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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the career paths open to scientists in higher education; and what plans he has to improve the career opportunities for scientists in higher education. - Inc figures.

Asked by

John Denham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

195635; 426 c2157W;426 c2163W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the retention rate of scientists employed by universities. - Inc table.

Asked by

John Denham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2004

Reference

195633; 426 c758-9W;426 c763W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average age is of scientists with permanent contracts employed by universities; and what the average age was 10 years ago. - Inc table.

Asked by

John Denham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2004

Reference

195634; 426 c759W;426 c763W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being provided to Iraq (a) to clean up areas of Iraq contaminated by used weapons and equipment deployed by coalition forces, (b) to clean up urban areas contaminated by depleted uranium shells used by coalition forces and (c)...

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 October 2004

For answer on

20 October 2004

Answered on

20 October 2004

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance is being provided to Iraq (a) to clean up areas of Iraq contaminated by used weapons and equipment deployed by coalition forces, (b) to clean up urban areas contaminated by depleted uranium shells used by coalition forces and (c) for training Iraqi scientists and engineers to decontaminate land despoiled by military activities; and what communications his Department has had with Iraq's environment Minister on environmental clean up in Iraq. [190759] Hilary Benn: The Government are supporting the Iraqi Interim Government in the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) as part of post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq. De-mining organisations part- funded by DFID (the UN Mine Action Service and the Mines Advisory Group) are working with local organisations and the UK military to plot the locations of UXO and carry out disposals. DFID is also contributing to mine risk education programmes through UNICEF, and DFID funding is available for de-mining activities through the United Nations trust fund for Iraq. UK armed forces personnel have been carrying out ordnance disposal activities and removing surface-lying depleted uranium (DU) fragments from battlefield areas. They have also been exchanging information with humanitarian and commercial organisations involved in ordnance disposal work, and warning Iraqis through signs and leaflets that they should not go near or touch battlefield debris. The Ministry of Defence has offered advice to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Post Conflict Assessment Unit on carrying out risk assessments on DU within urban areas and on long- term monitoring of DU in the environment. DFID is providing financial support to UNEP for post-conflict environmental assessment work in Iraq, which includes technical assistance and capacity building for the Iraqi Environment Ministry. UNEP is also receiving significant funding from other donors through the UN trust fund for Iraq. UNEP has worked with Iraqi institutions to develop a contaminated sites database and a plan for the remediation of environmental "hotspots". The sites include industrial facilities, landfills, and sewage treatment plants as well as battlefield areas. UNEP has provided training for approximately 300 Iraqi officials and scientists in areas including contaminated sites assessment, environmental inspections, laboratory analysis and environmental impact assessment. Two training programmes on depleted uranium are scheduled for the third and final quarters of this year.

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

425 c742W; 190759

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what relative weighting is given by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's promotion boards for scientific officer positions to applicants who have previous scientific experience. - Inc table and ref to 425 c314W.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 October 2004

For answer on

14 October 2004

Answered on

14 October 2004

David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what relative weighting is given by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's promotion boards for scientific officer positions to applicants who have previous scientific experience. [190383] Mr. Pearson: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 13 October 2004, Official Report, column 314W, for details of the last promotion board for scientific officer positions. The key selection criteria against which candidates were assessed for promotion by the board, the weightings and pass marks as determined by the panel members were as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Key criteria Weighting Pass mark Services 20 -- Resources 20 -- People 30 15 Information/Communication 30 15 Professional/Specialist/Technical Knowledge 50 30 and Skills _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Any candidate failing to reach the minimum standard of 30 marks at interview for the Professional/Specialist/ Technical Knowledge and Skills criterion was deemed unsuitable for promotion regardless of how well they performed against the remaining criteria.

Date

14 October 2004

Reference

190383; 425 c386-7W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what independent assessment has been made of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's promotion boards for scientific officers.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2004

Reference

425 c386W; 190381

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria are used by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's promotion boards for scientific officer positions to assess applications from persons (a) with a non-scientific background and (b) not currently working for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 October 2004

For answer on

13 October 2004

Answered on

13 October 2004

David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what criteria are used by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's promotion boards for scientific officer positions to assess applications from persons (a) with a non- scientific background and (b) not currently working for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. [190382] Mr. Pearson: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a promotion board to interview candidates for promotion to the grade of Scientific Officer in April/May 2004. A circular advising of eligibility and self-nomination arrangements was issued to all NICS Departments inviting applications from eligible officers. This was the first promotion board to this grade to which eligibility was opened to analogous grades. For this competition the eligibility criteria was restricted to (i) officers in the Assistant Scientific Officer grade and (ii) officers in analogous grades from other disciplines who met the current entry requirements for ASOs ie. 4 GCE/GCSE `O Levels, grades A-C which must have included English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject. In addition, all staff self- nominating were required to have a current "fitted for promotion" or better assessment on their annual report. The key selection criteria against which candidates were assessed for promotion by the board were as follows: (a) Services (b) Resources (c) People (d) Information/Communication (e) Professional/Specialist/Technical Knowledge and Skills Prospective applicants were advised in an addendum to the promotion board notice that the Professional/ Specialist/Technical/Knowledge and Skills criterion related to the Biology, Chemistry and Microbiology disciplines and that they would be required to demonstrate both on the application form and at interview how they satisfied this criterion in the context of these scientific disciplines.

Date

13 October 2004

Reference

425 c314-5W; 190382

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which scientists participated in the scoping workshops that began the Foresight project on Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs in March and April. - Including list and ref to www.foresight.gov.uk.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 August 2004

For answer on

13 September 2004

Answered on

13 September 2004

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which scientists participated in the scoping workshops that began the Foresight project on Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs in March and April. [187552] Ms Hewitt: Set out as follows, is a list of the scientists who attended the two workshops my Department ran to help decide the focus for the Foresight project on Brain Science Addiction and Drugs. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Attendee Organisation Ball, Dr. David Institute of Psychiatry Barrett, Dr. Geoff Dstl Cave, Dr. Jonathan University of Warwick Collingridge, Professor Graham University of Bristol Cox, Professor Miles University of Wales Crome, Professor Ilana Keele University Curran, Professor Val UCL Davis, Dr. Paul NHS Dayan, Professor Peter Gatsby Institute, UCL Drummond, Professor Colin St. Georges Medical School Duka, Dr. Theodora University of Sussex Edwards, Professor Griffith Institute of Psychiatry Everitt, Professor Barry University of Cambridge Farrell, Professor Graham University of Loughborough Godfrey, Professor Christine University of York Gossop, Professor Michael Institute of Psychiatry Hammersley, Professor Richard University of Essex Heather, Professor Nick University of Northumbria Heffernan, Dr. Dorothy Psychoactivate Ingram, Professor Colin University of Newcastle Iversen, Professor Leslie University of Oxford Iversen, Professor Susan University of Oxford Kelly, Dr. Paul University of Edinburgh Killcross, Dr. Simon University of Cardiff King, Sir David Chief Scientific Adviser, OST Marsden, Professor Charles University of Nottingham McKeganey, Professor Neil University of Glasgow Morton, Dr. Jenny University of Cambridge Mulkeen, Dr. Declan Medical Research Council (MRC) Mundy, Dr. Chris National Institute of Neurosciences Nutt, Professor David University of Bristol Orford, Professor Jim University of Birmingham Pearson, Professor Geoffrey Goldsmiths College Pembrey, Professor Marcus University of Bristol Plant, Professor Martin University of West of England Plant, Professor Moira University of West of England Robbins, Professor Trevor University of Cambridge Rose, Professor Steven Open University Rouse, Ms Ros ESRC Sahakian, Professor Barbara University of Cambridge Stephens, Professor Dai University of Sussex Stimson, Professor Gerry Imperial College Strang, Professor John Institute of Psychiatry Williams, Dr. John Wellcome Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A copy of the key points raised at the workshops and the areas we are seeking to explore is available at www.foresight.gov.uk.

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1433W;424 c1431W; 187552

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 30 March 2004, 659 c147WA, how many doctors, nurses, ambulance staff, scientists and others have been vaccinated for smallpox so as to enable them to deal with a terrorist attack; and how many of them have suffered side effects from...

Asked by

Lord Jopling (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

HL 3720; 664 c137WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) radiologists and (b) biomedical scientists have been recruited into the NHS in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Bill O'Brien (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

1 September 2004

Answered on

1 September 2004

Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) radiologists and (b) biomedical scientists have been recruited into the NHS in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [183011] Mr. Hutton: The data requested are shown in the table. National health service hospital, public health medicine and community health services: biomedical scientists and medical and dental staff with a specialty in clinical radiology in England as at 30 September each year Headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Biomedical scientists All medical and dental staff of which: Consultant with a specialty in clinical radiology 1999 12,714 2,164 1,507 2000 12,379 2,303 1,585 2001 12,742 2,454 1,645 2002 13,117 2,538 1,702 2003 12,898 2,693 1,810 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sources: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census. Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census. Since 1999, the number of biomedical scientists employed in the national health service has increase by 184 or 1.4 per cent., the overall number of qualified staff working in pathology in the NHS has increased by 1,466 or 9 per cent. and the numbers working in support to these staff has increased by 2,221 or 25 per cent. In terms of the medical work force, the number of clinical radiology staff has increased by 529 or 24 per cent. and the numbers of consultant clinical radiologists specifically have increased by 303 or 20 per cent. since 1999. Furthermore, training places for biomedical scientists are being increased considerably to ensure increases in the work force in future years. Latest figures from strategic health authorities (SHAs) suggest that in 2003-04, around 200 or 74 per cent. more biomedical scientist students were supported by SHAs than were the previous year. We are also ensuring that trained specialists are available in the future by investing in training places. We have centrally funded 186 additional specialist registrar places in clinical radiology between 2002-03 and 2005-06.

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c926W; 183011

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) physiotherapists, (d) health care assistants and (e) scientists were employed at Warrington Hospital in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

13 July 2004

Answered on

13 July 2004

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) physiotherapists, (d) health care assistants and (e) scientists were employed at Warrington Hospital in each year since 1997. [183045] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table. Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS), and national health service hospital and community health services: Non-medical staff, in each specified NHS trust by each specified staff group. As at 30 September each specified year headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Warrington Hospital NHS Trust HCHS doctors 171 187 194 202 1-- 1-- 1-- Qualified nursing, 688 751 755 796 1-- 1-- 1-- midwifery and health visiting staff Qualified scientific, 268 279 282 299 1-- 1-- 1-- therapeutic and technical staff of which Qualified physiotherapy 29 34 37 37 1-- 1-- 1-- staff NHS plan target group 639 734 757 799 1-- 1-- 1-- healthcare assistants North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust HCHS doctors 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 275 292 296 Qualified nursing, 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1,093 1,243 1,156 midwifery and health visiting staff Qualified scientific, 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 502 475 354 therapeutic and technical staff of which Qualified physiotherapy 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 74 80 75 staff NHS plan target group 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1,021 957 1,013 healthcare assistants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable. Source: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Date

13 July 2004

Reference

183045; 423 c1112-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Manchester Central in each year since 1997. - Table given

Asked by

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 June 2004

For answer on

29 June 2004

Answered on

29 June 2004

Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Manchester, Central in each year since 1997. [179213] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is shown in the table. National health service hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority1 (SHA) and each specified organisation as at 30 September each specified year Headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Greater Manchester SHA1 5,701 5,796 5,956 6,248 6,589 7,029 7,170 Of which: Manchester Health Authority 2,040 2,045 2,096 2,160 2,432 n/a n/a Central Manchester 673 668 705 730 n/a n/a n/a Healthcare NHS Trust Manchester Children's 187 189 191 211 n/a n/a n/a Hospitals NHS Trust Central Manchester Primary n/a n/a n/a n/a 116 152 152 Care Trust Central Manchester and n/a n/a n/a n/a 923 1,045 1,115 Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a=not applicable. 1 Figures for Greater Manchester SHA are based on the 2002 organisational structure. Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

179213; 423 c166W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Rochdale in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lorna Fitzsimons (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 June 2004

For answer on

16 June 2004

Answered on

16 June 2004

Mrs. Fitzsimons: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Rochdale in each of the last seven years. [178513] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number of qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff. NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority area as at 30 September each specified year Headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Bury and Rochdale Health 1 1 11 12 10 1-- 1-- Authority Bury Health Care NHS Trust 216 225 230 242 267 1-- 1-- North Manchester Healthcare 286 267 272 275 256 1-- 1-- NHS Trust Oldham NHS Trust 347 346 360 393 417 1-- 1-- Rochdale Health Care NHS 244 249 243 259 308 1-- 1-- Trust Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 900 853 Trust Rochdale PCT 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 137 144 Pennine Care NHS Trust 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 146 187 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

178513; 422 c1004W

House

House of Commons

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on holding its Parliamentary Links Day at the House on Tuesday 22nd June and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access to all honourable Members to scientific information and a better understanding of...

Primary sponsor

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

1352

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Wirral South in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Ben Chapman (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 May 2004

Reference

172686; 421 c1604W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many scientists have come forward voluntarily since 16th July 2003 and approached the Iraq Survey Group with evidence of weapons of mass destruction and related programmes in Iraq; and when he next expects to present to Parliament an updated document of...

Asked by

Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 May 2004

Reference

175567; 421 c1612W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Wigan in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Neil Turner (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 May 2004

Reference

169346; 421 c808W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Taunton in each of the last three years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 May 2004

Reference

172016; 421 c807-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Workington constituency in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Tony Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 April 2004

For answer on

14 May 2004

Answered on

14 May 2004

Tony Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Workington constituency in each of the last seven years. [170707] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table. NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority area by organisation as at 30 September each specified year headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q13 Cumbria and 3,352 3,486 3,595 3,706 3,758 3,893 4,279 Lancashire SHA total 5D6 West 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 128 128 130 Cumbria PCT RE7 West 187 209 224 243 1-- 1-- 1-- Cumbria Health Care NHS Trust RLG Carlisle 200 206 230 230 1-- 1-- 1-- Hospitals NHS Trust RNL North 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 351 331 366 Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Date

14 May 2004

Reference

170707; 421 c632W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in South Ribble in each of the last seven years.

Asked by

David S Borrow (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 April 2004

For answer on

13 May 2004

Answered on

13 May 2004

Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in South Ribble in each of the last seven years. [171274] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table. NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority area by organisation as at 30 September each specified year headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q13 Cumbria and 3,352 3,486 3,595 3,706 3,759 3,893 4,279 Lancashire SHA total 5F2 Chorley and 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 93 124 147 South Ribble PCT 5F3 West 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 45 48 59 Lancashire PCT QC1 South 2 2 1 4 1 1-- 1-- Lancashire HA RJU Chorley and 211 218 216 222 169 1-- 1-- South Ribble NHS Trust RJV West 183 177 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- Lancashire NHS Trust RMF Preston 378 410 435 460 468 1-- 1-- Acute Hospitals NHS Trust RW5 Lancashire 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 260 259 Care NHS Trust RXN Lancashire 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 603 726 Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Date

13 May 2004

Reference

171274; 421 c588W

House

House of Commons

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