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Food: Wheat

The Duke of Montrose asked Her Majesty’s Government:

What is the current wheat resource in the United Kingdom and the European Community; and what that represents in terms of days of consumption. [HL4807]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker): UK wheat stocks at the end of June 2008 have been forecast by Defra to amount to some 1.9 million tonnes. This represents around 52 days of UK wheat consumption.

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EU wheat stocks have been forecast by the European Commission at some 15.7 million tonnes. This represents around 53 days of EU wheat consumption.

Wheat available for consumption in the year 1 July 2008 to 31 June 2009 will be a combination of the stocks at the end of June 2008, production from the 2008 UK harvest and imports. It is not possible to forecast wheat production at this stage, but the Defra December 2007 survey of agriculture estimates that wheat plantings for the 2008 harvest were 10 per cent higher than the year before.

Government Equalities Office

Lord Hanningfield asked Her Majesty’s Government:

How many and what proportion of staff employed by the Government Equalities Office are (a) from black and minority ethnic groups, and (b) female. [HL4568]

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The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland): Of the 88 staff working in the Government Equalities Office, 11 (12 per cent) are from black and minority ethnic groups and 49 (56 per cent) are female.

Health: GPs

Lord Hanningfield asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many general practitioners there are per head of population in each (a) county, and (b) region in England. [HL4774]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham): The number of general practitioners per head of population in each primary care trust (PCT) and each strategic health authority (SHA) region is shown in the following table. Information is not available by county.

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Number of practitioners per 100,000 population by PCT in England, as at 30 September 2007
					Headcount and Population
			Practitioner Headcount (excluding registrars and retainers)	Population	Practitioner Headcount (excluding registrars and retainers) per 100,000 population
England			33,364	50,762,945	65.7
Q30	North East SHA		1,779	2,555,708	69.6
	5D7	Newcastle PCT	181	270,462	66.9
	5D8	North Tyneside PCT	147	195,045	75.4
	5D9	Hartlepool PCT	64	91,137	70.2
	5E1	North Tees PCT	112	189,141	59.2
	5J9	Darlington PCT	70	99,344	70.5
	5KF	Gateshead PCT	143	190,461	75.1
	5KG	South Tyneside PCT	97	151,020	64.2
	5KL	Sunderland Teaching PCT	185	280,593	65.9
	5KM	Middlesbrough PCT	97	138,434	70.1
	5ND	County Durham PCT	349	500,711	69.7
	5QR	Redcar & Cleveland PCT	92	139,494	66.0
	TAC	Northumberland Care Trust	242	309,866	78.1
Q31	North West SHA		4,436	6,886,589	64.4
	5CC	Blackburn with Darwen PCT	88	141,239	62.3
	5F5	Salford PCT	158	218,029	72.5
	5F7	Stockport PCT	190	280,619	67.7
	5HG	Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT	180	305,495	58.9
	5HP	Blackpool PCT	89	142,727	62.4
	5HQ	Bolton PCT	174	262,442	66.3
	5J2	Warrington PCT	118	194,043	60.8
	5J4	Knowsley PCT	83	151,302	54.9
	5J5	Oldham PCT	129	219,578	58.7
	5JX	Bury PCT	106	182,906	58.0
	5LH	Tameside and Glossop PCT	134	247,841	54.1
	5NE	Cumbria PCT	374	496,151	75.4
	5NF	North Lancashire Teaching PCT	201	329,057	61.1
	5NG	Central Lancashire PCT	264	451,858	58.4
	5NH	East Lancashire Teaching PCT	218	384,805	56.7
	5NJ	Sefton PCT	164	277,421	59.1
	5NK	Wirral PCT	221	311,210	71.0
	5NL	Liverpool PCT	315	436,072	72.2
	5NM	Halton & St Helens PCT	185	297,099	62.3
	5NN	West Cheshire PCT	180	235,197	76.5
	5NP	Central & Eastern Cheshire PCT	290	451,136	64.3
	5NQ	Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale PCT	123	206,531	59.6
	5NR	Trafford PCT	137	211,847	64.7
	5NT	Manchester PCT	315	451,984	69.7
	Q32	Yorkshire and Humber SHA	3,460	5,139,965	67.3
	5EF	North Lincolnshire PCT	99	155,234	63.8
	5H8	Rotherham PCT	151	253,279	59.6
	5J6	Calderdale PCT	113	198,535	56.9
	5JE	Barnsley PCT	128	223,509	57.3
	5N1	Leeds PCT	503	750,249	67.0
	5N2	Kirklees PCT	241	398,192	60.5
	5N3	Wakefield District PCT	226	321,157	70.4
	5N4	Sheffield PCT	399	525,783	75.9
	5N5	Doncaster PCT	175	290,298	60.3
	5NV	North Yorkshire & York PCT	578	783,337	73.8
	5NW	East Riding Of Yorkshire PCT	193	330,878	58.3
	5NX	Hull Teaching PCT	153	256,215	59.7
	5NY	Bradford & Airedale Teaching PCT	403	493,108	81.7
	TAN	North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus	98	160,191	61.2
Q33	East Midlands SHA		2,656	4,333,208	61.3
	5EM	Nottingham City PCT	191	286,378	66.7
	5ET	Bassetlaw PCT	65	111,431	58.3
	5N6	Derbyshire County PCT	461	720,652	64.0
	5N7	Derby City PCT	161	236,298	68.1
	5N8	Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT	389	657,656	59.1
	5N9	Lincolnshire Teaching PCT	415	688,624	60.3
	5PA	Leicestershire County & Rutland PCT	383	673,412	56.9
	5PC	Leicester City Teaching PCT	193	289,655	66.6
	5PD	Northamptonshire Teaching PCT	398	669,102	59.5
Q34	West Midlands SHA		3,432	5,366,694	63.9
	5CN	Herefordshire PCT	137	177,816	77.0
	5M1	South Birmingham PCT	267	339,112	78.7
	5M2	Shropshire County PCT	203	289,274	70.2
	5M3	Walsall Teaching PCT	135	254,537	53.0
	5MD	Coventry Teaching PCT	200	306,642	65.2
	5MK	Telford and Wrekin PCT	96	161,904	59.3
	5MV	Wolverhampton City PCT	135	236,613	57.1
	5MX	Heart Of Birmingham Teaching PCT	176	271,228	64.9
	5PE	Dudley PCT	188	305,253	61.6
	5PF	Sandwell PCT	181	287,561	62.9
	5PG	Birmingham East & North PCT	248	396,163	62.6
	5PH	North Staffordshire PCT	113	211,203	53.5
	5PJ	Stoke On Trent Teaching PCT	145	247,563	58.6
	5PK	South Staffordshire PCT	349	603,695	57.8
	5PL	Worcestershire PCT	398	552,943	72.0
	5PM	Warwickshire PCT	318	522,232	60.9
	TAM	Solihull Care Trust	143	202,955	70.5
Q35	East England SHA		3,510	5,606,570	62.6
	5GC	Luton PCT	103	186,782	55.1
	5P1	South East Essex PCT	185	329,598	56.1
	5P2	Bedfordshire PCT	255	403,907	63.1
	5P3	East & North Hertfordshire PCT	318	527,861	60.2
	5P4	West Hertfordshire PCT	352	530,725	66.3
	5PN	Peterborough PCT	98	163,265	60.0
	5PP	Cambridgeshire PCT	412	589,605	69.9
	5PQ	Norfolk PCT	498	739,043	67.4
	5PR	Great Yarmouth & Waveney Teaching PCT	142	210,156	67.6
	5PT	Suffolk PCT	394	585,281	67.3
	5PV	West Essex PCT	171	274,891	62.2
	5PW	North East Essex PCT	184	315,461	58.3
	5PX	Mid Essex PCT	207	361,655	57.2
	5PY	South West Essex Teaching PCT	191	388,340	49.2
Q36	London SHA		4,953	7,512,372	65.9
	5A4	Havering PCT	130	227,340	57.2
	5A5	Kingston PCT	115	155,917	73.8
	5A7	Bromley PCT	203	299,135	67.9
	5A8	Greenwich Teaching PCT	140	222,626	62.9
	5A9	Barnet PCT	218	328,562	66.3
	5AT	Hillingdon PCT	136	249,980	54.4
	5C1	Enfield PCT	164	285,303	57.5
	5C2	Barking and Dagenham PCT	80	165,681	48.3
	5C3	City and Hackney Teaching PCT	192	216,110	88.8
	5C4	Tower Hamlets PCT	156	212,804	73.3
	5C5	Newham PCT	192	248,383	77.3
	5C9	Haringey Teaching PCT	152	225,657	67.4
	5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	109	171,410	63.6
	5HX	Ealing PCT	203	306,376	66.3
	5HY	Hounslow PCT	129	218,597	59.0
	5K5	Brent Teaching PCT	196	271,425	72.2
	5K6	Harrow PCT	142	214,573	66.2
	5K7	Camden PCT	152	227,453	66.8
	5K8	Islington PCT	130	185,488	70.1
	5K9	Croydon PCT	214	336,966	63.5
	5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	101	178,021	56.7
	5LC	Westminster PCT	139	231,874	59.9
	5LD	Lambeth PCT	247	271,950	90.8
	5LE	Southwark PCT	187	269,184	69.5
	5LF	Lewisham PCT	181	255,652	70.8
	5LG	Wandsworth PCT	201	278,951	72.1
	5M6	Richmond and Twickenham PCT	119	179,509	66.3
	5M7	Sutton and Merton PCT	243	382,162	63.6
	5NA	Redbridge PCT	126	251,942	50.0
	5NC	Waltham Forest PCT	148	221,747	66.7
	TAK	Bexley Care Trust	108	221,594	48.7
Q37	South East Coast SHA		2,700	4,236,509	63.7
	5L3	Medway PCT	130	251,678	51.7
	5LQ	Brighton and Hove City PCT	167	251,428	66.4
	5P5	Surrey PCT	718	1,073,478	66.9
	5P6	West Sussex Teaching PCT	530	770,784	68.8
	5P7	East Sussex Downs & Weald PCT	220	330,148	66.6
	5P8	Hastings & Rother PCT	113	176,075	64.2
	5P9	West Kent PCT	384	662,435	58.0
	5QA	Eastern & Coastal Kent Teaching PCT	438	720,483	60.8
Q38	South Central SHA		2,638	3,995,357	66.0
	5CQ	Milton Keynes PCT	145	230,294	63.0
	5FE	Portsmouth City Teaching PCT	118	196,379	60.1
	5L1	Southampton City PCT	171	228,635	74.8
	5QC	Hampshire PCT	805	1,265,916	63.6
	5QD	Buckinghamshire PCT	331	500,703	66.1
	5QE	Oxfordshire PCT	457	607,248	75.3
	5QF	Berkshire West PCT	302	445,351	67.8
	5QG	Berkshire East Teaching PCT	222	382,300	58.1
	5QT	Isle of Wight Healthcare PCT	87	138,531	62.8
Q39	South West SHA		3,800	5,129,973	74.1
	5A3	South Gloucestershire PCT	176	254,395	69.2
	5F1	Plymouth Teaching PCT	190	248,103	76.6
	5FL	Bath and North East Somerset PCT	124	175,628	70.6
	5K3	Swindon PCT	124	192,504	64.4
	5M8	North Somerset PCT	129	201,404	64.1
	5QH	Gloucestershire PCT	399	578,631	69.0
	5QJ	Bristol Teaching PCT	350	410,487	85.3
	5QK	Wiltshire PCT	301	448,711	67.1
	5QL	Somerset PCT	392	518,637	75.6
	5QM	Dorset PCT	292	403,046	72.4
	5QN	Bournemouth & Poole Teaching PCT	228	298,038	76.5
	5QP	Cornwall & Isles Of Scilly PCT	388	526,369	73.7
	5QQ	Devon PCT	603	740,819	81.4
	TAL	Torbay Care Trust	104	133,201	78.1

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