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Public Telecommunications Systems
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Metropolitan Police, the National Police Improvement Agency and the Olympic Security Directorate have met to discuss (a) integration of their secure network requirements and (b) the potential for efficiency savings through integration. [290241]
Alan Johnson: The additional Airwave requirements for the Olympics have been identified for all emergency services across the UK. These form the basis for the contractual negotiations with Airwave Solutions Limited (ASL).
The negotiations with the emergency services ensure the system remains fully interoperable and that any potential savings for negotiating on a combined basis are achieved.
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he has received reports of any delay in the implementation of the London Secure Communications Network; [290297]
(2) what assessment he has made of progress on the schedule for roll-out of the London Secure Communications Network before the 2012 Olympics. [290298]
Alan Johnson: The enhancements to the Airwave Radio System required for the 2012 Olympics are currently on schedule
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the London Secure Communications Network will be implemented. [290459]
Alan Johnson: The implementation of the Olympic enhancements for the Airwave radio system is currently progressing against schedule, so that it is ready for the 2012 games.
Stop and Search
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 15 and (c) 16 to 17 years old have been subject to police stop and search procedures in each police force area in each of the last five years; [294218]
(2) how many people aged (a) over 80, (b) 71 to 80 and (c) 60 to 70 years old have been subject to police stop and search procedures in each police force area in each of the last five years. [294219]
Alan Johnson: Information on stops and searches that the law requires to be reported to the Home Office does not include information on the age of persons searched.
UK Border Agency: Pay
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid in bonuses to (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and administration staff in the UK Border Agency in each of the last five years. [281629]
Mr. Woolas: Please see the following tables for a breakdown of bonuses paid to UK Border Agency staff, including front-line officers, within the last five financial years.
I also refer the hon. Gentlemen to the previous answer provided on 29 June 2009, Official Report, columns 78-80W, which shows that the size of the UK Border Agency staff ranges between 15,370 and 18,838 during these years. At the same time we have also integrated the functions of the Border and Immigration Agency, UK Visas and HMRC functions at the border and now have a presence in 135 countries around the world.
The level of bonuses paid to staff in 2008-09 represents less than 0.23 per cent. of the Agency's net out-turn (budget minus income). Bonuses are only given to those who have performed to a high standard and have delivered the Agency's public commitments.
| Financial year 2004-05 | |
| Civil service grade (and equivalent) | Total amount by grade (£) |
| Financial year 2005-06 | |
| Civil service grade (and equivalent) | Total amount by g rade (£) |
| Financial year 2006-07 | |
| Civil service grade (and equivalent) | Total amount by g rade (£) |
| Financial year 2007-08 | |
| Civil service grade (and equivalent) | Total amount by g rade (£) |
| Financial year 2008-09 | |
| Civil service grade (and equivalent) | Total amount by g rade (£) |
Children, Schools and Families
Academies: Sponsorship
Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) for which academies an element of the committed sponsorship has been paid in kind; [293663]
(2) what audit mechanism is used to assess the monetary value of sponsorship provided in kind for academies; [293664]
(3) which academies have received their pledged sponsorship in full in cash. [293665]
Mr. Coaker: The following table identifies academies where sponsorship is a contribution to capital costs and the Department has evidence of receipt that the contribution has been paid in full. There may be cases where further sponsorship payments have already been received by the Academy Trust but not yet reported to the Department.
| Traditionally procurement academies where sponsorship has been received in full | |
The only "Endowment Sponsorship" Academy where sponsorship is in the form of contributions to an endowment fund, and has been reported to the Department as having been received in full is the Marsh Academy
(Kent). As with the first category, there may be cases where further sponsorship has already been received by the Academy Trust but not yet reported to the Department.
Sponsorship in kind is additional to formal sponsorship requirements, the Department does not therefore keep records of it.
In-kind sponsorship received by academies is recorded in their annual financial statements which are subject to external audit. The external auditor will certify, among other things, whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the academy's incoming resources.
Children: Day Care
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of childcare settings have (a) applied for and (b) been granted exemption from parts of the early years foundation stage. [294068]
Dawn Primarolo: As of 15 October 2009, 18 Steiner Waldorf settings and one registered childminder have applied for exemptions from and/or modifications of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Of those that have completed the exemptions application process, six Steiner Waldorf settings have been granted exemptions and/or modifications from certain parts of the EYFS Learning and Development requirements.
Children's Centres: West Yorkshire
John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many new Sure Start centres his Department plans to open in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire in the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [293948]
Dawn Primarolo: The West Yorkshire area (which covers Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) currently has 153 Sure Start Children's Centres offering services to approximately 127,000 children, with a further 20 planned to be delivered by March 2010 in order to provide universal coverage of children's centre services for children under five and their families. Of the 153 centres, 51 are in Leeds with a further eight centres planned. Leeds West constituency has seven centres, there are no further centres planned for this constituency.
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