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The Earl of Mar and Kellie asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg): Yes. The provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701 relating to the succession to the monarchy of the United Kingdom were extended to Scotland by Article II of the Treaty of Union with Scotland, incorporated in the Union with Scotland Act 1706.
Lord Bruce of Donington asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: Copies of the updated Statement of Funding Policy, which sets out the funding arrangements for the devolved administrations, have today been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean): The summit was an important opportunity to take stock of progress in the fight against terrorism since 11 September and to set priorities for future action in a number of key areas.
In particular, the UK was concerned to counter the threat of terrorist acquisition of nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological materials in the former Soviet Union, especially Russia, where the world's largest stocks of such materials remain. Our priorities were the destruction of chemical weapons, the dismantling of decommissioned nuclear submarines and the employment of former weapons scientists. GB leaders agreed at Kananaskis to launch the new Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction to help ensure that deadly materials cannot fall into the hands of terrorist groups. The G8 agreed collectively to raise up to 20 billion dollars over the next 10 years to fund projects under the global partnership. As part of the this programme, the UK plans to commit up to 750 million dollars spread over
the next decade. The summit saw similar pledges made by other countries and the start of a dialogue with Russia over how best to implement this programme.G8 officials have worked since March on a plan to ensure the greater security of international transport, with strong UK support. G8 members continue to work through international fora such as the ICAO and the IMO to encourage others to put in place appropriate transport security measures to guard against terrorism. Leaders agreed at the summit on the Co-operative G8 Action on Transport Security, a plan of action to promote enhanced security of land, sea and air transport while facilitating the cost-effective and efficient flow of people, cargo and vehicles for legitimate economic and social purposes.
The UK is leading co-ordination of international anti-narcotics assistance to Afghanistan. The G8 discussed the UK's anti-narcotics strategy paper and action plans for combating poppy growing in Afghanistan. As we had hoped, agreement was reached that the G8 would step up efforts to assist the Afghan Government combat opium production and trafficking and fulfil Tokyo conference commitments. Breaking Afghan dependence on the drugs trade will help reconstruction efforts, but the wider impact will be in securing regional stability and cutting one of the cash lifelines that allows terrorists to thrive.
Baroness Darcy de Knayth asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland): The information requested is shown in the table:
New statements made for the calendar year shown | ||
Calendar year 2000 | Calendar year 2001 | |
ENGLAND | 33,746 | 31,432 |
NORTH EAST | 1,984 | 1,688 |
Darlington | 30 | 37 |
Durham | 578 | 461 |
Gateshead | 155 | 134 |
Hartlepool | 63 | 62 |
Middlesbrough | 131 | 122 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 85 | 95 |
North Tyneside | 170 | 151 |
Northumberland | 238 | 204 |
Redcar and Cleveland | 89 | 83 |
South Tyneside | 123 | 110 |
Stockton-on-Tees | 111 | 140 |
Sunderland | 211 | 179 |
NORTH WEST | 5,155 | 4,067 |
Blackburn with Darwen | 151 | 67 |
Blackpool | 78 | 55 |
Bolton | 240 | 185 |
Bury | 145 | 193 |
Cheshire | 436 | 459 |
Cumbria | 272 | 356 |
Halton | 108 | 122 |
Knowsley | 230 | 151 |
Lancashire | 1,083 | 950 |
Liverpool | 109 | 321 |
Manchester | 350 | 354 |
Oldham | 118 | 116 |
Rochdale | 158 | 175 |
Salford | 168 | 128 |
Sefton | 98 | 73 |
St Helens | 97 | 118 |
Stockport | 143 | 194 |
Tameside | 158 | 154 |
Trafford | 114 | 148 |
Warrington | 113 | 142 |
Wigan | 444 | 260 |
Wirral | 342 | 259 |
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER | 3,773 | 3,129 |
Barnsley | 189 | 171 |
Bradford | 410 | 310 |
Calderdale | 145 | 154 |
Doncaster | 208 | 166 |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 193 | 161 |
Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 107 | 138 |
Kirklees | 346 | 280 |
Leeds | 492 | 316 |
North East Lincolnshire | 172 | 163 |
North Lincolnshire | 142 | 148 |
North Yorkshire | 365 | 426 |
Rotherham | 256 | 252 |
Sheffield | 480 | 185 |
Wakefield | 152 | 160 |
York | 118 | 99 |
EAST MIDLANDS | 2,466 | 2,525 |
Derby | 149 | 149 |
Derbyshire | 719 | 572 |
Leicester | 242 | 273 |
Leicestershire | 362 | 400 |
Lincolnshire | 375 | 466 |
Northamptonshire | 413 | 484 |
Nottingham | 72 | 48 |
Nottinghamshire | 106 | 115 |
Rutland | 28 | 18 |
WEST MIDLANDS | 4,012 | 4,109 |
Birmingham | 791 | 819 |
Coventry | 208 | 258 |
Dudley | 199 | 167 |
Herefordshire | 138 | 130 |
Sandwell | 229 | 141 |
Shropshire | 160 | 209 |
Solihull | 112 | 137 |
Staffordshire | 654 | 850 |
Stoke-on-Trent | 330 | 287 |
Telford and Wrekin | 182 | 163 |
Walsall | 187 | 170 |
Warwickshire | 339 | 290 |
Wolverhampton | 166 | 253 |
Worcestershire | 317 | 235 |
EAST OF ENGLAND | 2,970 | 3,171 |
Bedfordshire | 305 | 295 |
Cambridgeshire | 356 | 385 |
Essex | 546 | 591 |
Hertfordshire | 376 | 455 |
Luton | 89 | 77 |
Norfolk | 401 | 468 |
Peterborough | 141 | 147 |
Southend-on-Sea | 105 | 138 |
Suffolk | 562 | 494 |
Thurrock | 89 | 121 |
LONDON | 5,239 | 4,870 |
INNER LONDON | 2,037 | 1,667 |
Camden | 114 | 166 |
City of London | 1 | 1 |
Hackney | 139 | 133 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 110 | 81 |
Haringey | 147 | 138 |
Islington | 128 | 115 |
Kensington and Chelsea | 51 | 61 |
Lambeth | 235 | 58 |
Lewisham | 226 | 209 |
Newham | 226 | 53 |
Southwark | 179 | 195 |
Tower Hamlets | 262 | 233 |
Wandsworth | 125 | 145 |
Westminster | 94 | 79 |
OUTER LONDON | 3,202 | 3,203 |
Barking and Dagenham | 128 | 178 |
Barnet | 331 | 313 |
Bexley | 187 | 204 |
Brent | 170 | 110 |
Bromley | 193 | 240 |
Croydon | 197 | 171 |
Ealing | 246 | 160 |
Enfield | 195 | 205 |
Greenwich | 238 | 112 |
Harrow | 142 | 104 |
Havering | 114 | 116 |
Hillingdon | 201 | 209 |
Hounslow | 188 | 228 |
Kingston upon Thames | 62 | 86 |
Merton | 140 | 138 |
Redbridge | 167 | 203 |
Richmond upon Thames | 72 | 119 |
Sutton | 123 | 133 |
Waltham Forest | 108 | 174 |
SOUTH EAST | 4,997 | 4,987 |
Bracknell Forest | 94 | 90 |
Brighton and Hove | 132 | 130 |
Buckinghamshire | 338 | 340 |
East Sussex | 291 | 264 |
Hampshire | 488 | 583 |
Isle of Wight | 100 | 83 |
Kent | 1,151 | 1,050 |
Medway | 215 | 171 |
Milton Keynes | 88 | 104 |
Oxfordshire | 336 | 348 |
Portsmouth | 142 | 118 |
Reading | 104 | 109 |
Slough | 66 | 49 |
Southampton | 35 | 27 |
Surrey | 665 | 721 |
West Berkshire | 110 | 109 |
West Sussex | 497 | 521 |
Windsor and Maidenhead | 72 | 90 |
Wokingham | 73 | 80 |
SOUTH WEST | 3,150 | 2,886 |
Bath and North East Somerset | 82 | 72 |
Bournemouth | 108 | 33 |
Bristol, City of | 234 | 145 |
Cornwall | 395 | 355 |
Devon | 401 | 347 |
Dorset | 301 | 297 |
Gloucesteshire | 414 | 458 |
Isles of Scilly | 0 | 1 |
North Somerset | 112 | 114 |
Plymouth | 263 | 211 |
Poole | 46 | 50 |
Somerset | 202 | 168 |
South Gloucestershire | 148 | 170 |
Swindon | 79 | 78 |
Torbay | 135 | 136 |
Wiltshire | 230 | 251 |
Source:
SEN 2 Survey 2000 and 2001
Baroness Darcy de Knayth asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Ashton of Upholland: The latest published (final) figures show that the number of pupils with statements in England rose from 252,857 in January 2000 to 258,200 in January 2001 (estimates). The number of children for whom statements were issued for the first time in the calendar year 2000 was 33,746 compared to 35,421 in the calendar year 1999.
During a comparable period, the permanent exclusion rate for pupils with statements of SEN in the academic year 200001, an estimated 0.3 per cent, was three times as high as that for pupils without statements. The rate in 19992000 was six times as high.
Changes to the underlying data collections will, however, affect year-on-year comparability of these rates, but they do present some evidence that the rate of exclusion for pupils with statements has reduced compared with the previous year. We are looking into this. There could be a number of factors involved. We have no evidence at present to suggest that the fall in the rate of exclusions of children with statements is linked to the reduced number of new statements issued.
Whether the decrease in the number of pupils who have special educational needs statements and who have been permanently excluded from schools is linked to a downward trend in the number of statements being issued.[HL5107]
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