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Public Holidays

Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what measures have been taken to ensure that (a) employers and (b) employees are aware of the changes in statutory holiday entitlements and what the statutory holiday entitlements are, and during what dates, during the transitional period of their introduction. [155806]

Mr. McFadden: The Government undertook two full consultations on the proposals to increase the holiday entitlement, holding a number of regional meetings and working closely with unions and employer organisations. Specific efforts were made to engage small businesses and employers in key sectors likely to be particularly affected. The ability to receive email updates on the proposals was offered and over eight thousand people requested updates on progress. The proposals also attracted considerable media coverage on a number of occasions.

Detailed guidance for employers and workers, including an interactive calculator for holiday entitlements, has been placed on the Business Link and Direct.gov websites respectively, with supporting material on BERR’s own website.

Northern Ireland

Departments: Flowers

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent by his Department on flowers in the last 12 months. [153065]

Mr. Woodward: The Northern Ireland Office, excluding its agencies and Executive NDPBs, spent £21,102 on flowers in 2006-07 (this is the last 12 months for which audited expenditure figures are available).


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Wales

Lone Parents

8. Mr. Mackay: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of lone parents with children aged between five and 16 years in Wales he expects to move into work as a result of the Government's proposed changes to the benefit regime. [156173]

Mr. Hain: The UK Government's goal is to increase the number of working lone parents in the UK by 300,000.

Rail Services

9. Mrs. Betty Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport on railway services in Wales. [156174]

Huw Irranca-Davies: My right hon. Friend and I regularly meet with ministerial colleagues both in Whitehall and the Assembly Government to discuss issues affecting Wales, including rail services.

Clean Coal

10. Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the future for clean coal in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [156175]

Mr. Hain: Clean coal is central to our goal of developing a diverse energy supply in Wales, which dramatically reduces our carbon emissions.

Animal Health Measures

11. Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the cross-border variations in emergency animal health measures. [156176]

Huw Irranca-Davies: The Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for DEFRA on a range of issues, including animal health measures.

The recent crises in animal health and our Government's reaction prove the seriousness with which we take these issues, and that the procedures in place to deal with such sudden events are working well.

Heroin

12. Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last discussed the average street price of heroin in Wales with the Home Secretary. [156177]

Huw Irranca-Davies: Both my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on matters affecting Wales including such matters as drug-related crime.


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RAF St. Athan

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made on infrastructure projects in support of the Defence Training Review project at RAF St. Athan; and if he will make a statement. [156148]

Mr. Hain: Negotiations between the Ministry of Defence, the Welsh Assembly Government and Metrix are continuing on delivering Package 1 quickly, and in addressing the remaining affordability issues to deliver Package 2.

On 3 October the Welsh Assembly Government announced that public exhibitions are under way on obtaining the public's views on improving access to Cardiff airport, demonstrating their commitment to improving the road infrastructure to the airport and which will no doubt also benefit the DTR at St. Athan.


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Children, Schools and Families

Schools: Crimes of Violence

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many assaults there were on school teachers in 2005-06 which led to exclusions, broken down by (a) by category of assault and (b) local education authority; and if he will make a statement. [154523]

Kevin Brennan: Information on the number of assaults on school teachers is not collected centrally.

The Department does collect information on the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions from schools due to physical assault against an adult. The latest information is shown in the following tables.

However, due to underlying changes in the data collection, information on the reasons for exclusion is only available for maintained secondary schools for 2005-06.


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Maintained secondary schools( 1, 2) : number of fixed period exclusi ons by reason of exclusion 2005- 06 by local authority area
Number of fixed period exclusions
Physical assault against a pupil Physical assault against an adult Verbal abuse/ threatening behaviour against a pupil Verbal abuse/ threatening behaviour against an adult Bullying Racist abuse Sexual misconduct

England( 3)

62,670

8,240

12,730

79,370

5,270

3,370

2,620

North East( 3)

2,650

370

590

3,560

230

130

110

841

Darlington

165

27

65

294

(5)

9

6

840

Durham

644

62

109

864

45

14

15

390

Gateshead

68

3

13

113

22

5

0

805

Hartlepool

62

9

44

133

14

7

6

806

Middlesbrough

127

22

26

188

15

9

7

391

Newcastle upon Tyne

292

58

42

393

27

9

16

392

North Tyneside

176

21

44

229

19

14

13

929

Northumberland

453

53

74

468

26

15

16

807

Redcar and Cleveland

144

22

30

152

9

4

5

393

South Tyneside

164

21

55

232

19

19

13

808

Stockton-on-Tees

148

30

47

292

13

5

11

394

Sunderland

211

43

39

206

16

16

(5)

North West( 3, 4)

8,480

1,240

1,780

11,730

700

490

380

889

Blackburn with Darwen

195

36

26

226

11

19

9

890

Blackpool

233

42

51

221

7

6

7

350

Bolton

410

77

87

630

22

30

23

351

Bury(4)

334

24

105

369

45

15

13

875

Cheshire

980

85

221

1,335

41

31

31

909

Cumbria

659

69

165

943

61

27

31

876

Halton

110

25

24

186

13

(5)

11

340

Knowsley

116

23

26

169

11

12

9

888

Lancashire

1,357

158

213

1,688

106

78

59

341

Liverpool

301

44

50

269

31

28

4

352

Manchester

753

229

164

1,009

70

38

43

353

Oldham

264

48

66

435

10

37

12

354

Rochdale

287

29

43

289

51

17

13

355

Salford

261

52

39

400

16

17

12

343

Sefton

73

23

29

115

11

13

17

342

St. Helens

114

37

36

287

11

3

4

356

Stockport

425

55

77

650

35

28

12

357

Tameside

408

40

68

555

38

28

7

358

Trafford

200

27

55

302

12

18

11

877

Warrington

218

24

61

516

5

16

8

359

Wigan

324

48

101

563

28

9

17

344

Wirral

462

46

74

575

60

20

29

Yorkshire and the Humber

7,430

1,140

1,450

10,280

550

460

330

370

Barnsley

207

22

29

250

15

11

9

380

Bradford

860

159

120

1,091

54

73

50

381

Calderdale

356

45

61

381

25

31

13

371

Doncaster

386

50

78

708

21

18

20

811

East Riding of Yorkshire

543

77

123

750

24

19

26

810

Kingston Upon Hull, City of

389

123

60

716

27

40

12

382

Kirklees

558

90

134

862

39

26

11

383

Leeds

1,043

200

160

1,470

91

76

44

812

North East Lincolnshire

265

47

51

360

29

9

19

813

North Lincolnshire

282

31

30

309

24

12

8

815

North Yorkshire

494

86

132

952

48

27

34

372

Rotherham

434

35

152

576

24

25

14

373

Sheffield

841

86

173

862

77

40

26

384

Wakefield

607

55

97

776

34

42

33

816

York

162

30

45

214

13

10

9

East Midlands( 3)

5,290

750

970

6,500

520

250

200

831

Derby

179

37

45

248

41

20

10

830

Derbyshire

684

76

74

845

76

32

18

856

Leicester

502

70

108

560

41

15

20

855

Leicestershire

755

83

166

1,054

72

40

31

925

Lincolnshire

625

78

136

695

62

38

34

928

Northamptonshire

1,114

134

195

1,423

73

46

39

892

Nottingham

379

109

71

355

40

13

17

891

Nottinghamshire

1,034

159

167

1,299

107

47

35

857

Rutland

13

4

8

20

9

(5)

0

West Midlands( 3)

7,060

890

1,230

8,080

650

410

290

330

Birmingham

1,733

214

213

1,216

176

99

68

331

Coventry

383

63

82

433

46

21

9

332

Dudley

482

41

114

626

56

31

38

884

Herefordshire

170

15

33

274

3

4

4

333

Sandwell

351

77

73

378

28

23

12

893

Shropshire

320

36

43

372

47

9

11

334

Staffordshire

282

29

69

301

13

23

14

860

Solihull

967

72

221

1,325

80

31

17

861

Stoke-on-Trent

362

56

57

409

25

52

17

894

Telford and Wrekin

348

50

55

512

21

4

17

335

Walsall

334

52

40

335

21

22

10

937

Warwickshire

528

45

109

806

51

49

24

336

Wolverhampton

296

56

34

358

35

17

23

885

Worcestershire

506

87

88

734

45

25

22

East of England( 3)

6,250

700

1,360

8,930

540

430

290

820

Bedfordshire

372

67

101

611

45

33

13

873

Cambridgeshire

477

36

110

559

63

30

24

881

Essex

2,022

211

388

2,807

135

116

77

919

Hertfordshire

929

109

293

1,326

95

97

62

821

Luton

249

48

36

303

14

16

10

926

Norfolk

649

65

92

1,194

67

48

51

874

Peterborough

377

21

84

308

28

25

14

882

Southend-on-Sea

126

19

55

227

8

6

10

935

Suffolk

822

111

170

1,216

74

31

16

883

Thurrock

230

16

30

379

13

31

12

London( 3, 4)

8,630

1,260

1,630

6,920

770

350

400

Inner London( 3, 4)

2,850

500

490

1,900

230

70

110

202

Camden(4)

190

41

50

175

9

9

7

201

City of London

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

204

Hackney

290

42

39

134

16

4

(5)

205

Hammersmith and Fulham

77

7

9

30

4

0

3

309

Haringey

288

55

32

198

8

0

21

206

Islington

151

32

28

109

27

5

3

207

Kensington and Chelsea

49

15

18

44

5

(5)

0

208

Lambeth

236

20

38

145

15

(5)

6

209

Lewisham

362

62

54

231

30

11

13

316

Newham

516

84

78

277

50

10

26

210

Southwark

166

28

57

113

14

(5)

6

211

Tower Hamlets

192

56

34

183

31

9

4

212

Wandsworth

186

24

25

144

10

(5)

6

213

Westminster

142

35

25

118

11

14

9

Outer London( 3)

5,790

760

1,140

5,020

540

280

300

301

Barking and Dagenham

113

31

21

162

(5)

3

15

302

Barnet

424

50

64

227

17

18

36

303

Bexley

404

41

71

373

18

16

16

304

Brent

518

81

63

314

64

13

5

305

Bromley

170

20

43

166

7

11

18

306

Croydon

248

44

63

171

21

5

19

307

Ealing

326

15

72

243

52

37

9

308

Enfield

442

72

121

374

35

16

41

203

Greenwich

537

50

140

577

50

32

30

310

Harrow

319

27

65

206

23

10

10

311

Havering

219

23

37

170

33

29

15

312

Hillingdon

192

34

34

258

27

22

13

313

Hounslow

258

33

50

256

29

6

11

314

Kingston upon Thames

115

10

24

136

5

4

(5)

315

Merton

236

49

33

191

12

5

4

317

Redbridge

332

25

71

258

30

10

12

318

Richmond upon Thames

131

25

45

223

18

6

11

319

Sutton

289

26

58

263

40

25

11

320

Waltham Forest

514

106

69

448

61

13

21

South East( 3)

10,630

1,170

2,330

14,220

840

610

350

867

Bracknell Forest

136

15

11

168

5

5

5

846

Brighton and Hove

316

41

73

579

25

18

19

825

Buckinghamshire

490

32

74

465

30

35

19

845

East Sussex

793

72

161

1,201

35

36

15

850

Hampshire

1,748

211

430

2,420

148

89

65

921

Isle of Wight

126

25

43

292

8

8

7

886

Kent

1,913

179

360

2,000

172

116

60

887

Medway

555

53

117

608

28

36

29

826

Milton Keynes

215

23

35

234

22

10

0

931

Oxfordshire

614

93

121

1,186

50

43

23

851

Portsmouth

451

30

74

406

17

22

(5)

870

Reading

83

14

56

134

7

3

0

871

Slough

89

16

17

36

12

3

8

852

Southampton

538

88

84

741

41

13

11

936

Surrey

1,248

101

334

1,682

144

100

45

869

West Berkshire

156

20

55

227

17

4

3

938

West Sussex

921

120

239

1,458

63

53

20

868

Windsor and Maidenhead

113

10

18

150

10

6

5

872

Wokingham

122

27

27

229

10

6

11

South West( 3)

6,240

710

1,400

9,160

480

240

270

800

Bath and North East Somerset

228

21

70

297

28

9

5

837

Bournemouth

147

25

21

196

3

12

0

801

Bristol, City of

627

110

91

741

43

18

20

908

Cornwall

435

42

105

609

44

23

23

878

Devon

1,022

109

244

1,768

84

27

32

835

Dorset

387

24

75

358

14

12

15

916

Gloucestershire

651

45

182

896

37

22

38

420

Isles of Scilly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

802

North Somerset

255

18

60

231

26

7

4

879

Plymouth

254

34

26

362

13

12

18

836

Poole

151

17

38

492

3

(5)

5

933

Somerset

734

104

185

1,464

48

19

42

803

South Gloucestershire

315

30

89

533

39

20

10

866

Swindon

281

40

51

265

21

14

18

880

Torbay

193

23

34

251

19

7

(5)

865

Wiltshire

561

67

127

695

57

37

37


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