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| Table 3: Number of Chlamydia diagnoses outside of GUM within Essex c ounty, by PCT and sex: 2006-09 (calendar year) | |||||
| Area | STI | Year | Male | Female | Total( 1) |
| (1) Total includes those with unknown/unspecified sex. Therefore the sum of male and female diagnoses might not equal the total number of diagnoses. Cells with numbers less than five and cells with the second lowest value where appropriate have been masked. (2) NCSP data for 2008 include non NCSP non GUM information reported for the period 1 April 2008-31 December 2008. Notes: 1. NCSP data consist of returns from the NCSP core dataset and non NCSP non GUM laboratory returns. 2. The NCSP has been phased in since 1 April 2003 with all 152 PCTs reporting data to the programme since March 2008. Non NCSP non GUM data have been collected since 1 April 2008 from laboratories in England and are reported to the NCSP. Therefore note that numbers of diagnoses have risen substantially as an increasing proportion of the target population have been tested. 3. Data are based on those aged 15-24 years inclusive. 4. Data are presented by PCT of residence and exclude those resident outside of England. 5. Data available from the NCSP are the number of diagnoses made and not the number of patients diagnosed. 6. Data presented are based on tests with confirmed positive diagnoses only. Source: The National Chlamydia Screening programme core dataset. Date of data: 3 February 2010, Non NCSP non GUM data. Date of data: 3 March 2010. | |||||
Women and Equality
Rape: Victim Support Schemes
Mrs. May: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how much funding has been allocated to Baroness Stern's review of the treatment of survivors of rape by the police and other agencies in England and Wales. [316955]
Maria Eagle: The Government Equalities Office jointly commissioned the Stern Review with the Home Office.
Baroness Stern's review of rape reporting in England and Wales has been allocated up to a maximum of £170,000 programme spend.
In the course of her review, Baroness Stern has consulted widely with key stakeholders in all English regions and Wales, including police forces, local authorities, the Crown Prosecution Service, the health service and third sector organisations. She is also taking into account the work of Sara Payne, the Victims' Champion, and Sir George Alberti, who is leading a Department of Health taskforce on the health aspects of violence against women and girls.
As the review is still under way, final costs are yet to be established.
Children, Schools and Families
Education: International Cooperation
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many teachers and teaching assistants from each local authority have participated in the Teachers' International Professional Development Programme in each year since 2000; [318234]
(2) how much funding in respect of the Teachers' International Professional Development Programme has been allocated to each local authority in each year since 2000. [318235]
Mr. Coaker: There are three strands to the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) programme: local authority led study visits on a theme decided by the relevant local authority with 2000 places each year; school determined visits to examine a theme of study decided by the schools engaged, with 500 visits each year; and a programme of study visits to developing countries with 80 places each year.
The information on the number of teachers and teaching assistants from each local authority who have participated in the Teachers International Professional Development Programme visits for the period 2000-01 to 2006-07 is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information on the number of teachers taking part in local authority led study visits by local authority; information on the number of teachers taking part in study visits on the developing country strand; and for school determined study visits for 2007-08, 2008-09 and the anticipated out-turn for 2009-10 has been placed in the House Libraries.
Funding for the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) programme is not distributed to local authorities. Funding passes to the four programme delivery organisations, each of which is contracted to deliver a specified number of places. Each provider receives an indication of how many places on the programme each local authority might expect, with places not taken up by local authorities re-allocated to authorities where demand outstrips their allocation.
Educational Institutions: Tower Hamlets
Mr. Galloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many colleges in the London borough of Tower Hamlets had an application for accreditation refused in the last 12 months; [314850]
(2) how many colleges in the London borough of Tower Hamlets lost their accreditation in the last 12 months. [314851]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 3 February 2010]: I have been asked to reply.
The UK Border Agency does not hold figures on the number of colleges applying for accreditation from one of its approved accrediting bodies for the purposes of educational quality. However, a total of eight colleges in the London borough of Tower Hamlets had an application for a Tier 4 Sponsor Licence refused in the last 12 months.
Faith Schools: Equality
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide that the exceptions to the equality duty contemplated in clause 29 of and schedule 3, part 2 to the Equality Bill be extended to faith schools in the public sector; and if he will make a statement. [317017]
Ms Diana R. Johnson:
In relation to their pupils, faith schools are not covered by clause 29 of the Equality Bill as a result of clause 28(2). They are instead covered by Part 6 of the Bill and the exceptions they need to
operate are provided in that Part and in Schedule 11. In relation to other services and public functions provided by faith schools, the exceptions contained in Clause 29 will apply to all public bodies, including maintained faith schools. The exceptions in Part 2 of Schedule 3 apply mainly to local authorities in relation to their education functions. Where they need to apply more widely, including to maintained faith schools, they do. An example of this is paragraph 11 of the Schedule. There is no need for additional legislation.
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