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Vioxx
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 17 June 2008, Official Report, column 779, on cardio-vascular incidents, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the manufacturer of Vioxx fulfils its responsibilities to people in the UK whose health has been seriously affected after taking the drug; and if he will make a statement. [244046]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Department of Health, on 16 December 2008, Official Report, column 950.
Work and Pensions
Deprivation Indicators
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average score and rank of multiple deprivation was for each constituency in England according to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007. [245143]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
Statistics from the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 have not been produced for parliamentary constituencies.
The Indices of Deprivation 2007 (ID 2007) were constructed at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level. LSOAs are consistent in size and over time, and allow identification of small pockets of deprivation. There are 32,482 LSOAs in England. Because parliamentary constituencies are relatively large and subject to boundary change, indices are not produced at this geographical level.
Six summary measures of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 have been produced at both local authority district and unitary authority levels. The summary measures at district level focus on different aspects of multiple deprivation in the area. The six measures are average score, average rank, extent, local concentration, income scale, and employment scale.
IMD07 and the local authority summaries can be found here:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhood renewal/deprivation/deprivation07/
Jobcentre Plus
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people applied for adult entertainment industry vacancies advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) type of vacancy; [242630]
(2) how many vacancies within the adult entertainment industry were advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by type of vacancy. [242631]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 11 December 2008]: The information is not available prior to August 2007. The available information from August 2007 was published in the Jobcentre Plus consultation document, ‘Accepting and advertising employer vacancies from within the adult entertainment industry by Jobcentre Plus’. Copies have been placed in the Library and the document can also be viewed at
Jobseeker's Allowance
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people have flowed on to jobseeker's allowance (JSA) who (a) had previously claimed JSA within the last (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) one year and (iv) two years and (b) had not previously claimed JSA in each of the last 12 months; [244471]
(2) how many people have flowed on to jobseeker's allowance who (a) had previously claimed it within the last (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) one year and (iv) two years and (b) had not previously claimed it in each of the last 10 months. [244472]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 16 December 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 16 December 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have flowed on to jobseeker's allowance (JSA) who (a) had previously claimed JSA within the last (i) three months (ii) six months (iii) one year and (iv) two years and (b) had not previously claimed jobseeker's allowance, in each of the last 12 months. (244471).
We have combined this answer with another Parliamentary Question asking how many people have flowed on to jobseeker's allowance (JSA) who (a) had previously claimed JSA within the last (i) three months (ii) six months (iii) one year and (iv) two years and (b) had not previously claimed it, in each of the last 10 months. (244472).
Table 1, attached, shows the estimate of the number of people who have flowed on to JSA in each of the last 12 months, by the length of time since they last claimed and also the number of people who have never previously claimed. These estimates have been derived using data from the Jobcentre Plus 5% cohort. This is a sample of the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.
| Table 1: Number of onflows( 1) to j obseeker ’ s a llowance by length of time since previous claim, by month | |||||
| N ot seasonally adjusted | |||||
| Length of time since previous claim | |||||
| Month of onflow | Up to 3 months | Up to 6 months | Up to 1 year | Up to 2 years | Never claimed |
| (1) Number of claims started within month. (2) Five week month (remaining months are 4 week months). (3) Estimates are based on a 5 per cent. sample of computerised claims. All claims have been weighted by a factor of 20 to represent the population. Source: Jobcentre Plus 5 per cent. Cohort(2) | |||||
Pension Credit
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of the housing cost premium paid out to pension credit claimants in each year since it was introduced. [240526]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 26 November, Official Report, column 2012W.
Pension Credit: Housing
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum amount payable as additional housing cost premium of pension credit was in each year since its introduction. [241008]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to her on 26 November, Official Report, column 2012W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of pension credit claimants have received a premium for each type of housing cost in each year since pension credit was introduced. [241009]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to her on 26 November, Official Report, column 2011W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average amount has been of the additional housing cost premium of pension credit which has been paid to claimants in receipt of it in each year since its introduction; and if he will make a statement. [241010]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to her on 26( )November, Official Report, column 2012W.
Pension Credit: Overpayments
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what average amount of overpaid pension credits per case was clawed back by his Department in (a) each month of 2008-09 and (b) each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [240520]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer the Minister of State, (Mr. McNulty) gave the hon. Member on 26 November, Official Report, volume 170, column 2014W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much in overpaid pension credits was recovered by his Department in each (a) month of 2008-09 and (b) year from 2003-04 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. [240523]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer the Minister of State, (Mr. McNulty) gave the hon. Member on 26 November 2008, Official Report, volume 170, column 2014W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much overpaid pension credit was reimbursed to his Department on average as a result of cases taken to court over repayment in (a) each month of 2008-09 and (b) each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [241028]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member on 26 November 2008, Official Report , volume 170, column 2014W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have been taken to court by his Department to seek repayment of overpaid pension credits in each (a) month of 2008-09 and (b) of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [241314]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member on 10 November 2008, Official Report , volume 482, column 918W.
Social Security Benefits
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on free (a) school meals and (b) prescriptions for benefit claimants (i) in total and (ii) on average per benefit claimant in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [242188]
Dawn Primarolo: I have been asked to reply.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families do not collect information on how much is spent on free school meals.
Prescription data are not collected about patients, only about the number and cost of items dispensed.
The information available in respect of England is in the following table.
| Total number of items dispensed to benefit recipients( 1) (Thousand) | Total net ingredient cost of items dispensed (£000) | |
| (1) These items are dispensed to recipients of the following (and their partner if they have one) who are automatically entitled to free prescriptions: income support; income-based jobseeker’s allowance; working tax credit with child tax credit or working tax credit that includes a disability or severe disability element and in either case whose annual gross taxable income is below a specified amount; and pension credit guarantee credit (applies only to partners under 60 as recipients are exempt on age grounds) (from October 2003, previously minimum income guarantee included with income support). Notes: 1. The number of items is derived from a one in 20 sample of all exempt items dispensed in the community in England by community pharmacists, appliance contractors and dispensing doctors. 2. The cost is in respect of net ingredient cost of prescription items dispensed in the community in England for each of the last five years. Source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Data. | ||
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