met. [650]
Mr. Plaskitt [holding answer 23 May 2005]: The information is not available in the format requested.
However, for 2004–05 we estimate that the amount of extra funding that would have been required to meet all high, medium and low priority needs is £204 million.
DEFENCE
Personnel Deployments
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British service personnel have been deployed or seconded to (a) Guantanamo Bay, (b) Guam and (c) Diego Garcia since 1995. [241]
Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British service personnel have been (a) deployed and (b) seconded to (i) Guantanamo Bay, (ii) Guam and (iii) Diego Garcia since 1994. [506]
Mr. Ingram: No British service personnel have been deployed operationally or seconded to other nations' armed forces to serve at Guantanamo Bay or Guam. The armed forces maintain a permanent presence on Diego Garcia, totalling some 40 service personnel.
Redundant Infantry Regiments
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate how many personnel will move from the future redundant infantry regiments to fill the future establishment figures for (a) The Royal Engineers, (b) The Royal Logistic Corps and (c) The Intelligence Corps. [394]
Mr. Ingram:
As the hon. Member is aware, the progress towards a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland means that we are able to reduce the Infantry by four battalions.
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The 2,500 posts that will be freed-up as a result will be reinvested across the Army in order to produce more robust establishments and strengthen those trades critical to a sustainable expeditionary capability. In terms of those Arms and Services listed by the hon. Member, they will be strengthened by the numbers shown in the following table. She should note, however, that these figures are subject to future refinement.
Arm/service | Posts reallocated from infantry battalion reductions |
|---|---|
| Royal Engineers | +456 |
| Royal Logistic Corps | +285 |
| Intelligence Corps | +113 |
Regimental Uniforms
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who meets the cost of the new uniforms and mess-dress of existing personnel up to the date of changeover for the future (a) Mercia, (b) Yorkshire and (c) Scottish regiments. [392]
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Mr. Touhig: Officers receive an initial outfit allowance to fund their first purchase of uniform and mess dress. Thereafter, a tax-free allowance is provided to enable them to maintain their uniform and dress. Soldiers' uniform is provided by the public purse.
While much of the existing uniform may be used up until such time as it requires replacement, those elements deemed essential on transition (such as cap badges and buttons) will be provided from public funds.
Re-roling
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which infantry regiments and battalions have re-roled in the last six years; and what the duration was of re-roling. [391]
Mr. Touhig: Data on the re-roling of Infantry Battalions before January 2000 is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. I can, however, provide detail of all Infantry re-roling (whereby Infantry Battalions change role) from January 2000 to May 2005 inclusive.
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