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Lord Ashley of Stoke asked Her Majesty's Government:
What information has been collected about deaf children in (a) mainstream schools, and (b) special units within those schools; and what are the main features which that information reveals. [HL2414]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Adonis): Information available on the number of pupils with hearing impairments in mainstream primary and secondary schools is given in the table. The data show that the percentage of pupils with a hearing impairment in primary and secondary schools is a small percentage (2.3 per cent) of the overall number of pupils with identified SEN(1) in those schools.
Pupils in special units within mainstream schools cannot be separately identified at present but this information will be collected from 2007.
(1) Pupils at School Action Plus and with statements of SEN.
Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 1
Pupils whose primary need has been classified as Hearing Impairment2 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
England | Primary | Secondary | Primary and Secondary
Source: Annual Schools Census 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. Excludes maintained nursery schools as this information is not available from all such schools. 2 Pupils at School Action Plus and those pupils with statements of SEN provide information on their primary and, if appropriate, their secondary need. Information relating to primary need only is given here. 3 Excludes dually registered pupils. 4 The number of pupils at School Action Plus whose primary need is hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all pupils at School Action Plus in the same school type. 5 The number of pupils with statements of SEN whose primary need is hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all pupils with statements of SEN in the same school type. 6 The number of pupils at School Action Plus and with statements of SEN whose primary need is hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all pupils at School Action Plus and with statements of SEN in the same school type. Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. European Union General Affairs and External Relations CouncilLord Dykes asked Her Majesty's Government: What decisions for action were reached at the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting on 7 November in regard to Israel's commitment to re-opening borders with the Palestinian occupied territories. [HL2193] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): At the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) on 7 November, the council reiterated its support for the work of James Wolfensohn, the quartet special envoy for disengagement, and urged both Israel and the Palestinians to reach rapid agreement on the issues within the rapid action plan, including arrangements for Gaza's borders and crossings. The council also accepted Mr Wolfensohn's request, on behalf of the parties, that the EU consider playing a third party monitoring role at the Rafah crossing point on the Gaza-Egypt border. At the GAERC on 21 November, the council took a decision in principle to undertake this role and monitor operations at the Rafah crossing point as set out in the 15 November agreement on movement and access between the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Preparations for the mission are developing rapidly and we hope formally to agree, and launch the mission, over the coming days. EU-Russia RelationsLord Harrison asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their view of the European Union-Russia co-operation partnership which expires in 2007; whether they favour a new European Union-Russia framework as a replacement; and what salient features they will press for in such a new framework. [HL2420]
Lord Triesman: Much of the improvement in EU-Russia relations since 1997, from contacts on justice and home affairs issues to economic co-operation and joint working on international affairs, Exotic BirdsBaroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government: Regarding the 2,922 illegally imported exotic birds seized in 2004, how many birds were within each consignment; how many people were arrested; how many successful prosecutions were made; and what was the maximum fine imposed. [HL2451] Lord Bach: Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has the power to seize imported live birds only where import is in contravention of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). In 2004 HMRC seized 2,922 live birds. These came from 11 different consignments and are detailed below. 29 Nov 2005 : Column WA21 The vast majority of these birds were seized because of regulatory or documentary errorsfor example, the 2,500 birds in consignment 3 were seized because the importer had yet to complete the proper import notification form. Once that form was completed the birds were restored to the importer and the importation was allowed. A further 400 were seized because they were not of the species expected. HMRC brought no prosecutions in respect of these seizures. Where prosecutions are brought, the maximum penalty is an unlimited fine and/or seven years' imprisonment. Fishing OrganisationsLord Mason of Barnsley asked Her Majesty's Government: What fishing organisations have received financial help in the past five years from (a) the Environment Agency; (b) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and (c) other government departments. [HL2486] Lord Bach: The Environment Agency does not fund fishing organisations directly, but it does collaborate with organisations to complete fisheries development projects of mutual benefit. The following fishing organisations have received financial help from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cornish Fish Producers Organisation Flushing & Falmouth Fishermen's Association Frozen at Sea Fillets Association Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society Isles of Scilly Fishermen's Association The following fishing organisations have received financial help from other government departments (i.e. Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department; Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland; Welsh Assembly Government): Anglo North Irish Fish Producers' Organisation Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Federation of Scottish Aquaculture Producers Northern Coast Lobster Fishermen's Association North East Lobster Fishermen's Co-Operative Society Northern Ireland Fish Producers' Organisation Fishing organisations have also received help from regional development agencies. Fisheries grants have also been given to many other bodies, e.g. individual fishermen, sea fisheries committees, local authorities and harbour authorities.
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