Secondary Schools
Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many secondary schools there are in (a) Bexley, (b) Bournemouth, (c) Buckinghamshire, (d) Kent, (e) Kingston upon Thames, (f) Lincolnshire, (g) Medway, (h) Poole, (i) Reading, (j) Slough, (k) Southend, (l) Sutton, (m) Torbay, (n) Trafford and (o) Wirral local education authority areas; and how each school is designated in performance tables. [96487]
Mr Gibb: The information requested is shown in the following tables:
| Number and designation of schools in specific local authority areas based on the performance tables | |||||||
| Academy and free schools | Community | Community special | Foundation | Foundation special | General further education college | Non-maintained special | |
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| Other independent | Other independent special | Sponsored academy | Voluntary aided | Voluntary controlled | Total | |
| Notes: 1. Data is as it was published in the 2011 performance tables. Schools are classed as secondary if their lower age range is less than 16 and their higher age range is greater or equal to 13. They may not have pupils at the end of key stage 4. 2. Where schools have converted to an academy since 12 September 2010, they have been published both as their predecessor school and as the newly converted academy, and their attainment data has been published under the name of the predecessor school. For this analysis, the predecessor school’s designation has been counted. | ||||||
Schools: Sports
Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many school sports co-ordinators were in post in (a) September 2009, (b) September 2010, (c) September 2011 and (d) on the most recent date for which figures are available. [94954]
Tim Loughton [holding answer 20 February 2012]: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Rehman Chishti: To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the Government's publication, Creating a Sporting Habit for Life: a new youth sport strategy, whether he has any plans to make participation in sport compulsory in schools after the age of 16 years. [97744]
Tim Loughton: There are no plans to make National Curriculum physical education (PE) compulsory after the age of 16. The intention is that the review of National Curriculum PE will embed PE and competitive sport in schools by the age of 16, supported by the School Games. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media, Olympics and Sport's new Youth Sport strategy will then encourage young people aged 14 to 25 to move from school and education based sport to sport in clubs and the community.
Self-control: Educational Attainment
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department has invested in research into the effect of self-control on children's well-being and educational attainment. [97087]
Tim Loughton: The Department has not funded specific research into the effect of self-control on children's well-being and educational attainment, but three studies over the past five years have considered related issues as part of broader research. Two of these were specific evaluations, costing £560,000 in total. The third is an ongoing longitudinal study with a much broader scope, where it is not possible to identify funding on the specific relationship between self-control and well-being or attainment.
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The UK Resilience Programme (UKRP)
An evaluation of the UK Resilience Programme (UKRP) investigated whether the programme had a short and/or long-term impact on pupils' well-being (resilience to depression and anxiety) and on school-related outcomes (e.g. attainment or attendance).
The UKRP aimed to improve children's psychological well-being by building resilience and promoting accurate thinking. It was launched in three local authorities in 2007-08 with workshops delivered to year 7 pupils in secondary schools.
UKRP was a modification of the Penn Resiliency Programme (PRP) curriculum developed by the University of Pennsylvania. The UK programme included the teaching of behavioural coping and social problem-solving techniques, and techniques for self-control. Pupil well-being and other outcome data were collected in July 2009 and July 2010, when pupils were in years 8 and 9 respectively. The final report was published by the Department in April 2011.
The evaluation cost £338,153 over four years.
An evaluation of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme in secondary schools ran from 2007-08 to 2010-11. The programme aimed to support the development of children's emotional intelligence. One of the five social and emotional skills promoted was self-regulation, defined in this study as “managing how we express emotions, coping with and changing difficult and uncomfortable feelings, and increasing and enhancing positive and pleasant feelings”.
The evaluation examined the impact of whole-school SEAL on whole year-groups of pupils and looked at outcomes including attainment and mental health difficulties. The final report was published by the Department in October 2010.
The evaluation cost £221,057 over four years.
The Effective Pre-school Primary and Secondary Education project
The Effective Pre-school Primary and Secondary Education project (EPPSE) started in 1997. It initially aimed to identify the impact of pre-school provision on a national sample of children between the ages of three and seven. Since then the study has been extended in phases to follow the same sample of 3,000 children through primary and secondary schooling. Pupils are currently aged 15 to 19.
The study has investigated both attainment and social/behavioural development at each key stage. Self-regulation (defined in this study as covering problem-solving, motivation, self-confidence and assertiveness) is one of four social/behavioural outcomes used. Self-regulation has been found to be a crucial skill for learning in both primary and secondary phases of learning.
Relevant publications from this ongoing longitudinal study include three reports summarising influences on attainment and social development up to age 14, published in February 2012.
Since the issue of self-regulation is a small, but integral part of this complex study, it is not possible to identify the specific funding invested in this issue.
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Special Educational Needs: Autism
Simon Kirby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to ensure teachers can support children diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder. [96988]
Sarah Teather: All teachers should have the skills to address children's special educational needs, including children with autistic spectrum disorders, or know where to get advice in order to do so. New school special educational needs (SEN) co-ordinators must now undergo training. That includes training on the different types of SEN, including autistic spectrum disorders.
We consulted on a Green Paper, “Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability”, last year. It explained that outstanding special schools, including those which provide for children with autism, will be able to apply to become teaching schools, developing their own staff alongside staff in schools throughout their network and sharing their expertise. The Green Paper also made a commitment to boost the availability of advanced level SEN continuous professional development for teachers. The Government will make available from March 2012 free, advanced-level training materials focused on autism and three other types of SEN. These resources will be nationally recognised at Masters-level equivalence so that they could be used for accredited professional development.
The Government are also, through a Voluntary and Community Sector Grant programme, funding the Autism Education Trust to the tune of some £1.2 million over 2011-12 and 2012-13, to develop national standards for the education of children with autism and providing tiered training through local hubs, with universal training for staff who work with autistic children, enhanced training for teachers and specialist training for SEN co-ordinators.
Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
Mr Burley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to identify and support children with dyslexia. [96677]
Sarah Teather: The Government are committed to ensuring that support is available to every school for the teaching of systematic synthetic phonics, which has been shown to be effective in teaching dyslexic pupils to read. In June this year we are introducing a new phonics screening check for children in year one. This should identify those children who have not met the expected standards, some of whom may have additional difficulties such as dyslexia.
3,200 teachers have accessed specialist dyslexia training. We are developing specialist resources for initial teacher training and supporting teachers to obtain postgraduate qualifications through our National Scholarship Fund for teachers. These measures will enhance teachers' knowledge, understanding and skills and support them to identify dyslexic pupils earlier.
We have awarded a grant to Dyslexia-Specific Learning Difficulty Trust in 2011-12 to raise awareness and support parents and schools. We also provided a grant for
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Dyslexia Action (with the RNIB) to make more than 650 core texts available in digital format for dyslexic pupils or those with visual impairment.
Students: Careers Advice
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the average number of careers advice appointments on offer per pupil per year for secondary school students in England in each of the last five years. [97592]
Mr Gibb [holding answer 1 March 2012]: This information is not held centrally. Records of appointments with Connexions personal advisers were previously held but did not include details of subjects discussed. Specific information on careers advice cannot therefore be provided.
From September, schools will be placed under a new duty to secure access to independent and impartial careers guidance on the full range of 16 to 18 education and training options. This recognises that schools are best placed to make decisions based on the needs and circumstances of their pupils, working in partnership with expert careers providers as appropriate.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Azerbaijan
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Azerbaijan on respect for human rights. [97406]
Mr Lidington: Ministers and senior officials regularly raise concerns over human rights, democratic values and the rule of law with the Azerbaijani Government. I personally have raised these issues with Azerbaijani Ministers on several occasions. I welcome Azerbaijan’s decision to orient itself towards European standards and structures. This will involve implementing reforms that improve human rights, including in areas such as freedom of the media and freedom of association. We work with the EU, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and others to support reforms and are clear that we want to help Azerbaijan realise international standards.
Burma
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) electoral, (b) censorship and (c) security laws in Burma on the potential for free and fair elections. [97252]
Mr Jeremy Browne: We welcome any steps taken by the Burmese authorities that may improve the prospects for credible and inclusive political participation. Recent amendments to the Political Parties Registration Law, including removing the ban on serving prisoners being members of a political party addresses one of the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) key concerns and allowed Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD to re-register to contest the upcoming by-election in April.
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The NLD has raised concerns about difficulties they have encountered while campaigning in recent weeks, including an apparent ban on rallies in sports stadiums. Despite the Union Election Commission’s rapid response allowing some rallies to take place, we note that the ban on use of sports stadiums still appears to be in place.
In recent months we have seen some welcome changes to the censorship system, and I hope to see further relaxation of media restrictions when the draft media law is finalised.
The international community will be carefully scrutinising all aspects of the conduct of the 1 April by-elections, not only on polling day and advance voting, but throughout the full campaign process. Post-election, we hope to see the strong involvement of the opposition as the reform process goes forward.
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of Burma’s compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820. [97537]
Mr Jeremy Browne: The human rights situation in Burma and its compliance with UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 remains a serious concern, particularly in the areas of the country where there is ethnic conflict. Limited access to these areas makes the provision of humanitarian assistance and collection of accurate data problematic.
We have continued to receive reports of gender-based violence by the military in the conflict areas. The Burmese Government has done little to investigate these cases. During Burma’s Universal Periodic Review session at the UN, we urged the Government to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations. We have supported UN statements calling on the Burmese Government to take urgent measures to end the targeting of civilians in military operations, and rape and other forms of sexual violence.
During his recent visit to Burma, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, made it very clear to the Burmese Government that humanitarian access to conflict areas, as well as a clear process of national reconciliation were some of the benchmarks by which we and the EU would assess whether EN restrictive measures should be eased.
Cambodia
Mr Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had on (a) the human rights record of Cambodia, (b) Cambodia's application for membership of the UN Security Council and (c) the eviction of the Borei Keila community in Phnom Penh. [97793]
Mr Jeremy Browne: We continue to discuss all these issues with a range of international partners, including in the EU and UN.
We also have a constructive and ongoing dialogue with the Royal Government of Cambodia on human rights issues and Cambodia's application for membership of the UN Security Council. Most recently our ambassador in Phnom Penh discussed human rights, including the
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eviction of the Borei Keila, with a number of senior Cambodian Ministers. We also support the work of the UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and welcome his work to help the Royal Government of Cambodia address human rights concerns.
We welcome discussions with any member states bidding for a seat on the UN Security Council. However, we emphasise, at all such discussions, that the UK's long-standing policy is not to reveal our voting intentions for these elections.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the mission to investigate the administration of the November 2011 presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [97808]
Mr Bellingham: A mission of experts from the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) was in the DRC between 5-13 January. They were sent to investigate the feasibility of donors providing further technical assistance to the DRC electoral commission (CENI). The mission recommended that there should be a review of the electoral process and that they were willing to help CENI carry this out. Britain also continues to urge CENI conduct a full and transparent review.
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has any plans to meet representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss the presidential and legislative elections held in November 2011 before the 2012 provincial elections. [97809]
Mr Bellingham: I am ready to meet representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to discuss a range of issues, including the recent elections. I expect to have the opportunity to do so soon.
The British ambassador to the DRC engages regularly with senior representatives of the DRC Government, with whom he continues to discuss the reforms required in advance of the provincial and local elections.
Departmental Carbon Emissions
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative. [97934]
Mr Lidington: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) signed up its UK operations to the 10:10 initiative. In addition 82 FCO posts signed up separately to 10:10.
For its UK operations, the FCO cut emissions from the four 10:10 categories of flights, road vehicles, electricity and fossil fuels by a total of 13,623 tonnes of CO2 in 2010; a cut of 19% compared to 2009.
We are aware of at least 21 posts which cut their CO2 by over 10% in total across the four categories and of other posts that cut by at least 10% in one or more categories. Examples of 10:10 carbon reductions in one
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year at posts around the world include: British embassy La Paz: cut 72%, Brazil network of posts: cut 57% , British embassy Beijing: cut 48%, British embassy Washington: cut 10%, British high commission Abuja: cut 22% and British embassy Copenhagen: cut 23%.
Diplomats: Armed Forces
Jeremy Lefroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) ambassadors, (b) high commissioners, (c) deputy ambassadors and (d) deputy high commissioners have served in the armed forces. [97648]
Mr Bellingham: These data are not readily available. It would incur a disproportionate cost to find this information out.
Secondment
Mr Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Scottish Government civil servants were seconded into his Department in each year since 2006. [97891]
Mr Bellingham: Since 2008 there have been five Scottish Government civil servants on inward loan (interchange) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). All of these officers were appointed through fair and open competition to positions that were advertised across the civil service. We are however unable to provide the number of officers per year as this could identify individual staff, and potentially breach data protection principles. The FCO does not have centrally-held records of these appointments before 2008, these cannot be obtained without incurring a disproportionate cost.
Fossil Fuels: Subsidies
Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding from his Department's Prosperity Fund programme was allocated to fossil fuel subsidy reform projects in the latest period for which figures are available. [97729]
Mr Bellingham: In 2011-12 three-quarters of the Prosperity Fund will be spent tackling climate change and strengthening energy security, targeting projects which deliver the greatest impact. Of this the Prosperity Fund is financing fossil fuel subsidy reform projects in India and Indonesia worth £234,023 and we are open to doing more, where there are opportunities to take forward this work with others.
Aside from the Prosperity Fund, we have strongly supported the G20 initiative to rationalise and phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that promote wasteful consumption and will continue to work through the G20 to seek progress on these issues.
Grace and Favour Housing
Mr Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Ministers in his Department have the use of grace and favour homes. [96867]
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Mr Lidington: I refer to the statement made by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, my right hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (Mr Maude), on 29 February 2012, Official Report, columns 387-88W.
Libya: Embassies
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff are based at the British embassy in Tripoli; and how many of those are attached to UK Trade and Investment. [97967]
Alistair Burt: There are approximately 90 staff at our embassy in Libya. Of these, approximately 10 staff members have a UKTI remit.
North Korea
Fiona Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what discussions his Department has had with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea; [98090]
(2) with reference to the report to the UN Human Rights Council by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in that country. [98092]
Mr Jeremy Browne: Neither Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers nor officials have had any recent meetings with Mr Marzuki Darusman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. However, FCO officials hope to meet Mr Darusman when he presents to the Human Rights Council on 12 March and will support and endorse his report.
I met the North Korean ambassador to the UK on 29 February and made clear to him that the UK remains very concerned about the humanitarian and human rights situation in North Korea. This is why the UK regularly co-sponsors an annual North Korea-specific resolution in the UN General Assembly on human rights. It is also why we welcomed last month's report to the UN Human Rights Council by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea. We continue to urge North Korea to allow the UN Special Rapporteur to North Korea to be allowed to visit the country to assess the situation.
Pakistan: British Nationals Abroad
Andrew Stephenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens were murdered in Pakistan in each of the last five years. [97862]
Alistair Burt: Our figures show we dealt with 36 cases involving the murder of British citizens in Pakistan over the past five years. The number of instances per year is as follows:
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| Number | |
Palestinians: Elections
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the prospects for elections in the Palestinian Authority in May 2012. [97807]
Alistair Burt: The UK, along with our EU partners, fully supports the holding of free and fair elections across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.
We are following closely the implementation of the agreement reached on 6 February 2012 between Fatah and Hamas on the formation of a technocratic government, to be led by President Abbas, to prepare for elections.
Any technocratic government should: be composed of figures committed to the principles set by President Abbas in Cairo in May 2011; uphold the principle of non-violence; be committed to a negotiated two-state solution, and accept previous agreements of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
It will be important that all sides work to ensure that the conditions are in place for the holding of free and fair elections.
Russian Language
Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has held with the European Union on the status of the Russian language as an official EU language. [97487]
Mr Lidington: No discussions have been held with the European Union on the status of the Russian language as an official EU language. Currently Russian is not recognised as an official language in any EU country so cannot be considered for official EU language status.
Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Latvia on the status of the Russian language within that country. [97488]
Mr Lidington: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) continues to engage with the Latvian Government on the integration of minorities. The FCO has not discussed the status of the Russian language as an official language with the Latvian Government. This is in an internal matter for the Latvian people. However, in Latvia’s Universal Periodic Review in 2011, we inquired about measures planned under the State Programme for the Integration of Society which aims to further the integration of ethnic minority groups.
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Sri Lanka
Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of steps by the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure a long-term post-conflict political settlement in that country. [97749]
Alistair Burt: The UK sees a political settlement, respect for human rights and accountability for alleged war crimes as being essential elements in post-conflict reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), which was appointed by the Sri Lankan Government to examine events relating to the civil war from 2002 to 2009, published its report on 16 December. We believe the report contains many constructive recommendations for action on post-conflict reconciliation and a political settlement. But we were disappointed by the findings and recommendations on accountability. We encourage the Sri Lankan Government to move quickly to implement the LLRC report's recommendations.
Sudan: Sanctions
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to lift trade sanctions on Sudan. [97838]
Mr Bellingham: There are no trade sanctions in place for Sudan in the UK or the EU. There remains a UN arms embargo on the states of north, south, west, eastern and central Darfur and an EU arms embargo on the whole of Sudan, both of which the UK implements robustly. There is no intention to lift the arms embargoes.
Uganda
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on gay rights in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. [98249]
Mr Bellingham: We are aware that a private Member's Bill on anti-homosexuality has been tabled.
We have raised our concerns about the Bill at the most senior levels of the Ugandan Government and will continue to do so. We will continue to support Ugandan civil society groups campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) rights. The Bill is a private Member's Bill and has not been adopted by the Ugandan Government.
Western Sahara
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to raise with the Moroccan Government the issue of freedom of expression for people calling for independence in occupied Western Sahara. [97185]
Mr Jeremy Browne:
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), raised the issue of freedom of expression in Western Sahara with the Moroccan Government during his visit to Morocco in
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October 2011. Our ambassador in Rabat regularly discusses human rights in Western Sahara with Morocco's newly elected government.
Deputy Prime Minister
Parliamentary Constituencies
Ann Clwyd: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the reorganisation of parliamentary constituencies in Wales carried out by the Boundary Commission for Wales. [97584]
Mr Harper: The Government's current estimate of the cost of undertaking the boundary review in Wales under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is £1.7 million.
House of Lords: Reform
Mrs Laing: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the likely effect of Scottish separation from the United Kingdom on eligibility of existing peers to retain seats in the House of Lords. [96597]
Mr Harper: Scotland remains an integral part of the United Kingdom and the Government can only proceed on the current constitutional framework.
Mr Dodds: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on reform of the House of Lords. [98147]
Mr Harper: There have been no official discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on House of Lords reform.
Energy and Climate Change
Energy Supply: Mobile Homes
David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on statutory easements enabling gas and electricity companies to connect park home owners to the mains supply. [97968]
Gregory Barker: I have not received any recent representations on this issue.
Energy: Housing
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received from landlords of the least energy efficient properties on the steps they must take to comply with regulations on energy improvement under the Energy Act 2011; and if he will make a statement. [97887]
Gregory Barker:
We have corresponded with a number of the organisations representing landlords regarding the private rented sector provisions in the Energy Act
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2011. This includes the National Landlord Association and the Residential Landlord Association. We intend to engage the sector more broadly ahead of making secondary legislation in this area.
Energy: Meters
Bill Esterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on making the installation of smart meters mandatory. [97994]
Charles Hendry: Smart meters will be rolled out as standard across the country by 2019, but it will not be a legal obligation on individuals to have one.
The roll-out of smart meters is an important national modernisation programme, which will bring big benefits to consumers, as well as the nation. We therefore expect consumers to welcome their installation.
Fuel Poverty Review
Chris Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department plans to publish its response to the Independent Fuel Poverty Review. [98033]
Gregory Barker: We expect the final report of the independent review to be published shortly and will make a statement at that time of the Government's intentions.
Green Deal Scheme
Mr Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on a transition period for the introduction of the Green Deal; and if he will make a statement. [97988]
Gregory Barker: The Green Deal is a market driven mechanism, with Government responsible for implementing a legislative framework. The Department is working closely with a wide range of stakeholders who will be delivering the Green Deal (including energy suppliers, financiers and potential Green Deal providers, assessors and installers) to ensure that they are in a position to make Green Deals happen from autumn 2012.
Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on employee and employer tax efficiency in relation to the Green Deal. [98208]
Gregory Barker: The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr Davey), has many meetings with Cabinet colleagues on a number of topics, including taxation.
Housing: Insulation
Alex Cunningham:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what projection he has made of the number of Solid Wall Insulation installations
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in the social housing sector under the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation in
(a)
2013,
(b)
2014 and
(c)
2015. [96543]
Gregory Barker: Social housing is very well placed to benefit from solid wall insulation under the Green Deal and ECO due to the experience the sector has of carrying out major works and the economies of scale that can be generated. The impact assessment, which accompanied the recent Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation consultation, included estimates for the delivery of solid wall insulation in social housing and these reflect the important role social housing can play in the Green Deal. The estimates are summarised in table 1.
| Table 1: Installations of SWI in social housing properties from 2013 to 2015 | |
| SWI in social housing | |
The consultation impact assessment can be found here:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/consultation/green-deal/3603-green-deal-eco-ia.pdf
We are working with stakeholders to improve the data on which the Impact assessment was based and updated analysis will be published in the summer.
Local Energy Assessment Fund
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many applications for funding from the Local Energy Assessment Fund have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted and (c) rejected. [97956]
Gregory Barker: The Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF) awarded grants undertaking energy efficiency and feasibility work in two phases during the period from December 2011 and March 2012.
The total number of LEAF applications was 593 and the number of successful LEAF bids was 237. The number of unsuccessful bids was 356. The overall success rate for LEAF applications under both phases was 38%.
Renewable Energy
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from onshore wind in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97942]
(2) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from offshore wind in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97943]
(3) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from tidal sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97944]
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(4) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from small-scale hydro sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97945]
(5) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from large-scale hydro sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97946]
(6) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from landfill gas in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97947]
(7) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from sewage sludge digestion in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97948]
(8) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from municipal solid wall combustion in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97949]
(9) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from animal biomass in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97950]
(10) what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from plant biomass in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011; [97951]
(11) how much (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) tidal, (d) small-scale hydro, (e) large-scale hydro, (f) landfill gas, (g) sewage sludge digestion, (h) municipal solid wall combustion, (i) animal biomass and (j) plant biomass energy generation capacity was installed in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2009, (v) 2010 and (vi) 2011. [97952]
Charles Hendry: Statistics on the generation capacity at the end of the calendar years 2006 to 2010 inclusive and the total amount of electricity generated during those years is available in table 7.4 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2011 edition, copies of which are available in the House Library, and on the Department’s website at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/publications/dukes/dukes.aspx
Provisional estimates of capacity and generation data covering the first nine months of 2011 are published in table 6.1 of the December 2011 edition of Energy Trends, copies of which are available in the House Library, and on the Department’s website at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/publications/trends/trends.aspx
A provisional 2011 calendar year figure will be contained in the March 2012 edition of Energy Trends, which will be published on 29 March 2012, with final figures contained within the 2012 edition of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, which will be published on 26 July 2012.
Percentage changes in generation by main technology categories and yearly capacity changes during the period 2006 to 2010, derived from the data published in table 7.4 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics are shown below. Year on year changes in generation are impacted by both changes in capacity and by external factors such as amount of rainfall and average wind speed.
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| Capacity installed (1) during the year | |||||
| MW | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| (1) These figures represent net change in capacity, i.e. capacity of new installations minus capacity decommissioned. | |||||
| Percentage change in generation | |||||
| % | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| (2) Generation of electricity from shoreline wave and tidal is included within the offshore wind row; total generation from shoreline wave and tidal amounts of less than 2GWh. | |||||
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Renewable Energy: Heating
Esther McVey: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for the domestic renewable heat premium payment after 1 April 2012. [97405]
Gregory Barker: We are considering how to support renewable heat for householders following the end of the current RHPP period.
Renewables Obligation: Finance
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much of the renewables obligation budget for the year 2010-11 has not been spent. [95625]
Charles Hendry: The RO scheme is demand-led and the level of RO support in 2010-11, as for future years, depended on the predicted level of renewables generation. There was no budget for 2010-11 but the total cost of the scheme in that year was £1,285 million in 2010-11 prices.
Since 2011-12, the RO has formed part of the Levy Control Framework, within the Government's public spending framework, which forms the mechanism by which Government control the total amount that can be levied on consumer electricity bills. Information on the Levy Control Framework is available on the DECC website at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/funding-support/fuel-poverty/3290-control-fwork-decc-levyfunded-spending.pdf
Solar Power
Tessa Munt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how the deployment of solar photovoltaic technologies will be used to support his Department's commitment to community-owned energy projects. [97864]
Gregory Barker: As part of the feed-in-tariffs scheme Phase 2B consultation, DECC is currently consulting on a proposed definition of community” projects and on how that definition might be used to benefit community schemes. The consultation can be found at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/fits_rev_ph2b/fits_rev_ph2b.aspx
and is open for comments until 26 April 2012. I have also established a Community Energy Contact Group to consider wider issues around community energy.
Solar Power: Social Rented Housing
Tessa Munt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration his Department has given to the merits of using solar pv panels in the social housing sector. [97865]
Gregory Barker: The feed-in-tariffs scheme Phase 2B consultation is currently consulting on a proposed definition of “community” projects that could include social housing, and on how that definition might be used to benefit such schemes. The consultation can be found at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/fits_rev _ph2b/fits_rev_ph2b.aspx
and is open for comments until 26 April 2012.
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Warm Home Discount Scheme
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 833W, on the Warm Home Discount Scheme, what estimate his Department has made of the average level of financial support that will be provided to low-income and vulnerable households beyond the core group. [97961]
Gregory Barker: In 2011-12 energy suppliers are required to spend £153 million providing support to low income and vulnerable households beyond the core group.
Within this set total suppliers have a degree of discretion over how this support is provided. As the first year of the scheme represents a transition from the previous voluntary agreement, suppliers may spend up to £150 million providing legacy forms of support such as social and discounted tariffs and on industry initiatives (which provide support such as energy advice and debt relief to those at risk of fuel poverty).
Within the total of £153 million, suppliers are required to spend a minimum of £3 million on providing electricity bill rebates of £120 to low income and vulnerable households through the broader group. If suppliers spend less than £150 million on legacy support and industry initiatives, they must make up this spending through an increase in spend on the broader group.
The impact assessment published for the Warm Home Discount scheme made an assessment of the average level of support that would be provided to groups beyond the core group. Those assisted through the broader group will receive a rebate of £120 and we estimate that those assisted under legacy spending through support such as discounted tariffs will receive on average £89.
Wind Power: Yorkshire and the Humber
Julian Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the number of wind turbines the National Grid has ordered to be shut down in (a) Skipton and Ripon constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) the Yorkshire and Humber region during periods of high wind. [97827]
Charles Hendry: The Department does not hold the information requested. However, National Grid has advised that it has not ordered any wind turbines in the areas mentioned to be shut down during periods of high wind.
Cabinet Office
Action for Employment
Mr Byrne: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when allegations of fraud at A4e were drawn to the attention of his Department's Propriety and Ethics team. [97620]
Mr Maude: As has long been the practice, information relating to internal discussion and advice is not normally disclosed.
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Children: Workless Households
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children in Leeds North West constituency were living in workless households in the latest period for which figures are available. [97871]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many children in Leeds North West constituency are living in workless households. 097871.
It is not possible to provide reliable estimates from the Annual Population Survey (APS) for the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency because the sample sizes are not sufficiently large. Estimates for the Leeds Local Authority District show that there were 30 thousand children in workless households in 2010.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS are subject to a margin of uncertainty as different samples give different results. The estimate provided is such that there is 95 per cent certainty that from all samples possible the number of children in workless households in the Leeds local authority would likely be between 25 and 34 thousand.
Department of Health
John Healey: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what plans he has to further review the Department of Health’s capabilities; and what further assessment and development actions will be taken in respect of the underperformance as assessed by the regulatory Policy Committee report on Rating Regulation of July 2011; [98175]
(2) what the findings of the most recent capability assessment were of the Department of Health under the headings of leadership, strategy and delivery. [97610]
Mr Maude: The Department of Health has undertaken a review of its capability using the revised Model of Capability. The assessment is Department-led, and the report is owned by the Department of Health.
Departmental Carbon Emissions
Caroline Flint: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative. [97927]
Mr Maude: The Cabinet Office did not take part in the 10:10 initiative. However, in the 12 months to May 2011, the Department reduced its carbon emissions by 1,226 tonnes, a drop of 14.5%, exceeding the Prime Minister’s requirement to cut carbon emissions by 10% from central Government.
Departmental Responsibilities
John Healey: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance his Department issues on the communication of risks by (a) Government Departments and (b) agencies for which they are responsible. [97177]
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Mr Maude: My Department follows HM Treasury’s guidance on risk management, and in addition has published statutory guidance “Emergency Preparedness”, for organisations assigned duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, available at:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/emergency-preparedness
Employment: Private Sector
Gloria De Piero: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the net change in the number of private sector jobs was in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the east midlands and (d) England in 2011. [98211]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2012:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the net change in the number of private sector jobs was in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in 2011. (098211)
Private sector employment statistics for local areas can be calculated from the Annual Population Survey (APS). Individuals in the APS are classified to the public or private sector according to their responses to the survey
Table 1 shows the net changes in private sector employment in England, East Midlands, Nottinghamshire and Ashfield constituency between the 12 month APS periods ending in June 2010 and June 2011, the latest available period.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk
| Table 1: Net change in private sector employment between the 12 month APS period ending June 2010 and June 2011 | |
| Level (thousand) | |
| Source:Annual Population Survey | |
Families
Tim Farron: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the number of families with more than three generations living in one household in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) South Lakeland in each of the last five years. [97757]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking what estimate has been made of the number of families with more than three generations living in one household in (a) England (b) Cumbria (c) South Lakeland in each of the last five years. (97757)
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ONS publishes annual estimates of numbers of families by size and family type, but not of household by number of generations. The latest and nearest equivalent figures are from the 2001 Census and relate to the number of families living in households where there are people spanning three or more generations. The figures are:
(1) England: 464,618
(2) Cumbria: 3,931
(3) South Lakeland: 732.
For the purposes of the 2001 Census:
A household is defined as one person living alone, or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address with common housekeeping—that is, sharing either a living room or sitting room, or at least one meal a day.
ONS's algorithm does not count the number of generations in the household, but rather the number of generations spanned in the household; that is, it is not necessary for all generations to be present. For example, a household that consists of a grandparent and grandchild is designated as three generations, as is a household that consists of a grandparent, child (parent) and grandchild (child).
A family is defined as a group of people consisting of: a married or cohabiting couple with or without child(ren) (corresponding to one or two generations); or a lone parent with children(ren) (corresponding to two generations); or a married or cohabiting couple (one generation), or a lone grandparent with their grandchild(ren) where there are no children in the intervening generation in the household (three generations).
The figures are derived from a specially commissioned 2001 Census Table C1309. Equivalent data from the 2011 Census will not be available until 2013.
Minister without Portfolio: Official Visits
Thomas Docherty: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many visits in an official capacity the Minister without Portfolio has undertaken since 10 May 2010. [97904]
Mr Maude: Details of ministerial visits are published on the Cabinet Office website at:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-external-organisations
Public Sector
Austin Mitchell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment his Department has made of the contribution Active Operations Management can make to the Government's public sector efficiency agenda. [96319]
Chris Grayling: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Department for Work and Pensions is currently completing its roll-out of the Active Operations Management methodology within its Benefit Delivery arm, following a successful pilot. Following implementation and full evaluation, the impact will be assessed, and any additional findings will be implemented. The full results will be shared with other interested Departments.
Public Sector: Billing
Mr Iain Wright: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will bring forward proposals to extend the 10-day payment period under the prompt payment code to all public procuring bodies and their clients. [97732]
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Mr Maude: The Government recognise that being paid promptly for work done is vital for suppliers to enable them to manage their cash flow and reduce time wasted on chasing invoices. We are determined to do everything we can to help business manage cash flow and to transform the culture of late payment.
It is Government policy to pay 80% of undisputed invoices within five days and to pass 30-day payment terms down supply chains by including requirements for suppliers to do so in contracts. We expect our suppliers to follow our example on prompt payment and encourage them to pay their subcontractors more quickly than the 30-day contractual requirement.
We have no plans to change the voluntary nature of the prompt payment code. However, central Government Departments, the NHS and some local authorities have already signed up to it.
Reed: Government Departments
Stephen Timms: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) total and (b) individual value is of Government contracts awarded to (i) Reed or Reed in Partnership and (ii) associates of Reed or Reed in Partnership since May 2010. [98067]
Mr Maude: As part of my Department's transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder:
http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk
Seetec: Government Departments
Stephen Timms: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) total and (b) individual value is of Government contracts awarded to (i) Seetec and (ii) associates of Seetec since May 2010. [98064]
Mr Maude: As part of my Department's transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder:
http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk
Suicide
Tom Blenkinsop: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the suicide rate was in (a) Tees Valley, (b) the North East and (c) England and Wales in each year since 2000. [98220]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2012:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the suicide rate was in (a) Tees Valley, (b) the North East and (c) England and Wales in each year since 2000. (98220)
Table 1 provides the age-standardised suicide rate per 100,000 population in (a) Tees Valley, (b) the North East region and (c) England and Wales, for 2000 to 2010 (the latest year available).
Figures for suicides in the United Kingdom, England and Wales, and regions in England are published annually and are available at the following link:
http://ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/all-releases.html? definition=tcm%3A77-29400
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| Table 1: Age-standardised suicide rate per 100,000 population (with 95% confidence intervals), Tees Valley, the North East and England and Wales, 2000-10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) | |||||||||
| Rate per 100,000 population | |||||||||
| Tees Valley | North East | England and Wales | |||||||
| Confidence interval | Confidence interval | Confidence interval | |||||||
| Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit | Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit | Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit | |
| (1) Age-standardised suicide rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Confidence intervals are a measure of the statistical precision of an estimate and show the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. Calculations based on small number of events are often subject to random fluctuations. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures. (3) Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 (excluding E988.8) for the year 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34 (excludingY33.9 where the coroner’s verdict was pending for the year 2001 to 2006. From 2007, deaths which were previously coded to Y33.9 are coded to U50.9) for 2001 onwards. (4) Figures are for persons aged 15 years and over. (5) Based on boundaries as of 2011. (6) Figures for Tees Valley and the North East exclude deaths of non-residents. Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (7 )Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||||||||
Teenage Pregnancy: Pendle
Andrew Stephenson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many teenage pregnancies there were in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years. [98239]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2012:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many teenage pregnancies there were in Pendle in each of the last five years. [98239]
The Office for National Statistics produces statistics on conceptions, which are estimates based on the number of live births, stillbirths and legal abortions. They do not include miscarriages and illegal abortions.
The following table provides the number of conceptions to women aged under 18 years and under 20 years in Pendle local authority district in the last five years.
Further information about conception statistics is published on the Office for National Statistics website:
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/all-releases. html?definition=tcm%3A77-27423
| Table 1. Conceptions to women under 18 (1) and under 20 (1) Pendle local authority district, 2006-10 | |||||
| Number of conceptions | |||||
| Age | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| (1) Under 18 or under 20 years at estimated date of conception. Note: Figures are based on boundaries as of November 2011. | |||||
Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
Catherine McKinnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with multiple sclerosis will no longer receive their contributory employment and support allowance from April 2012. [97692]
Maria Miller: It is not possible to provide the information.
However, at May 2011 there were 1,250 people with multiple sclerosis as their primary condition who were receiving contributory ESA in the work related activity group.
Work Programme
Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to monitor the Work programme; and if he will make a statement. [97694]
Chris Grayling: DWP has a range of mechanisms to monitor the Work programme including contract performance reviews, compliance and assurance monitoring, payment validation systems, analysis of management information and participant feedback. In addition, an independent evaluation of the Work programme has been commissioned which will conclude in 2014.
Absenteeism
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average absence rate of staff of his Department based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) each regional centre in Scotland was in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. [95762]
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Chris Grayling: The following table shows the average (sickness) absence rate for staff in the Department for Work and Pensions based in the UK, Scotland, England, and Wales for 2009-10 and 2010-11. Information is not recorded for each regional centre in Scotland.
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
Information for 2011-12 will be available in April. The UK figure for the most recent 12 months (ie December 2011 to January 2012) is 7.3 average days. The Department for Work and Pensions has cut sickness absence by nearly a third, from a peak of 11.1 average days in 2007.
We are committed to achieving further improvement by helping staff maintain good health at work, rehabilitating them back to work when they fall ill and taking prompt and firm administrative action when they are unable to maintain good attendance records. In accordance with best practice reported by Dame Carol Black and David Frost CBE in “Health at work—an independent review of sickness absence”, published in November 2011.
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department's employees were absent from work due to sickness for more than 10 working days in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) each regional centre in Scotland in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. [95763]
Chris Grayling: The following table shows how many employees of the Department for Work and Pensions were absent from work due to sickness for more than 10 working days in the UK, Scotland, England, and Wales in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
Information for 2011-12 will be available in April. Information is not recorded for each regional centre in Scotland.
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department's employees took stress-related sick leave in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) each regional centre in Scotland in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. [95764]
Chris Grayling: The following table shows how many employees of the Department for Work and Pensions took sick leave attributed to stress in the UK, Scotland, England, and Wales in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Information for 2011-12 will be available in April. Information is not recorded for each regional centre in Scotland.
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disciplinary cases against employees of his Department involved an employee taking time off for health reasons in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) each regional centre in Scotland in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. [95765]
Chris Grayling: The following table shows how many employees of the Department for Work and Pensions received either a verbal or written warning for unacceptable levels of attendance due to sickness absence in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
Information for 2011-12 will be available in April. Information is not recorded for each regional centre in Scotland.