House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 15 Dec 2005 (pt 5)

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Post-traumatic Stress

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provision his Department has made for veterans suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder. [24841]

Mr. Touhig: The Ministry of Defence recognises Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a serious and disabling condition and continues to take all appropriate steps to address this and other more common stress-related disorders among Service personnel, reflecting the wider medical understanding of prevention and care.

The provision-of health care for veterans is primarily the responsibility of the NHS. However, under a provision of the war pensions scheme, the MOD funds remedial treatment at one of the treatment centres of the Ex Services Mental Health Society (Combat Stress) for those with service-related accepted mental health problems; this includes cases of PTSD.

As part of the Veterans Programme, the MOD is working closely with the Department of Health and the devolved Administrations to ensure excellent mental health services for veterans, including those suffering from PTSD. Discussions are taking place on a number of questions relating to the provision of such services, including exploring whether any changes need to be made to arrangements to address the needs of those suffering from severe PTSD.

Public Bodies/Agencies

Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff were employed by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he has responsibility in 2004–05 in (a) total and (b) each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK and (c) London. [35892]

Mr. Touhig: Information on the number of staff, employed between 2004–05, by each of MOD's executive non-departmental public bodies in total and for each nation and region of the UK and London is as follows:
Nation: England

Museum Total⁽³⁾ UK region (including London)

National Army Museum 86 Chelsea—London Government Office Region (82)

Sandhurst—South East Government Office Region (4)

RAF Museum 169 Cosford/Stafford—West Midlands Government Office Region (49)

Hendon—London Government Office Region (120)

Royal Naval Museum 32 Portsmouth Naval Base—South East Government Office Region (32)

Royal Navy Submarine Museum 22 Gosport, Portsmouth—South East Government Office Region (22)

Museum Royal Marines 29 Southsea, Hampshire—South East Government Office Region (29)

Fleet Air Arm Museum 65 Yeovilton, Somerset—South West Government Office Region (65)

⁽³⁾As of 31 March 2005. Includes full and part time staff. Figures taken from the Cabinet Office Public Bodies website http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/the_future_of_the_civil_service/agencies_ and_public_bodies/publications/pdf/public-bodies/publicbodies2QQ5. pdf

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Museum	Total⁽³⁾	UK region (including London)
National Army Museum	86	Chelsea—London Government Office Region (82)
		Sandhurst—South East Government Office Region (4)
RAF Museum	169	Cosford/Stafford—West Midlands Government Office Region (49)
		Hendon—London Government Office Region (120)
Royal Naval Museum	32	Portsmouth Naval Base—South East Government Office Region (32)
Royal Navy Submarine Museum	22	Gosport, Portsmouth—South East Government Office Region (22)
Museum Royal Marines	29	Southsea, Hampshire—South East Government Office Region (29)
Fleet Air Arm Museum	65	Yeovilton, Somerset—South West Government Office Region (65)

Information on the number of staff employed by agencies in total and for each nation (England, Scotland, Wales, N Ireland and overseas) can be found in the UK Defence Statistics 2005 Publication under tables 2.6, 2.6a and 2.6b (pages 52–54). A copy is available in the Library of the House. Information on the number of staff employed by agencies in each region of the UK and London could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Departmental Costs

Mr. Salmond: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the (a) salary bill was and (b) administrative costs were for his Department in (i) each (A) nation and (B) region of the UK and (ii) London in 2004–05. [35877]

Jim Fitzpatrick: As stated in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) Resource Accounts 2004–05 (HC 301, 20 July 2005), the total salary bill for ODPM was some £226,643,000. Total expenditure within the administration cost limit for the year, also taken from the accounts, was £310,744,000.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not monitor regional or central London administrative costs relating to the central Department separately. Such a breakdown could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

A breakdown, by English region, of expenditure and salaries (within the administration costs limit) by the Government Offices is set out as follows.
£

Government offices
Salary/expenditure Total administrative costs/expenditure (net of receipts)

North East 10,214 13,887

North West 12,060 17,778

Yorkshire and Humberside 9,463 13,454

West Midlands 9,530 15,286

East Midlands 9,035 11,937

East 8,951 15,076

South West 10,542 14,725

South East 11,137 14,372

London 13,177 18,870

Regional co-ordination unit (in London) 2,260 6,025

Total 96,369 141,410

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Government offices	Salary/expenditure	Total administrative costs/expenditure (net of receipts)
North East	10,214	13,887
North West	12,060	17,778
Yorkshire and Humberside	9,463	13,454
West Midlands	9,530	15,286
East Midlands	9,035	11,937
East	8,951	15,076
South West	10,542	14,725
South East	11,137	14,372
London	13,177	18,870
Regional co-ordination unit (in London)	2,260	6,025
Total	96,369	141,410

Departmental Grants

Tim Loughton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the projects and services run by the NSPCC which have received public funding from his Department in each of the last three years; how much funding was provided in each case; and over what time scale. [34245]

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has made no payments to the NSPCC for projects or services in any of the last three years.

Fire Services

Mr. Gray: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his current estimate is of the overall cost of establishing regional fire control centres in (a) the South West, (b) the other regions and (c) in total. [35685]

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Jim Fitzpatrick: FiReControl is a national project. There are no separate budgets for each regional control centre. For information on the one-off costs of delivering FiReControl, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 8 November 2005, Official Report, column 358W. The national cost will be £160 million.

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious fire emergency calls have been received in (i) Brent and (ii)London in each year since 1997. [35589]

Jim Fitzpatrick: The figures for the financial years from April 1999 are set out in the following table. The current computer incident recording system used by the London Fire Brigade (which has provided these figures) was introduced in April 1999 and there is no readily available data on a comparable basis for 1997 and 1998.

(a) genuine calls are given as incidents attended which are either a primary fire, secondary fire, chimney fire, automatic false alarm or good intent false alarm.

(b) Malicious calls are given as malicious false alarms attended.

Fires
False alarms

Primary fire Secondary fire Chimney fire AFAs Good intent All genuine" calls to fires Malicious
false alarms

London

1999–2000 21,879 27,004 93 47,828 14,020 110,824 12,487

2000–01 21,699 25,018 89 49,191 13,942 109,939 11,370

2001–02 22,342 33,052 64 50,825 15,333 121,616 12,204

2002–03 19,577 27,829 67 49,171 14,554 111,198 9,995

2003–04 20,054 37,255 75 50,836 16,035 124,255 9,864

2004–05 17,379 22,948 65 51,562 14,308 106,262 7,586

Brent

1999–2000 795 510 2 1,263 411 1,307 429

2000–01 745 483 1 1,312 380 1,229 482

2001–02 857 515 1 1,273 403 1,373 379

2002–03 726 495 0 1,191 407 1,221 376

2003–04 771 743 1 1,319 447 1,515 402

2004–05 623 501 0 1,125 399 1,124 312

	Fires	False alarms
	Primary fire	Secondary fire	Chimney fire	AFAs	Good intent	All genuine" calls to fires	Malicious false alarms
London
1999–2000	21,879	27,004	93	47,828	14,020	110,824	12,487
2000–01	21,699	25,018	89	49,191	13,942	109,939	11,370
2001–02	22,342	33,052	64	50,825	15,333	121,616	12,204
2002–03	19,577	27,829	67	49,171	14,554	111,198	9,995
2003–04	20,054	37,255	75	50,836	16,035	124,255	9,864
2004–05	17,379	22,948	65	51,562	14,308	106,262	7,586

Brent
1999–2000	795	510	2	1,263	411	1,307	429
2000–01	745	483	1	1,312	380	1,229	482
2001–02	857	515	1	1,273	403	1,373	379
2002–03	726	495	0	1,191	407	1,221	376
2003–04	771	743	1	1,319	447	1,515	402
2004–05	623	501	0	1,125	399	1,124	312

Formula Grant

Jim Cousins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the assumed population of the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was for formula grant purposes in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2004–05, (c) 2005–06 and (d) 2006–07. [38063]

Mr. Woolas: The population figures for City of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne used in formula grant calculations in 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06and 2006–07 are shown in the following table:

Settlement year

Mid Year Estimate (MYE) 2002–03 2003–04 Amended 2003–04 published in 2004–05 2004–05 Amended 2004–05 published in 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07

2000 270,484 — — — — — —

2001 — 259,567 — — — — —

2001 (Revised) — — 266,241 — — — —

2002 — — — 260,268 — — —

2002 (Revised) — — — — 266,012 — —

2003 — — — — — 266,589 —

2004 — — — — — — 269,465

Population projection in 2006 — — — — — — 263,888

Notes:
1.The mid-2000 population estimates used in the 2002/03 settlement were based on the 1991 Census.
2.Settlements for 2003–04 to 2006–07 have used population figures derived from the 2001 Census.
3.Revised population estimates for 2001 and 2002 published by the ONS have been reflected in Amending Reports by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
4.In the 2006–07 Settlement, population projections for 2006 will be used for the dominant data drivers of population as this allows the settlement to be more forward looking. The mid-2004 population estimates have also been used but within wider indicators used in the top-up formulae.
Source:
Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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	Settlement year
Mid Year Estimate (MYE)	2002–03	2003–04	Amended 2003–04 published in 2004–05	2004–05	Amended 2004–05 published in 2006–07	2005–06	2006–07
2000	270,484	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	259,567	—	—	—	—	—
2001 (Revised)	—	—	266,241	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	260,268	—	—	—
2002 (Revised)	—	—	—	—	266,012	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	266,589	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	269,465
Population projection in 2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	263,888

Jim Cousins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the formula grant was in respect of reimbursement of the costs of concessionary fares in (a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) 2005–06 for each local authority in the County of Tyne and Wear; and how much is proposed for 2006–07. [38064]

Mr. Woolas: Government support for concessionary fares is funded via the Revenue Support Grant Settlement. Revenue Support Grant is an unhypothecated block grant. This means that authorities are able to spend the grant on any service. It is not therefore possible to say how much grant an authority received for a particular service.

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