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WALES
Departmental Staff
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what proportion of (a) staff and (b) new staff employed in his Department in each of the last three years for which data are available were registered as disabled. [61388]
Mr. Hain: The Wales Office has a small number of staff with disabilities. For privacy reason the numbers are confidential, in line with guidance issued by the Cabinet Office which states that Departments are not required to provide figures on the number of disabled staff where it is less than five in the department.
Grievance Procedures
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many grievance procedures have been initiated in his Department in each of the last three years; [63558]
(2) how many complaints of (a) bullying and (b) sexual harassment have been investigated in his Department in each of the last three years; and how many complaints have been upheld. [63559]
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Cricket
Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department is providing for cricket in 2006–07; and if she will make a statement. [64522]
Mr. Caborn: The Government, through Sport England, continue to provide financial support to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to assist in the delivery of both the professional and amateur game.
Cricket is one of Sport England's 10 priority sports and they will be investing £8.5 million during 2006–07. Around £4 million will be provided directly to the ECB to support a number of initiatives including the ECB's four year strategic plan, PE School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy, Step Into Sport volunteer programme, UK Coaching Certificate programme and the hire of English Institute of Sport facilities. The remaining funding will be provided direct to the sport through schemes such as the Community Club Development Programme, Chance to Shine Programme, County Sports Partnership Funding and Community Funding, and through the National Sports Foundation.
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Football (Homophobia)
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has had with football (a) authorities and (b) clubs on tackling homophobia. [64619]
Mr. Caborn: There has been no ministerial discussion with either the football authorities or clubs on tackling homophobia in football.
The Government believe that there is no place for homophobia in football or in wider society and we fully support the campaign being led by the Football Association against homophobic abuse in football in England.
Through their "Football For All" programme, the FA is publicly committed to making football inclusive and open to all and to eradicate homophobia in the sport through education, effective reporting structures and communication and awareness training.
Olympic Games
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding the Olympic Trust Fund will receive from (a) the Exchequer, (b) the National Lottery and (c) private sources; and if she will make a statement. [62943]
Mr. Caborn: The Government and the Lottery distributors have initially made £35 million available to establish the trust. We will be looking, over time, to attract significant funding from the private sector to support the trust's projects.
HEALTH
Dentistry
Mr. Stewart Jackson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she plans to make of the
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provision of national health service dentistry in areas where large numbers of dentists have not signed the new NHS dental contract; and if she will make a statement. [63567]
Ms Rosie Winterton: As of 1 April, primary care trusts (PCTs) have devolved responsibility and funding for the commissioning of primary dental services. This means that, if a dentist ceases to provide national health service dentistry, the resources will remain with the PCT to be re-invested in local dental services.
The dental reforms will give PCTs greater flexibility to develop services in ways that reflect the needs of their local populations.
The national implementation group that has been established to monitor the impact of the reforms will be able to review the experience of PCTs in re-commissioning services where it is necessary to do so.
Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was allocated to Dorset and Somerset strategic health authority in each year since 2001. [64305]
Caroline Flint: The information in the following tables shows the funding allocation for health authorities and primary care trusts (PCTs) since 2001. From 2003, funding allocation was made to individual PCTs.
General Practitioners
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) general practitioners and (b) NHS dentists there were per head of population in (i) England and (ii) Taunton constituency in each year since 1997. [64308]
Caroline Flint:
Population data at constituency level is not available. The numbers of general medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) and dentists per 100,000 population have been provided for England and Taunton Deane Primary Care Trust (PCT) are shown as follows.
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(2) General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes contracted general practitioners, GMS others and PMS others. Prior to September 2004 this group included GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other, flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
Source:
The Information Centre for Health and Social Care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics Office for National Statistics 2001 Population Census
(3) Official 2005 population data are not yet available. 2005 data have therefore been estimated using Office for National Statistics 2004 mid-year population estimates based on the 2001 census as these are the latest available.
(4) Estimate.
Source:
The Information Centre for Health and Social Care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics Office for National Statistics 2001 Population Census
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