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Local Government Pensions
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the earliest retirement age possible under the Local Government Pension Scheme is for a worker in good health; and what the average retirement age of a member of the scheme was in the last period for which figures are available. [60197]
Mr. Woolas: As with all occupational pension schemes approved by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the earliest age for release of a pension in the Local Government Pension scheme is 50. No figures are held centrally.
Mortgage Repossessions
Mr. Mudie: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many mortgage repossessions there were in each year between 2003 and 2006. [63394]
Yvette Cooper: Information on mortgage possessions is only available for the United Kingdom as a whole and is collected by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. The figures in the table include properties that are surrendered voluntarily.
Source:
Council of Mortgage Lenders
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National Affordable Housing Scheme
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what funding will be allocated in housing units built or procured in each Government office region through the National Affordable Housing Scheme in 2006–07 and 2007–08, broken down by (a) mixed funding social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded general low-cost ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (g) improvement to rented RSL stock, (h) works-only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works-only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rented accommodation for key workers, (k) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) homebuy new build for key workers, (m) the London challenge teacher market purchase homebuy, (n) mixed funded sale for key workers and (o) starter home initiative; [63361]
(2) how many affordable housing units will be built or procured through the National Affordable Housing Programme in each Government office region in 2006–08; and how many will be accounted for by (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded general low-cost ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (g) reimprovement to rented RSL stock, (h) works-only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works-only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rented accommodation for key workers, (k) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) homebuy new build for key workers, (m) the London challenge teacher market purchase homebuy, (n) mixed funded sale for key workers and (o) starter home initiative. [63413]
Yvette Cooper: The Housing Corporation's regional offices will be publishing initial allocation statements by mid-April. In May, they intend to publish their final allocation statements which will contain the aforementioned requested information. Both the initial allocation statement and the final allocation statement for each region will be available on the Housing Corporation's website www.housingcorp.gov.uk
Planning
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of change of use
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planning applications made in each of the last five years (a) in total and (b) for premises that were previously categorised as in (i) domestic and (ii) business use. [62279]
Yvette Cooper: The total number of decisions on change of use planning applications for each of the last five years is given in the following table. Data are not collected about the nature of the previous use.
| 'Change of use' decisions | |
|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 37.5 |
| 2001–02 | 37.8 |
| 2002–03 | 36.8 |
| 2003–04 | 36.9 |
| 2004–05 | 36.3 |
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2006, Official Report, column 1956W, on planning (schools), how many planning appeals the Planning Inspectorate considered in the most recent year for which figures are available in relation to planning applications made by schools. [62208]
Yvette Cooper: The Planning Inspectorate decided 21 appeals made by schools during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 of which 14 were allowed and seven were dismissed.
Response Times (Fire Engines)
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average response time is for fire engines to get to an emergency call-out in (a) England and (b) Taunton constituency. [64069]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The available information covers attendance at primary fires only. 2004 is the latest year for which finalised data are published.
(a) The average response time to primary fires attended by fire and rescue services in the UK in 2004 was 6.8 minutes. This is measured from time of first call to the fire and rescue service to time of arrival at the scene.
(b) Data are not available at constituency level. The average response time to primary fires attended by Somerset fire and rescue service in 2004 was 9.2 minutes.
Wellingborough (Development)
Mr. Bone: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will visit Wellingborough to discuss local housing development and infrastructure. [63879]
Yvette Cooper
[holding answer 18 April 2006]: Wellingborough plays an important part in the growth proposals for North Northamptonshire. We are kept regularly updated on development of the plans to take these forward and I chair the regular Milton Keynes and South Midlands Inter Regional Board. In addition, officials are closely involved with the borough council and other partners in bringing forward housing, growth and other agendas. There have already been a number of ministerial visits to North Northamptonshire and more are planned. Ministers from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are more than happy to discuss housing development and infrastructure provision in Wellingborough during future visits to Northamptonshire.
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ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Capita Group
Chris Grayling:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much business her Department has placed with (a) Capita Group plc and (b) its subsidiaries in each of the last five years; what the total value is of outstanding contracts placed with Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries by her Department; for which current tenders issued by her
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Department (i) Capita Group plc and (ii) its subsidiaries have been invited to bid; and whether (A) Capita Group plc and (B) its subsidiaries have seconded staff (1) temporarily and (2) on a longer-term basis to (X) her Department and (Y) any of its agencies. [61079]
Jim Knight: From information held centrally, the core-Department has dealt with seven Capita Group plc subsidiaries over the financial years 2001–02 to 2005–06 (April 2005 to December 2005) inclusive. The value of these contracts is as follows:
The core Department does not hold information centrally of what the total value is of outstanding contracts placed with Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries by the Department and the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Similarly, the core Department does not hold information centrally of which current tenders issued by the Department that Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries have been invited to bid against. From information held centrally, the core Department is unaware of any staff from Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries being seconded either temporarily or on a longer term basis to the core Department.
The core Department does not hold information centrally identifying contracts and contractual expenditure with Capita Group and its subsidiaries by each of its non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, independent statutory bodies and organisations and bodies financially sponsored by the core Department.
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of contracts held by her Department with (a) Capita plc and (b) its subsidiaries was in the last three financial years. [61468]
Jim Knight: From information held centrally, the core Department has dealt with a total of seven Capita Group plc subsidiaries over the financial years 2001–02 to 2005–06 (April 2005 to December 2005) inclusive. The figures are as follows:
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tenders (a) Capita plc and (b) its subsidiaries have submitted to her Department in each of the last three years; and how many tenders were successful. [61469]
Jim Knight: The information requested is not held centrally by the core Department and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many contracts her Department holds with (a) Capita plc and (b) its subsidiaries which still have a potential duration of five years or more. [61470]
Jim Knight: From information held centrally, no contracts between the core Department and Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries have a potential duration of five years or more.
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