Smoking: Health Education

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2012, Official Report, column 173W, on smoking: health education, what elements were comprised within the estimated £5.7 million final cost of the Stoptober campaign. [125489]

Anna Soubry: The Stoptober campaign is still live so final audited campaign figures are not yet available and all figures are projections. Further to the answer of 15 October 2012, Official Report, column 173W, the latest figures suggest the campaign will cost £5.97 million.

This is comprised of:

 £

Media

3,600,000

Creative Development and Production

947,510

Support Items (packs, text programme), distribution and follow on communications

559,000

Supporting Regional, Local and Partnership activity

500,000

Digital Development and Social Media

261,000

Public relations

100,000

Total

5,967,510

Streptococcus: Pregnancy

Mr Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the advantages to public health of the introduction of routine screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus. [125923]

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Stephen McPartland: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what studies have been conducted to understand the reasons for the rise in group B streptococcus infections in newborn babies; [125769]

(2) what research his Department has conducted to gauge the opinions of women of childbearing age of the desirability of antenatal screening for group B streptococcus carriage and their opinions on the use of antibiotics during labour to prevent transmission of group B streptococcus from mother to baby; [125770]

(3) what the expected effect on rates of group B streptococcus infections in newborn babies was following the introduction of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal group B Streptococcal Disease guideline in 2003. [125771]

Dr Poulter: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises Ministers and the national health service in all four United Kingdom countries about all aspects of screening policy, including screening policy for group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage in pregnancy. In 2008-09 the UK NSC recommended that a national screening programme to test for GBS carriage in pregnancy using the enriched culture medium test should not be offered. The UK NSC is currently reviewing the evidence for screening for GBS carriage in pregnancy against its criteria again. A public consultation on the screening review has just closed. The Department expects to receive a recommendation from the UK NSC later this year.

The Department is not aware of any studies to understand the reason for the rise in GBS infections in newborn babies. However, the Department is aware of two publications, one which looked at the epidemiology of neonatal infection and the other which assessed the opportunities for prevention of cases of early onset GBS. These are:

“Vergnano S, Menson Et Kennea N, Embleton N, Russell AB, Watts T, Robinson M3, Collinson A, Heath PT, Neonatal infections in England: the NeonIN surveillance network and Vergnano S, Embleton N, Collinson A, Menson E, Russell AB, Heath P, Missed opportunities for preventing group B streptococcus infection.”

The Health Protection Agency's laboratory surveillance scheme provides ongoing monitoring of GBS bacteraemia. Data from the scheme indicate that the rates of early onset GBS bacteraemia (in infants 0-6 days of age) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have fluctuated between 2003 and 2010 although showing a slight overall rise, from 0.37 to 0.41 per 1000 live births.

The Department has not conducted any research to gauge the opinions of women of childbearing age of the desirability of antenatal screening for GBS carriage in pregnancy or asked for their opinions on the use of antibiotics during labour to prevent transmission of GBS from mother to baby.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) published a Green-top guideline “Prevention of Early Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease” in November 2003, which provides guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease. On 18 July 2012, the RCOG published a revised guideline to take into account new evidence on the prevention of early-onset neonatal GBS disease.

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Vacancies

Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13. [125723]

Dr Poulter: The Department does not use or monitor a "vacancy rate", or employ any dynamic measure reflecting the variation of vacancies over time. The Department is not required to report dated vacancy counts to any central data collection bodies, such as the Cabinet Office or the Office for National Statistics.

However, vacant positions at senior civil servant level can be obtained in the form of organisation charts and the latest organisational charts for the Department (as at 1 April 2012) can be found at:

http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Billing

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average time taken by his Department to settle invoices to external suppliers or contractors was in each of the last three financial years. [125316]

Mr Lidington: Information on the average number of days to settle an invoice is not held centrally for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) overseas and could be supplied only at disproportionate cost. The FCO does however hold this information for invoices paid through its Corporate Service Centre in Milton Keynes.

The average number of working days taken to settle an invoice by the Corporate Service Centre were as follows:

 Working days

1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010

5.2

1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011

3.7

1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012

5.3

The FCO recognises the importance of paying suppliers promptly, and ensures that valid invoices are paid as soon as possible.

Business: Human Rights

Sir Tony Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to publish the UK's Strategy on Business and Human Rights; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the rights of children are specifically addressed in that strategy. [125299]

Mr Lidington: The Government's draft strategy is currently going through a final round of consultation across Whitehall and we hope to publish it in the near future.

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The Government are fully committed to the promotion and implementation of children's rights and to improving the situation of children worldwide. In developing the strategy on business and human rights we have given consideration to the state duty to protect human rights, including those of children, and also to the Children's Rights and Business Principles, recently-launched by UNICEF, the Global Compact and Save the Children. We are committed to the protection of human rights and to complying with our obligations under the various international conventions to which the UK is a party.

Cayman Islands

George Galloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the monthly operating expenses, actual performance and forecast reports for the Cayman Turtle Farm for 2012 as set out in Annex C of the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility agreed with the Cayman Islands government. [125876]

Mark Simmonds: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not receive the financial details of the Cayman Turtle Farm under Annex C of the Framework of Fiscal Responsibility. This is a matter for the Cayman Islands Government.

We are aware that the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has conducted an investigation into the Turtle Farm, and that it has recently made its findings public. The British Government places great importance on conserving the biodiversity of the Overseas Territories and takes seriously reports of animal cruelty throughout the world. We therefore welcome the work that non-governmental organisations such as the WSPA undertake in support of international animal welfare issues.

We understand the farm has carried out a review of its operations and found no basis for the WSPA’s allegations. The Farm itself has ordered that an independent assessment take place in December. We encourage the WSPA, the management of the farm and the Cayman Islands Government to continue to engage constructively.

Mr Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on how many UK citizens have visited the Cayman Islands in each of the last five years. [125980]

Mark Simmonds: The Economics and Statistics Office in the Cayman Islands collates arrivals figures by country of origin. These are available online at:

www.eso.ky/pages1.php?page=tourismstatistics

European Parliament

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the European Commission in respect of stopping the European Parliament sitting in both Brussels and Strasbourg. [125943]

Mr Lidington: The UK Government's position on a single seat for the European Parliament is well known from the Coalition programme for Government. The UK Government are committed to reducing cost and

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waste in the European Union, and we believe that a single seat for the European Parliament in Brussels would save money and make it more efficient. To achieve this reform would require a change to the EU treaties.

Human Trafficking

Mr Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to tackle human trafficking. [125374]

Mr Swire: As set out in the reply to my hon. Friend on 19 June 2012, Official Report, column 907W, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) network provides a platform for departments including the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to implement the Government's human trafficking strategy overseas.

The strategy includes working with foreign governments to address the conditions in which trafficking can thrive; expediting the safe and rapid return of victims to their own countries; and supporting work in source countries to prevent retrafficking. FCO Posts also work with local non-governmental organisations to raise awareness among vulnerable groups; and support the work of UKBA and law enforcement agencies to share intelligence, disrupt networks, identify victims and prosecute traffickers.

The FCO continues to raise the profile of trafficking in the UK including a speech by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), on 16 October at the opening of the parliamentarians against human trafficking London conference on 24 October the FCO and Home Office hosted a major event on tackling human trafficking for parliamentarians, diplomats, non-governmental organisations and charities at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Mobile Phones

Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department. [125727]

Mr Lidington: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office use Vodafone as supplier of mobile telephone and mobile data services.

It is not possible to obtain a list of contractors and suppliers used by our overseas missions, as this is not held centrally and collating the information would incur disproportionate cost.

Education

English Baccalaureate: Disadvantaged

Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals in each local authority passed the English Baccalaureate in the latest year for which figures are available. [125185]

Mr Laws: The information requested has been placed in the House Libraries.

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Free School Meals: Rural Areas

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of free school meals in rural areas. [125098]

Mr Laws: The Government are committed to increasing the take-up of free school meals for all pupils who are entitled to them. We want disadvantaged children from both rural and urban areas to benefit from a nutritious meal, and for their schools to receive extra funding through the Pupil Premium in order to help them to raise the attainment of these pupils. We have taken a number of steps to achieve this aim.

Our funding for the School Food Trust enables it to carry out work to improve the take-up of healthy school lunches, and specifically to increase take-up of free school meals. The School Food Trust has produced the ‘Free School Meals Matter Toolkit' which provides schools with information and advice to help them to encourage all eligible pupils to register for, and take, their free school meal.

We have streamlined the application process by developing an online Eligibility Checking Service (ECS), which allows local authorities to establish a family's free school meal eligibility quickly, by checking data held by the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the Home Office. We are encouraging local authorities to increase their use of this resource, which, as well as reducing bureaucracy and cost at a local level, encourages more parents to sign up their children for a free school lunch. For those authorities that choose to use it, the ECS allows parents to check their own eligibility and apply for free school meals online.

In November 2011, we further encouraged take-up by sending registration messages to parents, schools and local authorities. The school census figures published on 21 June 2012 show that registration for free school meals increased by 0.1% in both primary and secondary schools nationally.

GCSE

Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many 16 and 17 year olds have no A* to C grades at GCSE, by local authority. [125255]

Mr Laws [holding answer 29 October 2012]: The information requested is shown in the following table. The estimates are based on those who were in maintained schools at age 15 and had not attained any GCSEs at grades A*-C by the end of the 2010/11 academic year. The allocation to local authority (LA) is based on home address at age 15, or the LA of the school where home address is not available.

Number of 16 and 17 year olds at the start of 2011/12 who had not achieved any A*-C grades by the end of 2010/11, by local authority at age 15, for pupils who had been in maintained schools at 15
LA numberLA nameAge 16Age 17Total

201

City of London

x

x

x

202

Camden

210

220

430

203

Greenwich

480

430

910

204

Hackney

350

300

640

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205

Hammersmith and Fulham

180

140

330

206

Islington

210

230

440

207

Kensington and Chelsea

80

70

160

208

Lambeth

310

360

670

209

Lewisham

510

530

1,040

210

Southwark

390

400

780

211

Tower Hamlets

350

310

650

212

Wandsworth

270

260

540

213

City of Westminster

160

130

290

301

Barking and Dagenham

380

400

770

302

Barnet

420

370

800

303

Bexley

430

380

810

304

Brent

500

440

940

305

Bromley

380

320

710

306

Croydon

660

630

1,290

307

Ealing

470

420

890

308

Enfield

520

580

1,100

309

Haringey

410

500

910

310

Harrow

320

280

590

311

Havering

350

370

710

312

Hillingdon

500

490

980

313

Hounslow

340

380

720

314

Kingston upon Thames

160

140

300

315

Merton

260

280

550

316

Newham

510

550

1,050

317

Redbridge

370

280

650

318

Richmond upon Thames

120

120

230

319

Sutton

290

290

580

320

Waltham Forest

390

400

790

330

Birmingham

2,510

2,570

5,070

331

Coventry

740

770

1,520

332

Dudley

620

630

1,260

333

Sandwell

910

950

1,860

334

Solihull

300

320

620

335

Walsall

720

790

1,510

336

Wolverhampton

580

710

1,280

340

Knowsley

550

590

1,140

341

Liverpool

1,190

1,120

2,300

342

St Helens

410

390

800

343

Sefton

420

480

900

344

Wirral

510

540

1,050

350

Bolton

640

670

1,310

351

Bury

250

220

470

352

Manchester

1,250

1,330

2,570

353

Oldham

520

540

1,060

354

Rochdale

510

510

1,010

355

Salford

520

480

1,000

356

Stockport

420

400

820

357

Tameside

590

590

1,180

358

Trafford

330

290

620

359

Wigan

570

590

1,160

370

Barnsley

790

710

1,500

371

Doncaster

830

820

1,650

372

Rotherham

700

700

1,400

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373

Sheffield

1,430

1,350

2,770

380

Bradford

1,570

1,610

3,170

381

Calderdale

430

420

850

382

Kirklees

880

880

1,760

383

Leeds

1,860

1,900

3,750

384

Wakefield

750

810

1,560

390

Gateshead

410

390

800

391

Newcastle upon Tyne

690

660

1,350

392

North Tyneside

380

340

710

393

South Tyneside

320

310

640

394

Sunderland

710

760

1,470

420

Isles of Scilly

x

x

x

800

Bath and North East Somerset

240

250

490

801

City of Bristol

850

830

1,680

802

North Somerset

320

260

570

803

South Gloucestershire

530

480

1,010

805

Hartlepool

290

260

550

806

Middlesbrough

480

440

920

807

Redcar and Cleveland

370

360

730

808

Stockton-on-Tees

430

470

900

810

City of Kingston upon Hull

860

920

1,780

811

East Riding of Yorkshire

620

570

1,190

812

North East Lincolnshire

470

490

960

813

North Lincolnshire

470

430

900

815

North Yorkshire

880

840

1,730

816

York

280

260

540

821

Luton

420

370

800

822

Bedford

320

330

650

823

Central Bedfordshire

470

520

1,000

825

Buckinghamshire

680

700

1,380

826

Milton Keynes

530

560

1,090

830

Derbyshire

1,530

1,550

3,080

831

City of Derby

580

590

1,170

835

Dorset

530

510

1,040

836

Poole

270

280

550

837

Bournemouth

280

270

550

840

Durham

1,070

1,100

2,170

841

Darlington

190

190

380

845

East Sussex

950

990

1,940

846

Brighton and Hove

490

460

950

850

Hampshire

2,140

1,980

4,120

851

Portsmouth

500

480

980

852

Southampton

450

470

920

855

Leicestershire

1,130

1,130

2,260

856

Leicester City

790

930

1,730

857

Rutland

40

30

70

860

Staffordshire

1,560

1,620

3,180

861

Stoke on Trent

750

750

1,500

865

Wiltshire

880

840

1,720

866

Swindon

400

420

820

867

Bracknell Forest

180

160

330

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868

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

160

160

320

869

West Berkshire

210

220

430

870

Reading

310

300

610

871

Slough

270

260

530

872

Wokingham

200

160

350

873

Cambridgeshire

1,080

930

2,010

874

City of Peterborough

580

510

1,080

876

Halton

270

270

540

877

Warrington

330

320

650

878

Devon

1,230

1,170

2,400

879

City of Plymouth

590

600

1,190

880

Torbay

320

320

640

881

Essex

2,660

2,650

5,310

882

Southend

360

360

720

883

Thurrock

380

350

720

884

Herefordshire

340

330

670

885

Worcestershire

1,100

1,090

2,190

886

Kent

3,230

3,260

6,500

887

Medway

740

680

1,420

888

Lancashire

2,120

2,170

4,290

889

Blackburn with Darwen

390

350

740

890

Blackpool

380

340

720

891

Nottinghamshire

1,710

1,840

3,550

892

City of Nottingham

900

930

1,820

893

Shropshire

500

490

990

894

Telford and Wrekin

430

370

800

895

Cheshire East

520

480

1,000

896

Cheshire and Chester West

580

540

1,110

908

Cornwall

910

920

1,830

909

Cumbria

1,070

1,060

2,130

916

Gloucestershire

930

930

1,860

919

Hertfordshire

1,710

1,660

3,370

921

Isle of Wight

350

340

700

925

Lincolnshire

1,440

1,430

2,870

926

Norfolk

1,760

1,660

3,420

928

Northamptonshire

1,490

1,460

2,950

929

Northumberland

740

690

1,430

931

Oxfordshire

1,080

1,060

2,140

933

Somerset

970

1,010

1,970

935

Suffolk

1,350

1,280

2,630

936

Surrey

1,430

1,300

2,720

937

Warwickshire

840

930

1,770

938

West Sussex

1,250

1,230

2,480

     
 

England

101,770

100,860

202,630

Source: DFE Matched Administrative Data

General Studies: GCE A-level

Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils (a) eligible for and (b) not eligible for free school meals studied general studies A level in the last year for which figures are available. [125368]

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Mr Laws: The information requested by free school meal eligibility is provided in the following table.

Number and percentage of students attempting GCE A-level general studies(1) by free school meal (FSM) eligibility(2), year: 2010/11 (final), coverage: England, maintained schools (including academies and CTCs)(3)
 Number of eligible students aged 16-18Number of students attempting GCE A-level general studies(1)Percentage of students attempting GCE A-level general studies(1)

Students eligible for FSM

25,806

1,152

4.5

    

All other students

310,356

37,098

12.0

    

All students

336,162

38,250

11.4

(1) Students attempting a GCE A-level in general studies (includes also pupils attempting a GCE A-level in critical thinking) at the end of the 2010/11 academic year. (2) Students eligible for free school meals at the end of year 11. (3) Maintained schools and FE sector colleges only. Students taking A levels in independent schools are not included.

Pupils: Disadvantaged

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) with reference to the findings of the Ofsted report on the pupil premium published in September 2012, what plans his Department has to help schools ensure that pupil premium money is used more efficiently; [122703]

(2) how his Department will ensure that the pupil premium is being spent on the targeted pupils. [122409]

Mr Laws: The pupil premium is a significant investment, amounting to £1.875 billion since its introduction in April 2011, and we are determined to ensure that schools' use of the premium leads to real improvements for disadvantaged pupils. Ofsted have now been tasked with an increased focus on the performance of pupils who attract the premium, and on how it is used to remove barriers to learning for premium pupils.

Ofsted have recently reported concerns that some schools' approaches may not be effective. We have two evaluations under way, both through the continuing study we have commissioned from Ofsted, and our own external evaluation of the premium's first year. The findings of both reviews will be available next spring, and these will further support our drive to promote best practice.

Although the pupil premium is not ring-fenced, and is not subject to bureaucratic prescription or monitoring, schools are individually accountable for this funding. In addition, from this September, each school must now account every year to parents, the local community, and other stakeholders, by publishing online: the amount of the school's pupil premium grant for the current academic year; details of how it is planned to spend the premium; how the previous academic year's grant was spent; and the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of the school's premium pupils.

The Department publishes information about disadvantaged pupils' attainment in the schools performance tables, which will enable parents and the wider community

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to see the extent to which individual schools are playing their part in narrowing attainment gaps.

Mr Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the pupil premium on the educational attainment of eligible children in Coventry. [124970]

Mr Laws [holding answer 26 October 2012]:The Government are very interested in schools' use of the significant funding that it has made available through the pupil premium. This is why the Department commissioned Ofsted to study how effectively schools are using their premium funding to close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Ofsted published its interim findings on 20 September 2012, and will publish the results of the full study in spring 2013. We have also commissioned an external evaluation of the premium's first year.

We expect schools to be accountable to parents and to their communities, and have taken steps to improve the local information available about the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. First, their educational attainment in each school is now published through the performance tables. In addition, schools receiving the pupil premium are required to publish an annual statement online which includes: the amount of the school's pupil premium for the current academic year; their plans for spending the premium; details of how the previous academic year's grant was spent; and the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of the school's premium pupils.

Schools: Cumbria

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the minimum funding guarantee on school place provision in (a) Cumbria and (b) Barrow and Furness constituency for the remainder of the spending review period. [125054]

Mr Laws: As we seek to reform the funding system so that it is fairer and more transparent, the minimum funding guarantee will protect schools from experiencing any unmanageable changes to their budgets. We will review the arrangements for 2013-14 to assess the impact of the recent school funding reforms on schools. In addition to revenue funding, the Department also makes available basic need capital funding to support local authorities in providing additional pupil places. For the first two years of the current spending review period, Cumbria has been allocated £7.1 million in basic need funding.

Schools: Sports

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of five to 16 year-olds (a) in each age group and (b) of each gender took part in at least (i) two hours and (ii) three hours of high quality physical education and sport each week in each year since 2003-04. [125113]

Mr Timpson: The annual PE and sport survey collected data about young people's participation in physical education and school sport from 2003/04 to 2009/10.

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For academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08 schools were asked for numbers of pupils in each year group who participated in at least two hours of high quality PE and out of hours sport in a typical week. From 2008/09 the survey collected data relating to children who participated in at least three hours per week.

The results for years 2004/05 to 2007/08 for pupils participating for at least two hours, and for 2008/09 and 2009/10 for pupils participating for at least three hours are shown in the following tables. We do not have data differentiating between boys and girls.

(i) Proportion of pupils participating in at least two hours of high quality PE or out of hours sport, 2004/05 to 2007/08
Percentage
 2004/052005/062006/072007/08

Year l

51.0

74.0

87.0

95.0

Year 2

54.0

77.0

89.0

96.0

Year 3

64.0

83.0

91.0

97.0

Year 4

68.0

84.0

92.0

97.0

Year 5

72.0

87.0

93.0

97.0

Year 6

74.0

88.0

94.0

97.0

Year 7

87.0

90.0

92.0

95.0

Year 8

86.0

89.0

91.0

93.0

Year 9

81.0

84.0

86.0

89.0

Year 10

63.0

65.0

67.0

71.0

Year 11

58.0

60.0

63.0

66.0

(ii) Proportion of pupils participating in at least three hours of high quality PE or out of hours sport, 2008/09 to 2009/10
Percentage
 2008/092009/10

Year l

47.0

57.0

Year 2

52.0

61.0

Year 3

55.0

63.0

Year 4

59.0

66.0

Year5

63.0

69.0

Year 6

65.0

70.0

Year 7

53.0

59.0

Year 8

50.0

54.0

Year 9

44.0

49.0

Year 10

42.0

45.0

Year 11

37.0

40.0

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many further education colleges have been identified as eligible to receive funding for a College Sport Maker; and how much has been awarded in grants for College Sport Makers in the latest period for which figures are available. [125114]

Mr Timpson: In 2010, the last year for which data are available, 370 further education colleges had FE sport co-ordinators. The total spent on FE sport co-ordinators in that year was £6 million.

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department has collected on the number of schools which have chosen to fund school sport partnerships directly in the latest period for which figures are available. [125115]

Mr Timpson: The Department does not collect details of schools which have chosen to fund school sport partnerships directly. Sport England continues to work

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with the network of School Games Organisers, funded by the Department of Health, to ensure successful rollout of the School Games across schools.

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department has collected on increasing community access to sports facilities on school premises in the last three years. [125116]

Mr Timpson: The Department does not routinely collect data relating to community access to school sports facilities. However, Sport England has developed a template for a Community Use Agreement which provides a clear basis for drawing up agreements for individual schools, colleges and academies to regulate community access to school sports facilities.

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of five to 16 year-olds (a) in each age group and (b) of each gender had participated in (i) intra-school competitive sport and (ii) inter-school competition in each year since 2009-10; and what proportion of such pupils had done so on a regular basis. [125117]

Mr Timpson: The 2009/10 PE and sport survey showed that the proportions of pupils aged 5-16 who participated in any intra-school competitive activities in 2009/10, broken down by age group and gender were as follows.

Percentage
 TotalGirlsBoys

Year 1

70.0

70.0

70.0

Year 2

74.0

74.0

75.0

Year 3

82.0

81.0

82.0

Year 4

84.0

83.0

85.0

Year 5

86.0

86.0

87.0

Year 6

88.0

87.0

88.0

Year 7

86.0

86.0

87.0

Year 8

84.0

83.0

85.0

Year 9

81.0

80.0

83.0

Year 10

69.0

67.0

72.0

Year 11

57.0

53.0

60.0

The corresponding proportions of pupils aged 7-16 who participated in any inter-school competition in 2009/10, broken down by age group and gender are shown as follows.

Percentage
 TotalGirlsBoys

Year 3

47.0

46.0

48.0

Year 4

51.0

50.0

52.0

Year 5

57.0

56.0

59.0

Year 6

60.0

58.0

62.0

Year 7

38.0

35.0

40.0

Year 8

36.0

33.0

39.0

Year 9

34.0

31.0

37.0

Year 10

27.0

24.0

31.0

Year 11

23.0

19.0

26.0

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Teachers

Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that school governors have access to information on the performance and capabilities of teachers in their schools. [124911]

Mr Laws [holding answer 26 October 2012]:The day to day management of teachers in schools is the responsibility of the head teacher. There is no requirement placed upon schools to ensure that governors should have regular access to information on the performance and capability of the teachers, other than in circumstances where there are issues that could lead to disciplinary procedures.

We trust the professionalism and skills of our head teachers and senior leaders to manage their teacher workforce and to ensure that issues relating to performance and capability are dealt with effectively and appropriately.

Justice

Bail

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what penalties are imposed on the providers of bail accommodation where the individual bailed (a) failed to comply with the conditions of their bail and (b) re-offends whilst on bail; [125139]

(2) what measures are in place to ensure that people responsible for bail accommodation report breaches of bail conditions to the police at the earliest opportunity; and what sanctions exist for a failure so to do. [125400]

Jeremy Wright: Accommodation for some defendants on bail is provided by the Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS); others are accommodated in Approved Premises.

Accommodation providers are expected to report any breach of bail conditions, or alleged further offence they become aware of, at the earliest opportunity. However, defendants who have been granted bail are themselves responsible for complying with the conditions attached to that grant and are answerable to the court if they fail to do so. Penalties are not imposed on accommodation providers.

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were granted court bail without a condition to reside at a specific address in the latest year for which figures are available. [125189]

Mrs Grant: The data on the number of defendants granted court bail without a condition to reside at a specific address are not available centrally and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost as it would require manual counting.

Convictions

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in 2011; and if he will make a statement; [125287]

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(2) how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in 2011; and if he will make a statement; [125288]

(3) how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Deer Act 1991 in 2011; and if he will make a statement; [125289]

(4) how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Badgers Act 1991 in 2011; and if he will make a statement. [125290]

Jeremy Wright: The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts of all offences under the Hunting Act 2004, the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996, the Deer Act 1991 and the Badger Act 1991, in England and Wales in 2011, can be viewed in the following table.

Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of all offences under the Hunting Act 2004, the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996, the Deer Act 1991 and the Badger Act 1991, in England and Wales, 2011(1, 2)
Statute/sectionProceeded againstFound guilty

Hunting Act 2004

72

56

Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996

3

1

Deer Act 1991

10

4

Badgers Act 1973 as amended by Criminal Justice Act 1991 S.26 and Badgers Act 1991 S.1

47

24

Badgers (Further Protection) Act 1991 S.1

11

10

(1) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.

Drugs: Sentencing

Nick de Bois: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the length of sentences given to convicted Class A drug dealers; and if he will make a statement. [125593]

Jeremy Wright: We have received no recent representations on the length of sentences given to convicted Class A drug dealers.

Class A drug dealing offences all carry a maximum penalty of a life sentence. There is also a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years' imprisonment for a third Class A drug trafficking offence. Within these limits, sentencing is entirely a matter for the courts taking account of all the circumstances of each case. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences earlier this year, following full public consultation. The courts have a duty to

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follow the guideline when sentencing drug offenders but may depart from it in a particular case if it would be in the interests of justice to do so.

Human Trafficking

Mrs Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in September 2012; in which region each of the suspected victims was found; and which agency referred each case to the scheme. [125844]

Mrs Grant: In September 2012 there were 50 referrals to the Government-funded support service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales administered by the Salvation Army. Details are provided in the following table:

NationalityGenderRegionReferring agency

Albanian

Female

South East

Prison service

Albanian

Female

Yorkshire

Police

Albanian

Female

South East

Legal representative

Albanian

Female

South East

NHS

Albanian

Female

South East

Legal representative

Czech

Male

South East

Police

Czech

Male

South East

Police

Czech

Male

Yorkshire

NGO

Eritrean

Female

West Midlands

UKBA

Ethiopian

Female

South East

Police

Gambian

Female

Yorkshire

Legal representative

Ghanaian

Male

North East

Self-referral

Ghanaian

Female

South East

NGO

Ghanaian

Male

Yorkshire

NGO

Hungarian

Male

Yorkshire

Police

Indian

Female

West Midlands

Legal representative

Lithuanian

Male

East Midlands

Police

Namibian

Female

South East

NGO

Namibian

Female

South East

Self-referral

Nigerian

Female

Yorkshire

UKBA

Nigerian

Female

Yorkshire

UKBA

Nigerian

Female

South East

NGO

Nigerian

Female

South East

Self-referral

Nigerian

Female

South East

NGO

Nigerian

Female

South East

NGO

Nigerian

Female

South East

SOCA

Nigerian

Female

South East

SOCA

Nigerian

Female

South East

NGO

Nigerian

Male

Not known

Legal representative

Nigerian

Female

South East

Self-referral

Not known

Female

Not known

Legal representative

Not known

Female

West Midlands

UKBA

Philippine

Male

South

Self-referral

Polish

Male

Yorkshire

NGO

Romanian

Female

West Midlands

NGO

Romanian

Male

North West

Police

Romanian

Female

South East

Police

Rwandan

Female

South

NGO

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Sierra Leone

Female

South East

Police

Slovakian

Male

South East

NGO

Slovakian

Female

South East

NGO

Slovakian

Female

Yorkshire

Police

Slovakian

Male

South

Police

Slovakian

Male

Yorkshire

NGO

Slovakian

Female

Yorkshire

Police

Somalian

Female

Yorkshire

UKBA

Thai

Female

South East

NGO

Ugandan

Female

South East

NGO

Vietnamese

Female

South East

NGO

Marriage: Ceremonies

Andrew Stephenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 683W, on marriage ceremonies, if he will bring forward proposals to allow marriage ceremonies to be conducted out-of-doors. [125807]

Mrs Grant: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer of 29 October 2012, Official Report, column 50W. The Government currently has no plans to amend the law in relation to outdoor wedding ceremonies.

Mobile Phones

Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department. [125661]

Jeremy Wright: The following companies supply the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) with:

(a) Mobile telephones

1. National Offender Management Service—HP provides services using EE (Orange), Vodafone, and O2 for mobile telephones.

2. Probation Services—Steria provide services through Vodafone.

3. Outside of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), Vodafone and EE (Orange) provide both mobile telephony and mobile data for MOJ's Disc Infrastructure Renewal Programme. This includes some arm’s length bodies (ALBs).

(b) Mobile data services

1. The suppliers listed above also provide mobile data via the network suppliers.

2. MOJ is supplied with SMS services by Text Anywhere and CWW.

3. Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service have a Contract with O2 for Lone Worker Alarms.

Press: Subscriptions

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes. [125343]

Mrs Grant: The Ministry of Justice's Library and Information Service purchases publications for the judiciary, courts, tribunals, and for the Ministry of Justice and Royal Courts of Justice libraries. The Press Office also buys publications. (There is no central record of any subscriptions held by other business units.) The Library and Information Service, and Press Office subscribe to the following:

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Adviser Magazine

Aggression and Violent Behaviour

Barrister

British Journal of Criminology

British Tax Review

Cambridge Law Journal

Charity Law and Practice Review

Child and Family Law Quarterly

Cilex Journal

Civil Justice Quarterly

Computers and Law

Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Construction Law Journal

Conveyancer and Property Lawyer

Counsel

Crime and Delinquency

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Criminal Justice and Behaviour

Criminal Justice Matters

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Criminal Law Review

Criminal Law Week

Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Daily Express, The

Daily Mail, The

Daily Mirror, The

Daily Star, The

Daily Telegraph, The

Digest, The

Economist, The

Entertainment Law Review

Equal Opportunities Review

Estates Gazette

European Current Law

European Human Rights Law Review

European Intellectual Property Review

Family Law

Financial Times, The

Freedom of Information

Guardian, The

Harvard Business Review

House Magazine

Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

IDS Employment Law Brief

Independent, The

Industrial Law Journal

Intellectual Property Quarterly

International Comparative Law Quarterly

International Family Law

International Journal of Children's Rights

International Journal of Constitutional Law

International Journal of Evidence and Proof

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology