Mr Graham Stuart:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by the NHS on translation services in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; when his Department last reviewed its level of expenditure on such services; and if he will make a statement. [4841]
Mr Burstow:
National health service bodies are not required to report their planned or actual spending on interpretation and translation services to the Department. When planning such services, NHS bodies should take due account of their legal duties, the composition of the communities they serve, and the needs and circumstances of their patients, service users and local populations.
Respite Care
Helen Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department allocated to each primary care trust for carer's breaks in each of the last four years; what records his Department maintains of the ways in which primary care trusts deploy such funding; and if he will make a statement. [3471]
Mr Burstow:
The previous Government made £150 million available within primary care trust (PCT) allocations (£50 million in 2009-10 and £100 million in 2010-11) to enable them to provide breaks for carers. Although this 30 Jun 2010 : Column 572W
was new money, it was not ring-fenced and no mechanisms were put in place to ensure that the money was spent on carers. The £150 million formed part of PCTs' overall total allocations and PCTs were not provided individual sums for breaks.
The NHS Operating Framework for 2010-11 distinguishes the national 'must dos' from those areas where local organisations should set their priorities based on local needs. Supporting carers has been an area identified for PCTs to choose to prioritise for local action and agree funding with local partner organisations. As such, the Department maintains no central records of how much each PCT spends on supporting carers.
Education
Departmental Mobile Phones
Mr Watson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal digital assistant supplied by the Department. [1433]
Tim Loughton:
All five Ministers at this Department have been issued with one BlackBerry each. No iPhones, mobile phones or personal digital assistants have been issued to Ministers.
Departmental Official Cars
Mr Watson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department are entitled to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the Government car pool and (iii) a taxi ordered through a departmental account. [3207]
Tim Loughton:
There are no civil servants or special advisers entitled to the use of (a) a car with a dedicated driver or (b) a car from the Government car pool.
Civil servants and special advisers are discouraged from using a taxi unless there are special circumstances. These are:
When there is no public transport available, especially when travelling early in the morning or late at night before public transport starts or is running regularly.
When he/she has a temporary or permanent disability.
When he/she has heavy luggage to carry.
When it is more important that he/she saves official time.
When he/she is in an unfamiliar town and is uncertain of public transport.
When he/she is concerned for his/her physical safety.
Special Educational Needs
Stella Creasy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of students at (a) academy and (b) non-academy schools in each education authority had a statement of special educational needs in the academic year 2009-10. [4788]
Sarah Teather [holding answer 29 June 2010]: The information requested is shown in the following table.
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Academies and LA maintained secondary schools( 1) : Number of pupils with statements of special educational needs( 2) January 2010 (final) Government Office Region and local authority area in England
Academies
LA maintained secondary
Pupils with statements
Pupils on roll
Percentage of pupils with statements
Pupils with statements
Pupils on roll
Percentage of pupils with statements
England( 3)
4,210
193,280
2.2
59,390
3,055,420
1.9
North East( 3)
320
11,120
2.9
2,980
156,870
1.9
Darlington
(4)-
574
(4)-
88
5,314
1.7
Durham
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
502
30,467
1.6
Gateshead
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
233
11,376
2.0
Hartlepool
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
121
6,234
1.9
Middlesbrough
94
3,328
2.8
121
4,941
2.4
Newcastle upon Tyne
11
1,165
0.9
227
14,813
1.5
North Tyneside
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
290
13,202
2.2
Northumberland
161
3,637
4.4
641
25,628
2.5
Redcar and Cleveland
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
162
9,366
1.7
South Tyneside
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
136
9,066
1.5
Stockton-on-Tees
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
209
11,340
1.8
Sunderland
54
2,412
2.2
245
15,125
1.6
North West( 3)
470
23,160
2.0
8,400
410,820
2.0
Blackburn with Darwen
15
771
1.9
229
8,685
2.6
Blackpool
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
83
7,897
1.1
Bolton
16
1,681
1.0
351
17,229
2.0
Bury
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
334
11,117
3.0
Cheshire East
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
532
22,337
2.4
Cheshire West and Chester
53
1,224
4.3
439
20,432
2.1
Cumbria
128
4,673
2.7
665
28,903
2.3
Halton
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
150
7,536
2.0
Knowsley
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
162
7,497
2.2
Lancashire
65
2,003
3.2
1,577
67,321
2.3
Liverpool
10
2,747
0.4
243
28,019
0.9
Manchester
83
4,394
1.9
493
19,006
2.6
Oldham
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
227
15,918
1.4
Rochdale
20
600
3.3
296
12,095
2.4
Salford
18
1,163
1.5
108
9,783
1.1
Sefton
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
205
19,176
1.1
St. Helens
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
107
10,661
1.0
Stockport
22
711
3.1
401
13,954
2.9
Tameside
36
2,446
1.5
162
11,861
1.4
Trafford
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
289
16,562
1.7
Warrington
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
439
13,318
3.3
Wigan
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
431
19,114
2.3
Wirral
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
477
22,400
2.1
Yorkshire a nd The Humber( 3)
400
21,950
1.8
5,400
309,230
1.7
Barnsley
18
532
3.4
287
12,388
2.3
Bradford
79
4,068
1.9
447
29,884
1.5
Calderdale
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
391
15,391
2.5
Doncaster
40
3,136
1.3
236
17,357
1.4
East Riding of Yorkshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
442
22,630
2.0
Kingston Upon Hull, City of
38
1,864
2.0
184
11,832
1.6
Kirklees
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
506
25,872
2.0
Leeds
24
2,932
0.8
593
42,800
1.4
North East Lincolnshire
81
2,582
3.1
211
7,009
3.0
North Lincolnshire
24
597
4.0
308
9,335
3.3
North Yorkshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
524
40,249
1.3
Rotherham
15
1,218
1.2
294
18,156
1.6
Sheffield
39
2,849
1.4
443
27,543
1.6
Wakefield
39
2,168
1.8
397
18,851
2.1
York
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
141
9,931
1.4
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East Midlands( 3)
490
20,790
2.4
4,830
271,770
1.8
Derby
11
1,097
1.0
192
15,165
1.3
Derbyshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
1,013
48,390
2.1
Leicester
22
776
2.8
288
17,157
1.7
Leicestershire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
1,033
45,506
2.3
Lincolnshire
242
6,857
3.5
982
41,393
2.4
Northamptonshire
200
6,088
3.3
987
41,700
2.4
Nottingham
12
5,220
0.2
50
9,513
0.5
Nottinghamshire
(4)-
747
(4)-
202
50,574
0.4
Rutland
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
78
2,372
3.3
West Midlands( 3)
350
20,600
1.7
6,980
338,580
2.1
Birmingham
53
2,816
1.9
1,400
66,266
2.1
Coventry
9
710
1.3
299
19,168
1.6
Dudley
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
416
19,694
2.1
Herefordshire
23
1,021
2.3
185
9,037
2.0
Sandwell
74
6,059
1.2
282
14,267
2.0
Shropshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
539
16,832
3.2
Solihull
58
3,781
1.5
294
13,239
2.2
Staffordshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
964
56,279
1.7
Stoke-on-Trent
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
377
13,105
2.9
Telford and Wrekin
45
1,572
2.9
237
8,965
2.6
Walsall
37
3,248
1.1
283
17,473
1.6
Warwickshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
630
33,602
1.9
Wolverhampton
42
736
5.7
327
14,562
2.2
Worcestershire
11
661
1.7
747
36,094
2.1
East o f England( 3)
480
16,390
3.0
7,760
370,570
2.1
Bedford
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
294
14,872
2.0
Central Bedfordshire
8
525
1.5
437
21,560
2.0
Cambridgeshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
850
32,373
2.6
Essex
197
7,145
2.8
1,716
81,883
2.1
Hertfordshire
21
1,613
1.3
888
78,714
1.1
Luton
22
1,721
1.3
221
10,573
2.1
Norfolk
68
1,128
6.0
1,529
48,372
3.2
Peterborough
114
2,832
4.0
280
10,345
2.7
Southend-on-Sea
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
183
13,000
1.4
Suffolk
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
1,138
51,422
2.2
Thurrock
54
1,427
3.8
227
7,453
3.0
London( 3)
980
43,620
2.2
8,880
406,510
2.2
Inner London( 3)
600
23,290
2.6
3,010
117,040
2.6
Camden
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
317
9,892
3.2
City of London
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
Hackney
131
2,525
5.2
147
6,026
2.4
Hammersmith and Fulham
13
892
1.5
136
6,159
2.2
Haringey
14
1,043
1.3
385
12,162
3.2
Islington
47
1,500
3.1
107
6,413
1.7
Kensington and Chelsea
7
162
4.3
78
3,434
2.3
Lambeth
42
1,281
3.3
271
8,466
3.2
Lewisham
82
3,786
2.2
259
10,279
2.5
Newham
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
233
17,970
1.3
Southwark
165
7,373
2.2
173
5,734
3.0
Tower Hamlets
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
500
14,783
3.4
Wandsworth
25
1,107
2.3
241
10,387
2.3
Westminster
69
3,623
1.9
159
5,335
3.0
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Outer London( 3)
390
20,330
1.9
5,870
289,470
2.0
Barking and Dagenham
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
303
13,013
2.3
Barnet
48
1,718
2.8
434
19,798
2.2
Bexley
57
2,596
2.2
343
17,347
2.0
Brent
57
2,732
2.1
346
15,241
2.3
Bromley
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
527
22,638
2.3
Croydon
54
5,088
1.1
219
15,024
1.5
Ealing
22
1,450
1.5
304
16,415
1.9
Enfield
35
1,696
2.1
356
20,539
1.7
Greenwich
36
790
4.6
467
13,639
3.4
Harrow
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
190
9,967
1.9
Havering
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
263
16,655
1.6
Hillingdon
28
1,754
1.6
256
16,780
1.5
Hounslow
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
246
16,561
1.5
Kingston upon Thames
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
160
9,960
1.6
Merton
38
1,665
2.3
165
6,888
2.4
Redbridge
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
400
21,624
1.8
Richmond upon Thames
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
255
6,649
3.8
Sutton
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
311
16,775
1.9
Waltham Forest
11
839
1.3
329
13,960
2.4
South East( 3)
470
24,700
1.9
8,430
480,230
1.8
Bracknell Forest
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
161
6,330
2.5
Brighton and Hove
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
251
12,160
2.1
Buckinghamshire
11
726
1.5
544
33,998
1.6
East Sussex
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
571
27,418
2.1
Hampshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
857
69,678
1.2
Isle of Wight
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
215
11,436
1.9
Kent
241
10,785
2.2
1,346
88,544
1.5
Medway
26
1,346
1.9
343
17,946
1.9
Milton Keynes
24
1,167
2.1
275
15,507
1.8
Oxfordshire
33
1,588
2.1
660
34,197
1.9
Portsmouth
9
361
2.5
156
8,595
1.8
Reading
27
897
3.0
117
5,448
2.1
Slough
20
1,090
1.8
134
8,868
1.5
Southampton
13
1,650
0.8
72
8,664
0.8
Surrey
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
1,198
59,584
2.0
West Berkshire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
290
12,067
2.4
West Sussex
69
5,092
1.4
737
39,495
1.9
Windsor and Maidenhead
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
265
10,123
2.6
Wokingham
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
237
10,170
2.3
South West( 3)
250
10,960
2.3
5,740
310,840
1.8
Bath and North East Somerset
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
186
12,518
1.5
Bournemouth
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
121
9,742
1.2
Bristol, City of
132
5,411
2.4
303
11,668
2.6
Cornwall
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
818
31,859
2.6
Devon
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
1,115
42,628
2.6
Dorset
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
463
29,697
1.6
Gloucestershire
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
608
39,710
1.5
Isles of Scilly
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
North Somerset
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
134
12,749
1.1
Plymouth
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
406
17,894
2.3
Poole
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
99
8,296
1.2
Somerset
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
279
31,245
0.9
South Gloucestershire
57
3,501
1.6
283
14,875
1.9
Swindon
47
1,421
3.3
220
10,967
2.0
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Torbay
(5)-
(5)-
(5)-
226
8,582
2.6
Wiltshire
12
625
1.9
475
28,412
1.7
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed but excludes city technology colleges. (2) Excludes dual registrations. (3) National and regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between totals and the sum of constituent parts. (4) Fewer than five pupils. (5) No schools of this type. Source:
School Census