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Public Prosecution Service
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 3 June (WA 47), why the average salary of a legally qualified employee in the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland increased by 18.8 per cent between 2006—07 and 2007—08; and whether this increase will be maintained annually. [HL4660]
Lord Rooker: The average salary has not increased by 18.8 per cent. Although total salaries have increased, so too has the average number of staff for each period—in line with the number identified by a capacity model at the Public Prosecution Service inception.
The average salary of legally trained staff actually fell over the period 2006-07 as the major increase in staff numbers was at the lowest grade (equivalent to deputy principal). The average salary of legally trained staff rose by 2.6 per cent between 2006-07 and 2007-08.
All salary increases were in accordance with NIO pay settlements.
RAF: Transport
Lord Marlesford asked Her Majesty's Government:
What transport aircraft for troop movements are currently on order by the Ministry of Defence; and what are the make, cost, and anticipated delivery date of each. [HL4687]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Taylor of Bolton): The information is as follows:
| Aircraft | Contractor | No | Forecast Cost | Date |
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Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (Airbus A330- 200 derivative) (Note 2) |
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- 3. Represents the current estimated whole cost of providing this capability throughout the life of the FSTA programme.
Temporary Accommodation
Lord Greaves asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the document Sustainable Communities: Settled Homes; Changing Lives—A Strategy for Tackling Homelessness, published in March 2005, still represents their policy on homelessness; and [HL4699]
Whether they will reconsider the target to halve the number of people in temporary accommodation between 31 December 2004 and 2010 in the light of current economic circumstances and changing conditions in the housing market; and, if not, why not; and [HL4700]
Whether local authorities which had few households living in temporary accommodation on 31 December 2004 should be excluded from the target for each local authority to halve the number in such accommodation by 2010. [HL4701]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):Sustainable Communities: Settled Homes; Changing Lives—A Strategy for Tackling Homelessness continues to represent our policy for tackling and preventing homelessness, which includes
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Meeting the 2010 temporary accommodation target is a national target and therefore it is essential that all local authorities contribute to the achievement of a 5 per cent reduction in temporary accommodation use. We see this target, and effective implementation of the measures needed to achieve it, as milestones on a route towards a longer-term minimum level of homelessness and temporary accommodation use in every area.
We have responded to the current economic circumstances by providing £340,000 to fund an additional 34 court desks to ensure legal representation on the day for lender and landlord repossessions.
We are conscious that the number of households in temporary accommodation will vary significantly from one area to another. Our main focus is on those authorities with the highest numbers in temporary accommodation. We are taking a proportionate approach to working with authorities with low numbers in temporary accommodation.
To date, around one-third of local authorities have already met the 2010 target, and local authority temporary accommodation reduction plans indicate that the target will be met.
Tourism: Cruise Ships
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Davies of Oldham: The average spend per passenger is approximately £65 per person per day.
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